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Paraiso in Teatro Colon

June 4, 2010
Teatro Colon Buenos Aires

We were very fortunate to find tickets to last night’s opening symphony at the famous Teatro Colon.  After four years of renovations, it opened on May 25th just in time of Argentina’s bi-centennial celebrations.  It’s been named one of the top three opera houses in the world, and though I’m not a big fan of [...]

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Lèche-vitrines

May 18, 2010

Translated to English, lèche-vitrines literally means lick the windows. This is the French phrase for window shopping (sometimes the French can be so brilliant I could almost forgive them for their snobbiness!). If window shopping is licking windows, then here, I’m slobbering all over the glass. And if I could fit the door into my [...]

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Adventures in foreign fooding

May 13, 2010

Juicy, bloody, fresh, soft, tender. The steak here in Argentina is to die for (so I’ve heard). I’m not a meat eater. I know, crazy right? I currently reside in the meat eating capital of the universe.  It seems a sin that my mouth refuses to water at the mere mention of lomo or entraña [...]

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Nunca Hicimos Amistades

May 10, 2010

Never did we make friendships This is the welcome banner that would greet you as the opposing team when you enter La Bombonera (Boca Junior’s home stadium). Charming, arrogant, shameless. So sweetly Argentinian. Last night we attended the last Boca Juniors home game until August. We didn’t stay in the sheltered tourist area, nor did [...]

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Urban jungle

May 3, 2010

This is our view from 12 floors above ground.  BA is dense, even from up here.

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Lessons in customer service

May 3, 2010

Argentina is known for its beautiful people and delicious steaks.  Thailand is known for it’s pristine beaches and top-notch customer service.  Thailand and steaks don’t fit.  And neither do Argentina and top-notch customer service.  That’s because there is none. Ok, I’m joking.  Of course there’s customer service in Argentina.  Restauranteurs, shop owners, security guards, teachers [...]

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A "Crisis of Coins"

April 29, 2010

This place is the Wild Wild West.  Someone blatantly jumps in front of you in the grocery store queue.  A fist fight on the sidewalk.  Traffic jams at every major and non-major intersection between here and Texas.  Dishonest cabbies, apathetic customer service reps, irresponsible dog owners who refuse to pick up after their pets.  This [...]

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Sunday eve

April 25, 2010

It’s a crisp, breezy evening in this here BA. A perfectly clear night for spying on our neighbours.

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To market

April 9, 2010

Life is good.  Seriously.  To wake up in the morning and worry about nothing more than buying ingredients for the day’s lunch is just … heaven.  And no, I didn’t win the lottery, nor did I strike it rich with stock, and no I don’t come from old money.  A few months of simple, care [...]

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While I was sleeping

April 8, 2010

I’m a night owl.  He’s an early bird.  I can sleep in till noon if left to my own devices.  He’s up prowling the apartment like a cat at 7.30 AM.  Sometimes he takes pictures of sunrises.  Like this morning.  I think I’ve only ever seen one, maybe two, sunrises in my life.  Once in [...]

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