Palacio Barolo Buenos Aires

Av. de Mayo 1370, Buenos Aires , Capital Federal District, Argentina
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    Never underestimate the power of good footwear

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    Today, I met up with a friend from the tour and started with another failed attempt to go up the elevator at the Barolo Tower. This impressive building was built in 1919-1923 in art nouveau style designed by an Italian architect wanting to pay a tribute to Dante. At the time, it was the tallest building in South America, and remained the tallest …

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    Gracious Living in Buenos Aires

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    September 30, 2011 - October 10, 2011: Buenos Aires, Argentina

    My original idea for our nine months of travel had been to choose nine countries and have a home base in each one, just traveling around that country on the weekends but otherwise staying put and immersing ourselves in the lifestyle of the place. It became clear, though, that …

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    Half day in Buenos Aires

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    We left Ushuaia at roughly 9am and headed to the nearby Airport.

    After checking into our flight, we parted ways with Guido. There were hugs all round, and lots of "Adios", "Ciao", and "Hasta la vista"'s. Janet and Helen said it felt like they were saying good bye to a son and I could sense that Helen was almost tearing up.

    The …

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    Walking the streets of B A by day & Tango at night

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    ... , seen the Champs Elysee of BA, (Av.9 de Julio), the parks, Plaza del Congreso, the Obelisco (68 metres high),the Palacio Barolo and Avenida Florida, the requisite Tango theatre and meal (with photos taken next to sexy Tango dancers of course). Oh, the ...

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    Don't Cry for me Marge and Tina

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    ... just under 50p. Apartment very nice, we pre-booked on the internet on: http://www.vacationhomerentals.com/vacation-rentals/Buenos-Aires-Argentina-vacation-rental-apartment-proID-41470.html Bit tired though and the boiler pilot light was out. Sure I could ...

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    Our Buenos Aires checklist ... provided by Turismo

    ... Fernández Blanco  – NO 20 Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes   – NO 21 Obelisco  – CHECK 22 Palacio Barolo  – CHECK 23 Parque Lezama   – CHECK 24 Plaza de Mayo   – CHECK 25 Plaza Julio ...

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    Back in BA

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    ... . On the 3rd of October Liz, Pascal and I headed to Avenida de Mayo for a light show that was projected onto the Palacio Barolo and accompanied by a classical pianist. The images were brilliant in the way that they used the design of the building and the ...

  • 5

    Another Week in Buenos Aires

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    ... of Spanish by myself, buying a local newspaper and reading it.  And of course ate some great steak. I also finally made it Palacio Barolo, which is right across the street from my hostel.  It was built by the same architect who built Palacio ...

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    Doing the tango and a few days in Uruguay

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    ... staying on, Avenida de Mayo was a busy main street with loads of fabulous buildings and sights. The massive Palacio Barolo, once the tallest building in Argentina, towered over our hostel room and looked incredible at night. So we took a trip up to ...

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    Eine Stadt, die nur vormittags schläft

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    ... ist auch noch aus Holz. Die Fahrt ist ein absolutes Erlebnis und kostet nur wenige Pesos. Ein tolles Erlebnis ist der Palacio Barolo, welcher einmal das höchste Gebäude Südamerikas war. Das Haus ist Dantes "Göttliche Komödie" nachempfunden. Die ...

  • 8

    Half day in Buenos Aires

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    ... buy due to the fact that I speak and understand ZERO spanish), and then headed over to Av. de Mayo (where the Congreso and Palacio Barolo are located).  After taking a few snaps, I walked down Av. de Mayo towards Plaza de Mayo, where Casa Rosada is ...

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    last day in BA

    ... in a old theatre from the 1930s I would say, with Frank Sinatra music - really special and worth a visit. Then I moved to Palacio Barolo, a 22 floor building designed based on the divine comedy from Dante - quite nice. Afterwards I got back to the dodgy ...

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    Gracious Living in Buenos Aires

    25 photos

    September 30, 2011 - October 10, 2011: Buenos Aires, Argentina My original idea for our nine months of travel had been to choose nine countries and have a home base in each one, just traveling around that country on the weekends but otherwise staying ...