Entries Tagged as 'Buenos Aires'

January 14, 2008

Buenos Aires in bits and bites V

First of all, I´m sorry for the slow pace the blog has been having this year. It´s just that I´m spending quite a considerable amount of time daydreaming about and planning for my trip to the US in April.

The backlog of recipes and pictures is getting bigger with each passing week, but I can´t seem [...]

December 6, 2007

Buenos Aires in bits and bites IV

Today we are starting with the “bites” section.
Here is some delicious ice cream from Persicco (I had white chocolate and something called tarta di limone, which is basically a deconstructed lemon meringue pie.)

Modern Palermo:

Older, and definitely more charming, Palermo:

Art, trying to resist the war against time and the weather:

The hilarious sign of an eye doctor [...]

October 22, 2007

Buenos Aires in bits and bites III

I have always had a thing for design, in different expressions, but even more so when it comes to home design. I think I have watched every Changing Rooms episode there is, and, wallet allowing, I´d redecorate my house all the time (though I´d settle with finishing to decorate!). For the time being, I try [...]

October 9, 2007

Buenos Aires in bits and bites II

Well, apparently it´s going to be more of a monthly event than a weekly or bi-weekly. For the first installment, click here.
This time, it´s another stroll through my beloved neighborhood, Palermo, with the lovely and very talented Jenny from True Nature.

We went to this awesome soap shop called Savater Hnos. I´ve been meaning to visit [...]

September 21, 2007

Good day sunshine

Today is the first day of Spring here in Buenos Aires… which means tons of picnics all over the city, usually involving more alcohol than food, as excited teenagers celebrate both spring and what is also officially student´s day here in Argentina. So as you can imagine, there are sandwiches, mate (a typical Argentine drink [...]

September 10, 2007

Buenos Aires in bits and bites

When you live in such a huge city, it´s hard to feel like you´ve got a good grip on it since there´s no way to know it all. And sometimes that hugeness can make you block out your surroundings and not pay attention to the little bits of beauty that can be found all around [...]