today in buenos aires

San Telmo buildings

2006-08-24T01:58:00.000-03:00

Today was a beautiful spring day (it´s winter I know) but we had 23ºC and sun. And a clear blue sky! I hope it lasts!
This is one of many beautiful houses in San Telmo, our bohemian quarter.

Planetarium in Palermo

2006-08-22T15:08:00.000-03:00

This is our Planetarium at night, it also looks lovely by day, but I really love those lights. It´s an astronomical observatorium, but it´s more of an educational center. It´s surrounded by the Palermo lakes. I´ll post a daylight pic later on!

Look at that thing in the back (at daylight)!!

2006-08-22T15:03:00.000-03:00

And you´ll see it´s our very own Planetarium. If you want to know more about Blank & Jones Germany' s trance duo check out their website!! Needless to say is that I really like their music!!

Telo art part deux

2006-08-20T04:44:00.000-03:00

Remember my bedtime story post...here´s another pic of that great art excibit. This one was inspired by "ringu" a.k.a. "the ring". Loved this one!!

Telo art part II

2006-08-20T04:43:00.000-03:00

Genepool

2006-08-19T16:30:00.000-03:00

Well, I think I told you all that I just finished writing my thesis on cloning...and then I found this picture. Being a craaaazy Brangelina fan I couldn´t resist posting this one...This is so weird, look at that genepool!

Balconies & old lady

2006-08-19T13:23:00.000-03:00

This is how some balconies look like in Buenos Aires, here apartment building are quite popular and houses are seldom seen or being torn down. I spotted this old lady enjoying th winter sun yesterday... it was a pretty cold day too.

Buddha BA (Chinatown)

2006-08-16T12:45:00.000-03:00

This is quite the romantic setting, Buddha BA a café, called like the famous Buddha Bar in Paris, place I´ve never been to but particulary love its records. Well, the Buddha BA (guess BA for Buenos Aires) was one of the sports I love in Chinatown besides the supermarkets. And I took the liberty to shoot some unaware people inside the "oriental garden".

Buddha BA Orchids

2006-08-16T12:42:00.000-03:00

Buddha BA

2006-08-16T12:41:00.000-03:00

Still ill

2006-08-13T18:53:00.000-03:00

so I start modelling and take pictures! i know it´s not the best way to spend one sunday afternoon but i feel like road kill.

Car caravan

2006-08-12T11:26:00.000-03:00

Old cars in the city, really strange.

Kleenex

2006-08-10T11:05:00.000-03:00

Surprise!! I woke up with a terrible cold and throat hoarsiness so I guess Kleenex will be my best friend for the next couple of days. I feel like crap and also realize that I posted 2 pics today... :)

Bedtime story

2006-08-10T00:09:00.000-03:00

Telo ( some sort of motel) art in Palermo.

Cold winder days

2006-08-08T19:47:00.000-03:00

and I enjoy my mate with bizcochitos and electro tango!!

Interior desing part two

2006-08-04T11:03:00.000-03:00

I think this would look really amazing in my bedroom...

Urban art

2006-08-03T15:15:00.000-03:00

Interior desing and how one of Palermos new apartments is gonna look like.

Batucada

2006-08-02T15:55:00.000-03:00

Gathering of percussionists in San Telmo, known for it´s bohemian vibe.

Way to cold to go out (still on vacation)

2006-08-01T16:48:00.000-03:00

8:40 am in Buenos Aires: 0ºC, way too cold for me, so I stayed home.

And here I am back in business

2006-07-30T20:12:00.000-03:00

Hi!! I´m back! It´s been a couple of rough weeks: exams, trying not to overwork myself and trying to finish my thesis on cloning. So I decided to get out of town for a few days...and this is some of the things you can see if you step 150km away from Buenos Aires...San Miguel del Monte with its lagoons and quiet time. So I guess this is no longer Today in Buenos Aires, It´s Buenos Aires and it´s sourroundings.

Love to be back blogging and I welcome Miss tango in her eyes who just got to Buenos Aires!!

Hibernation

2006-06-23T15:03:00.000-03:00

I´m going to have a short winter recess and not post for a week or so because I have tons of work and study to survive first. See ya all!!

Gas station

2006-06-22T12:44:00.000-03:00

Gas station in a nice nighbourhood with statue in the back.

Vamos Vamos Argentina!!

2006-06-21T12:16:00.000-03:00

Highly optimistic!! C´mon Argentina we´re gonna win!! Publicity on the highway. Today plays Argetina vs. Holland!!

