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Virtually Yours - Day 12 - Buenos Aires, Argentina

Blogging Challenge - Day 12 - Argentina

August 12th
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Hit the showers because we’re off to see a Tango Show.
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Journal:
Lyn had organized a day on an authentic estancia (ranch) and see Argentina’s legendary gauchos (cowboys) demonstrate their unique horsemanship and wrangling skills. I was not as interested, and besides the group was supposed to keep to only 15 people.
I decided instead to take on the free walking tours of Buenos Aires. This allowed me to meander through the beauty of the city and still feel like I got a sense of the place. I knew the group would have interesting stories to tell, but so would I. And besides I would see them tonight at the dinner and show.
I actually took two tours - a morning one - from 10:30 until 2 and another in the afternoon - from 3 until 5 pm. I saw great architecture and lovely parks. I sampled various food from various cafes.... and made sure to have plenty of superb coffee. Both guides had a real passion for their city and were both very knowledgeable.

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I had plenty of time to get ready for our 7:30 pm dinner. All the walking I had done all day made me hungry for the delights of the evening.
Lyn's a Witchy Woman had planned a memorable night out in Buenos Aires. We were to experience the passion of the Argentine tango at an evening La Ventana tango show. There were live tango and folk bands, a gaucho demonstration and a moving tribute to Eva Perón. The evening started off with a delicious 3-course dinner.

We got picked up at our hotel and whisked off to the cobblestone streets of San Telmo, the birthplace of tango and the oldest barrio in Buenos Aires. We arrived at a conventillo, a historic tenement restored and now used as a restaurant-theater, where La Ventana takes place.

We strolled through the theater’s preserved architectural interior, and in a sense got to travel back in time to the tango grandeur of the early 1900s. Dinner featured a wide array of Argentine and international dishes, accompanied by Argentine wines. We even got to enjoy more wine with the performance.

The show ended around 11 and we made our way back to the hotel. A few members of our group opted to take in a bit more of the Argentina nightlife and I decided to join them. We found a nice quaint bar close to the hotel that served lovely drinks and even had a dance floor to let us explore some of the dance moves we had observed. It was all rather hilarious, but fun just the same.