Thomas Locke Hobbs

Currently: Buenos Aires

 

Medico Clinico

 
Monday, May 05, 2008

 

Planetarium in Parque Palermo There is something about the Jetsons-like architecture along with the Araucaria tree on the left that makes this photo look like it was taken on another planet, from some 1960s Star Trek episode. Photo by Luc Garcia

 
Tuesday, April 29, 2008

 

Disco thru the trees Disco is a supermarket chain here and Luc took this picture across Avenida Santa Fe from the Botanical Garden.

 
Tuesday, April 29, 2008

 

Parrilla Gonzalo on Cabrera and Billinghurst. It's a good neighborhood parrilla, cheap and unpretentious. I liked the odd mix of florescent light, deeply saturated red and chartreuse in their signage. I have to thank Luc for the picture, since it was with his camera.

 
Tuesday, April 29, 2008

 

The zoo entrance has these paw prints in cement in the entrance. The center part of the paw is in the shape of Buenos Aires--almost. It's actually a mirror image. Does this mean that the guy who made the mold for the print forgot that the printed images is reversed?

 
Monday, April 28, 2008

 

My friend Luc from Paris is visiting me here in Buenos Aires. I think his sunglasses make him look like a young Andy Warhol.

 
Monday, April 28, 2008

 

There is a coin shortage in Argentina. Nobody wants to make change. You have to be strategic and horde coins for when they are absolutely necessary, like on the bus. You get good at lying, saying no tengo monedas even when it's a lie. I liked the knowning melodrama of this kiosquero´s sign in Recoleta.

 
Friday, April 25, 2008

 

Malos Aires

You may have heard that Buenos Aires was covered in smoke last week. This is what it looked like from my balcony. By contrast, here is the view on a normal day:

***CAPTION***

You could see 3 or 4 blocks at the most. You need a strong telephoto lens to capture the effect. This was the best I could do.

 
Thursday, April 24, 2008

 

Demo on Junin and Tucuman

 
Tuesday, April 22, 2008

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