Blogs from Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America - page 268

Today we went to Recoleta which is a pretty upmarket area most known for its cemetary. This is where very rich people go when they die. Its really a beautiful place. Many of the family graves have glass doors so if you peek inside you can see coffins and everything...bit spooky.... read more

Tonight was amazing. There is a very old and famous bar next to my apartment, Cafe Britanico. Cafe Britanico is probably the most important bar in the area because it is the place everyone goes. Old men and women, working people, young people, hip people, tourists and dogs. It has huge windows that they keep open all of the time and people lean in kissing those they know sitting in those windows. It is where people live, gather and laugh. The landlord of the building has not renewed their lease and they are due to be kicked out at the end of the month. The landlord wants to put a more tourist friendly shop that will benefit them ....not the people that own Cafe Britanico or the community. The people in this neighborhood have come together ... read more

uhh... I went out with Irish people for their holiday last night. It was pretty fun, I got sufficiently drunk... and I got a free t-shirt... holla. I really love this city. I often lament about how I love small towns like Davis. Davis is great because you don´t ever have to drive, and you know everybody. I always thought that cities sucked because the only city I know is Los Angeles. But Los Angeles isn´t a city, its a haphazardly constructed heavily-populated expanse of land that dissolves into the ocean. Buenos Aires has reminded me that REAL city life is awesome. So in answer to your question mister president, ¨Yes I can move to a major metropolitan area and live comfortably, however I have made the decision to return back to the small town I ... read more

A month can go so fast, especially when it's the first month you've ever lived outside of your home town and especially when you choose to spend it in Buenos Aires. it takes a while to adjust but, as with everything in life, if you look at the so-called bad things from a certain point of view then you start to realise that they aren't bad, they're just different to what you're used to. All you have to do is remember that it's you that is different from the norm, not that IT is alien to you. So, what did I find to be different. well, Jugglers and not windscreen washers (although they were seen) at traffic lights made a change; Instead of a soapy sponge being slapped on the glass in front of your face ... read more

Arrived from London via Sao Paolo. Slept all the way so the flight went quick. This city is much bigger and busier than I thought. The taxi from the airport drove through some very poor areas on the way to our apartment...makes Redfern look pretty classy. Our place is in an area called Abasto which used to be known for shady tango bars and cocain use in the 80's but has been cleaned up in the last 10 years starting with the redevelopment of the old Abasto wholesalers market building into another depressing American style shopping mall. At least they kept part of the old exterior of the building which is really cool.... read more