Marcelo Álvarez H.

Lover of British architecture & gardens, mostly Country Houses, lodges, cottages & its restoration, etc. "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."

[Marcelo Álvarez H. @vasco_mdq]

@JuanHunterARG En Santa Fé aún se conservan muy lindos cascos de estancia, construidos por ingleses...

[Marcelo Álvarez H. @vasco_mdq]

@KentArgentina As you are in England, and I know that you love the countryside, I dare to recommend you this book, which you can surely get there. This is the story of a young boy growing up in the upper classes of Argentina in the 1950s.

[Marcelo Álvarez H. @vasco_mdq]

@JuanHunterARG @KentArgentina What a great pic! I'm proud of you. You deserve it and more. Big hug

[Marcelo Álvarez H. @vasco_mdq]

@KentArgentina @UKinArgentina What will it be?

[Marcelo Álvarez H. @vasco_mdq]

@KentArgentina "Yo no creo en la copia, creo en la imitación. Me parece bien ser imitado. La copia es algo muy dificil que ya no se hace. Para mi la copia significa el exito. No hay exito sin copias y sin imitaciones." Chanel

[Marcelo Álvarez H. @vasco_mdq]

@KentArgentina Su Excelencia comenzo con este nuevo estilo de hacer diplomacia. Y los argentinos gustamos de esa cercanía con los diplomáticos, menos descontracturados, que no quiere decir perder las formas.

[Marcelo Álvarez H. @vasco_mdq]

@KentArgentina @NieuwenkampRoel Su Excelencia; los pelados vamos ganando terreno, hoy es moda serlo.

[Marcelo Álvarez H. @vasco_mdq]

@JuanHunterARG Thanks for your kind words, dear John.

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[John Hunter @JuanHunterARG]

@vasco_mdq @KentArgentina And @vasco_mdq can be considered an expert on the British and their architecture in Argentina. His research on estancias is superb. Do follow him also on Instagram https://t.co/wJa4aAP7LW

[Marcelo Álvarez H. @vasco_mdq]

@KentArgentina @JuanHunterARG is one of the people who knows more about the life and work of the British pioneers in our country. He has done a great job on the subject for a long time.

[Marcelo Álvarez H. @vasco_mdq]

@JuanHunterARG Esta película se filmo en una estancia de Maipú, "San Simon" de los Álzaga Unzué. Se usaron los interiores y exteriores reales de la casa. La conocí de chico y es asombrosa esa casa...

[Marcelo Álvarez H. @vasco_mdq]

@KentArgentina It's good to want to improve your Spanish, maybe I could help you with that and you could help me with English, I think it would be a mutual benefit. By the way, you speak and write in Spanish better than many Argentines. Keep in mind that I´m not condescending, but rather direct

[Marcelo Álvarez H. @vasco_mdq]

@langstonpimlico @YouTube What a pleasure to see you both. Well done friends. Beautiful house.

[Marcelo Álvarez H. @vasco_mdq]

@JuanHunterARG 43.000 km de vías férreas. Con la presencia del ferrocarril se pudo sacar las cosechas y la Argentina ganadera se hizo agrícola. La Argentina fué una gran nación cuando marcho al lado de Gran Bretaña y perdió parte importante de su futuro y su beneficio, cuando se aparto de G.B.

[ArchitecturalRevival @Arch_Revival_]

What a wonderful transformation

Before & After

The classical tradition has witnessed a revival of historic significance in the United Kingdom. This is mainly thanks to the tireless efforts of HRH the Prince of Wales from the 1980s onwards.

#England #UK #Architecture

[Marcelo Álvarez H. @vasco_mdq]

@KentArgentina Generally speaking; We love to give kisses and big hugs, but there are exceptions, of course.

[Marcelo Álvarez H. @vasco_mdq]

John Miller (1788-1843) was a Scottish landowner, who introduced the Shorthorn cattle breed in Argentina. Miller was born in Elgin, Scotland. In his estancia "La Caledonia", the Cañuelas Pact was signed, between General Juan Lavalle and Juan Manuel de Rosas...

[Marcelo Álvarez H. @vasco_mdq]

@KentArgentina Nice cup, where can I get one? The Plantagenets coat of arms (my ancestors)

[Marcelo Álvarez H. @vasco_mdq]

@JuanHunterARG Desde 1198 Ricardo "Corazón de León" comenzó a utilizar el escudo que se conserva hasta la actualidad. El primer león llegó al escudo inglés por Enrique II, primer rey de Inglaterra de la dinastía Plantagenet. Las 10 rosas rojiblancas, símbolizan la dinastía Tudor.

[Marcelo Álvarez H. @vasco_mdq]

Bring me my bow of burning gold!
Bring me my arrows of desire!
Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold!
Bring me my chariot of fire!...

[John Hunter @JuanHunterARG]

Thomas George Love (1793-1845) was a British Agent and bookkeeper. He was founder of The British Packet, and Argentine News, and its editor from 1826 to 1845. In 1825 Thomas George wrote Five years in Buenos Aires (1820-1825), a book where he tells his experiences in the city.