Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
On Wednesday, June 29 Sofi and I visited Palermo, a neighborhood close to Belgrano. Palermo is known for its large park. Being a Wednesday in the middle of winter, the park was quiet. You know that I could not stay out of the trees.
El miércoles 29 de junio, Sofi y yo visitamos Palermo, un vecindario en Buenos Aires cerca de Belgrano. Palermo se conoce por su parque grande. Como era un miércoles en invierno el parque estaba callada y no había mucha gente. Tú saber que no podía mantenerme fuera de los árboles.
It was nice to walk through the park without a lot of people around. Palermo’s park is beautiful even in winter.
Me gustó caminar por el parque sin ver a mucha gente. El parque de Palermo es bonito aún en invierno.
The roses were still blooming despite the cold. I was glad that it did not rain that day. It did rain later that evening, but at least we were dry for our walk in the park.
Las rosas florecían a pesar del frío. Estaba feliz de que no llovía ese día. Sí llovió esa noche, pero al menos estábamos secos por la caminata en el parque.
I thought that this bridge was the perfect opportunity for a photo op. It turned out that it was off limits, but Sofi is a rebel.
Yo pensaba que este puente sería buen lugar para sacar unas fotos. Estaba cerrada, pero Sofi es rebelde.
This is the Patio Andaluz. It did remind me of Andalucía. I love the tiling – more inspiration for my mosaic.
Este es el Patio Andaluz. De verdad me hacía pensar en Andalucía. Me encantan los azulejos – más inspiración para mi mosaico.
The best part of the day for me were the birds. When we first arrived the ducks caught my eye.
La mejor parte del día para mí fueron los pájaros. Cuando llegamos, los patos me llamaron la atención.
This little black duck was cute, but doesn’t he have the strangest beak?
Este patito negro fue lindo, pero ¿no tiene el pico más raro?
The pigeons were harder to photograph. They were very close and refused to pose.
Las palomas fueron más difíciles de fotografiar. Estaban muy cerca de mí y negaban posar.
The little green parrots were everywhere. In fact, I saw them all over Buenos Aires and not just in Palermo.
Los loros verdes estaban por todas partes. De hecho, los veía por todo Buenos Aires y no sólo en Palermo.
This guy was singing his heart out. He must have been having a good day, and he made ours even brighter.
Este pequeñito estaba cantando a pleno pulmón. Parecía que disfrutaba el día, y nos alegró el nuestro también.
I am proud of the pictures I took of this woodpecker. He almost seemed to be posing for me.
Estoy orgullosa de las fotos que saqué de este pájaro carpintero. Parecía estar posando por mí.
The pictures of this bird were pretty good as well. He seemed to be puffed with pride. I particularly love the second picture.
Las fotos de este pájaro son buenas también. Parece estar lleno de orgullo. Me encanta la segunda foto en particular.
From the park we crossed the Av. del Libertador as the sun was setting. Unfortunately, I was unable to adequately capture the sunset. Why do they never turn out the same in pictures?
Del parque cruzamos la Av. Del Libertador mientras se ponía el sol. Desafortunadamente no pude capturar adecuadamente la puesta del sol. ¿Por qué nunca salen bien en fotos las fotos del cielo?
There were some cool shops in Palermo. Here is a cool furniture shop that was closed to my dismay. I would have liked to look around, but it is probably good that I could not because I would have fallen in love with something that would be very expensive to ship to the United States. We did get to go in this bookstore. It spent some time there, but the books were expensive. Sofi did buy a cool one. We also went to a shoe store, and I bought two pairs of shoes. For some odd reason, I do not have a picture of them.
Había unas tiendas chéveres en Palermo. Aquí hay una tienda de muebles que me hubiera gustado entrar para curiosear, pero probablemente es bueno que no pude porque si me hubiera gustado algo sería muy caro traerlo a Estados Unidos. Estaba bien que estaba cerrada. Sí pudimos entrar en esta librería. Pasamos bastante tiempo allí, pero los libros eran caros. Sofi compró uno muy interesante. También entramos en una zapatería y compré dos pares de zapatos. Por alguna razón no tengo ni una foto de ellos.
Here are a few more pictures of the center of Palermo at night. This was right before it started raining, and we went home. In this little plaza I got more inspiration for my mosaic.
Aquí están unas fotos más del centro de Palermo por la noche. Las saqué justo antes de que empezó a llover y fuimos a casa. En esta plaza encontré aún más inspiración por mi mosaico.
You can catch up on previous Argentinian posts by clicking on these links: Class in Buenos Aires, Sofi’s Apartment, Belgrano, La Recoleta, MALBA, Puerto Madero and Downtown.
Puedes ponerte al día con los artículos anteriores de mi viaje a la Argentina si hacen clic en estas conexiones: Clase en Buenos Aires, El apartamento de Sofi, Belgrano, La Recoleta, MALBA, Puerto Madero y el Centro.
I am a teacher, traveler, artist, writer, homemaker and a whole lot more. In January 2009, I bought the Cape of Dreams. It was the second house that I had ever owned, but it was the first that I bought by myself. I now live in the house with my husband Douglas, our dog Kahlua, and Crème de Menthe, the cat. Because, what life is complete without a little Kahlua and Cream? I love arts and crafts of all kinds, and I refinish furniture as well. We are slowly redoing our entire house. You can read about my projects on my blog www.CapeofDreams.com
Love your pictures. You have inspired me, however I may need your guidance. When the movers where moving us into the “new” house, they must have dropped the plastic bin containing my collection of ginger jars. (sigh) I cannot bear to throw the pieces away. Do you have any suggestions on what I could to with the pieces (make a mosaic??), but I have no idea where to start??? any suggestions???
Mahalo
Oooooohhhhhh! I am sorry to hear about your ginger jars, but excited about the idea of another mosaic. I just started working on mine again. This time I am using liquid nails instead of mortar, and it is so much easier. I just squeeze the liquid nails onto the back of piece and put it where I want it. I find that this gives me more freedom to create my design as I go and make sure that it turns out exactly as I want it to. Where are you thinking of making the mosaic? On a table top?
The little furniture store has some interesting items. I think much of it you could reproduce from Craigslist or roadside finds like your purple rocker. Jo @ Let’s Face the Music
The rocker would fit well in that shop. Places like that inspire me, and I guess it shows!