It rained again on Sunday, but we ventured out to Nuestros Caballos y Nuestros Perros, which is an annual event much like the Royal Winter Fair, but focusing solely on doggies and horsies. I don't know enough about horses, OK I know nothing really, to appreciate the different breeds that were on display, but watching [...]
Author: smbrannan
Being in Buenos Aires
Today we have a special appearance by guest, and first time, blogger. Over to you, Heidi.... So, we’ve been here a week now and, after the initial shock of being pickpocketed, we’re finally settling into a routine. Here are some of my observations this week: If you’re English, don’t go into any traditional BA restaurants [...]
Sabado en Palermo
On Saturday, we spent some time in our own neighbourhood of Palermo. We were looking for "MALBA", a museum of Latin American art, but we found "MNBA", the Argentine national art museum. We went in anyway. I was a bit underwhelmed; the collection is quite small, but includes pieces by many famous European artists (Rembrandt, [...]
Academia Buenos Aires
After a week of Level 1 Spanish instruction at Academia Buenos Aires, I couldn't be more pleased. The school is located just off the Plaza de Mayo (pronounced "Plaza day Masho"), in the two top floors of an old but well maintained building. Unfortunately, the traditional metal-grate elevator has been under repair during our stay, [...]
The Curious Incident of La Gota at Lunchtime
On Wednesday, Heidi and I had an extra hour of classes in the afternoon, to make up for the time we missed because of the Día de la Memoria por la Verdad y la Justicia. So we looked for a place to have some lunch. We came to a busy spot called "San Fransisco La Gota", [...]
