Tortoni, the oldest coffee shop in Argentina

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The door of the Cafe Tortoni, the oldest cafe in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is inscribed with the 1922 poem "singing about Love, Sunshine and Water" (Canto de Amor, de Luzy de Agua) by the 1940s Argentine poet Bardo Melo Fern á ndez Moreno (1886, 1950m).

The long Spanish poem is filled with the poet's nostalgia for Tortoni Cafe and a touch of melancholy and repressed sigh for the famous South American city of Buenos Aires.

"Buenos Aires in 1880 was the most chaotic, busiest, most vibrant and desolate city in the world. . The Tortoni Cafe at 826 Wadavia Street has just opened, with gentlemen and ladies wearing the most fashionable clothes in Paris. But the owner of the city is not them, but belongs to the European labourers known as "swallows". There are a large number of them, with the best dreams and hopes, they leave their homes and come to the ends of the earth. They build humble houses in the corners of the city like hard-working ants, and then live together.

The above paragraph is a description of the miraculous economic development of Argentina in the 19th century. according to this passage, I can say without exaggeration: Tortoni Cafe reflects the economy and humanities of an era; it bears witness to the changes and vicissitudes of Argentina's modern history; it represents the unique mixed-race culture of Argentina, which has been colonized by the Spaniards for hundreds of years.

The Toltoni Cafe, which was opened by the French in its early days, was originally built on Esmeralda Street (La calle Esmeralda) in 1858 and moved to its present location in 1880: 825 May Street (Avenida de Mayo), with another entrance on Wadavia Street, a French new art building. (note: it is recorded in a lot of materials that 826 Wadavia Street is her main entrance, but it is actually wrong. I specially went around to 826 Wadavia Street to check on the field. in fact, the main entrance is 825 May Street, while 826 Wadavia Street is only the back door, which is mainly the door for garbage employees to get in and out.

The Tortoni Cafe pioneered the literary cafe in Buenos Aires. For more than a hundred years, many famous artists, writers and intellectuals in Argentina have often appeared here (on the walls of cafes, pictures of these visiting celebrities can be seen everywhere), they hold parties, discuss art, recite literary works and play new works of music. Until now, Tortoni Cafe still has jazz and tango singing, which is a noble place with a rich artistic atmosphere.

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Pierre Loti Cafe is named after the famous French writer Pierre Lotte, who is said to be obsessed with "Turkish coffee" in Istanbul and here. In 1879, his debut novel "Agiaday" was born in what is now the Ludi Cafe.

Pierre Rutti, formerly known as Lianvio (1850tel 1923), was born in Rochefort in western France. He was infatuated with the sea when he was young, and later became a naval officer. He has traveled almost all over the world for 42 years. Therefore, he does not need much imagination. Just writing down what he has seen and heard along the way is enough to make readers fascinate the fantasy world.

In 1879, Rudy published his first novel about Turkish scenery and his love affair, and the following year he serialized his Marriage in newspapers. These two novels established his reputation as a writer. Since then, at the rate of almost every year, he has published twelve novels, nine documentary essays (including the end of Beijing, which is about the burning of Old Summer Palace by Anglo-French allied forces), and a number of autobiographical works. In 1891, he was awarded the honor of "Forty Immortals" of the French Academy.