Hairy situation

2006-06-20T14:22:00.000-03:00

While drinking coffee I encountered this amount of hair sitting next to me. Had to take this pic!

Mexico!!

2006-06-19T11:50:00.000-03:00

Yesterday I had dinner at this fabulous mexican restaurant, I got there a little early (9 pm) ´cause I was very hungry!! but at 11pm it got all filled up! Viva Mexico!

Getting rid of old habits...

2006-06-18T11:13:00.000-03:00

I really want to concetrate on my dieting, but it´s kind of difficult to get rid of old habits!! Lemonade for example...it tastes like heaven at this place called Mark´s in Palermo.

The fly and the sky

2006-06-17T10:23:00.000-03:00

Flies are definetely my favourite models....

The Serbia-Montenegro vs. Argentina match just started!!

2006-06-16T10:19:00.000-03:00

And these construction workers won´t be working for the next 2 hours. I took this pic prior the Argentinian goal 2 mins. after start.
Dutchie must be waiting anxiously for the next game: Holland vs. Ivory coast!!

Pizza!!

2006-06-15T10:43:00.000-03:00

Pizza is one of those things you feel compelled to eat even if you don´t want to... Buenos Aires has created some special pizzas with city style: the Fugazzetta (with onions and cheese) (which is very tasty) and one with palmitos (palm tree hearts and salsa golf (made of ketchup+mayonaise), (yuk!*)
Still I prefer the one and only pizza with muzzarella!

Rooster

2006-06-14T09:58:00.000-03:00

He creeps the hell out of me... I didn´t take this pic on a farm or anything...some of these actually live in Buenos Aires.

On the hunt

2006-06-13T09:55:00.000-03:00

This dog is looking for his next meal, a real Delicatesse: pond duck. Today it´s raining...I hope it´s just for today!!

Los bosques de Palermo

2006-06-12T22:14:00.000-03:00

These is one of the spots you can go to to relax in this city. These are artificial lakes with lots of trees aroud them where you can just sit, walk or fish like this guy (but there are no fish in these lakes, all he´ll possibly fish is an old shoe)

Rollin´, rollin´, rollin´

2006-06-11T10:23:00.000-03:00

Weekends are the special days where you get to see things like these: people taking thir car for a drive. This one looks great!! (taken on Av. Libertador)

Butterfly

2006-06-10T11:42:00.000-03:00

This is not Mariah Carey related!! I just love butterflys and I can´t believe I managed to get this macro going!!

Looks like rain

2006-06-09T09:55:00.000-03:00

Look at the sky...another rainy day in Buenos Aires. Winter is coming, i don´t mind the cold, but the rain I do dislike!!

Buenos Aires' golf course

2006-06-08T10:13:00.000-03:00

This is the public golf course of Buenos Aires, you have to bring your own clubs and pay areasonable fee, know how to play and you can use it. Most people don´t so they watch, like me. Are any public golf courses in your town also?

Street performer

2006-06-07T00:05:00.000-03:00

These street performers, usually kids that learn the skill so they don´t have to beg, performe in front of cars every day. This guy was juggling 5 balls at the time, something I never saw before, too bad I just caught two of them on camera. Do you have similar street performers in you country?

The parrot

2006-06-06T09:20:00.000-03:00

I really don´t know where the parrots in Buenos Aires come from, but a couple of years ago they started to appear in parks all around town, they don´t even mind the pollution!!

Flower

2006-06-05T08:34:00.000-03:00

This flower was built by a famous ( I think he´s from Catalonia) architect and is now located next to the law faculty in a huge park in the Recoleta neighbourhood. At night the flower closes and is illuminated by soft red light.

100th post

2006-06-04T19:28:00.000-03:00

I made it to my 100th post!! And to celebrate this huge bow of a newlywed´s car!! I hope I can shoot another 100 more!!

Something else is also falling apart

2006-06-03T13:38:00.000-03:00

One of many of the colectivos that populate the streets of Buenos Aires, this one, well, doesn´t look so good.

The Colón Theatre recontruction

2006-06-02T14:33:00.000-03:00

The Colon Theatre, our most important opera house is falling slowly apart. They are reconstructing the fassade and I think there is a proyect to close it down for a year and do recontruction work all over it. They also wanted to build and anphitheatre outside, but I guess it´ll take a while till then.

