after a strenuous, stressful apartment search that lasted for almost three weeks (as we verged on homelessness), brandon and i have found a place to live that looks and feels like it is going to be superb. contrary to my previous statements, we are not going to be living with an old woman and a shy middle-aged woman in a mediocre porteño neigborhood. instead, we will be living in san telmo, an area of buenos aires known for its narrow, cobblestone streets and beautiful, old architecture. san telmo is the oldest neighborhood of buenos aires and while for awhile it was a bit shady, in recent years, it has turned into a happening, flourishing place. there are lots of bohemian shops and little bars. the largest outdoor market happens every sunday in san telmo. it's cheaper than palermo, but not any less hip, if you ask me. and as for the house itself (yes HOUSE) it is owned by three sisters who rent out the five rooms to internationals looking for temporary residence. currently living there: american, french, and peruvian occupants. someone else was looking at a room today. and then brandon and myself will be taking one room. the house has a large, fully-stocked kitchen, two sunny and gorgeous terraces, one with a giant grill, a nice little patio that overlooks the tree-lined little street that extends from the living room. if you can't tell, i'm truly excited about this. i can't wait to live there (we move on thursday). not the best part of it all, but a nice perk, is that this room is the cheapest of everything we have looked at. how is it possible that our favorite place costs the least? well, sometimes everything happens to work out.
today was a perfect day. afterward we expertly grabbed the nearby subte (our new line, linea c) to a barrio called retiro where we ordered some disappointing nachos (liquid cheese, never again) and awesome beer. this place, buller pub, is one of the few brewpubs in town. we paid a little more than we usually would for an afternoon snack/beer, but we had reason to celebrate. what's more, our friend lukas, from germany, met us there and we had a nice time with him.
now, after an evening rendezvous at the dog park in palermo, luna is happy and calm, and soon we'll be making some dinner. i wish i could share with her my excitement about her soon-to-be living quarters. she will have a whole house to roam around in, including the terraces. she will love it.
Old architecture but also new architecture. There is a sweet combination. Did you check close to Retiro? There is a train station regularly. Wooden ferries will take you further into the tree-lined delta. Puerto Madero Reclaiming this port area for residential and commercial use, the city is creating a planned development of restaurants, businesses homes the Catholic University and office buildings.
ReplyDeleteBy 2005, there will be public parks a covered stadium two convention centers, three museums and four five star hotels! Having a Buenos Aires temporary rent there would be the best!