Day 16 – The tango d’amore

This afternoon we travel back  to the capital Buenos Aires. Until the afternoon we have time to explore Bariloche itself. And now at last the sun is shining. The central square is surrounded by the town hall, the police station and the museum of Perito Moreno. The buildings are constructed in beautiful Swiss style.

On the waterfront,  the wind blows hard, the Patagonian wind continues to haunt us. Today we have a better view of the surrounding mountains, although the cloud remains hanging there. The main street is broken up for roadworks, but there is not much to see. Just tourist shops.
On the way to the airport, the bus stops on a viewpoint so we can still make pictures of the area. We have a beautiful view of the Catedral.

On this mountain, the biggest ski resort in South America is located with more than 40 ski lifts and a total of more than 200 km of slopes. Two hours after our departure from Bariloche, we are back in Buenos Aires, where it began a little over two weeks ago. Tthe trip is not over yet. Tonight we're going to do something typically Argentinean :  watch a tango show. And we do that in the beautiful stylish theater dedicated to Carlos Gardel, Argentina's most famous tango singer. Carlos Gardel was born in Toulouse, France and immigrated at a very young age to Argentina. Since 1923 he was an Argentine citizen. He died at age 45 in a plane crash in Colombia. For many, Gardel embodies the soul of the tango style from Buenos Aires at the end of the 19th century. His early death, of course, creates a kind of iconic status. Before the start of the show, we have dinner in the theater. The show itself lasts about 1.5 hours and includes both traditional tango as well as a very modern dance. The passion splashes from the scene. Dancing is alternated with singing. Tonight we have discovered the soul of the tango.