I’ve decided to include a section of Fridays about what to do on the weekends since so many people ask me what is going on in Barcelona. This section will broken down into Free activities, Cheap activities, Midway activities and Dig Deep in Your Pocket. I’m eager to know your suggestions to include each week, so don’t hesitate to send me ideas.
Tag Archive > Argentina
Winding Down Buenos Aires
El Último Beso in Palermo is my ideal of heaven, (if such a place existed). This is a teashop that opens up like a pop-up book, every corner revealing a new secret. There is a main tea room which leads to room after room of little alcoves, dining rooms, comfy corners and one of the best terraces I have ever seen. This is a mixture of quaint London, Alice in Wonderland and Narnia. Stone tables and statues jostle for space with white, wrought-iron furniture and a myriad of flowers. The desserts are scrumptious and a visit to the toilets is a definite must. Small mirrors cover one wall and about a third of the bathroom is occupied by a claw-foot bathtub, filled with water and floating roses. Absolute bliss.
Muu Lecheria
If you want to escape awhile from the pizza, pasta and meat diet in Argentina, then a visit to Muu Lecheria is definitely a must. An American-style diner right in the heart of Palermo, with a great menu of diner classics such as milkshakes and nachos to Caesar salads and club sandwiches.
Agosto and San Telmo in Buenos Aires
There is an amazing amount of theatre plays going on in Buenos Aires. I was able to stop for a moment and catch “Agosto. Condado Osage” at the Lola Membrives theatre. I was a bit skeptical as the play lasts around 3 hours but it was absolutely brilliant! A skewed family where the father is an alcoholic, the mother is constantly doped up on pills, the three daughters all hide various secrets and the grandchild has a serious joint addiction. Time flies by as the story unfolds, at times darkly humorous, at others side-splitting hilarious.
Textile Museum in Buenos Aires and Other Sweet Nothings
I managed to locate the Textile Museum here in Buenos Aires this past week. Housed in a beautiful, old building, this is a very small collection of items, detailing the history of fashion. In keeping with the general atmosphere of the city, the museum is deliciously decrepit, with a cloying air of long-forgotten history. I’m so used to the items being behind glass that it came as a big surprise to find that the gorgeous dresses were hemmed in by a mere velvet rope. This is the closest I have been to such magical pieces of history. Absolutely irresistible, I couldn’t help myself and ended up coping a feel of the sumptuous fabrics.
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