July 24th, 2007 by Rachel Signer
Av. Corrientes (from 9 de Julio to Callao), Buenos Aires City Center
The famous bookstores of Avenida Corrientes
Welcome to Buenos Aires, one of the most literary cities on the planet. The people here know the value of a good book, whether it’s poetry, fiction, anthropology, self-help, psychology (not only can you bet that most porteños have read some Freud, but there is even an area of Palermo – Villa Freud – named after him!), or art.
If you wish to properly observe this social fact, you absolutely must visit the bookstores of Corrientes, the famous avenue that bristles with the action of theaters, cinemas, cafes, shops, and people with their noses stuck in used copies of anthologies of Argentine history or poetry.
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July 18th, 2007 by Alan Patrick
Buenos Aires City Government Tourism Portal Launches blogs in English and Spanish
I’ve just seen on Pasa en Buenos Aires [ES] that the Buenos Aires Government Tourism Portal has launched two new blogs about tourism in the city of Buenos Aires, one in English, and one in Spanish.
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July 18th, 2007 by Diva
Sometimes Buenos Aires can be a bitch
I have to say, it is with great honor that I welcome Diva, of Buenos Aires Through My Eyes (AKA Bitchtours) fame, to the blog. If you haven’t read her site, then, well, you should, now. Oh, actually, read her guest post below first, and then go to her site. And do please come back after, or I might cry.
1. I order a dish from a menu and they don’t have it
This is not something unusual here, even in fancy restaurants. You spent 10 minutes deciding what you’re gonna have and when you order the waiter gives you this look like you’ve pronounced a forbidden word and then says: “I’ll check if we have that”.
How come? It’s on the menu, the only thing I would eat right now is that damn dish and you don’t have it? Give me a break.
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July 16th, 2007 by Alan Patrick
Loads of great posts from all corners of the world were submitted to the carnival of cities this week, which I am honored to be hosting here in Buenos Aires. And so, without further a do, on to the posts themselves, starting with those closest to home…
South America
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July 15th, 2007 by Rachel Signer
Avenida Corrientes 1669 (near corner of Rodriguez Pena), City Center
This black cat in Buenos Aires might not be so unlucky…
On a chilly fall or winter day in Buenos Aires, there is nothing more likely to give you warmth and a big smile than having a delicious spiced tea or coffee in El Gato Negro, one of the city’s most historical establishments. The cafe was originally a spice store founded by a Spanish settler in 1929. His name was Victoriano Lopez Robredo, and he had spent years traveling in Asia and Siberia, collecting exotic spices and flavors. He brought them to Buenos Aires and named this cafe El Gato Negro after another famous cafe back in Madrid.
Now El Gato Negro is a reminder of the city’s European roots, and a wonderful place to read a newspaper or the book you recently bought at one of Avenida Corrientes’ many bookstores, or even to enjoy a gourmet dinner in its elegant upstairs dining room.
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