Buenos Aires es muy bueno!

We went to Buenos Aires, Argentina for the honeymoon. Estamos enamorado de BA - que ciudad mangifica!

The following are my initial reactions, in no particular order. And by the way, we spent six wonderful nights at the Hotel Home and let me just say that it is absolutely the best -- great service, clean, well designed rooms, a pool out back and very reasonable rates, right in the heart of Palermo....it's where you want to be.

Such an eclectic blend of cultures, a sprawling, sputtering, spinning and dancing melange of classic European architecture, and all the black diesel dust belching pell mell roadways and bumper riding taxi cabs you expect of a third world country. Motorcycles, subcompacts, all whizzing past the totally modern and incredibly storied cobble stone streets of an elegant city with wide, wide boulevards. It has aristocracy and open air markets, cheap leather goods and cafes and the absolutely best steak I have ever eaten in my life. Long live Buenos Aires!

Once in a lifetime

It's official! On Friday, December 8th, 2006, I wed the love of my life, Ms. Cornelia Henning, now Mrs. Cornelia Van Amburg. It's in the Times!

It was, I must confess, a hugely emotional experience. It was the most magical, wonderful night, to be surrounded by loved ones, and pledging those vows. Words cannot come close to describing the emotions that swept through me.

I sincerely hope everyone gets a chance to experience emotion as untrammeled and real at least once in his or her life.

I'm going to go cry now.