Long Weekend in Cordoba - Cordoba´s religious architecture

 

Cordoba is very rich in its traditions and stands out among other argentine provinces by its religiousness, which is reflected in its religious architecture, mostly colonial, there are hundreds of beautiful churches in the province and in the Capital city they can be found mostly in the historic downtown area.

It is very worth while taking the time to visit some of the churches which hold a lot of the religious heritage of the province

Long Weekend in Cordoba, Argentina

 After four months of laziness and Covid travel restrictions I´m back with some travel tips, this one about a trip I took to Cordoba province here in Argentina during the carnival week end.

I normally stay at a hostel in The Capital city, That´s also called Cordoba, and from there I take buses that bring you to all the nearby cities and towns that have attractions.

"Bares Notables" in Buenos Aires - Bar sur

 

Buenos Aires has always had a rich Café culture and many of its classic cafes were meeting places for its literary and intellectual elite.
These places are called "Cafés Notables" which still have their interiors well preserved but still serve its patrons as any other café in town. There is a list of these bars but you will certainly see them walking around downtown Buenos Aires.
The Photo above was taken at Bar Sur in San Telmo.

The San Telmo Market

 

The San Telmo Market is a roofed marked brought over from England back in the late 1800s and served faithfully for over a century in San Telmo as a regular produce market that now became a tourist attraction.

You will certainly go in when in San Telmo and check out its restos or gift shops.

It also seems to be an ideal place for pick pockets and bag snatchers, I lost a brand new phone once and almost every time I went I heard that someone got his bag taken in a moment of distraction.
Not that this is a privilege of this market since in every big city you can be robbed specially in very crowded places.

In Passing snapshot - French´s umbrellas

It seems to be the new fad to hang umbrellas over patios, at least in Buenos Aires. At least in the "Galería Solar de French" in San Telmo they can be seen and make a great I´ve been there photo background.
 

Considerations on a Crappy year I

Nearing the end of the year I have some considerations about what was to many the worst  year in History for travellers.

Besides the personal, financial or any other loss that we had to endure due to COVID, which is far from being over, I have to say that all my travel plans went south starting with a trip to Colombia that I had to cut short.

But never the less this was above all a year to learn and value about things in our life, on one side I felt justified in all my previous travels which I did, not letting them for after like some people said, and also having pending stuff saved for a time which I could not leave home, due to illness or in this case lockdown. Also that staying away from certain toxic people in your like was the best alternative.

But I also learned that I don't need to be travelling all the time since there are plenty of things to do at home or nearby also I had a chance to edit and review many photos from my past trips re savouring great times I had in them.

Above all this times of crisis are a great moment to value and or reconsider our life choices, something that we probably wouldn't do if we were not forced to stop and think.

The Church of San Pedro Telmo in Buenos Aires

One of them being the "Iglesia de San Pedro Gonzalez Telmo" located one block from the "Plaza Dorrego" which is the neighbourhoods main square.

Speaking of tourist traps, you will most likely visit the neighbourhood of San Telmo rife with overpriced trinkets and pickpockets, but not to be pessimist there are plenty of interesting things to see while you avoid being robbed or ripped off

Standing since 1734 it witnessed most of the transformation of the San Telmo hood and of the city of Buenos Aires.