Today is the 24th of May, and its Día de la Memoria por la Verdad y la Justicia (Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice), to honour the victims of the Dirty War during the military dictatorship in the 70's. More on that later. But first, we went to the Jardín Botánico Carlos Thays de la Ciudad [...]
This afternoon we went for a half-day walking tour of the BA city center with buenostours.com What a great introduction to the city. The afternoon we spent with Ceri didn't feel like a tour at all. It was more like we spent the time with an old, very knowledgable friend. As we wandered through the streets, [...]
In case you're wondering, the flight was long, but uneventful. We arrived late in the afternoon yesterday, and met up with the owner of our departamento, Ceferina de Jesus Ortiza. It's a really cool, traditional apartment in the Palermo neighbourhood. High ceilings, tiny cage-style elevator, that sort of thing. Here's a couple of shots of the [...]
For anyone who wonders why we chose to spend a month in Argentina, here's a list. Over the past few years, I didn't use my allotted vacation days (I know, "Stupid"), and my accumulated carry-over was up to 17 days. Then the bank brought in a new "use 'em or lose 'em" policy, and I [...]
I was waiting in the line up at the Blackcomb beer and wine store, just like I always do. The cashier was telling the customer in front of me about a local beer ("Blue Pig", I think). When it came time for me to pay for my bottle of Painted Rock, he says "This isn't [...]
