My Life in Argentina and Beyond

Monday,March 10, 2008: Beccar is now to be found on most Internet search engines. It is true--parts of Beccar have huge Swiss-style chalets with swimming pools and large gardens. Those chalets are for the most part behind Beccar's train station. When I lived there with my Tia, our block was on the lower middle class side. Our door was painted white and we had to walk up at least 20 steps to get to the living room area. I remember that it was a nice, bright house-style apt. The two bedrooms were large, the kitchen was cozy, with a door opening onto the patio. We had a lot of good talks in the kitchen.The patio was our second favorite place, especially in the late spring and summer months. It was covered with a large green and white awning.There was a round table and 4 chairs with cushions. And my aunt's pots and plants. All her geraniums, begonias and roses kept us company as we talked and/or drank mate in the afternoon.
Now our side of Beccar has several remodeled homes, chalets and other houses have been given a new roof, new garden, more modern looks. It's great to walk by them and admire how they've changed.
Our small place is almost the way it was before. Even the large tree outside our living room window is still as bushy as ever.