In the next few days, after an absence of a few weeks, we will resume our study of Dublin with a series of posts, talks, tours and quizes. We have several quizes lined up, on different themes of history and architecture (and history and architecture combined) as well as guided tours and discussions. But… Read More Dublin’s Egyptian Glory…. The newest quiz, from Hidden Dublin tours.
I received a request from my friend Phillip in London, looking for advice, tips and recommendations on Buenos Aires, on behalf of his friend Christopher, who was travelling out to BA that very week. Naturally I obliged. Here are my thoughts for what they were worth Tip One- contrary to popular misconception, Buenos Aires is not especially cheap. Rather the opposite is true, until… Read More 10 tips of Buenos Aires, advice for a friend of a friend.
This is the endearing ” Palio Boracho” tree, with its protruding stomach and awkward lean… If you hadn’t already guessed, Palio Boracho means drunken stick, so this is the drunken stick tree. Not hard to work out why.
I was fascinated by this very famous, and enormous “Gran” Gomera in the Plaza Francia in Recoletta. Planted in 1878, it is now over 50 metres wide… The branches are so massive and so heavy that even the aerial roots are not enough to hold up the largest ones, and wooden supports have been placed, like pillars, to hold the enormous weight.
The flag makes sense when you think about the endless migration, the Port, the sea and the giant Rio Plato. And the strong hot sun.
The flag makes sense when you think about the endless migration, the Port, the sea and the giant Rio Plato. And the strong hot sun.
Not all of San Telmo is this elegant and leafy. In truth, although I love it, some of it is pretty shattered looking. But you have to love it.
Strolling around San Telmo, urban heritage gawp….
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Arran Q Henderson 