Ignacio Nicolás Rodríguez

I’m staying at one of the Marriot Courtyards on this street. The hotel is not top notch and is a bit far from the historic centre. All in all, it’s kind of nice and the city is so great it’s worth taking a bus or walking a bit.

Many artists performing all kinds of music, selling paints and all. Will try the restaurants this evening, they look awesome!

As of today (March 19th 2007) there’s an excellent WiFi service (no idea who’s providing it), but has a strange DNS config: only resolves google.com and other common sites.
If you plan to connect here, bring your own DNS servers. Configured correctly it works like a charm! And you get to be able to work instead of having fun :(

As of January 2007 they charge ARS 80 for a double room, which is USD 25 for a good size room with its own bathroom, cable TV and a fan (!).

For spring and summer you should consider asking for a room by the rear side (which is cooler).

Quoting from his article

More or less a restaurant de puertas cerradas, but open at lunchtime, and far more casual. Local peruvians drop by, pretty much help themselves to whatever the plate(s) of the day is, grab a seat wherever they can find one, eat, pay, and leave – or in the case of quite a few, while away the afternoon sucking down beer after beer… during our hour eating lunch, the three guys next to us put away eight, yes, eight liters of beer, and showed no signs of slowing down. Monday is Shambar day, and Javier, the owner of the house, and the cocinero, had a huge pot of if bubbling away on the stove (the other choices were ceviche and a leg of chicken atop a plate of rice).

Since some time ago, the bus station has been the point I meet my ex wife: she lives some 20 miles away from Santa Fe and most times I have to pick or leave our daughter there.

In our short meetings I have said and thought all kinds of sad words, regrettable things, unimportant words, even deep words, but when I get to say “boy I love this woman,” then language cranks and there’s nothing left to express since nothing could match such true heartedness.

My guess is that is the way a “fact of life” is experienced.

In hot Santa Fe (100 degrees F is a pretty common mark in the summer) there are few places as well designed to let the fresh air run.
No fresh air around? Three great pools will keep you cool.
If you like to cook, there’s grills for everyone, including tables and seats near. If you didn’t make it to get the wood and the meat, then there’s a well equipped bar too, where you can also enjoy a fresh beer (liso) in the afternoon.

What else can you ask for? Yeah, maybe, less mosquito around.

This park was created in 1910 as part of the celebration of the first hundred years of our country as a free nation (not independent, Independence came 6 years after).
Its circular shape and its position (it is practically the centroid of Buenos Aires city) makes it very easy to spot it from the sky.
Few years from now, in 2010, our country will celebrate yet another century of freedom. How will the park look like then? I’ll do my best to take some shots!

Las tradicionales piletas de agua salada donde además se puede disfrutar de canchas de paddle y fútbol. Horario: de lunes a sábados, de 10 a 20; domingos y feriados, de 9 a 20. Hasta 5 años, no pagan.
Dirección: Puente 12, autopista Ricchieri y Camino de Cintura, Aldo Bonzi.
Teléfono: 4442-1940

Colectivos: dejan cerca las líneas 54, 86, 92, 193, 306 ad, 338 abc y 406.

This is one of the most widely known restaurants in Santa Fe. I know of several national authorities (even presidents) that were brought there. The place is somewhat charming with that huge number of photographs of television, politics and sports stars. It is also a very quiet place, facing the lagoon.

Some of the dishes are unique and very tasty, like “Paty al disco de arado”, Grilled “Mimosa” and “Boga”, but some of them are not very advisable (Fish meatballs are not great, neither are Fish empanadas—which are too oily).

Biggest problem is, they serve only what they’ve prepared for the day, you cannot choose—you just can pick what dish you’d like to repeat.

It is a great place for river fish lovers. Not very good for large groups with varying preferences.