On the first of this month we finally made our move to San Telmo on a Wednesday night. We are now living in this lovely old building (thanks to our friend Adriana!). Our apartment is the top floor, front, with wonderful windows that open out onto to calle Brasil. It’s an old place that needed a lot of restoration. No one had lived in the apartment had been abandoned for 10 years and, from the looks of it, nothing had been done to apartment for the previous thirty years. Adriana and Ceci spent a lot of time working on it. This photo of the living room is rather dark but it nicely shows the window over the door. Later, I’ll post a picture of the building itself.
One interesting aspect of the building is the staircase. The entrance opens into a small covered hallway, which in turns leads to a long open-air corridor. A spiral staircase winds it way up to the top floor where we live. There’s no elevator so we get plenty of exercise going up and down the stairs. But it’s a lovely staircase, particularly at night when the light cast shadows of the ironwork onto the steps.
September 13th, 2005 at 9:07 pm
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September 16th, 2005 at 8:32 pm
Beautiful apartment! I’m sure you’re glad to finally be “instalados.” I wish I had stained glass like that in my depto.
September 16th, 2005 at 9:46 pm
Hello. Firstly, thanks for your very interesting blog which was recommended to me by a fellow traveller I met during my first and only visit to BA in June ’03. I was staying on the astonishing Av de Mayo at the time & your apartment in San Telmo reminds me of one I looked at – and very nearly bought – nearby (near buy?) on the Av. Venezuela. I often think about that apartment and the other wonders of Buenos Aires – especially the Cafes y Bares Notables … and now regret what amounts to a last minute failure of nerve. May be it was my poor/non-existent Spanish together with my fear of where the country might go: politically & economically but,I now think that,like you,I could have been a lot braver … cape diem and all that. So thank you again for rekindling my interest,causing me to reflect upon my foolish indecision, and reminding me of what is still possible. Best Wishes, John Mountbatten.
September 18th, 2005 at 2:49 pm
hi uncle Jeff, Your apatrment looks really cool. Thanks for helping me with my project. Its due next week. Do you have any other current news going on there you could send me. Sister and mamma say hi too.
February 23rd, 2006 at 7:39 pm
Hi, Jeff.
Your blog is great. Love your architectural photographs and am totally intrigued by your apartment. When are you coming back to the US?