BUENOS AIRES - much more!!

Chelsea Spy · #1 Posted **Mar 19, 2009, 4:34 PM**

Hi guys

here's another dose of photos from Buenos Aires. The weather has been hot hot, hot, too hot for a weedy Brit like myself, so many of these pics were taken on cloudier days and hence are a little dull. Thankfully, the summer is starting to come an end and I'm looking forward to more temperate weather... and when it rains here, wow! it really rains!!

anyway, hope you all like xx

Chelsea Spy · #2 Posted **Mar 19, 2009, 4:37 PM**

keep going...

a lot of these are from the new Puerto Madero area... rather souless and dull to be honest...

Chelsea Spy · #3 Posted **Mar 19, 2009, 4:39 PM**

what would BA be without tango!!

Chelsea Spy · #4 Posted **Mar 19, 2009, 4:43 PM**

more...

Chelsea Spy · #5 Posted **Mar 19, 2009, 4:44 PM**

Chelsea Spy · #6 Posted **Mar 19, 2009, 4:47 PM**

shots include barrio of San Telmo, probably the most delightful in BA and the famous La Boca, which is a bit of an awful tourist trap, to be honest, but makes for some good picks..

then finishing up with some more residential skyscrapers in the swanky Recoleta district...

stepper77 · #7 Posted **Mar 19, 2009, 5:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by Chelsea Spy

Buenos Aires DOES look beautiful

Actually, your photos are great! Definitely a place I'd love to see someday. Looks so European and South American all at the same time. Thanks!

M II A II R II K · #8 Posted **Mar 19, 2009, 5:27 PM**

Great photos, and splendid architecture.

geoff189d · #9 Posted **Mar 19, 2009, 5:36 PM**

Enjoyed your pics. Puerto Madero was practically derelict when I visited in 1991 so anything must be an improvement.

denveraztec · #10 Posted **Mar 19, 2009, 7:05 PM**

Fantastic looking place and wonderful tour! Now, which picture is of you throwing up your heels in a Tango?

Tom In Chicago · #11 Posted **Mar 19, 2009, 8:03 PM**

Cool pix. . .

MobyLL · #12 Posted **Mar 20, 2009, 1:13 AM**

Sweet...

What was the protest about?

dktshb · #13 Posted **Mar 20, 2009, 1:32 AM**

Great thread. Thanks for continuing to treat us to this remarkable city. Yep, the new stuff is a little soulless but the city overall is so beautiful. This is one of my favorites:

ColDayMan · #14 Posted **Mar 20, 2009, 2:59 AM**

Awesome thread!

Chelsea Spy · #15 Posted **Mar 20, 2009, 1:21 PM**

Thanks for comments!

MobyLL - the protest outside the Congress building (Argentine Parliament) - I thought it might have something to do with the Madres de Playa Mayo who continue to fight for justice after the disappearances during the military junta - but I'm not totally sure.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madres_de_la_Plaza_de_Mayo

kanhawk · #16 Posted **Mar 21, 2009, 3:03 AM**

I love the older buildings. I wonder if those were designed by local Argentinian architects or whether Europeans were brought over to design them.

ls1z28chris · #17 Posted **Mar 21, 2009, 5:30 AM**

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Originally Posted by kanhawk

I love the older buildings. I wonder if those were designed by local Argentinian architects or whether Europeans were brought over to design them.

Same here. I love old masonry. New glass facade buildings contribute to the soullessness of a city.

Chelsea Spy · #18 Posted **Mar 21, 2009, 1:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by kanhawk

I love the older buildings. I wonder if those were designed by local Argentinian architects or whether Europeans were brought over to design them.

As far as I understand, most of the Art Nouveau/ Belle Epoch/ Art Deco style buildings were designed by French and British architects - in the late C19th and early C20th the Argentine bourgeoisie wanted their mansions to look Parisian and their banks to look British. A lot of BA resembles a slightly derranged version of Madrid, or Barcelona's big brother... the European influence is very strong - if it wasn't for the grid system and the sheer scale of the city (it's huge) it often feels like being in a European city - certainly, BA feels much more European than most N American cities.

MobyLL · #19 Posted **Mar 21, 2009, 2:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by Chelsea Spy

Thanks for comments!

MobyLL - the protest outside the Congress building (Argentine Parliament) - I thought it might have something to do with the Madres de Playa Mayo who continue to fight for justice after the disappearances during the military junta - but I'm not totally sure.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madres_de_la_Plaza_de_Mayo

Thanks for the link... I read through it the other day. As a parent myself, i feel for the families still trying to find resolution for what happened to their children decades ago. If something like that happens you never get over it.

ady26 · #20 Posted **Mar 21, 2009, 5:51 PM**

BA looks very European!