Actually, ALL the places Darlene cites are the places most frequented
by tourists in Buenos Aires (Tango tourists, at least) La Confiteria
Ideal is a classic, and not to be missed. I'm not implying that it
need be frequented, just experienced.
I suggest that people visiting Buenos Aires hoping to learn more about
Tango, try choosing one of the milongas that the tourist crowd never
goes to. Or try a familiar spot on a different night. Or spend a
couple of weeks going only to milongas in a particular neighborhood.
There are as many ways to experience Tango in Buenos Aires as there
are reasons to travel there.
Best,
Robin Tara
Tara Tango Shoes
http://www.22tangoshoes.com
On 6/4/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Darlene writes- I never went to Confiteria Ideal (and it was
only mentioned as a place tourists go).
The person who told you that was wrong. Certainly tourists go there,
but the place is hardly deluged with them. It's very popular with
Argentines, for several reasons.
It is centrally located. Easy to get to. There are many restaurants and
hotels nearby, plus many kinds of shops. Classes are offered every day,
often several. On the bottom floor you can have dinner and see a tango
show. There's a milonga every day of the week on the second floor. See
the following link listing them.
http://www.confiteriaideal.com/milongas.htm
Furthermore, it is a place tourists SHOULD see. Scroll down the page
just mentioned to the photos and you'll see why. It's a beautiful place
which captures much of the history of the city.
Further, tango turistas tend to be reverential of tango customs and
well-behaved. Naturally there are always a few who transgress from
ignorance or arrogance. But then that's true of Argentines as well.
(What? You thought all milongueros are angels!)
Another benefit when I went to BsAs was that many announcements of new
events and places to dance can be found there. It is also a good place
to rendezvous.
Do not let anyone keep you away from the wonderful Confiteria Ideal.
Larry de Los Angeles
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