Teatro Cervantes

2006-06-01T10:55:00.000-03:00

This is the Cervantes Theatre on Av. Córdoba. This is our most important Nacional Theatre where classic theatre is often represented.

Red lights

2006-05-31T20:10:00.000-03:00

9 de Julio Av., the busiest street in town.

Sushiclub

2006-05-30T10:44:00.000-03:00

One of the hottest sushi places in Buenos Aires, they also have cool lamps!! Something you can only get here: Buenos Aires Roll (sweet sour sauce, salmon, king prawn and avocado)

Rose sunday

2006-05-28T14:32:00.000-03:00

Have a nice sunday everyone!!!

Panamericana

2006-05-27T03:01:00.000-03:00

This is one of Buenos Aires' highways. It goes north and it´s being said that if you always go north you might just end up in Venezuela. i guess it´s worth the try.

Not Buenos Aires related (part 2)

2006-05-26T14:53:00.000-03:00

The light was actually pointing at these... a housewarming gift from my dad. Looove these flowers.

Not Buenos Aires related

2006-05-25T10:39:00.000-03:00

Couldn´t sleep last night after too many coffees, so I started experimenting around with light and such. Today 3.15 AM.

The doggy downstairs

2006-05-24T09:22:00.000-03:00

He got all worked up because I took his picture!!

The cat

2006-05-23T11:39:00.000-03:00

I guess they are able to sleep everywhere :)

Want a ride?

2006-05-22T03:13:00.000-03:00

These are very rare but popular. You can get a sulky ride if you are near the zoo and in its areas, otherwise are horses on the street sticktly forbidden. They are a really fun ride for children or romantic couples!!

Rose Sunday

2006-05-21T11:01:00.000-03:00

Now I guess you know by now that I love roses. Have a nice sunday!!

Where old and new meet

2006-05-20T12:39:00.000-03:00

Tribunales. Yesterday was a beautiful sunny, though cold day. This is a sample of Buenos Aires architecture. Modern structures blend in with old ones.

It´s official: it´s autumn in Buenos Aires

2006-05-19T03:25:00.000-03:00

We had a couple of sunny days, the leaves are turning all brown/ red/ gold and today it RAINED!!! That´s how I know that the winter is really coming...crap. (pardon mon anglais)

If Murillo could see this heaven...

2006-05-18T09:22:00.000-03:00

Yesterday I was unable to post anything because I had an extremely busy day. But today I wanted to post something I love the most: sky pictures.

Plaza Italia

2006-05-15T22:01:00.000-03:00

This is the Plaza Italia or Gral. Las Heras monument. It is one of those really crowded spots in Buenos Aires. Something interesting about this place: it´s next to the botannical garden and basically full of busses, so it´s quite ecologically balanced, ironically speaking.

Two coffees please!

2006-05-14T11:45:00.000-03:00

Yesterday I was having this fabulous coffee and chat with one of my friends. She had an Italian cappuccino and I had a coffee with condensed milk. It´s sweet, it´s tasty, it´s just delicious!!

Best alfajores in town

2006-05-13T17:46:00.000-03:00

I love these alfajores, so do many turists also!! But due to the fact that many turists buy them they are incredibly expensive right now. But I still love them, on ocassions, of course! Havanna´s factory is in Mar del Plata a popular summer-bathing-beaches spot on our Atlantic coast.

Mushrooms grow here also!!

2006-05-12T09:40:00.000-03:00

It´s been like a thousand years since I´ve seen mushrooms grow in the wild, my only incounter with them is at the supermarket between all the other vegetables, so I had to share my great find with you guys!! (Pic taken at my friend´s backyard)

The bookfair

2006-05-11T08:40:00.000-03:00

Ok, this is a shot of the bookfair I was telling you about. It was early (14hs) so it wasn´t all that crowded!

Armenia

2006-05-10T10:43:00.000-03:00

During my absence was also my birthday and as I had the liberty to choose where to have dinner and I love differerent tastes, I chose armenian cuisine. Although I am not of armenian origin I felt totally at home, the food was incredible and there was a show afterwards that completed the evening in a perfect way. Buenos Aires has lots of important families of armenian origin, and BA has also kind of an armenian quarter in Palermo, where you will find armenian restaurants, schools, churches and culture clubs.

