Lights in Abasto
This is the street Jean Jaures near the Abasto mall, in the barrio of the same name. In this street, you’re sure to find plenty of nicely painted houses like that one. Have a great week-end everyone!
Filete Porteño
Decorated house in the barrio of Abasto very close to the Abasto mall. That decoration is commonly known as Filete Porteño . In Buenos Aires, the terms “Filete” and “Fileteado Porteño” are used interchangeably to refer to the popular pictorial art that emerged in this city between the late 19th century and early 20th century. “Fileteadores”, on the other hand, were the artists that developed this unique visual art. Etymologically the word “filete” comes from the Latin “filum” (thread) and it means “fine line serving as ornament”. You can see lots of filetes on buses, shops signs and stores, and houses like the one on the picture.
At last…Bodies
***28/10/07 More pictures of the exhibition here.
We finally went to the Bodies.. The exhibit showing in the Abasto mall until late October. I “stole” this picture from a website, since of course, no pictures were allowed. This turns to be quite an experience. I honnestly have not seen anything like that before. The work done on the bodies is just AMAZING, and yes one get to learn a lot about how a body’s working. I bought the book, and will use some of the images to make an entry on my other weekly blog. Did anyone else see that exhibit which is being shown in many cities around the world at the same time?
Mc Donald Kosher
Remember this posting Mc Donald Kosher anyone ? I said that one day I’ll go try it. Well I did that today. I know after more than a year I did that posting, it was about time no? I was expected a lot about the Kosher Mc Donald. What I thought about it: big disappointment! Plain taste, almost no taste, the meat’s horrible, and they charged a lot for a little, tiny hamburgesa. Here in Argentina, most of the people I know go to Burger King, and I have to say it is ten times better, same price, but better, bigger, more tasty hamburgers. Let’s say that I prefer by far the Burger King here, then the “normal” McDonald will be ok here, and the Kosher one, well never again!
Gardel on garage door
Some of you may remember this posting , I finally went there and took the picture myself. This garage door is located very close the street Jean Jaures, where I took yesterday’s picture. It is indeed a very original doorway.
Jean Jaures
Today I went to the Balvanera neighborhood, often referred to as Abasto. This is where the singer Carlos Gardel lived most of his life. I spent time wandering around the street Jean Jaures, where you can find numerous paintings about Gardel, as well as painted houses, like the ones below.
Fruteria, verduleria
Street store where you can buy fruits and veggies. I took this picture in the neighborhood of Abasto.
Subway C. Gardel
Line B of the Buenos Aires Metro opened on 17 October 1930, 8.94 km. Carlos Gardel station, where I took this picture, is located in the Balvanera neighborhood. The latter is located near the Abasto shopping mall, in the neighborhood where Carlos Gardel grew up.
Tango posture
I took those Tango ‘dancers’ in the barrio Abasto. I’ll be posting more pictures about this neighbourhood in upcoming postings. Not too far from I took this shot, is the Abasto shopping mall. The picture contrasts a lot with Bob’s shot in yesterday posting, less sexy, less sensual and a bit colder, don’t you think? ;–) This is just to show that Tango references can take many and various forms in the city.
Abasto shopping mall
The Abasto Shopping Center is one of the largest in all of Buenos Aires. It was built over an earlier fruit and vegetable market (from 1893 to 1984), this is where the famous tango singer Carlos Gardel got his start singing as a child to the various fruit and meat vendors who had stalls here. Since 1999, it serves as a mall. I’ll be writing more info about the mall later on today. More pictures at Buenos Aires weekly. Have a wonderful week end everyone!
