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Tim's avatar

Makes me almost miss civilization. Well, it was nice while it lasted.

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Kathy's avatar

I agree with Rich! Your video clips are such teasers.

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RICH's avatar

You are making me want to relocate! :-)

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Joel Bowman's avatar

The city is full of these historic cafes. We just stumbled into another, which I’ll post in an upcoming Modern Flâneur, after attending a show down in the theater district this past weekend. Spectacular!

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Paul Fahn's avatar

beautiful - que lugar! I'm planning my first trip to B.A. and looking for cafe recommendations. Keep 'em coming. Looks like one of the best café cities.

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Joel Bowman's avatar

Glad to hear you’re inbound. So much to see. I’ll keep these video posts coming every weekend. Thanks for reading!

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Stephen Wolf's avatar

Looked like a scene out of a 1930's movie in color.

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Joel Bowman's avatar

My feeling exactly!

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Carl P's avatar

Your description of these bares notables makes me wonder if the title and lyrics of a song from one of my favorite bands is about one of these. Are you familiar with the group Churupaca and their song "Café Goyheneche"?

Buena la suerte te trajo hasta mí otra vez

Café Goyeneche como la primera vez

Abrí la puerta y estabas ahí, me asusté

Abrí la puerta y te juro que me asusté

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Joel Bowman's avatar

Hadn’t heard of them before… thanks for the recommendation!

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Bill's avatar

On Substack I can click on the headline and listen to the audio. I generally read the text while I listen. Lately, I cannot get audio on the post cards... Any help appreciated.

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Joel Bowman's avatar

Interesting…perhaps the audio feature doesn’t work on video posts? I’ll look into it. Thanks for mentioning!

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Weston Parker's avatar

That is a very stylish cafe. One day I will visit. Gracias por el recorrido

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Joel Bowman's avatar

Gracias por venir

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Alice Edgcumbe-Rendle's avatar

Now that's what I call a classy cafe! The rise of the community cafe in the UK is a result of the deep seated need for connection. Even the somewhat reserved Brits are embracing the idea of a shared space for sitting and sipping!

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Joel Bowman's avatar

Agreed. We need more of these communal spaces… cafes, salons, bars, etc. Especially after the isolationism during covid…

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Martin El Gallego's avatar

So great to see how deeply you have immersed yourself in Portenio culture

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Francisco Gaido's avatar

Hola! como Argentino del interior del país (del interior de la provincia de Córdoba) te digo que me encantan estos videos de Buenos Aires (solamente he ido una vez por motivos de salud de uno de mis hijos) así que no recorrí prácticamente nada. Muchas gracias!

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Judy Crawford's avatar

I love the videos and history!

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