Buenos Aires – It’s been awhile since I worked on my Paint By Numbers project – exploring the different date numbered streets of Buenos Aires as a way of seeing new neighborhoods (search on Paint By Numbers for the others). I was headed out towards the Villa Urquiza neighborhood to check out a restaurant I’d… Read More Paint By Numbers 4
Buenos Aires – This is a short continuation of my first foray into my Paint By Numbers plan, as I’d left off partway through my tour of 3 de Febrero. I’m going to leave this one as mostly a photo essay, as, simply, the rest of the street was almost purely small homes, from the… Read More Paint By Numbers 1.5
Buenos Aires – I set out yesterday, late morning, with three objectives in mind. The first, to explore the wholesale cooking supplies neighborhood along the southern end of Av. Jujuy; the second, to continue my Paint By Numbers project with a wander down one of two streets that fit my theme in that area; and… Read More Paint By Numbers 3
Buenos Aires – I had a couple of hours before my lunch date yesterday, and after running a few errands found myself near to the Plaza Congreso. The plaza has become home to daily gatherings of the unemployed and/or homeless – most just seem to choose a spot that is theirs for the day, some… Read More A Beaux Arts Walk
Buenos Aires – In June of 1806, 1,500 British troops arrived in this area with the intent to capture the cities of Buenos Aires and Montevideo, the major port cities defending the Rio de la Plata. Outnumbered, they continued this attempt for nearly a year, laying siege to the city of Buenos Aires. The Spanish,… Read More Paint By Numbers 2
Buenos Aires – I had this whimsical idea for part of my wanderings of the city. Virtually every street here is named after an event, a person, or another place. It’s not one of those cities where you find things like Meadowlark Lane or Blueberry Hill. So why not pick a theme and gradually cover… Read More Paint By Numbers 1
Buenos Aires – I’d seen a posting for a photography show, at the Fernández Blanco Museum of Hispanic American Art, Suipacha 1422, of the work of Edward S. Curtis. It sounded fascinating, if nothing particularly “Hispanic American,” being an exhibition of some of his photos of North American Indians. His work entailed 24 years of… Read More Retiro