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ARGENTINA #6 . . . IF YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND A MONTH IN BUENOS AIRES, THE "PARIS OF SOUTH AMERICA" . . . Here's a post with a lot of pictures, summing up some of the things we've learned about Buenos Aires during our month here. Although we saw lots of Buenos Aires, we sort of followed our own interests as first-time Buenos-Aires tourists in deciding how to spend our free time. That's why you won't find anything in this post about certain elements of Buenos Aires that are emphasized in the travel books, e.g., soccer, polo, tango, mate, or the all-night-long nightlife. (We're not opposed to all-night partying--it's just that we were traveling with a four-year-old and he had to get to bed. Next time we'll stay out all night, in addition to, possibly, watching some soccer and drinking some mate).

This post is loosely organized around themes -- walking is the first.

1. WALKING --Buenos Aires has a population of about 13 million people. If you go and want to get a sense for how the locals live, you'll be doing a lot of walking. Although taxis are everywhere, you'll get to see a lot more of the city if you walk as much as possible. The city is nicely laid out in easy-to-navigate, grid-like city blocks, so it's easy to take a different route every time you leave your hotel or apartment. At the end of the day, you might find yourself completely exhausted from the exercise. If you're like us, you'll use this an excuse to get some ice cream. Ice cream is very popular in Buenos Aires, with fancy ice cream stores every three or four blocks in any direction.

Here's a shot of Andrea and Sam, walking in the streets around our apartment in Recoleta.

More after the break, including a look at the law school in Buenos Aires (number 10) . . .

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The Weekly Law School Roundup #144

From Buenos Aires, Argentina (again!), here's your weekly list of good posts from the past week by law students, some current or almost current, some recently-graduated--

Winning Don't do it in class. [No. 634]

Grim Job options in a bad economy. [Law Ingenue]

Variation How law school changes you. [jollylawger.com]

Midterm Thoughts on the return of an exam. [J.D.? ...Maybe]

Offer Things to like about a firm. [Thanks, But No Thanks]

Millenials A newer generation. [The Shark]

Waste A commentary on celebrity trials. [Virgin In The Volcano]

Downturn Job offers and firm stability. [Paragon2Pieces]

Dudes Acting like lawyers without a clue. [delicious torts]

Meme Five ways to stay sane. [A Woman in Law School]

Sweet Tarts, not torts. [tales of the basil queen]

Why Questions about Gov. Palin. [Megan Goes to Law School]

Life Keep rowing. [butterflyfish]

Roundup Moms-in-the-Legal-Profession #67. [A New Duck]

Look for next week's roundup at Thanks, But No Thanks then it's back here the week after that. You can find some other recent roundups in the "At the Law Schools 2" category, as well as sixty or so older roundups from 2004-2005 here. Finally, if you want to know how I choose posts to highlight, see "How I Write the Weekly Law School Roundup." (If you have a law-student weblog that I don't seem to know about or that isn't in my blogroll, please send me an email.)

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ARGENTINA #5 . . . SIDETRIP TO URUGUAY . . . Last week, we spent some time in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay, which is one hour by hydrofoil from Buenos Aires. The Wikipedia entry on Colonia begins like this--

Colonia del Sacramento (formerly the Portuguese Colônia do Sacramento) is a city in southwestern Uruguay, by the Río de la Plata, facing Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is the oldest town in Uruguay and capital of the departamento of Colonia. It has a population of 21,714 (2004 census).

Here's a look at a lighthouse in the old part of town. It's open as a museum but unfortunately for Sam, children under 8 weren't allowed inside. He wasn't happy.

More photos of Colonia after the jump--

THE WEEKLY LAW SCHOOL ROUNDUP . . . The Weekly Law School Roundup alternates between The Legal Underground and Thanks, But No Thanks, where you can find this week's Weekly Law School Roundup #143. The next installment will appear here soon, so be sure to check back.

ARGENTINA #4 . . . TIGRE AND THE DELTA . . .We took a trip by train last week to the town of Tigre, located about 18 miles north of Buenos Aires. It's where the Delta begins--a network of islands and wetlands where the principal mode of travel is by boat.

Here's the water taxi that took us to the place we ate lunch, a 30-minute trip upriver--

More details and photos after the jump . . .

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