It´s been just too long

2006-05-09T09:22:00.000-03:00

I had a couple rought and tough days without an internet connection. I´ve just moved and changed from brodband cable to DSL and establishing a connection was absolute hell. But finally I´m back!!!
In the meantime I had plenty of time to take pictures, like this one.
In the last two weeks in Buenos Aires was our annual bookfair, hundreds of books with lectures by their authors or other lectures around the subject of culture or reading were held. Let´s just say I couldn´t resist and bought a few book, for studying mostly, but still I was caught in the rush.
On saturday the La Nación paper said that 70.000 people visited it!! (This is one of the childrens books publisher stands)

You turn and see...

2006-04-27T19:19:00.000-03:00

You turn where I was standing and you see the Colón Theatre. This was taken at 15:00 hours and it´s not rush hour!!!

El obelisco

2006-04-26T20:40:00.000-03:00

You might have seen some shots of it on Karine´s blog, this is my view of it! :)

Cabs in Buenos Aires

2006-04-25T15:44:00.000-03:00

Cabs in Buenos Aires look like this. Somehow there are too many of these and the amount of people that take them are too little. But try to get a cab on a rainy day!!!

Doorknob shopping

2006-04-24T08:03:00.000-03:00

I had to buy several things at one large hardware store and while looking at doorknobs or knobs in general I spotted this friendly fellow. Let´s just say I didn´t buy this one.

Flower-Power Sunday: Roses

2006-04-23T15:40:00.000-03:00

Happy Sunday!!

Tan needed

2006-04-22T09:57:00.000-03:00

Yesterday I was at my drive by coffee place and it wasn´t a particularly warm nor sunny day but there are still few people who feel the need to get tanned, like this guy.

Another park view

2006-04-21T09:28:00.000-03:00

This is when you step off the tracks and continue enjoing the fresh air with the green grass as those people are!!

Railways cross the park

2006-04-20T11:37:00.000-03:00

The train crosses the park splitting it in half. The city government made it brand new and really nice to look at.

The park

2006-04-19T09:14:00.000-03:00

This is the park of the Agronomy/ Veterinary faculty of the Buenos Aires University. On weekends this is an open public park where parents take their children to play and other have large picnics. It´s really nice place to chill out and the amount of green is considerable.

Guess what...

2006-04-18T20:04:00.000-03:00

Blogger and Picasa are being terribly uncooperative on my picture posting today that if I try it again (after 20 times so far) I´ll have a nervous breakdown and no one wants that.. or do you? :)
So, no pic today... I hope I can do it tomorrow.

Guess what I was studying?

2006-04-17T08:54:00.000-03:00

I took the long weekend and instead of relaxing I cached up with some homework I had left. I was sitting (not so quietly in the park, pictures tomorrow) and studied an opera. Can anybody guess which it was?

Happy Easter everyone!!

2006-04-16T20:43:00.000-03:00

Behind these flower-type used the easter bunny hide my easter eggs...
So I wish you all happy easter, and to those who are adults, happy childhood memories!!

Before the gala

2006-04-15T11:20:00.000-03:00

This is the inside of the Colón theatre. It´s one of the greatest theatres in the world next to the Met, la Scala and the Paris Opera. It fits 3.000 people, 2.700 sitting and 300 standing. Yesterday was very special because I didn´t go to see any of the "classic" things that are presented in this theatre. This week and the next Buenos Aires is host of the International Festival of Independent Film and yesterday in this theatre was screened "The battleship Potemkin" in its new and latest version, restored by the German Film Gesellschaft in Berlin. This film is b&w and silent, so the Colóns academic orchestra played the music that Edmund Meisel composed for it. (By the way: it´s forbidden to take pictures on the inside, so plese don´t tell anyone ;) )

The staircase

2006-04-14T12:04:00.000-03:00

Also inside the Colón Theatre. This staircase features thee types of marble: white from Carrara, rosé and yellow.

Inside the theatre the muses glow

2006-04-13T13:38:00.000-03:00

This is one of the statues inside the Colon theatre. I just love the quietness of this statue.

Where dreams come true...

2006-04-12T09:20:00.000-03:00

These are some of the hairdoes and masks exhibited inside the Colón Theatre. It is my favorite place in all the city. All props, shoes, masks, hairpieces, dresses, scenery are made inside the theatre. Here is a music/ ballet institute also that "makes" professionals. And of course, here you can see and hear the best operas/ ballet/ chamber & symphonic music in town. This is picture one of some I took yesterday. If you get the chance to come to Buenos Aires I highly recommend you take the guided tour of this wonderful place were dreams come true...

