We spent an enjoyable evening in the middle of the middle of town, strolling, watching, eating. We spent some time in the used bookstores -- I was looking for a book with the translated title of "The Atrocity and Charm of Being Argentinian" recommended by one of my teachers. We then had coffee, around 7:30 p.m. of course, and strolled over to the main Plaza (Independencia) where there were lots of kids waiting around for these actors who are putting on their makeup in the foreground of the picture. It's not Broadway, but a start, I suppose. Mind you, these young kids on the playground equipement are all hanging around the park at 9:00 at night, when the show starts. We didn't hang out long because those shows tend to be loud and slapstickish (which must appeal to the kids, though a friend at school said she went to a (legitimate?) theater and that show was loud and slapstickish too). As it was approaching the dinner hour, 9:30 for us, 11 would be more appropriate for Argentines, we went to a restaurant that is a cut above other and dined until about 12:15, late in part because a couple of friends from school strolled by and joined us. All in all, a nice evening in the city. For me, the idea of sitting in a sidewalk cafe and having friends stroll by and join you for a drink is kind of a romantic notion. Back to the apartment by 1:00 a.m., early by local standards?
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