Calatrava 2007

: The Puente de la Mujer (Spanish for "Woman's Bridge") is a pedestrian bridge in the Puerto Madero section of Buenos Aires.

Calatrava spans the canal at Dock 3 in Puerto Madero. It is a popular meeting place for locals and tourists, and I met some lovely people here too. One fine evening while wandering about, I encountered a choral group from the University near the port side foot of the bridge. I was trying so hard to speak Spanish that I would try to converse with whoever would humor me, and these kind folks were most gracious. Right there at the foot of the bridge, in the darkness of the evening, they broke into a beautiful rendition of one of their traditional songs, just for me....well and everyone else who gathered around. If you have broadband and a couple extra moments you can listen to the recording. All the photos on this site, and all the videos were taken with my pocket digital 8 megapixel Konica-Minolta camera. The video is almost worthless due to the lack of lighting, but the song is awesome. I had no idea what the words meant, but the beauty of it still gave me chills.