In the park
Playing music at the Plaza Intendente Alvear, mistakenly, but commonly known as Plaza Francia
Living Statue
In many cities, you can see human statues in many parks and gardens, busking for money with a physical patience and control that rivals most yogis and athletes.
Human statues have a long history in the European street theater tradition
Street vendor: churros
Churros, sometimes referred to as a Spanish doughnut, are fried-dough pastry-based snacks, sometimes made from potato dough, that originated in Spain. They are also popular in Latin America, France, Portugal, Morocco, the United States, Australia, and Spanish-speaking Caribbean islands.
In Argentina, they're usually filled with dulce de leche, but also with chocolate
Tango dancers
Tango is the #1 tourist attraction in Buenos Aires
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.
Calabash gourds are dried and carved into mates.
Graffiti BA
Graffiti by Plaza Francia
Figueroa Alcorta and Pueyrredon
Figueroa Alcorta and Pueyrredon
At the Recoleta cultural center
More on the downtown residential neighborhood Recoleta here.
At the Recoleta cultural center
Inside Recoleta cemetery
Inside Recoleta
Cat in Recoleta cementery
Cat in Recoleta cementery
Liliana Crociati de Szaszak
From Wiki:
The tomb of Liliana Crociati de Szaszak is a tomb in Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires, Argentina, known for its unusual design.
The 26 year old Liliana Crociati de Szaszak (1944-1970) was honeymooning in Innsbruck, Austria on 26 February, 1970, when her hotel was struck by an avalanche, killing her. Her tomb was designed by her mother in the Gothic Revival style, in sharp contrast to the other tombs in the cemetery. Adjacent to the tomb stands a dais adorned with a plaque containing an Italian-language poem by her father, and topped by a life-size statue of Crociati de Szaszak in her wedding dress, by sculptor Wíeredovol Viladrich. Following the death of Crociati’s dog Sabú, a bronze statue of the dog, also by Viladrich, was added, with Crociati’s hand resting on the dog’s head.
Tomb of Liliana Crociati de Szaszak
How about Churros?
This is a re-post first published on September 21st, 2006.
How about some fried pastry dough today? This is very, very popular in Spain, from where it originated, in France, Latin America, and the USA. The traditional seasoning of churros is sugar. Many churro fans only see the combination of chocolate con churros, wherein the churro is dunked into a mug of piping hot chocolate, thick in the Spanish fashion. Churros may also be served sprinkled with cinnamon. Here in Buenos Aires, you will find the sugary churro, the chocolate churro dipped into hot chocolate, and the best of the best (for Buenos Aires) is the Churro with dulce de leche (the so famous traditional Argentinian sweet caramel cream). For those making diet, better avoiding it, and often you can find churros street sellers like that girl. Picture taken in front of the Recoleta Cultural Center.
Museo de Bellas Artes
This is a re-post first published on June 20th, 2006.
The National Museum of Fine Arts has a relatively large collection of fine art, including international masters (e.g. Monet, Renoir, Degas). There is a nice mix of classical and modern art as well as painting and sculpture. It is located right by the Recoleta fair.
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].
Playing chess
Some folks playing chess at the Feria de Plaza Francia [Recoleta Fair]. If you want to learn more about the feria, click here.
Round-shaped building
Another interesting architecture in that pretty barrio behind the Malba. This is an extraordinary building, very strange, and yet captivating.
Pretty barrio
Just by the side of the Malba, located between the barrios of Palermo and Recoleta, near the Avenida F. Alcorta, you’ll find a beautiful area filled with pretty houses.
