My first week back in Buenos Aires included a great wine event and a food expo at La Rural. What more could a girl want?
How about amazing weather.
Part of my decision to visit home was related to the weather. It was the middle of Winter in Buenos Aires, and it was Summer in Ohio. I knew I was heading back to cooler temperatures in Buenos Aires, but I was pleasantly surprised.
El Día de la Primavera
Spring in Buenos Aires is wonderful. And they have an unofficial holiday to celebrate it. I have been told that Spring Day is usually quite crappy. It drizzles. It is cold.
This must be my lucky Spring.
It was beautiful.
The temperature was in the 70s (Fahrenheit of course, I have yet to adopt Centigrade).
The sun was shining.
I’ve been here in Summer, and it is scorching. I’ve been here in Winter and it is cold and rainy. If you can visit Buenos Aires on one of those late deals, I highly recommend the Spring. All week I saw store and restaurant windows decorated festively to wish me a happy Spring Day.
On Spring Day, nobody goes to school (even though it is NOT an official holiday). The parks are filled with groups of people doing one of the following:
Taking sun (I find this literal translation amusing)
Playing Guitar
Eating a picnic lunch
Juggling or doing something acrobatic.
Smoking… um… various substances
Drinking beer (usually Quilmes) and/or mate
You’ve really had quite the welcome! I love that nobody goes to school, even though it’s not an official holiday.
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I know. Better to go drinking in the parks
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The weather is perfect for sight seeing and walking to the park and have a picnic to enjoy the sun.
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Unfortunately, it is raining today. But I was very happy for the nice weather when I first arrived.
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wow I am jealous of your weather. Bring me some of your sunshine ~
T_T it is like under 60 degrees at night here in San Francisco. How did Spring Day foster to the point that no one goes to school there? XDDD
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Well, the sunshine is not here today, so maybe it went to San Francisco?
I’m quite certain people look for any reason to skip school and work here.
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Lucky you! I’m just about to enter winter in Berlin and I’m scared.
I love hanging out in parks like that. I don’t think people do enough to relax and have fun like that in NA.
Great pics too.
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I’m scared for you too!
I need to spend more time relaxing in the park during nice days. It’s easy to get caught up in “doing stuff” all the time.
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Looks like a fun time was had by all! I would imagine springtime would be glorious there! There’s nothing more exciting than watching people enjoy life so intensely.
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One thing I really love about BsAs is that the parks just fill with people on a nice day, even when it’s not a holiday.
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Ah spring south of the equator. It got chilly and very rainy here the last few days and I am jonesing for some tropical clims (or perhaps a trek in Patagonia first).
Wait until at least November for Patagonia…. it’s COLD!
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You captured some beautiful moments….
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I just love how everyone is so relaxed.
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Love the dude on the tightrope! We had our first chilly weather this week (not to mention I was in Montreal over the weekend), so I’m so jealous of your spring!
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It must have been tightrope lesson day because a few different people got up to try it with others holding their arms.
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Ah – looks beautiful! Glad you had a nice welcome back! It is raining and cloudy here in Seattle.
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Unfortunately, we’ve had some Spring rain, but looking good again this week.
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Various substances? I don’t understand…..
Looks like the circus landed in the park, but I love their holiday theory. I’m going to take Monday off to celebrate Fall!
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Monday is a holiday here too, so I’ll have to go back to see who has been added to the circus.
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Whoa, I always forget the switching of the seasons! When I first saw this post I was so confused…. spring in Buenos Aires?? But it’s supposed to be autumn! =P
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I figured that would get people’s attention in the northern hemisphere
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Ahhh – you’re enjoying the spring weather while our temperatures in Europe just plummetted…
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My master plan is to never have winter again. I will just keep moving with the seasons
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What a great time to be there! I love spring. Well, I love summer too, but the temp is a lot easier to handle in spring…
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That is why I must enact the master plan referenced above.
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Looks like you indeed had a great welcome back to Buenos Aires
I need to visit there also some spring, it looks beautiful.
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So far Spring and Fall have been the best weather experiences for me here.
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I think its the best feeling after a long and cold winter when you feel the sun burning on your skin again and the people look being happier!!! Love spring!
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Oh, how lucky for you, darling.
Winter’s arrived in full force here – Miserable and grey weather all the time. :S
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I am looking forward to missing my 2nd Ohio winter in a row
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And, you’re back! Great that you arrived and welcomed back with such great weather!
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And it’s absolutely gorgeous again today!
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I can never get my head around this “spring in the south, autumn in the north” thing. Crazy!
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Spring sounds lovely about now
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At Foto Ruta we’re so happy its Spring….we wrote another little blog about how to enjoy the spring in BA up on the roof terrace! http://foto-ruta.com/?p=499
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I’ll have to check this out!
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