What is Christmas like in Buenos Aires? With fireworks, warm temperatures, calorie-laden food, and dancing until dawn, Navidad in Buenos Aires is a party that is literally not for the faint of heart. It may be Christmas but It’s Hot as Hades! Christmas falls in summer in the southern hemisphere, so traditions such as Santa […]
Archives for December 2013
Foto of the Week — The National Symphony of the Blind
The Pascual Grisolía National Symphony of the Blind and singer, Guillermo Fernández perform in the Palais de Glace gardens. Founder and music teacher, Pascual Grisolía began teaching music to blind students in 1939, but it wasn’t until 1947 that they performed as La Banda Sinfónica de Ciegos, gaining attention as the world’s first orchestra composed […]
