S and J's Big Adventure(s): It's Week 5 in Baires

Av 9 de Julio
on the way to the Central Post Office

This week started out badly, or at least frustrating...
On the weekend, a neighbor brought us a package pickup slip from the Post Office (Correro). After a trip to the nearest Correro, John was told to go to the Central Post Office to pick up the package.
So begins the Correro adventure on Monday...

We start by going to the bank for the week’s cash. Taxi to the Central Post Office (Correo) to pick up the package from Gladys. Took a number, waited for an hour to find out that we need MY passport, not John’s to pick up package (the name on the pick-up slip was Dr. Susie Berteauy) – we taxi’ed back for my passport, ate lunch, John tried to take care of some banking business via the internet and then we taxi’ed back to the Correo to wait another hour until our number came up – filled out form and then had to wait until the package was found – waited another 1.5 hour for our package number to show up. Luckily we took our Kindles both times so we had something to do while waiting. We walked back home through town with our package. It took all day – we left in the morning at 10:00 and didn’t get home with package until 4:30 pm. Not sure we want any packages sent to us now - this pickup thing is not very condusive to happiness.

(There are no pictures - too depressing. The wait at the correro and the walk home was loooooong.)

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HIGHLIGHT of the Week- TANGO

There's a Tango Studio just a few blocks away from our apartment - Cultura Tanguera

During the week, we check it out and watch a lesson then let them know we will be back on Friday evening for our first lesson.

Cafe Iberia

It's such a beautiful evening, we walk to Cafe Iberia for drinks.

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Cultura Tanguera

On Friday evening we are back at the studio. We are greeted by Jorge Avila, the owner/host. We are in for a special treat - it's the first night "Gloria and Eduardo" are going to be teaching.

Gloria and Eduardo Arquimbau

This couple is one of the notables of Tango who toured in the 60's and 70's demonstrating Argentine Tango to the world. Gloria and Eduardo are wonderful instructors, they took us all through basic steps to more complicated for the "intermediate and advanced." There were people of all stages of Tango there and they were all very gracious and patient with us first timers (John and me).