This is a post about Buenos Aires, a destination. This is also a post about terrains vagues, the anti-destination.
I love a terrain vague. Do you?
There is something about the openness, the emptiness, the desolation. It gives you time to think. And it MAKES you think. What was here before? Who was here before?
Who is hiding here? And why did they come?
Will this place stay always just the way it is, or, What Will It Become?
Some people are just passing through. Some just don't know that these places exist at all.
Often there are a lot of auto repair shops in places like this. And Carrefours are EVERYWHERE. Buenos Aires is no exception. Cars and carrefours (carrefour also means "intersection" in French): you don't need much else to get to your destination!
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Sometimes my head feels like a a terrain vague.
ReplyDeletedans Paris, les terrains vagues se font rares (prix du m2 oblige!) en général, je les trouve beaux quand ils vivent, déprimants quand ils servent de dépotoir…
ReplyDeleteEt merci pour ton commentaire à propos du lapin, bien sûr c'est o.k, quand tu veux, je serais très flattée! bonne journée!
Terrain vague - I haven't heard the term before but I think I understand it. Nice 'urban-style pics too.
ReplyDeleteAh, this is why I come here! The in-between and the overlooked is where you find the truth. Reminds me of an old post where you took photos in an alleyway or small road somewhere in Paris. I knew I was hooked on your blog right then and there :^) Hooray for the in-betweens...
ReplyDeleteOh is that "vague" as "waves" or as "undefined"... I think I like both...
ReplyDeleteI would love to visit one day ...
ReplyDeleteC'est une bonne idée de choisir le terrain vague comme destination... inattendue ! J'aime beaucoup la première photo avec la vieille voiture et les tags sur les murs.
ReplyDeleteLove the first picture of the car and the graffiti behind. I find that when I travel, the places that I really fall in love with are not always the most beautiful ones but often the most interesting ones. This is what I love about living in Shoreditch now as opposed to Notting Hill too. What will it become? Which direction will it take? To me, it is far more exciting and interesting, than somewhere that has already reached its zenith
ReplyDeletei like to imagine the stories of people in a place, too...
ReplyDeleteI love all your questions about destinations, and the colorful Buenos Aires views. Makes me think a city that raises questions, it's the kind that fuels the imagination:))
ReplyDeleteHappy week!
well! carrefour in BA. that's a surprise...
ReplyDeleteand yes, the vagues as you call 'em...
always on the look out for 'em.
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Love the 1st picture! I'd love to jump in that car and have a ride through the district!
ReplyDeletethis is a new term to me ... but it sounds nice and love all those pics :)
ReplyDeleteI was in Buenos Aires years ago, and after backpacking through the Andean countries, BA seemed at the time uninspiring, and too western. I'm so sorry I didn't explore it more.
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