Posts Tagged as ‘Feria de Mataderos’

September 15, 2008

Top Ten Things to Do in Buenos Aires

Photo Credit: Gerrysan
Have a week to spend in Buenos Aires? Here are my top ten things to do here.

Enjoy cafe con leche with a medialuna outside a cafe and people watch.
Walk alongside Puerto Madero.
Watch tango at a milonga such as Confiteria Ideal. (Request a table in the back to respect the dancers.)
Go downtown: Visit the Plaza San Martin, Obelisk, [...]

June 18, 2008

Feria de Mataderos

In April, near the beginning of fall, I went to the Feria de Mataderos. This feria (gathering of arts, crafts, food and entertainment) is an hour outside of Buenos Aires and a Sunday fair. It is held during the Argentine fall. Each week, a different region of Argentina is represented. Dancers and folk artists present regional dances and [...]

May 4, 2008

Sinful Dulce de Leche

The day I ordered this concoction, I mistakenly thought my friend had ordered food. I ordered a dessert with the thought that if I ordered too, she would not feel singled out eating alone. That was how I ended up eating this decadent flan with crema and dulce de leche sauce. And she would not even [...]