In Buenos Aires there are a lot of what are called bodegones — kind of old style neighbourhood restaurants, not pretending to be anything else. You usually get good food and unpretentious service. That was the case last night when Lina and I went to Il Vero Arturito, usually just called Arturito.

Afterwards we decided we’d like to go somewhere else for a drink, so we took the bus back to my barrio, heading for La Biela, which I’ve talked about before. Imagine our consternation when we found it closed and shuttered. We had a moment of pandemia panic, until we saw a notice on the door saying they were closed for renovations from the 23rd to the 28th. So we figured they’re getting it ready for the tourists, who will start arriving after November 1. Looking forward to seeing what they do with it.