Strange, I look out the window and there’s snow….very, very little…in Tennessee we would barely call it a flurry but here in Buenos Aires it’s almost … enchanting. Well, I’m going up to the terrace…maybe I’ll have a photo for later.
Okay, you can’t really tell much from these photos (you have to look really close) but there was a nice little snow flurry here on the edge of San Telmo & Barracas this afternoon. TN, the cable news station, said that it was the first time that it snowed in Buenos Aires since 1928, though they didn’t seem to know for sure. At one point, they said 1928, then they said 1918 a couple of times, then they said 1928.
The flurries got a little heavier in the evening. A walk around San Telmo revealed a lot of people out enjoying the unexpected snow, Parque Lezama was full of people taking photos.
July 9th, 2007 at 9:03 pm
I just spoke with a friend in Buenos Aires who told me about the snow. I lived as a child there from 1960 to 1975 and I do recall one morning as a 6 year old child when a little snow fell. Perhaps it was not the case, I do not know, I would have to ask my mother. I am 47 years of age now and have not returned to Buenos Aires since 1978. Thank you so much for your post. My friend went out to enjoy the snow. He was a friend from St Ciaran’s School from primary school: Willy Lubos. He is coming to Italy next week and I will perhaps see him for the first time in 30 years.
July 9th, 2007 at 11:41 pm
Yeah! Snow! Magical night indeed. Never thought i’d experience a snowfall in my hometown. Lovely way to spend my 25th birthday, i love the cold and snow.
Nice shots.
July 10th, 2007 at 12:19 pm
Are you a tourist here? How do you like it?
July 10th, 2007 at 1:06 pm
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July 11th, 2007 at 12:14 pm
Hey Jeff, I knew you’d post something about the lovely snow we had last monday (it was a national holiday, too! Independence day).
July 17th, 2007 at 9:12 pm
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