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Published: February 25th 2013
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Street scene 3rd day in BA.
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After one of the best steak dinners last night it is pay back time. Have to work this off. The disappointment of the coach tour prompted me to get on a hop-on-hop-off bus tour by BA bus. Checked with Buenos Aires Bus regarding availability. Was assured that we can get on any of the stops to start the tour. First bus starting from stop 0 900hrs. Off we go to stop 25 . There was a huge board showing tour times and saying that we buy the ticket for the tour on bus. Had to wait 2 hours for the first bus to arrive (did not take into account that it is a4 hour tour and we were at the penultimate stop). The travel manager could not let us in as we had no tickets and we can not buy the tickets on any buses. So, we had to walk next 2 stops (3KM). We found the office, bought the tickets and still had to wait another half our for the bus to turn up. One of the American gentleman (US) was so mad with
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Recoletta Cemetery all this that he nearly thumped the salesman.
Any way off we go. Inspite of all this the tour itself was excellent and we got down in a fewof places including the Recoleta Cemetery. Someone really do not want to be forgotten! The mosoleums of the rich of Buenos Aires were vying with one another for apprecition. Most were made in marble some in polished granite. It probably was a prestige issue for the elite of BA for their mosoleums to declare their status.
There was also a cute little white church beside the cemetary which was quite attractive in its own way.
At night a bus colleceted me from the hotel for the tango show. It is great service. They collect you and get yiu back to the hotel safe and sound. The show was in old theater which was an army hospital then a hotel, then almost a shady cafe and now "Tango Amazine". Initially there was an introduction on the theaters origin and the development of tango over the years.
Tango originated as fusion of European and African dancing and music around Buenos aires and Motevedeo towards the end of the 19th century. Only the men danced in its early stages.
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Recoletta church Then the men enticed the girls into dancing and used their vile to seduce them. Women who danced did it for rewards. With the dawn of the 20th century the upper class started to appreciate this especially the favours the dancing girls gave them which was not available at home. By 1920s the popularity grew with notable sigers who accompanied tango shows. It also beco
The show itself was of excellent in quality. But I feel on its own 2 hours of it would have been boring. But the tango was interlaced with indigenous drum, music and dancing, instrumental music and some opera music. To me the indiginous part was the best. Would like to see another show just to see how they handle it.
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