It’s been since last August that I have added new headers to the blog. That is, since I adopted the new template. The new headers (there are four) are from Buenos Aires, which joins Paris, Barcelona, Naples, Positano, and Philadelphia as the cities which have been memorialized in the header since the blog’s inception. The [...]
I thought I’d take more pictures. I ended up not even using the third CF card I brought along. Oh, well.
The day before a vacation ends is both the longest and shortest day. How best to enjoy oneself to make an appropriate send off? What should one do that is the best thing to do given the circumstances. That’s me today. How do I enjoy my last day in BA before I leave tonight. Other [...]
Why is it that on the last week of any trip, I start to obsess about leaving? I have nothing to be late to (other than the flight) and I have nothing left to plan (other than the transfer). Why do I waste my time obsessing about this ending?
I thought I’d be able to [...]
Not to be taken as a list of pluses or minuses for the city, this is just a list of things that are part of the unspoken rules of this place that will make it a better trip for all involved if they were followed. Some I wish were true everywhere, others I have found [...]
This isn’t the first time this has happened with this WordPress for iPod program. Beyond annoying. It’s not like it was this word of art, mind you, but I hate to waste time. I wrote it yesterday over lunch of gnocchi di semola. Those of you who know me know how much I hate to [...]
Have you ever heard the saying that you know you’re in heaven when the engineers are German and the cooks Italian, and you know you’re in hell if the opposite is true. Just that kind of splitting of work has occured here in Argentina. Buenos Aires is a city crafted by many hands. The architecture [...]
I am situated in a nearly perfect location on the border between posh Recoleta and hip Palermo. A guy from the apartment rental company was here to greet me as promised. The apartment is a small but airy one bedroom that’s actually nicer than the pictures I saw online. It has just about everything I [...]
It’s finally happening. Tomorrow, at 1530 EDT, I leave for Atlanta to get a plane to Buenos Aires, Argentina. I have packed quickly and lightly. I’m taking the camera plus extra lens, but I have decided against taking the laptop. I have never traveled internationally with a laptop but I actually toyed with the thought [...]
I don’t often use the word “beautiful”. Overuse of a word ends up draining it of all importance and weight. But “beautiful” is exactly the right word to describe the Afghanistani treasure currently residing in New York’s Met until the end of September. I have been to a lot of museums in a lot of [...]
Some days ago, I posted a cryptic little comment on my Facebook page, “Buenos Aires or Madrid?” Clearly, I wasn’t asking people to decide for me but to communicate how I was torn just then. The next few days passed in getting the time off I had requested confirmed with the Fates (ie. the people [...]