Dirty Wars, a Trans-Andean Bus Ride and a Left Jab on the Street – Piran...
Sucre, Bolivia – Before plunging headlong into April (and my second day of Spanish language classes!) and in case you missed something really big (!) here over the past month, here’s a quick review of...
View ArticleAt La Recoleta Cemetery – Pic du Jour
La Recoleta, one of the most beautiful cemeteries in the world, is a great place for a stroll during and after a rain. Buenos Aires, Argentina, 23-Jan-2013 Related articles Porteños of the Past:...
View ArticleSunset Color Dance with Evita
I’m making decent progress today with my stash of nearly 19,000 photos from my seven-month trip across South America, forging onwards with images from Buenos Aires. What better way to spend a brief...
View ArticleAt La Recoleta Cemetery, Part II
I posted a photo from La Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires once before –and am working on a longer post culled from my manuscript research– but want to post this one now, fitting as it is for eerie,...
View ArticleHappy Saturnalia, ‘The best of days’!
When masters provided table service for their slaves The post Happy Saturnalia, ‘The best of days’! appeared first on PIRAN CAFÉ.
View ArticleThe Casa Rosada (Pic du Jour)
The courtyard at the Casa Rosada, Argentina’s House of Government. Buenos Aires, 26-Jan-2013 The post The Casa Rosada (Pic du Jour) appeared first on PIRAN CAFÉ.
View ArticleBuenos Aires Metro – Pic du Jour
Or as the locals call it, the subte. The city’s underground opened in 1914, marking Buenos Aires as the 12th city in the world to open underground train service. It’s efficient and currently at 4.50...
View ArticleThe World’s Most Beautiful Cemeteries – La Recoleta, Buenos Aires: A Tour in...
Last year a CNN correspondent listed la Recoleta among the world’s 10 most beautiful cemeteries. As pomposity, style and grandeur go, the final resting place for many of Argentina’s most rich and...
View Article30 Seconds in the La Recoleta Rain (Video)
I posted a 32-photo gallery and notebook yesterday about the La Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires, considered one of the most beautiful in the world. Here’s a brief video shot during a rainy interlude...
View ArticleSaturnalia Revisited (Pic du Jour)
From Roman times, the art of celebration. The post Saturnalia Revisited (Pic du Jour) appeared first on PIRAN CAFÉ.
View ArticleSaturnalia Remembered, Briefly
If your masters haven't served you yet, you might want to nudge them gently from their slumber. Another year is a long time to wait. The post Saturnalia Remembered, Briefly appeared first on PIRAN CAFÉ.
View ArticleBukowski, Calvino and Kerouac in Buenos Aires
If they were a band, what would feature on a three-song set list? The post Bukowski, Calvino and Kerouac in Buenos Aires appeared first on PIRAN CAFÉ.
View ArticleAll the World’s a Page, Revisited
Revisiting my favorite bookstore. The post All the World’s a Page, Revisited appeared first on PIRAN CAFÉ.
View ArticleSan Telmo Street Art
I wonder how many still exist? The post San Telmo Street Art appeared first on PIRAN CAFÉ.
View ArticleNostalgia Revisited – A Buenos Aires Journal and Notebook
Got a few minutes? Would love some constructive criticism. The post Nostalgia Revisited – A Buenos Aires Journal and Notebook appeared first on PIRAN CAFÉ.
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