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Argentina/Chile (week 4)

Henning Nielsen
2005-11-09 12:06:13

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Saturday, december 9-th

A little more relaxing today. A little shopping on Lavalle and Florida - actually without bying anything.

In the evening it's time for some local folklore. It's tango-night in the amfi-theater at Parque Lazema, which I passed yesterday on my La Boca trip.

Sexteto Mayor and Leopoldo Federico is playing, Raúl Lavié, María Graña and others are singing, the dancing is Compañía Tango Pasión - all good, solid, wellknown names for me. I can stand it for a couple of hours, before I return to the hotel.

Sunday, december 10'th

Morning-tour to San Telmo. Every sunday morning there is a market where you can buy everything. There is also tango-dancing, harmonica-music - and whatever that always turn up when people gather.

Back to the hotel - siesta - in this heat you start to like that invention.

The late trip today is to Puerto Madero, a kind of new-rich area, with boats and cafe's at the old docks. But a good place to stroll around, doing nothing (like the rich people do).

And in the evening it finally arrives - what you have been waiting the last few days - the huge rainfall. Thundering and lightning - and water pouring down. I sit at the hotel-window and enjoy the sight - and especially enjoying that I'm not out there.

Monday, december 11'th

First to Teatro Colon - the famous (?) B.A.-opera. There's a guided tour at 11 am in english. I join in. Very lovely place to be honest - even for an opera-hater like me.

Then it was time for a classic on my trips. The local zoo. I take the subway to Plaza Italie - go to the surface - and there it is - closed!. More people running around, don't know why. It was supposed to ...