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So you want to move to Buenos Aires but you hardly know anything about the city? That was my situation last August when I moved from California to Argentina. Buenos Aires is a pretty amazing city but it is huge and it took me a long time to learn my way around. Fortunately there are [...]  Out of all the cities I’ve ever been too, I think Buenos Aires has the most museums. “La Noche de los Museos” was last weekend and it was amazing. At first it was a bit overwhelming because there were 262 participating museums and I didn’t know where to go. We started off with the Carlos [...] I love scotch and I love ale. When I saw there is a beer called “scotch ale” I had to try it. Antares is one of the few good breweries in Buenos Aires, and it turns out they make some rather good beer. Today there was a free concert at Teatro Colón. Teatro Colón is regarded as one of the premier concert halls in the world and was just recently re-opened after years of renovation. The music was superb, the Teatro is amazing, and it was a very enjoyable experience. Just remember to wear pants if you want [...] Nestor Kirchner, the previous president of Argentina and the husband of the current president of Argentina, passed away while we were in Uruguay. We missed the funeral, but we did experience a lot of traffic from his cortège when we returned to Buenos Aires on Friday. It is an interesting time to be in Argentina [...] I had to do some studying for my final Spanish exam so I went to Puerto Madero. Puerto Madero is the newest bario of Buenos Aires and perhaps the most expensive. I got there as the sun was setting, and the lighting was too good for studying. Tigre is one of the places you can go to escape from the busy city. I went there last week with my girlfriends class for a day of relaxation. We took a boat trip to a house on the river where we sat in the sun, played games, and ate a good lunch. Argentina is probably best known for its beef, but here you can also find some of the best pizzas in the world. I like eating pizza at restaurants, but I also like to cook at home sometimes. There are a lot of pre-made crusts in the supermarkets so I bought one and threw on some [...] After almost two months in Buenos Aires I finally made it to Recoleta. I went to the cultural center, the museum of art, and had a beer and lunch at one of the few Buenos Aires brew pubs. But for me, the highlight of Recoleta was the cemetery. I’ve never seen a cemetery quite like [...] I went to a Germany/Argentina conference on the top floor of the Goethe building. They had really good coffee, medialunas, and apple torta. The view was pretty awesome as well. It was the first time I saw the city from a high viewpoint. |
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