Sometimes animals do the coolest things

2006-04-11T02:25:00.000-03:00

I laughed and took this picture...I guess this dog loves clorated water!!

Pedro de Mendoza monument

2006-04-10T00:09:00.000-03:00

This the "Don Pedro de Mendoza" monument or the "indian monument". He was the founder of Buenos Aires and his monumet is located at Parque Lezama. It´s not visible in the picture but on the sides of this monument is the whole story of how Buenos Aires was "found" sculptured.

V for vendetta

2006-04-09T00:13:00.000-03:00

V for vendetta has taken over our town...it was premiered on thursday and I have to say I went that same day to see the movie. The next day I felt compelled to take this picture because the sets of the dystopian society portrayed in it looked somewhat like that spot you see in this picture. (At least I think so) It´s a train bridge in the caballito quarter.

Araucaria... thay say they´re on the path of extinction

2006-04-08T01:14:00.000-03:00

This is a Araucaria a type of pine that grows in South America and Australia, and as far as I know it´s on the path of extinction. The type Araucaria is derived from "Arauco", a region in central Chile where the Araucani Indians lived. They were fierce and stood up against spanish conquistadores for a long time. Just like the Araucaria that has daggerlike leaves and who, it´s being said, stood up to the dinosaurs. You can find a lot of Araucarias on the outskirts of Buenos Aires.

Stencil! Stencil!

2006-04-07T00:57:00.000-03:00

More Stencils! Here´s Mao that made me have a Warhol flashback (here is the psy-crazy colored Mao) and the free Marta stencil. You might be wondering who Marta is... well she´s Argentina's most nutty artist, which was arrested humm, two years ago for drug possetion. To get to Marta Minujins webpage click here. She´s a sponsor for efimeral art (like the cheese-venus or the book partenon), and I really really like and respect her.

Really trying to be artistic

2006-04-06T10:29:00.000-03:00

Today I wanted something artsy and came up with this. The sun is shining and it looks like a cool summerday even though it´s autumn.

Recoleta church

2006-04-05T20:13:00.000-03:00

This is the Recoleta church, Nuestra Señora del Pilar (1732) just in front of the Recoleta cementery (1822). The Recoleta neighborhood is called after Recoletos Priests Monastery that later became a blood hospital, a barrack and at last, a nursing home for old people. Today it's a popular touristical spot.

Statues watching the sunset

2006-04-04T10:59:00.000-03:00

These statues are part of the Cultural Center of Recoleta. They stand there very quietly and watch the sun go down. Sometime they comment about the people who are taking their pictures... :)

Balconies and light

2006-04-03T07:26:00.000-03:00

Balconies of a hotel on Av. de Mayo. What can I say? I simply liked the "barroque" feeling to it and the yellow-violet light. I hope you like the neck-bending way it was taken!!

To bee or not to bee

2006-04-02T01:58:00.000-03:00

I also wanted to post a flower picture although autumn is starting here. As you can see flowers are still blossoming and the bees are keeping themselves busy. I still can´t figure macros out so you´ll have to excuse the amateur blurr.
For all in the northern hemisphere: happy spring!!

Gateway to hell: Pasaje/ palacio Barolo

2006-04-01T10:35:00.000-03:00

This is the inside view of pasaje/ palacio Barolo. It was built by the italian architect Mario Palanti and it was the first tall building (1923) in Buenos Aires until 1935. Palanti conceived of a grand building that would represent Dante’s epic poem The Divine Comedy. It is filled with references of Dante´s work, it´s height of 100 meters represents the 100 cantos of the poem. The building has three sections, each one for a book in the poem (Inferno, Purgatorio, Paraiso). Above the ground floor entrance are nine vaults, corresponding to the nine infernal hierarchies. Barolo, the owner, lived in the upper part of the building, close to heaven and paradise! Here you can find more fotos (not by me :))

What should I choose?

2006-03-31T11:15:00.000-03:00

Don´t you get these kind of cravings too? You just have to ge a piece of cake? Well it sure happens to me so I bring you today a selection cranberry, chocolate, peach pies. I ate one with dulce de leche... heavenly!

Amelie flashback

2006-03-30T10:13:00.000-03:00

I just loved the picture Amelie and as I was walking the other day around my neighbourhood I saw this dwarf sitting in this garden. I felt compelled to take this picture because he looked so happy, as he would have returned from all the journeys around the world like in the movie. And it´s also pretty difficult to find these dwarfs mainly because it´s not part of our gardening-tradition. I love his grin!!!

