A note from Buenos Aires.

Our travels continue.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

May 12th, 2026

Dear Reader,

My show on Friday in Salta went great. It was at the main cultural center called Pro Cultura. There were lots of people, and they received my selection of American standards and French chansons enthusiastically. After the show, several audience members wanted to take photos with me.

The venue got lots of footage and put together a short video for their YouTube channel. You can check it out here!

Afterwards we went out with friends to celebrate. Here I am holding a tiny ice bucket with an individual sized bottle of champagne. ;)

My tiny bucket and champagne bottle.

We arrived in Buenos Aires around 11am on Sunday. When we left Salta it was sunny and freezing cold. There was a light frost on the mountaintops.

The frosty mountaintops of Salta.

When we touched down in Buenos Aires, the sun was shining and the temperature was much warmer than in Salta but still cool, and breezy.

We took a cab to the Alvear Hotel, located on Avenida Alvear in the heart of Recoleta. My parents had already gotten in, and were resting in their room. We went together for lunch at one of our favorite places, La Rambla, just a short stroll from the hotel.

Like a French brasserie, the waiters are efficient and appropriately reserved. They wear green waistcoats over starched white shirts with bowties. The menu is simple, but satisfying. You can have breakfast, lunch, a drink, a coffee, an after dinner drink, or tea and cake.

We ordered their famous steak sandwiches, French fries, and, since it was Sunday, glasses of red wine.

We’ll be staying for the next couple days before heading up to Asuncion, Paraguay. No shows scheduled - just relaxing and enjoying the city.

Plaza Francia, in Recoleta.

Stay tuned for more.

Abrazos,

Mariah