Mano a mano

The maestro himself: Carlos Gardel. For the tango lovers.

Avenida Pueyrredón en route to Abasto 6

Finally made it through a side street. This street has typical stores, a lot about Carlos Gardel the tango phenomenon. There is also a statue of him in that street (see picture 2 from internet). Didn't get a picture of my own because there were folks hanging around it and they were not planning to leave. This statue and the building next to it is a popular tourist attraction. I mentioned Carlos in an earlier post. See here.

More pictures i will keep for tomorrow. This will be inside the Abasto.

Tango Day in Argentina and Carlos Gardel

Say tango and you must say Carlos Gardel in Argentina. One of the most legendary artists of the country. Actually he was born Gardes and not Gardel. He changed his name laterUnfortunately he didn't get a long life. At age 35 he died in a plane collision. Yet his influence was so profound that in 1977 Tango Day was instituted on December 11th. This is the birthday of Carlos Gardel. On this day many pay tribute to his grave and it's tango all over the city on this day. If you like the tango this would be the most excellent time to have your vacation. Besides that it's Spring so the weather is most of the time extremely well.

The picture is one of the most famous images of him. Trademark his hat. If you want to read more about him check here.