The vibrant and artsy Life of Buenos Aires
Well. I can tell Sid is deeply in love with Bs As.
Life in Bs As is probably one of the most colorful and artsy in the world. Starting with lots of florists on sidewalks and at every street corner, selling fresh, colorful flowers to pedestrians. There seem to be more florists in Bs As than any city I know.
Shopping malls and streets are full of life. There are tango shows everywhere. Ave Florida is full of pedestrians, performers, couples dancing to tango music etc. Had very entertaining Sundays at the street festivals in Recoleta and the Italian neighborhood of Boca. Just love the wholesome looks of beautiful young girls with their happy, innocent smiles. .
Did a tour of the Grand Opera theater and the Pink Presidential Palace. Was surprised how accessible the Presidential Palace was.
Had fabulous afternoons of live music and Tango shows in cafes for the price of a cup of coffee. Of course the huge Tango shows at the large opera theater should not be missed. The Tango is probably the most intricate, expressive and romantic dance ever developed. Just love the rhythm and passion in Latin music.
Did not partake the unique club-Nuevo Estilo with strippers, lesbo show, and on-site sex. Walked pass pub Chicote where Dickhead's homeless girlfriends hang out and beat a quick retreat. Would love to try the sex classes as long as the instructors are females, young and pretty. Hehehe.
Don't know why people would want to tour the Recoleta cemetery. Some of the underground crypts were open and looked neglected. One had a casket partially open and a cat wandering inside. It grossed me out. . .Wassups with banks on Ave Florida with glass store fronts hosed down with automatic weapon bullets?
Argentina serves good steaks at very low prices. The Parillas grill their goat and sheep carcasses slowly next to piles of red hot coal in their store-front windows. Their cuisine is very bland. They serve their meats without any spice. They dont even know what black pepper is. Its' "pimenta." Had to ask for it again and again before the waiters understood that there are folks who dont want their meats plain. This cuisine is the exact opposite of Brazil's spicy and flavorful tastes. It's difficult finding specialized sea food restaurants in BS As, difficult even finding fish and sea food dishes. Everything is meat, meat, meat . . .
There is no Chinatown in BsAs. I was directed to go the the dilapidated train station for a 15-minute train ride to a Chinese neighborhood somewhere North East of Bs As with 2 small restaurants and a market. I remember visiting only 1 small Chinese restaurant somewhere in MicroCenter.
Witnessed and captured on tapes repeat huge but orderly demonstrations with tens of thousands people marching in large groups down 9 Julio boulevard shouting slogans, with roaming security guards carrying large sticks. I was told by a few guys at the sidewalk cafe that, those were poor people living on government's assistance outside of BsAs, exercising their rights to occupy the main boulevard occasionally to let off steam. WTF? Don't know what their beefs were but social tension seemed very serious.
Got a copy of the movie "Assassin Tango," written, directed and starred in by Robert Duvall. Looks like Argentina is still trying to exorcise the demons in her past. Dont know if Argentina has an active TV/entertainment/motion picture industry. This is a must to perpetuate her identity, propagate her culture and to reach out to her own population and the rest of the world. Argentina can have our dumb and greedy Hollywood's moguls with their mindless action movies anytime. Argentina economy seems to be based primarily on agriculture, where as her neighbor Brazil has made some progresses in high-tech industries.
My impressions are that Argentinians are primarily a nice, polite, honest, friendly, spiritual, gentle, loving people, beautiful too, who devote their lives passionately, perhaps too much and too passionately, to their tango music and dance.
Made a few personal friends on the roads in Argentina. This is a uniquely sweet, honest, gentle, passionate and loving people worth knowing. .
[QUOTE=Sidney; 426818]Things to do in Buenos Aires-compilation of ideas from sid
Opera, symphony, big name entertainers, C+W, Irish music, world class tennis, Davis Cup, zoo, beer bars, porn shops, various ethnic neighborhoods including Basque, Korean, Chinese, Dominican, French, Spanish, Italian, Chilean, Peruvian, pro boxing, sports bars, special coffee and tea shops, areas devoted to particular products, old time food markets, upscale bars, jazz clubs, clubs featuring AR music, various ethnic buffets, various shopping areas, pro golf tournaments, pro basketball, volleyball and rugby. River adventures, kite boarding on the Rio, wine bars, get on a bus and just sightsee. Play golf, tennis, basketball, indoor soccer. Sunday park festivals in Recoleta and Boca, annual jazz festival. 43 plus museums, mostly free. 20 Broadway style shows on any given day after tuesdays. The BEST Polo in the world, River delta tours. Estancia tours. Hundred's of bars, cafes, coffee shops, tango shows during the day and night, skydiving, hunting, fishing. Gun range. Sex classes, Spanish classes, And 2 great sports bars for games, food, drinks, and conversation = el Alamo and Casa Bar, horse racing, good American restaurant on NW side of the track. 2 casinos, Las Canitas, Hollywood, Belgrano, Recoleta Cemetary, Rey Castro Club, Dominican Disco- Flow, the unique club-Nuevo Estilo with strippers, lesbo show, and on-site sex. Biking on Rio front and in parks, tour boats to see the harbor, girl watching at the polo games, laughing, eating wings, and cerveza at the Fat Chica Dominican bar / club on the south side, sex across the street at a hotel, Havana Club for a taste of Cuba.[/QUOTE]