Hello Hivers and Silver Bloggers! I hope you say goodbye to the year with peace and harmony, and that 2025 is filled with good vibes, health, love, and prosperity for all.
Yesterday, on Sunday, we visited one of the neighborhoods in Bogota that I like the most, Chapinero Alto. I had written about this neighborhood during my trip here last January when I stayed in an Airbnb there.
We had planned to lunch at a small Argentine-owned restaurant. We had heard about a popular custom in Argentina and other South American countries, where on the 29th of every month, they serve gnocchi to attract prosperity. It’s called The Gnocchi of the 29th. And in this place they follow the custom.
The custom is to place a bill or a coin under the plate of gnocchi to attract luck and prosperity for the upcoming month. We followed this tradition as well, hehe. They offered two sauces for the gnocchi. I decided to order my portion with half of each sauce to sample both. One sauce was a mint bechamel sauce with pickled vegetables, which offered a distinct flavor from the traditional sauces. The other sauce was a braised meat sauce, which I thoroughly enjoyed.
The restaurant is also a vermuteria. So we ordered red vermouth to drink. I like that they bring it to you in a little penguin, and a bottle with a siphon of carbonated water so that you can serve the vermouth at the table.
For dessert, the hubby and my son ordered a flan with dulce de leche and I had a craving for an alfajor. However, I must say that I have had much better ones. The cookie of the alfajor was not the best.
After eating we decided to walk around a bit to help our digestion ;)
Sur, which is the name of the vermutería, is pet-friendly. It has small tables outside where pet owners can sit with their furry friends. At the time we visited, there was a cute puppy who seems very curious about the people walking by on the sidewalk.
I like the fact that in this sector of the city there are still many houses with a vintage charm.
In some of them there are cafes and design stores.
As we continued our walk, we came across a small garden where there were a couple of rabbits, quite large, by the way LOL And in front of that house, on the sidewalk, there were a couple of raised boxes that had been planted with a mini garden. I found this a curious and charming detail.
We passed by a cafe called Varietale located on a corner with several tables on a very nice terrace overlooking the street. So we decided to go in and have a coffee.
But we ended up having the coffee at the tables indoors because it started to drizzle.
But not before saying hello to this small representation of the iconic character of the Argentine cartoonist Quino. I'm sure that dear Mafalda would be very happy that we had eaten Los Ñoquis del 29 or maybe not, maybe she think is a stupid joke. With Mafalda you never know what to expect. What do you think? hehe.
When we left the cafe, we ordered a Didi to go back to the apartment and enjoy the rest of the afternoon watching the two chapters we were missing of the One Hundred Years of Solitude series on Netflix. Have you seen it?
This post is for #SublimeSunday inspired by @c0ff33a and #BeautifulSunday initiated by @ace108.
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Hola queridos Hivers y Silver Bloggers, espero que despidan el año con paz y armonía y que el 2025 venga cargado de buenas energias, salud, amor y prosperidad para todos.
Ayer domingo, nosotros estuvimos en uno de los barrios que de los que he conocido es el que más me gusta de Bogotá, Chapinero Alto. Escribi sobre este vecindario cuando viaje aqui en enero pasado y me hospedé en un airbnb allí.
Teníamos planeado almorzar en un pequeño restaurante de dueños argentinos. Habíamos oído hablar de una costumbre popular en Argentina y otros países sudamericanos, donde el 29 de cada mes sirven ñoquis para atraer la prosperidad. Se llama «Los ñoquis del 29». Y en este lugar siguen la costumbre.
La costumbre es que debajo del plato de ñoquis debes poner un billete o una moneda para atraer la suerte y la prosperidad el siguiente mes. Así que nosotros hicimos lo propio, jeje. Tenían dos salsas a elegir para los ñoquis. Yo pedí mi ración con mitad de cada una para probar ambas. Una era una bechamel de menta con vegetales encurtidos, un sabor bien distinto a las salsas tradicionales. La otra era una salsa de carne estofada y fue mi favorita.
