Calle Florida, Downtown Buenos Aires' main shopping street, a pedestrian zone |
Like Brazil, Argentina has many shops selling small sculptures carved from semi-precious stone |
Lapidary parrots and translucent stone bowls |
Ducks carved of pink stone in a shop window, Calle Florida |
Carved pink stone of the Tango, a typical Buenos Aires theme |
Peach colored stone used for a Tango carving, Buenos Aires |
Jade bear, Calle Florida, Buenos Aires |
Advertising for Tucumán Province tourism, Calle Florida |
Harrod's on Av. Florida, established 1914 - shut down since 1998 |
Argentina sportswear - Calle Florida, Buenos Aires |
I Love BA sweatshirt, Calle Florida |
T-Shirts, Calle Florida - Buenos Aires |
T-Shirts, Calle Florida - Buenos Aires |
Montecarlo - Sweaters de Mar del Plata |
Montecarlo - Sweaters de Mar del Plata |
Centro Naval - 801 Calle Florida, Buenos Aires |
Centro Naval - 801 Calle Florida, Buenos Aires |
Gracious lobby of the Centro Naval, Calle Florida |
Sculpture of a young triton blowing a shell over the entrance to the Centro Naval |
Artistic map of Argentina - on sale at kiosks |
Artistic South America map on sale at kiosks |
Argentinian beef breeds and cuts |
Galerías Pacífico, Calle Florida, Buenos Aires |
Galerías Pacífico opened on Calle Florida in 1889 |
Galerías Pacífico, Buenos Aires |
Murals cover the central dome of the Galerías Pacífico |
Central dome of the Galerías Pacífico with its New Realist style murals, 1945-1946 |
Mural dome, Galerías Pacífico, Buenos Aires |
Galerías Pacífico, The Domain of Natural Forces, Lino Enea Spilimbergo, 1946 |
Galerías Pacífico, El Dominio de las Fuerzas Naturales, Lino Enea Spilimbergo, 1946 |
Mural - Galerías Pacífico, Buenos Aires |
Mural - Galerías Pacífico, Buenos Aires |
Galerías Pacífico, El amor o Germinación de la tierra, Antonio Berni, 1946 |
Galerías Pacífico, Love or The Germination of the Land, Antonio Berni, 1946 |
Galerías Pacífico, La pareja humana o El amor maternal, Manuel Colmeiro, 1946 |
Galerías Pacífico mural - La vida doméstica o La ofrenda generosa de la naturaleza, Juan Carlos Castagnino, 1946 |
Stairs beneath the mural Domestic Life, Galerías Pacífico |
Galerías Pacífico - "Con los pies en la tierra", Carlos Alonso, 1992 |
Stone carving - the Tango, Galerías Pacífico, Buenos Aires |
Sheraton Libertador Hotel, Av Córdoba, Buenos Aires |
Sheraton Libertador Hotel, Av Córdoba, Buenos Aires |
Asociacion Estimulo de Bellas Artes, Av Córdoba, Buenos Aires |
Mural - Asociacion Estimulo de Bellas Artes, Av Córdoba, Buenos Aires |
Mural - Asociacion Estimulo de Bellas Artes |
Model of the Colonia Express ferry |
Restaurante La Chacra, Av Córdoba 943 |
Argentinian grill at La Chacra, Av Córdoba, Buenos Aires |
T-Shirt, Patagonia Ruta 40, Argentina |
Very real looking Beretta BB guns in a shop - Buenos Aires |
Av Lavalle at San Nicolás, Central Buenos Aires |
La Estancia Asador Criollo, Av Lavalle 941, Buenos Aires |
Argentinian grilled meat at La Estancia, Av Lavalle |
Price list at La Estancia |
Parrilla El Gauho, Av Lavalle - not recommended |
This place was a rip off... |
Supposedly, their best cut of meat |
Interesting that you get a better exchange rate paying US$ cash |
Av Maipú at Lavalle, Buenos Aires |
Calle Florida, Buenos Aires |
As the day progresses, the pedestrianized Calle Florida gets busier |
Calle Florida, Buenos Aires |
Richmond Salon de Te, Calle Florida |
Flowers, Calle Florida |
Architectural detail of the old Galeria Mitre (now Falabella), Calle Florida 343 |
Calle Florida & Tte. Gral. Juan Domingo Perón, Buenos Aires |
Financial District of Buenos Aires |
Standard Bank, Florida & Diagonal Pena, Buenos Aires |
They should have cleaned off the pigeon poo before putting up the mesh netting |
Statue at the junction of Calle Florida and Diagonal Norte |
Buenos Aires is full of grand early 20th Century architecture |
Impressive building on the south side of Diagonal Norte (Avenida Pres. Roque Sáenz Pena) at Calle Florida |
Academia Nacional Del Tango, Avenida de Mayo 833, Buenos Aires |
Cafe Tortoni - Academia Nacional Del Tango, Avenida de Mayo 833, Buenos Aires |
Café Tortoni - Academia Nacional Del Tango |
Souvenirs of Buenos Aires with old B.A. landmarks including the Cafe Tortoni |
Avenida de Mayo, Buenos Aires |
Avenida de Mayo, Buenos Aires |
Avenida de Mayo, Buenos Aires |
The Golden Age of Buenos Aires around the turn of the century faded in the years between WWI and the Great Depression |
Las Malvinas no se tocan famatina tampoco |
Buenos Aires Subway Map - Subte |
Buenos Aires Subway Map - Subte |
Advertising in Buenos Aires |