The Times Square of South America
The Buenos Aires Theater District is a bit like a classier version of New York’s Times Square and Hollywood’s Walk of Fame both rolled into one. At the end of Avenida 9 de Julio (9th of July Avenue), there is an obelisk that looks an awful lot like a ½ height Washington Monument.
The best part? It’s cleaner, safer, less crowded, less smelly, and even less expensive!
Times Square of South America
You can find shows in the Theater District ranging from symphonies to drag queen shows. Comedies, opera, stage performances, concerts, belly dancing… you name it, and Buenos Aires’ Theater District is the place to find it.
New York claims to be the city that never sleeps but New Yorkers are amateurs compared to Argentines. For locals, dinner usually doesn’t start before 9pm and the most popular, crowded time of day at restaurants is 11pm. Even at 2am, the party is just getting started in many places.
Not just on festival days or special occasions. Not just on Fridays and Saturdays. This is a way of life, seven days a week.
And they still get up and go to work at 8am the next day!
How do they keep that pace? Are they generally very fit people? One of the things I noticed when spending time in Rome was that there was a lot of walking, and very little snacking between meals. Consequently, people of all ages were slender and, I assume, had more energy. Similar?
That’s a good question. In my superficial observation, Argentines are only marginally more fit than Americans. They eat a fairly unhealthy, very meat-centric diet. Though they do seem to eat smaller portions and less often than the average American.