Milongas

La Catedral is a bar/ milonga here in BA, but far different from your typical bar or milonga. It's sort of an underground, alternative, old, run-down warehouse converted into a bar with art covering the walls, lots of Argentinean wine, all vegetarian food (that's saying something here in meat-centric Argentina), lots of spunky youth, and live music. All of the tables and chairs are mismatching and old, probably taken for free or from second hand stores. This place attracts an interesting crowd: a milonguero dressed in his suit occasionally shares the floors with a majority of youth dressed in raggedy clothes and tennis shoes. There was a table of people my age (what are we called? Adults?—that sounds old. kids? ...twenty-ers? ) drinking Argentinean wine and sketching by candlelight, while their friends did interpretive dance to tango music. Overall, a fabulous atmosphere.











The second is definitely the more traditional milonga, with people well-dressed and traditional tango etiquette. Both types have their virtues!