sophisticated. polished. en vogue. ba should make every top 10 cities in the world list. i was lucky enough to come here 8 years ago with my family. that was in 2003 just as the argentine peso had collapsed. we couldn't spend $100 on dinner for 4. and we snapped up leather bags like they were going out of style. much has changed since then, and the bargains are certainly much harder to come by. even without the deals, ba remains an incredible destination and by far the best city in all of south america. it was a treat to be able to rent an apartment and live like one of the chic locals in palermo, the most trendy neighborhood in ba. we lingered over brunch, window shopped till we dropped, and soaked up the perfect early summer weather. and the culinary delights were enough to make these new found vegetarians cave in. how can you say no to grass fed beef, perfectly grilled at our neighborhood parilla? they say don't cry for me argentina, but with a city like ba argentina does not need a sympathy vote.
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| eva peron's house shortly after elections |
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| our palermo apartment |
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| famous recoleta cemetery |
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| recoleta cemetery...most expensive real estate in ba |
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| recoleta cemetary |
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| vintage seltzer bottles at the san telmo antique market |
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| tango on the streets of san telmo |
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| the boca juniors- #1 soccer team in argentina |
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| lord messi |
what a treat to get to live in this city, albeit briefly. actually i think it might be more fun to live here than to visit. the list of museums and cultural "to do's" is remarkably short, and the city doesn't really photography well, little in the way of stand-out iconic buildings or architecture, but what this city is all about is pure "good living". these folks know how to enjoy themselves, not sure i even saw much industry or business being conducted. this place is about sensory pleasure. cafes dot the streets. the scent of perfectly salted and cooked steak abounds, vino is being poured throughout the day, the night life can match that of any city, the streets are just on fire with visceral enjoyment. this place can make one feel very comfortable very quickly. feels like a cross between the boutique shopping of soho ny, the cafe culture of paris, and the 3 hour lunches and dinners of rome. it does not feel like one is in a south american country here. hard to leave this place.
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