Views of Buenos Aires

The place in question. As you can see, it is next to water. The water is brown and slow-moving and belongs to the Rio de la Plata, or River of Money (with a bit of poetic licence). The River of Money is gigantic and undrinkable. No wonder the country has a history of economic problems.

I love this picture. My mother took it when she was here. It is of Corrientes, the main street two blocks from where we live, and the place we a) catch the subte (underground), b) get out videos c) buy books, d) eat ice cream, e) walk into the centre f) go to the cinema g) go to the theatre h) have all-you-can eat dinner g) stroll along at night. In the distance you can see the Obelisco, a monument in celebration of the independence of Argentina.

I am addicted to these. They are called Medialunas or half moons and are like French croissants but sweeter and made with heavier pastry. A standard breakfast is three medialunas with a white coffee and a glass of orange juice.

Not all of Buenos Aires is made of concrete. There are lots of parks in the North, in Palermo and Recoleta. This is near the Japanese Garden.

This is a picture of my feet and some fish. The fish are weird and multi-coloured. They are part of the Japanese Garden. My feet are normal. They are part of my legs.

It can rain a hell of a lot very suddenly. The city can´t cope with so much water at once. Sometimes the Subte closes down, the electricity goes and whole shantytowns get swept away cos of the floods caused.