Thursday, 17 April 2008

Summer days and party nights in and around the city

Now that the temperatures are dropping, the fans have now been unplugged... as autumn slowly creeps up on us, I put together this random collection of photos from this scorching hot, visitor packed summer .... The Obelisco from a taxi window Many live music concerts in the city

Excellent clown show

Koi carp at the Japanese garden gasping for air...or food.....

Orchid exhibition

My dad's first car Our attempt to cook a typical Colombian meal (Bandeja Paisa) for some Colombians ...

Tango cat sweeping up and down onto the tables at a tango hall

Rio de la Plata at dusk BBQ at a San Telmo square

Too much eating out ...

New years eve feast thanks to the resident chef

Looking for the street party after the meal ... a good excuse for a return of the sweat band???

Strange camera effects when we finally found the huge gathering!

Walks at the ecological nature reserve by the river in the city

Many nights down at the local folklore place

Musician and instrument maker Nico

A cup of coffee at the national library Antiques fair in San Telmo Finding cats to steal at the river beach resort in the north of the city

Parties Crazy late summer annual floods

Traditional wooden spoon banging on pots and pans protest over the price of meat! We could hear something going on outside so we switched the TV on to see what all the noise was about.

My dad joins in. Hanging off the balcony banging the pan with a wooden spoon along with every other block on the street.

Sunday, 30 March 2008

The Andes, Mendoza and San Juan

With my office job behind me, dad in the country for a holiday, it was the perfect time to take an Easter break to the mountains in the Mendoza, Chilean border and San Juan region. We drove over 15 hours from Buenos Aires Capital Federal to reach these idyllic locations where we spent most of our time walking, fishing, eating, drinking delicious Mendoza wine and of course, just enjoying the spectacular views all around us. Starting with the first dinner stop of the road trip, these photos need no explanation: