Rather than write up one HUGE post wrapping up or Argentina travels, I thought it wise to break it up into smaller, bite-sized chunks. Truthfully, we just thought this would be easier for our non-retired counterparts to enjoy rather than having to read each post on your lunch-break.
Today, I want to share with you the pristine sidewalks of Argentina. We've seen this consistently amongst every city that we've visited, whether rural or urban, so I think this blanket categorization is rather fair.
Frankly stated, the sidewalks here are pretty terrible, and that's not even mentioning the amount of dog poop everywhere, which in itself is a mine field.
Andrea has a strong hypothesis that because there are so many trees that line the streets (a future blog post) that the roots provide disruption to the tiles on the sidewalks. This probably accounts for a healthy amount of the problems, but I'm sure there are many other unexplained reasons why.
Below are some of our favorite examples:
This is actually one of the better sidewalks
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| Closer look at the open pipe |
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| Just an open pipe on the sidewalk. You know, no big deal. |
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| Still my favorite from Puerto Iguazu. This was on the corner of a main street. Pothole covered by 2 loose boards, held down by a brick. |
What strikes me, as crazy about all of this is that everyone just deals with it! Even in urban Buenos Aires, with 300,000+ people walking over the sidewalks daily, these thrashed walkways are ubiquitous and no one cares. Any US city with this kind of sidewalk would be up to their neck in lawsuits. Dr.'s reminder - this also ties into Andrea's other hypothesis about the origins of the huge platform sandals (as opposed to high heels).
We even saw people rollerblading on these! Talk about IDGAF! Point, Argentina.
Well, that's all really, we find these sidewalks from hell quite interesting. When we finally set down are wine glasses (we're currently exploring the heart of Argentina's wine area), you'll see some more updates.
Gotta go, we need another splash of Malbec, STAT!
AT & La Medica
This is exactly the kind of stuff I would obsess about, with rest of the world wondering why I can get hung-up on minor and trivial things, but they actually reflect larger societal mores and matters. Good hearing from you guys. Our house is on the rental market now.
ReplyDeleteHaven't heard anything for a while, to much Vino?
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