El local además de restaurant es una vermutería. Así que pedimos vermut rojo para tomar. Me gusta que te lo traen en un pingüinito, acompañado con una botella con sifón de agua gasificada para que uno se sirva el vermut en la mesa.
De postre, el Esposito y mi hijo se pidieron un flan con dulce de leche y yo me antojé de un alfajor, pero debo decir que los he comido mucho mejores. La galleta del alfajor no estaba tan boronosa como me gusta.
Despues de comer decidimos caminar un poco para ayudar a nuestra digestión ;)
Sur que así se llama la vermutería es pet friendly. Tiene mesitas afuera para quienes quieran ir con sus mascotas. Y allí estaba ese lindo cachorro muy interesado en ver pasar a la gente por la acera.
Me gusta que en este sector de la ciudad se conservan muchas casas con un aire vintage.
En algunas funcionas cafés y tiendas de diseño.
Caminando nos topamos con un pequeño jardín en el que habían un par de conejos, bastante grandes por cierto jeje. Y en frente de esa casa, en la acera había un par de cajas elevadas de la acera, en donde habian plantado un mini jardin. Me parecio un detalle curioso y encantador.
Pasamos por un café llamado Varietale ubicado en una esquina con varias mesas ubicadas en una terraza muy agradable que daba a la calle. Así que decidimos entrar a tomarnos un café.
Terminamos tomándolo en las mesas del interior porque empezó a lloviznar un poco.
Pero no sin antes saludar a esta pequeña representación del personaje icónico del caricaturista argentino Quino. Seguro que la querida Mafalda estaría muy contanta de que hubieramos comido Los Ñoquis del 29 o tal vez le parecería una chorrada. Con Mafalda nunca se sabe. Qué opinan? jeje.
Al salir del café, pedimos un Didi para volver al apartamento y disfrutar el resto de la trade viendo los dos capítulos que nos faltaban de la Serie de Cien Años de Soledad en Netflix. Ya la vieron? Qué les pareció?
Este post es para #SublimeSunday inspirado por @c0ff33a y #BeautifulSunday iniciado por @ace108.
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An enjoyable post with nice photos (I loved that Mafalda, what a cute thing, gee) It looks like a nice neighborhood to take street photos!... I'm going to the kitchen, your post made me hungry! hahaha :))... (I'm back) I have read 100 Años de soledad several times since I was 7 years old (I read it at that age while being confined due to severe bronchitis, Dad said it was not reading for a child of that age, but Mom allowed me to read it... And wow, did it mark my taste for reading!) I haven't seen the series on Netflix, but I've heard good things about it, maybe I'll watch it... Have a happy new year @coquicoin friend!!!! Thanks for sharing! ;)
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Happy New Year to you and your family ✨❤️❤️🤩, I guess you are enjoying the day with your family outside having a fun food trip and pleasant walk. Such a nice bonding moments with your family. ✨✨😊.
Happy New Year, Rufa!!
May 2025 be full of blessings for you and your loved ones 🤗😘
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Where is this? South America?
Totally different lifestyles from what I'm use to.. of course that is natural as we have a really diverse population on earth, nice seeing that actually... what we see as the norm might not be so on the other side of the ocean!
What a fascinating adventure! Interesting custom The Gnocchi of the 29th. May you continue to attract prosperity in the process. Thank you for sharing such lovely experiences. A Happy New Year to you and yours. May 2025 bring us more blessings.
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Good morning dear friend @coquicoin
I didn't know that the tradition of the 29th ñoquiz was known in other parts of the world, how great to know that you practice it
What a beautiful city, my youngest son lives in Bogota, he is studying at the university
What beautiful photographs, I appreciate that you have shared with us
May this year 2025 be full of blessings, happiness, love, peace and prosperity
A big hug to your entire family
What a lovely way to spend the last Sunday of the year! The gnocchi tradition is fascinating, and I'm glad you got to experience it. The photos of the vintage houses and the Mafalda figure add so much charm to your story.
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