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 > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Great rates on vacations. Book now! > > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2131/fc/Ioyw6iifjEtC9yprAqmnJViyAvZpqNaLY4XgpNxn7D7km30vJb3xg2/ > > _______________________________________________ > Tango-L mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l > _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
