I went for a walk this morning to look for the ‘old town’ section of Montevideo. I’m not sure I found it. I did find a lot of old buildings, though. Couldn’t resist the kitty cat. Notice anything similar in all these pictures? Hardly any people. There are cars here and there, but there’s no one around. Most of the businesses … Continue reading Museo Arte Precolombino Indigena
I went to the Sunday Market today in Montevideo and, wow, what a Sunday market – it’s enormous. It went on forever and ever down countless streets. I probably covered only about a third of it in a few hours and I was exhausted – and I still had to walk back to my hostel! Fortunately, right after I got there I found this place … Continue reading Feria de Tristán Narvaja
I took a buquebus (a ferry) to Uruguay yesterday. Fortunately, it’s a rather large ferry so it weathered the waters well. The waters of the Río de la Plata are normally fairly calm, but it was windy and rainy, so the water was choppy. The Río de la Plata is considered the widest river in the world. I looked it up because I wondered where … Continue reading Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
I’m heading off to Uruguay tomorrow, so today I’m trying to do a little catching up. I’m getting behind in my photo to blog ratio, if you catch my meaning. So, just a quick post. I haven’t shown you any pictures of the school I went to last month which has helped me to become fluent in Spanish….. Ha ha ha! Yeah, that was a … Continue reading Vita & la Escuela
While at Iguazú, I was given a recommendation to go see Güirá Oga – a wild animal hospital that was quite close to my hostel. I’m glad I listened. This place is doing such good work. It’s located in the jungle… well, everywhere is pretty much jungle here where humans haven’t carved out their patches. They make it clear from the beginning – this is … Continue reading Güirá Oga
I had to look back at my last post to see if I’d really said it – that the overnight bus ride would be a breeze. Yes I certainly did say that. Ha ha ha…. oh, silly girl. It was pretty damned rough. Eighteen hours straight from Buenos Aires. No stops. Not a one. Dry, starchy food and barely any water or caffeine (which still … Continue reading Iguazú Cataratas
I’ll be on my way to Iguazú Cataratas (Waterfalls) tomorrow. It’s an 18 hour bus ride. Yes – 18 hours. But, it’ll be an overnight journey on a ‘sleeper’ bus, so it’ll be a breeze. Anyway, I thought before I go I’d like to finish up a few thoughts that had begun with my last post. First, I wanted to post a couple more … Continue reading A couple things more…. and Tango
Yesterday I went to el Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA). I’d heard there was a Diane Arbus exhibit there that was ending soon and I really wanted to see it. I’ve loved her photos for years. She photographed everything and nothing, in a sense. The simplest moments became thoroughly intriguing through her lens. She said: “I don’t press the shutter. The image … Continue reading MALBA
Just a few photos and tidbits from my wanderings around Buenos Aires. The elevator at my hostel is sort of unusual – I’ve never seen one like it, anyway. The elevator door is like any other, except when it opens at your floor, there’s another door. The first time I saw it, I wondered if I’d be able to get out! … Continue reading Wanderings
Words are definitely going to fail me here, I can feel it already. This place is phenomenal. I think I’m just going to post my photos, supply names, maybe comment here and there and leave it at that. The pictures speak for themselves. These are some sketches by Goya. A close up of one of them is posted below. I was surprised when going through … Continue reading Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
