Day 41: Tango at the Obelisk

Monday, February 21, 2011 Posted by Terry
Over the past 6 weeks, the goverment of Buenos Aires has been hosting 100 outdoor events in celebration of summer called La Ciudad al Aire Libre.  February 19th was the final event, a program of tango and singers.  They constructed the stage in the street directly in front of Buenos Aires' primary landmark, the Obelisk.  The Obelisk is located in the middle of what some argue is widest street in the world, Avenida 9 de Julio (14 lanes with 4 lanes of access roads on each side).  Their website says that 12,000 came out to watch the free concert. Here is a link to their Facebook Page for some more professional pictures.







After the show, we walked over to a restaurant right next to the Obelisk called Ugi's for a slice of cheese pizza.  Oh, you want something fancier then a mozzarella pizza? Tough. Other then drinks that's the only thing they sell (or at least that's the only food item on the wall menu).

For $3.50 you wait in line for a pizza to be pulled directly from the stone floor oven.  The way they spread the cheese on the pizza is very different then we're used to.  Watch this video that Elizabeth made while we were in line.


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