We've been back from Buenos Aires for a week now, still re-assimilating on account of the immediate segue into Thanksgiving. AKA suitcases only mostly unpacked, airplane peanuts still in pants pockets.
Genius trip, we slipped into Uruguay too, pics under separate cover.
BA is a funny town, architecturally all over the place, busy, equally grubby and spotless. Size-wise, something like NYC. We were told that Portenos dress up, are night owls, generally sophisticated. What we discovered, the rat tail and the Canadian waterfall never went out of style down there. Acid wash uber popular. Loved the discovery. The ladies fare better.
My Spanish was typically useless. We didn't bring enough warm clothes. We stayed in the "funky" part of town and learned we are thoroughbred yuppies. All perfect.
It's a food town, but only by volume. Interest in good food high, execution catching up. Didn't matter much, kid-free and pockets full of funny money soften any expectations of Parisian quality nights out. We triangulated between the Time-Out, NY Times and a Fodors. The latter terrible.
Meanwhile, back in the ATX, Camp KennaCoco in full grind. Thanks again moms.
All-in, brilliant times, brilliant company.
Stay bizarre, BA.
XXX
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| Straight from the airport, San Telmo, camera still groggy. |
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| Market discovery, Old town |
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| Our quarters, the Bonito |
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| Local rations |
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| Brunch at Olsen, 3 stars |
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| View from the Bano, these restaurants are spectacularly well art-directed |
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| Lots of wrappers |
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| Smells like revolution |
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| Gringo-hostile |
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| Un-phased gringo |
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| The guidebook said graffiti was a thing in BA |
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| My beer label |
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| Grand Bar, Hotel Alvear Palace. 4 stars. |
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| Tango time would follow |
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| Breakfast at the Bonito |
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| Giant head and tiny accomplice |
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| Beatriz Milhazes, MALBA |
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| Aerosmith Video, MALBA |
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| MALBA |
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| Pot Kong |
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| Japanese Garden, central BA |
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| Peter Fucking Capsutto |
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| Cemetery Recoleta |
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| Lobby, Faena Hotel |
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| Totally Rad |
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| A R T |
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| Dressed for dress shopping, patio, Bonito, right off the room |
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| Sight Soaking |
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| Dogs also a thing |
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| Power Mannequin |
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| This could be Williamsburg |
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| Ditto |
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| Headed deep into retail |
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| Found Beer |
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| Fancy footbridges |
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| Ambien |
Part II to follow.
