Through all my rather obsessive planning for our trip to South America, and to R’s perverse glee, I somehow overlooked the fact that our dates coincided with the presidential elections in Argentina. I realised my blunder when the Buenos Aires soccer schedules were released and I couldn’t find a single match for the entire week that we were going to be there.
Too late to change our plans, we missed out on the soccer match and the Feria Mataderos and suffered an entire ‘dry’ day:-(
But the upside was a Sunday morning free of crowds to ride the vintage Line A of the Buenos Aires Subte, and check out the legendary Cafe Tortoni at leisure without having to stand in (the equally legendary) line.
I can’t possibly be accused of not being able to look on the bright side, can I?
Happy travels…..no matter where life takes you.
Excellent photos, and I can’t help being reminded of trams in Mebourne when I was a kid, or the old trains – there’s something lovely about the wood rather than the plastic/metal constructs they have now.
Thank you! You are lucky to have seen those! I feel sad that the grandkids will never know anything but plastic and metal!
yeah 😦 Not that I have grandkids 🙂
Oh no! I was referring to mine of course 🙂
of course 🙂
you composed a great gallery for the subway of Buenos Aires!
Thank you Frizztext 🙂
Nice Pics 🙂
Thank you Kasturika!
That is pretty cool! I am sorry you missed out on a game though but when stuff like that happens, and it happens to all travelers, the best is to look for the bright side.
Yes! And makes a great excuse to return 🙂
This is soo cool, Madhu! And Argentina is certainly one place I’d like to visit.
So, ok, I didn’t know you’re a fellow futbol fan! Yes! 🙂
That would be R and the grandkids! I am an ‘experience’ seeker 🙂
Oh, well, good for you to go along with them, heh.
But really, you guys were so lucky to have been on that vintage train car on a day like that. 🙂
I wouldn’t miss the experience! And nowadays I pay more attention in order to have something to talk to the older boy about 🙂 And yes, we were very lucky to have that subte car to ourselves!
What a unique subway and I would consider myself very lucky that it was such a quiet day! love the wooden seats and the tile art!
Thanks Gilly 🙂
We were very taken with BA subway too – all that wood! But I only took a photo of Cafe Tortoni and didn’t actually realize it was a landmark until later – I took it for the beautiful doors!
Wow, that’s just Awesome Madhu
Thanks for Sharing
DarkJade-
Thanks DJ
Wonderful! 🙂
Thank you Elizabeth 🙂