Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires Day 2: El Ateneo Grand Splendid & Teatro Colón

February 23, 2017Argentina

“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” ~Jorge Luis Borges El Ateneo Grand Splendid If there ever were a more beautiful place to look for books, it would have to be the impossibly special El Ateneo Grand Splendid. The name says it all about Buenos Aires’ 1919 theatre-turned cinema-turned bookshop: … Read More

Buenos Aires Day 1: La Recoleta Cemetery, La Casa Rosada & A Starry Touch of Russia

February 15, 2017Argentina

La Recoleta Cemetery The last thing I expected to find at a cemetery was a door knocker. But then again, La Recoleta Cemetery is no ordinary resting place. Built in the Recoleta neighborhood of Buenos Aires in 1822, La Recoleta looks more like a lovely little city, with narrow streets, elegant house-like mausoleums, stained glass … Read More