We are in a rented apartment in the San Telmo district of Buenos Aires. Sundays in this neighborhood are something special. We spent the morning wandering the Puerto
Madero area and then went back to our apartment.
The street we are on --- Defensa -- is the main thoroughfare for the Sunday market/festival in San Telmo. We wandered around a bit, but it's been best from our balcony.
Let me describe the scene...
An amazing gypsy jazz guitar duo set up right below our balcony and we have been blessed with their music all day. The duo is called Guitarras Fussion and it's the best concert I've heard in a long time. I bought a CD that is sure to get a lot of play, even though we don't even have a CD player with us!
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Across the street on another balcony is a nice older couple also admiring the scene below. They come out every now and then and sometimes have their pet parrot with them.
Down below on the street, we get just a snippet of the all the mayhem below. The festivities stretch for many blocks. Every now and then some drum circles move slowly down the street and there are many artists selling their wares stretched over tapestries on the cobblestone street.
Leslie is making bruchetta and preparing cheese dishes (one of the cheeses is called "Veronica Cheese"... how could Leslie resist!?!) as we are having company tonight. I can't get enough of the jazz emanating from the street below. Occasionally a couple comes by performing a beautiful tango to complete the scene.
It is incredibly special and we're only halfway through the day!
Hi Jim, just came back from BA, rented a Buenos Aires apartments and it has been an extremely pleseant experience which we can recommend to everyone who plans to go to Buenos Aires.
ReplyDeleteWe spent three weeks in a PH in San Telmo, over Mexico St. the location was what we wanted and the people were just great. It did rain a lot but we really enjoyed it anyways. Saludo Miriam