Maradona graffiti
This is a re-post first published on May 28th, 2006.
Maradona is on the news lately more than usual, and of course this is due to the defeat of Argentina vs. Brazil in the World Cup Qualification, and people starts blaming him and criticizing his position as a coach. Let’s see what Argentina can do in tomorrow’s match vs. Paraguay.
A window and a tree
I took this picture in the patio of the bar/restaurant “Como en Casa” in the neighborhood Recoleta [Riobamba 1239].
Close Up
This is a re-post first published on September 14th, 2007.
Wide wide wide…. when I took that picture at the topfloor of the Panamericano Hotel, I thought to myself that was the best way to get an idea about the width of the Ave. 9 de Julio.
Mural in La Boca
This is a re-post first published on August 6th, 2006.
Neighbor la Boca (the mouth), birthplace of the Tango. Its main street is Caminito, which has an artisans and painters fair, open air tango shows, and typical Italian cantinas. This picture has been taken in a street, a little off Caminito, where that young guy was taking a break, with his Tango companions.
Metro Carranza
This is a re-post first published on April 21st, 2006.
I took this shot so that you have a better idea of how most of the newspapers kiosks look like in Buenos Aires. The seller usually stands outside or sit on a chair inside. Much comfortable than the one I showed you yesterday. That kiosk stands on top of the subte station Ministro Carranza (commonly named Carranza) which is on line D of the city’s subway network. This one is located at the districts’ limits of Belgrano and Palermo.
Man in a kiosko
This is a re-post first published on April 5th, 2006.
A man and his kiosko, or kiosquero, as it is commonly called in Buenos Aires. This kind of kiosk is frequently seen in the city, where they sell magazines, newspapers, etc. But this one felt different to me. It looks more like that person is standing in a very, very limited space. In a future posting, I will show you others kioskos, since they vary a lot around the city, and doesn’t look very comfortable at all.
Che mural
This is a re-post first published on June, 2007.
I took this picture in the San Lorenzo street, more of a little alley, close by the street Defensa. This is the funniest mural about the Che I got to see so far.
Cop and candies
This is a re-post first published on February 13th, 2006.
Police guy looking at sweets in front of a kiosko. This kind of kiosko is commonly found in Buenos Aires. Usually inside shopping galleries or street’s kioskos. The kind of sweets one can find is incredible. That explains maybe his face expression and wondering what he’ll buy ;=)
Bus signs
This is a re-post first published on February 5th, 2006.
For the first time visitor, those signs may not be as easy to notice as they are for the locals. Sometimes, and not for every bus stop in the city, the signs are in a very bad shape as shown in the photo. Usually they “hang” up on telegraphic posts. Often bent in 2, it is hard to read the number on them. Not all the bus stops have this kind of marking, and the traditional bus stops, like a covered shelter, have the buses numbers clearly stated on the front.
Coffee with tostadas
This is a re-post first published on January 27th, 2006.
Typical, in Buenos Aires, to order a cafe con leche (coffee & milk) and some tostados (let´s call it toast) of ham and cheese. Made of bread´s crumbs, super thin, they represent a good snack in all coffee places in Argentina.
Rincón en la Boca
This is a re-post first published on January 31, 2006.
Known as the birthplace of the tango, this one-time shipyard has a famous walkway, the Caminito, where tango dancers perform and artists exhibit their work. It is known throughout the sporting world as the home of Boca Juniors, one of South America’s top football clubs, where D.Maradona played during the remainder of the 1981 season and 1982 and secured his first league title.
Asian comics
Feeling like reading authentic mangas [Japanese comics]? Head to the Barrio chino. I’m just not sure if those are in Chinese or Japanese.
Infectado
As swine flu hit Argentina pretty bad and Buenos Aires particularly over the last few weeks, measures are taken in the subway to disinfect the trains. In the picture, I played with the words a little so that it reads infectado [infected]. The “real” word is Spanish being “desinfectado” ;=)
Mate for tourists
This is the typical touristic mate gourd, used for drinking mate. It is common to see calabash [a vine grown for its fruit] gourds. The gourd is known as a mate or a guampa. You can read the first posting I did about Mate here.
