Cool Phone
19 октября 2023 г., Уругвай ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
I love a good tech gadget. This is the first time I’ve had one of these folding Samsungs in my hand. I didn’t get a price.
Bus station… again
19 октября 2023 г., Уругвай ⋅ 🌬 64 °F
Back to my Airbnb in Argentina in three easy steps and 6 hours….
Step 1- the three hour bus ride from Montevideo to Colonia. I arrived at the station 2 hours early to be sure I got on the right busЧитать далее
Old Town Main Market
19 октября 2023 г., Уругвай ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
This building was the original marketplace for Montevideo. Farmers came here from the rural areas to sell their farm goods. Eggs, meats and vegetables. As the area grew the market space was too smallЧитать далее
Step two
19 октября 2023 г., Уругвай ⋅ 🌬 66 °F
We arrived at the ferry terminal. One hour before the ferry will load and an hour and half before it leaves. I left Uruguay again and entered Argentina, at least that’s what my passport says.
ThisЧитать далее
Sports Bar in Recoleta
20 октября 2023 г., Аргентина ⋅ 🌬 70 °F
Friday night in Buenos Aires and I did what any red blooded American would do, I went to a sports bar and watched a game. And I watched Rugby! Ha bet you thought I would say football or baseballЧитать далее
Drinks overlooking a cemetery
20 октября 2023 г., Аргентина ⋅ 🌙 68 °F
After rugby I walked with my friends James and Olivia to another bar. This one had a roof deck, and unbeknownst to us the bar over looked the Recoleta cemetery that I visited in week 1 (the one whereЧитать далее
Slow day
21 октября 2023 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
Not much today. I went to the end of the sube and then walked across a bit, took another sube, and another and ended up at a different Coto (market). Where i bought these things. I was thinking IЧитать далее
Training around
23 октября 2023 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
I wanted to take a train to the farthest out I could get. That is Villa Rosa. I planned it out I knew my station, but… I failed to recognize that there are two trains at that station. So… yep IЧитать далее
Tigre, Argentina
24 октября 2023 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
I took the train to this beautiful river/coastal town. If you look at a map you’ll see that this area is a series of finger islands. Beyond the main part of the city it’s islands that sitЧитать далее
Other Tigre
24 октября 2023 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
Here are a few more photos of Tigre.
Everywhere in Buenos Aires
25 октября 2023 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
Today was expensive! But I had planned it that way. I have way too many pesos from my exchanges and the rate was very high, so with my time winding down (10 days to go), I thought I’d better spendЧитать далее
HOP! HOP!!
25 октября 2023 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Today was spent riding the hop on hop off bus. At first I thought it would be a waste but it really wasn’t. The weather was perfect and the entire circle took 5 hours including a stop for lunch.Читать далее
Boca Juniors
25 октября 2023 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
This is the stadium for the Boca Juniors. When I first arrived I thought it was the junior level players (like little league)… turns out that these are junior in name only. They are pro and topЧитать далее
La Boca
25 октября 2023 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
This neighborhood is famous for his brightly colored houses, tourists, tango and sketchy night life. Full of stalls and shops all selling the same things (mugs, magnets, and football jerseys). I hadЧитать далее
Gaucho day
27 октября 2023 г., Аргентина ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Woke up early and got into a shuttle van for the 1 hour ride into the Argentine pampas region where we visited a ranch. Similar to any 1850’s US ranch. There were horses to ride, historic houses toЧитать далее
Horses
27 октября 2023 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
I’m not a big horse fan, and I’m sure my friend Amanda would object, but the day included a display of gaucho horsemanship. These guys and their horses jabbed tiny rings while flying full speed,Читать далее
Picnic in the park….ing median
27 октября 2023 г., Аргентина ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Honestly the most unsafe thing I’ve seen. People are having picnics in the median of the freeway! I thought the trees were there to keep collect cars if they run off the road, but here the trees areЧитать далее
Sometimes I need to feel like home
28 октября 2023 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
I’d love to write some deep thought about being away from home, and away from loved ones, and the need to connect with the known world, but I’m not that eloquent. Instead I will say, it’s beenЧитать далее
Placia Franzia
28 октября 2023 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Every weekend there are artists fairs in several plazas. Today I picked the one in this plaza. It was really well done with stalls built already and the vendors put on their own touches. It was veryЧитать далее
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
28 октября 2023 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Good museums are such a joy. I like to look at art and I am starting to recognize artists at a distance. This has all the “regulars” Degas, Rodin, Monet, Van Gough and an interesting ToulouseЧитать далее
Spider Mens? Spider Mans?
28 октября 2023 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
There is always something to see. Is this a collection of Spider Mens? Or Spider Mans? Inquiring minds need to know.
San Telmo Neighborhood
29 октября 2023 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
Today was a walking tour of the “oldest” part of BA. This area started out around the Jesuit church, adding a school and small community. Several other churches were built with several becomingЧитать далее
Mafalda
29 октября 2023 г., Аргентина ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
There is a very famous Latin American comic strip type character here called Mafalda. Similar to Calvin and Hobs who was actually social commentary disguised as a children comic. I’m not at allЧитать далее
Sunday Crafts in San Telmo
29 октября 2023 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
The main draw of San Telmo is the Sunday antique market. As previously mentioned, this was the oldest part of the city and as the area fell into neglect (as the rich people moved further out and awayЧитать далее
Come From Away
29 октября 2023 г., Аргентина ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
BA has a huge artist scene. Obviously with the weekly fairs and the gallery’s but the performing theater is also huge and it’s subsidized by the government.
There is a theater district with atЧитать далее














































































































































































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