Blanco y Celeste: Out and about in the city

Here are a few photos taken earlier in the year when John and Valerie Kells came, also when Rob Shulz was here picking up his friend Chris Petays who came from Canada. Rob came to work here last year from Saskatchewan, and we’re very grateful to have his help here!

The Women’s Bridge, Puerto Madero. This is the old port of the city, it was left derelict until someone decided to do it up and now it is a very fashionable part of town. A lot of the buildings are shaped like ships, and they’ve left some of the old grain silos as they were. This bridge is shaped like a lyre, and is a tribute to women, the streets are all named after prominent women in the history of Argentina. All the bridges swivel open to let ships through. The water is an inlet of the River Plate.

To the left of the photo you can make out some of the old brick warehouses that have been done up, also an old crane. The English did a lot of construction work here, and you can clearly see their design in the brickwork.

Monument to the coastguards who patrol the river

Laura and Rob getting ready to eat lunch. Along the waterfront there are dozens of steak carts who sell a good feed for a reasonable rate. You can buy a steak sandwich, a ‘choripan’ (the spicy Argenitinian sausage wrapped in bread), pork steak, hamburger etc, then put whatever of the side dishes you want on the sandwich (chopped onion, tomato salsa etc etc). No frills but tasty!

The chef with his barbecue plate loaded with eggs and fried onions. Bread and sausages to the side. Mmm makes my mouth water writing about it!!

Fried onions/capsicum, with ham and eggs

Very engrossed in dressing up my steak sandwich, while Chris cradles his behind me. The river is in the background.

This is the waterfront where the steak carts are all parked up.

They have a few plastic chairs and tables so you can sit and TRY and eat your sandwich…I learned the first time not to overfill it…makes for messy eating!! Instead of seagulls crowding around waiting for tidbits, here there are pigeons and the occasional parrot!

Walking off the sandwich

Here you can see the old brick warehouses quite well. Rob taking a photo

Office buildings

Waiting for the train at the Don Torcuato station. This is where we have conventions at the school, so we’re often to be seen standing at this station waiting to go into town!