{"id":159,"date":"2014-08-15T18:58:54","date_gmt":"2014-08-15T18:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/?p=159"},"modified":"2024-03-14T15:11:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T15:11:28","slug":"this-was-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/?p=159","title":{"rendered":"This was good"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"leftContent\">\n<h3>But this is way more photogenic<\/h3>\n<p>Oh my. Very happy to be in Buenos Aires. Finally, stuff worth taking the lens cap off. Four days on my own in one of the most wonderful cities in the world. Yes, it means being alert and cautious, but it is also a sweet experience. People are kind, especially salt-and pepper haired, well-bellied men who tactfully help with directions on the subway. Part chivalry, part looking after one of their own tribe.<\/p>\n<p>So nice to be taking photos again. That was a long dry spell.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script> jQuery(document).ready(function ($) {\n    var slideWidth, sliderId, slideCount; \/\/ declare variables in this scope\n\t\n\tslideCount = 0;\n\n    function setWidth() {\n        slideWidth = $('.slideContainer').width();\n    };\n\t\n\tfunction resetSlide() {\n        $('#gallery-1').animate({scrollLeft: '-=20000'},300);\n    };\n\n    setWidth();\n\n    $(window).resize(setWidth);\n\t\n\t$(window).resize(resetSlide);\n\t\n\tfunction countUp() {\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t}\n\t\n\tfunction moveRight() {\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t}\n\t\n\t\n    $('#fgallery-1').click(function() {\n\tsetWidth();\n\t$('#gallery-1').animate({scrollLeft: '+='+slideWidth},300);\n\tslideCount = slideCount + slideWidth;\n\tif ( (($('#gallery-1').scrollLeft() + slideWidth + 1 ) - slideCount <= 0) ) {\n\t\tresetSlide();\n\t\tslideCount = 0;\n\t} \n\t\n\t\n\t});\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t$('#bgallery-1').click(function() {\n\tsetWidth();\n\t$('#gallery-1').animate({scrollLeft: '-='+slideWidth},300);\n\tslideCount = slideCount - slideWidth;\n});\n\n});<\/script> \n\n\t\t\t<div class='slideContainer'> \n <p id='bgallery-1' class='prevSlide'><img src='\/wp-content\/plugins\/rogueslider\/slider-arrow-right.png'\/><\/p>\n\t\t\t<p id='fgallery-1' class='nextSlide'><img src='\/wp-content\/plugins\/rogueslider\/slider-arrow-right.png'\/><\/p><div id='gallery-1' class='sgallery galleryid-159 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='sgallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='sgallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood.jpg 794w, https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><div class='rogueCaps'><h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class='rogueCaption'>\n\t\t\t\tFlorida Street begins with a post modern insertion into the early century establishment.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div><\/dl><dl class='sgallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='sgallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood1.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood1.jpg 794w, https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood1-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><div class='rogueCaps'><h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class='rogueCaption'>\n\t\t\t\tThe compulsory vote dates back to this president, S\u00e1enz Pe\u00f1a. The monument is a remarkable rendering of power.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div><\/dl><dl class='sgallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='sgallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood2.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood2.jpg 794w, https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood2-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><div class='rogueCaps'><h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class='rogueCaption'>\n\t\t\t\tI would love to see the machine that shows up to lift these sacks of rubble away.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div><\/dl><dl class='sgallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='sgallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood3.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood3.jpg 794w, https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood3-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><div class='rogueCaps'><h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class='rogueCaption'>\n\t\t\t\tAn 1888 shopping mall, restored in 1991, the Galerias Pacifico serves as a temple for the worship of brand named gods.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div><\/dl><dl class='sgallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='sgallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood4.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood4.jpg 794w, https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood4-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><div class='rogueCaps'><h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class='rogueCaption'>\n\t\t\t\tFrom my cafe table, the corner of the Galerias and the magnificent Beaux-Arts facade of the Naval Center, the exclusive club for members of Argentina&#8217;s powerful navy. I paid a cover charge (of less than a dollar) to sit at an outdoor table. The people watching was worth every peso.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div><\/dl><dl class='sgallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='sgallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood5.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood5.jpg 794w, https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood5-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><div class='rogueCaps'><h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class='rogueCaption'>\n\t\t\t\tAlso worth the pesos was this lasagne made of sheets of roasted eggplant. My deferential waiter poured the sauce after setting down the plate. The recipe dates back four generations.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div><\/dl><dl class='sgallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='sgallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood6.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood6.jpg 794w, https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood6-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><div class='rogueCaps'><h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class='rogueCaption'>\n\t\t\t\tAn inside sneak shot from the upper floor.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div><\/dl><dl class='sgallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='sgallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood7.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood7.jpg 794w, https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood7-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><div class='rogueCaps'><h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class='rogueCaption'>\n\t\t\t\tWhat can I say.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div><\/dl><dl class='sgallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='sgallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood8.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood8.jpg 794w, https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood8-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><div class='rogueCaps'><h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class='rogueCaption'>\n\t\t\t\tBeguiling.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div><\/dl><dl class='sgallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='sgallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"1058\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood9.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood9.jpg 794w, https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood9-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood9-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><div class='rogueCaps'><h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class='rogueCaption'>\n\t\t\t\tA Spanish colonial reason to pause on a side street.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div><\/dl><dl class='sgallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='sgallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood11.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood11.jpg 794w, https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/thatwasgood11-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><div class='rogueCaps'><h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class='rogueCaption'>\n\t\t\t\tMarch 28, 5:30 p.m.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div><\/dl>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>But this is way more photogenic Oh my. Very happy to be in Buenos Aires. Finally, stuff worth taking the lens cap off. Four days on my own in one of the most wonderful cities in the world. Yes, it means being alert and cautious, but it is also a sweet experience. 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