Saturday, July 13, 2019 Closer to home

Still a little bit more Buenos Aires to come but today's photos are from closer to home.

The clouds over the ocean this morning when Coda an I took our walk were amazing. I just couldn't resist.

Sticks and clouds

El cielo y el mar

Clouds above and below

Dry bed hoping those clouds bring rain

Sharps and flats

Texture

No title but I love this photo!

Sharp edge of the sky

Rocks, sea and sky

See ya Monday!

June, 2019 Caminito, Buenos Aires

One place in Buenos Aires where there is lots of color is the area called Caminito. From the painted cobblestones...

to the colorful buildings (painted with whatever colors and paint the ships in the port had left over)

Caminito is a riot of color and art and music and food and and and.

The tango is everywhere, in art, on the street. Many restaurants have tango dancers out front. Others have special tango shows.

We only had a couple of hours in Caminito. I could have spent a lot more time there. Some of it is kitchy and touristy, but it is fun.

June, 2019 Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires was known as "the Paris of South America." I can see why. Much of the architecture in the city area where we were shows its European heritage. The area has a very European vibe about it.

My initial impression was of an over all grey city...

but  I think the persistent clouds had a lot to do with that. We didn't see much sun until we were on the bus to the airport to come home.

Buenos Aires is really a colorful vibrant city, especially at night. Many places serve dinner until past midnight and clubs may not open until 1:00 AM.

 

The city is not all old Old World architecture. Some areas, like the port of Madero. It was once nearly abandoned in favor of the other two ports in Buenos Aires but is now being both gentrified and rebuilt anew.

And while some of the old port still remains, the port itself has been redeveloped and modernized adn is now a thriving gateway to the city and the whole of Argentina.