Tag Archives: Recoleta

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 … Continue reading →

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April 21, 2008

Sirop Restaurant

Some expat friends and I met in Recoleta to chat over lunch last week. We stumbled into Sirop Restaurant at Vicente Lopez 1661. It is a lovely bistro, and I highly recommend grabbing a bite or enjoying a dessert there. Pastries appear … Continue reading →

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March 24, 2008

Secret Lives of Dogwalkers

  This is a statue from the Recoleta cemetary. The girl and her dog would be apropos for my gravestone. That is…when I get a dog. It’s also apropos since this city loves dogs so much. I think we must … Continue reading →

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March 4, 2008

The Kindness of Strangers

The weather is cooling here; I think I may have missed out on the summer. The rain has chilled the city off into a fall lull. I’m listening to Roy Orbison’s “Only the Lonely” with the cool, pregnant breeze floating through … Continue reading →

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March 2, 2008

Los Perros y Gatos del Ciudad

It’s been pouring today as it has on and off for the past three days. I actually enjoy the cool humidity it brings, but today E. and I got caught in the downpour while walking back from the Recoleta neighborhood. … Continue reading →

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