Fotostories all over the subway

2006-03-29T10:38:00.000-03:00

I was susprised that new entertainment has arrived to our subways: fotostories! I am used to underground musicians, beggars and actors but I´ve never seen one like this. It´s a story about how to not fall in love and found it hilarious. Talk about fun entertainment under tons of concrete!

Tha fireman's hat

2006-03-28T09:37:00.000-03:00

I don´t know but this hat looks pretty sad to me, taking no part of a fire nor being on someone´s head. I saw it in an abandoned parking lot and had to take the picture..and I was tempted to steal it but then I chickened out.

A cloudy day in Buenos Aires town

2006-03-27T01:01:00.000-03:00

Had me kind of low, had me a little down... and suddenly I was freezing my ass off as in cloudy Buenos Aires town it started to pour down down on me!! (See the grey cloud on the left)
Please forgive my inprov of the jazz standard "A foggy day in London Town". It was not only cloudy but also extremely cold yesterday afternoon.

The huge pineapple

2006-03-26T10:17:00.000-03:00

I saw this and thought, this looks like a gigantic pineapple!! Do you agree or am I just crazy? Happy sunday everyone!

On the inside...on the outside

2006-03-25T10:14:00.000-03:00

Tree people were drinking beer at this Av. de Mayo café while c.a. 100.000 people protested outside at the 30 year march, see below.

Acá no pasó nada

2006-03-24T09:12:00.000-03:00

Today is "feriado nacional" (non-labour day) due to the coup d' etat´s birthday...30 years (see previous post about this here). It has been widly debated here in the past weeks if there should be a feriado or not. Human Rights assosiations were against it, saying that that would give people reason to celebrate and not to remember the dictatorship that took place here from 1976-1983. (by the way, tickets to turistic places were sold out for this weekend and invitations to numeourous parties were handed out), yet the government insisted there should be a "memory day" and passed the law. I really hope that people are aware what this holiday is for.
But having this "memory day" is like saying: NEVER AGAIN (Nunca más is also a book that stated all the investigations about the missing people, the "desparecidos", tortures, testimonies and so on).
This picture shows the artist´s opinion on that period and "acá no pasó nada" (nothing happened here) were the words you always heard in that period of time, and also "algo habrán hecho" (something they [the desparecidos] must have done).

Here is a song by Astor Piazzolla that allegorizes about the dictatorship and it´s victims:

Nacé, nacé, dale vida, metéle hermano que es duro
pero muy bueno el oficio de morir y renacer.
Renaceré, renaceré, renaceré,
y una gran voz extraterrestre me dará la fuerza antigua
y dolorosa de la fé para volver, para creer, para luchar.
Tendré un clavel de otro planeta en el ojal,
porque si nadie ha renacido, yo podré.
Mi Buenos Aires, siglo treinta, ya verás,
renaceré, renaceré, renaceré.

Be born, be born, let's go life, go ahead brother that it is hard
but good the task to die and to be reborn.
I'll be reborn, I'll be reborn, I'll be reborn,
and a great extraterrestrial voice will restore the strength, old
and painful, of the faith to return, to grow, to fight.
I'll wear a carnation from another planet on my lapel,
because if nobody has reborn, I will.
My Buenos Aires, thirtieth century, you'll see,
I'll be reborn, I'll be reborn, I'll be reborn.

Full lyrics + translation here

More info about what´s going on in the city around this subject on this cool website.

One for the tango lovers

2006-03-23T09:19:00.000-03:00

This is Michelangelo one of the famous "for-export"-tanguerías, even though what they dance in there looks nothing like traditional tango. But I guess it´s beautiful in its own way. I´d wish I could post pictures from the inside but the entrance fee is hellish expensive.
What makes this place located on Balcarce 433 so interesting is that the building dates back to 1849 (when it was an "almacen" (grocery store), but the ground on where it was built has tunnels from the XVIth century. Here used to be the Santo Domingo the Michelangelo Convent and it has still its tunnels beneath the ground. This is part of the oldest block in Buenos Aires called "Manzana de las Luces" (Block of the lights) and has been excavated recently by archeologists, where thay found porcellain and other instruments of daily life.

One for the tango lovers: Grrrrr

2006-03-22T20:28:00.000-03:00

Ok...I´ve been trying to post this pìcture all day long, but neither blogger or picasa are cooperating with me today (AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) So, I´m terribly sorry!! I´m trying no to lose my nerve (AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!)