Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/11/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don D & Jim N Thanks for looking. I saw no evidence of any unrest while I was there, both in Buenos Aires and Ushuaia. Everything seemed totally normal. Cheers Jayanand On Sun, Nov 17, 2019 at 10:58 AM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > You provided a great sampling of Buenos Aires, Jayanand. > > My favorites were Tango and Mathieu. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > On 11/16/2019 7:54 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG wrote: > > The second installment of Buenos Aires photographs is up. This mainly > > consists of two locations. Firstly, the iconic La Recoleta Cemetery, > where, > > most famously, Eva Peron is interred, together with droves of Argentina's > > rich and powerful over the decades, which is part cemetery and part > > Disneyland - the only cemetery I have ever been to where children run > > around playing as if it were a park, without a care in the world, > > unburdened with the lingering traces of ghosts. Maybe it is a public park > > at that, judging the atmosphere is so sunny, festive and light.! > > > > Discussion: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/BA/South+Georgia-20191005-14716.jpg.html > > > > Conversation: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/BA/South+Georgia-20191005-14722.jpg.html > > > > Modern Times: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/BA/South+Georgia-20191006-14764.jpg.html > > > > Portrait (at Eva Peron's grave): > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/BA/South+Georgia-20191005-14746.jpg.html > > > > Looksee: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/BA/South+Georgia-20191005-14747.jpg.html > > > > Impatience: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/BA/South+Georgia-20191005-14727.jpg.html > > > > Curiosity: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/BA/South+Georgia-20191005-14755.jpg.html > > > > We were supposed to go to Mendoza, the wine growing heart of Argentina, > but > > a pilot's strike put paid to that. So we stayed on in Buenos Aires, went > to > > a soccer match featuring River Plate, one of Argentina's top two teams. I > > did not take a camera with me into a crowd of 70,000 screaming > supporters, > > but it was an experience, all the same. Walking back to the vehicle, in > the > > night, in the midst of 25,000 singing fans gives me the goose pimples > even > > today, when I think about it. The other place where we spent some time > was > > at a local flea market, which was great fun: > > > > Shop: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/BA/South+Georgia-20191006-14777.jpg.html > > > > Craftsman: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/BA/South+Georgia-20191006-14781.jpg.html > > > > Pose: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/BA/South+Georgia-20191006-14790.jpg.html > > > > Tango: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/BA/South+Georgia-20191006-14933.jpg.html > > > > The last photograph of this set can be put down to serendipity, so > > important when exploring a city on foot. The four of us walked into a > wine > > bar for a refreshing glass, only to find that it was run by two > youngsters, > > and had opened only the day before. We found it to be a most agreeable, > and > > well priced place, and asked Mathieu, the young bartender, to arrange a > > wine tasting (for missing Mendoza!) the next day. This is Mathieu in his > > environs: > > > > Mathieu: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/BA/South+Georgia-20191005-14667.jpg.html > > > > Please see LARGE > > > > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome! > > > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >