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ARS Omnibus: Arte Para Todos

Malba!

Malba
Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires

Opened in 2001, the museum's permanent collection features 20th-century works from 78 Latin American artists, among them the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo and the Chilean surrealist Roberto Matta.

Direccion: 3415 Avenida Figueroa Alcorta
Tel: 4808-6500

Gym

Megatlon looks pretty good and it quite closeby to our apartment.

Rates are: $15AR per day or $80-90AR per month

Direccion: Arenales 3370, Alto Palermo Shopping

Lomo: My favorite restaurant in Palermo Viejo

The full name of this restaurant is "Lomo, the Holy Argentine Word," in reference to the worship of meat throughout Argentina.

Inside a former cheese factory bankrupted by the peso crisis, this is one of the most interesting reuses of any old building in Palermo Viejo. While the cheese-drying shelves are gone, the joints that held them in the cracking concrete walls remain. The place is lit by a soaring atrium, and stairs lead to the more intimate upper floor with a fireplace and an outdoor section, decorated with indigenous textiles calling to mind the Indians who once roamed the land where cows now graze.

A small record shop is on a mezzanine, and patrons can choose music to listen to and buy if they like it. Chef Guillermo González serves up lomo, a cut of beef, in interesting ways, including lomo ravioli and lomo in various crème sauces. Several fish dishes are also on the menu, but the main specialty is wild boar in fennel stock, which takes over 7 hours to prepare.

Costa Rica 4661
tel. 4833-3200

Source: Forbes Traveler

Scandinavian Food in Palermo Soho

Olsen is built into what was once a warehouse, and it soars to churchlike proportions and has a mezzanine with a few tables overlooking the main dining area. The interior, complete with a central round metal fireplace, has a 1960s mod feel to it with blonde woods, straight lines, and funky dish settings with orange, brown, and black circles on them. The place is set apart from the street by a large wooden fence, which leads into a patio garden overgrown with vines, complete with a metal sculpture fountain on an adjacent wall. It's an extremely tranquil space, with only a few chairs and tables set out here. They sink into the grass, giving the feeling of a living room that has succumbed to nature.

Starters are fun and meant to be shared, like an excellent selection of bagels, tiny pancakes, smoked salmon, smoked herring, caviar, and flavored cheeses and butters. Fish is the main point of this place, and a few of the meat dishes, though flavorful, tend to be on the dry side. Many people come just for the bar, and there is an enormous vodka selection. Absolut rules this part of the restaurant and is available by the shot or the bottle. On Sunday try their brunch, which begins at 10am.

Gorriti 5870
tel. 4776-7677

Sources: Frommer's,Flickr

About Palermo

Palermo is Buenos Aires’ largest and greenest neighborhood. It subdivides into several smaller but distinct units: Palermo Chico and Palermo Viejo, which further subdivides into Palermo Soho, Palermo Hollywood, and Las Cañitas. With nearly 350 acres of parks, wooded areas, and lakes, designed by French landscape architect Charles Thays in 1874, Palermo provides a peaceful escape from the rush of downtown.

Our apartment is in Palermo Chico or Barrio Parque which is one of the most exclusive residential areas in the city due to its elegant buildings. You'll also find many of the different embassies, well-maintained parks (e.g., The Japanese Gardens) and plazas that are characteristic of the area.

Palermo Viejo, divided into Palermo Soho and Palermo Hollywood is the trendiest ¨barrio¨ of the city with its bohemian and vanguard atmosphere.

Peliculas

Cine Nacional

I scream!

Argentina is said to have amazing ice cream and gelato. The owner of Cones recommended these places to us:

Ice cream
Persicco
Chungo
Volta

Restaurants
Campo di Fiore
La Diabla
Plaza Mayor

El Ateneo: The prettiest bookstore

The very pretty El Ateneo Grand Splendid bookstore is located in the former Grand Splendid Cinema-Theatre. It is the biggest bookstore in Latin America.


Librería El Ateneo (Ex-Cine Teatro Grand Splendid)
Dirección: Av. Santa Fe 1860
Barrio: Recoleta
Año: 1919 (Inauguración "Teatro Grand Splendid"); 2000 (librería El Ateneo Grand Splendid)
Autores: Arquitectos Peró y Torres Armengol

Ukrainian Diaspora in Argentina

Interesting numbers from an article on the Ukrainian Diaspora on Wiki-o-pedia.

In 1914, the Ukrainian diaspora in America was about 700-750 thousand people, located as follows:
500-550 thousand Ukrainians in the United States of America;
almost 100 thousand Ukrainians in Canada;
approximately 50 thousand Ukrainians in Brazil;
15-20 thousand Ukrainians in Argentina.

Meliquina, Patagonia

If we do this retreat, I definitely want to adventure around Meliquina. Check out these other photos:
http://www.meliquina.com/eng/fotografias.html

Patagonian Retreat?

We are thinking about going to a week long ashtanga yoga workshop in Meliquina, Patagonia. It is hosted by the Ashanta Vinyasa yoga studio (http://www.ashtangainticenter.com.ar)

The retreat is held at the Villa Lago Meliquina, about 35 km away from the city of San Martín de los Andes and 17 km away from the ski resort of Chapelco. It is reached by the road of the Siete Lagos (Seven Lakes).

Two yoga classes a day for a week. Since we are also planning to do a lot of yoga in BA during the other three weeks of the trip, I can't even imagine how fit we will be at the end!

Our Place on Segui Street in Palermo

Ain't it cute? And we have it for the entire month!