NEW ADDITIONS FOR TOUR! We have a woman to meet who will custom order your tango shoes for as low as $60, and an opportunity to buy a video of you dancing at one of the city traditional milongas! (about $15)
SCHEDULE FOR BAUMA March 9, Thursday: See the Cemetery de Recoleta where Carlos Gardel and Evita are buried, go to marvelous and famous cafe Viejo Tortoni for snack and capuccino. Visit the beautiful Teatro Colon. Milonga at a traditional place in BA at night. March 10, Friday: Visit San Telmo, where tango music was born. Beautiful Italian neaighborhoods, coffee and Italian gelato in the Puerto Madero. Class on etiquette of the milongas, all the cues and body language, etc. Go to the master in the work of fileteados, the traditional painted signs that decorated tango halls 150 years ago. Design your sign. At night, we will go to a tango class with Yvonne, a sizzling and great teacher, in her tango salon, and stay for the milonga with Argentine friends. March 11, Saturday Visit La Boca, an original tango neighborhood, have Spanish class of simple phrases and words, wine and empanadas with friends at a lovely place, class of lunfardo learning what the lyrics mean in the slang of original immigrants, traditional tango salon night dancing with friends. Order a tango CD with your favorite songs put onto a disc from a man who specializes in any choice of tango music, and makes the CD. Sunday March 12 Congreso begins. Sunday March 19 Congreso ends. This day you will want to sleep late, and in the afternoon we will do an architects tour of the city with Alejandro, learning the fascinating histories of the varied and exquisite buildings. Possibly a wine tasting at a wine shop; we are currently trying to find the right place. Monday, March 20 If you stay the extra day, we can go to Tigre, a trip into the delta and bayou country outside of BA. You may pay by credit card or check. Please register with this form. Thanks! NAME:_________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS:______________________________________________________________ METHOD OF PAYMENT:______________________________________ DATE AND TIME OF ARRIVAL IN BUENOS AIRES:______________________________ Which days to you plan to attend? The cost of the tour is $150 and does not include restaurant or bar fees, entrance fees, or tips. There is an extra boat and train fee for Tigre, and a $1.00 per day per person for taxi transportation instead of bus or subway. We are staying at the Hotel Castelar, and suggest you stay there as well, as we have a discounted room rate and it is easier to leave in a group and meet. Contact me for more details.
