If you missed it, check out part one of this post here. The second part of our trip was spent exploring our neighborhoods, Palermo Hollywood and Palermo Soho, as well as some of the sights in Buenos Aires. While there is so much of the country that we did not visit it was nice to have some down time in the city. Kicking back by the pool, meeting our friends to try different restaurants, and wandering the antique shops for hours was the break we needed!
To our surprise Buenos Aires has quite the excellent gelato scene! Apparently in past years Italian families would close up shop in their off season and set up in warmer Buenos Aires. Now it seems to be popular year round. In any case we were happy to eat as much as we could get our hands on. Olsen was a cool restaurant with a scandinavian vibe.
Antique shopping in BsAs will knock your socks off. Really. We even found ourselves calling around to arrange for a shipping container to send loads of cool finds back to Florida (something that we will look into ahead of time in the future!) In the end we only brought home a few smaller items. There’s still that one chandelier that I can’t get out of my mind… next time, right? The antique shops and markets were endless. Our hotel was next to a market (Las Pulgas) that we saw on Man Shops Globe!
Flowers at Home Hotel.
There’s Natalie in professional shopping mode. She scores every time. The textiles here were so beautiful!
The two photos on the right are at El Ateneo, a massive old theater-turned-bookstore. And see it’s all decorated for Christmas.
On our last day in the city Karl and I visited the Jardín Botánico. And it was just one of many parks and gardens throughout BA.
Some shots below at Home: a fountain in the courtyard, Karl’s beverage of choice, vintage wallpaper, and our needlepoint room number.
There was a suite at the hotel that was accessible by swimming under the wall. There was a door as well for those with a key, but we were tempted the entire time to swim under and take a peek. The bar area in the top right photo is where we ate breakfast each day. Even now I still dream about that garden bar and cucumber bellinis.
The Home Breakfast. Every morning we would all meet in the garden for the most amazing selection of little breakfast foods. Juices, croissants, café con leche, yogurts, breads, flavored butters and jams, fruits, omelets, and more. I think Karl and I both went through Home Breakfast Withdrawal upon our return to Naples.
Until our visit to Argentina I had never tasted an alfajor: buttery cookies filled with dulce de leche or jam. We would find them on our pillows at night. Check out TasteSpotting for some yummy recipes. The address sign is very typical of BA and one we had custom made. Natalie and Jordan ordered one as well, but the sign maker delivered them the wrong number! It’s hanging in their bathroom now. Argentina, we miss you and think of you often!
