Last Tango In Beunos Aires

Today we decided to take a Tango class. We met Diago at his studio in an apartment in the Palmero district just across from Plaza Italia. The lesson was 1.5 hours long and just flew by. Diago was able to teach us the tango walk, sidestep, leg raise and an 8 step routine. We were able to master all of the steps before the class ended although we were not as graceful as Diago. After the class ended we walked back to the bike tour company from Monday so we could retrieve my water bottle that I had left there. The staff in the bike shop recommended a nearby restaurant so we went there for lunch before heading back to the BnB for a cup of tea. We still had a little energy left so we wandered over to a nearby museum that had sculptures by the famous Argentine couple sculptor Rogelio Yrurtia and painter Lía Correa Morales. Very large and impressive sculptures.

Another thing that has struck me as being curious about Beunos Aires are the number of small stores be it clothing stores or food stores. Today we went by a store for eggs. There are stores for men's underwear and pajamas, women's underwear, dog food stores, cellphone cover stores- hundreds of them, tiny pharmacies. How do they all stay in business. Haven't they heard of Walmart.Leggi altro