Posts Tagged as ‘La Boca’

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 11, 2008

Fútbol en Vivo: Boca vs Racing

Fútbol is a way of life in Argentina. Other sports don’t hold the allure or fervor that fútbol evokes here. Two teams dominate the media–the rivalry between River Plate and Boca Juniors. River Plate recently had the distinction of winning their league, the Clausura, title on June 8 against Los Estudiantes team.
Football stars are treated [...]

April 14, 2008

Serenade in La Boca

Tengo Suerte here. I am so very lucky. I pinch myself every day.
On Malvinas Day, V. had a holiday from work. We took a collectivo (bus) to La Boca, the colorful and poster ready Buenos Aires neighborhood. At the Barberia Tango Show cafe, we sat outside and watched two tango dancers strut on a small [...]