Our better half was concerned that our last post might give the impression that we are a raging alcoholic… Since many of our friends, relatives, and business associates may at some point or another read this blog we felt we better set the record straight. But the real story is in some ways more embarrassing than the label of a chronic imbiber…
Last night was our second time going out to a night club the entire time we’ve been here. And it proved to be even more of a disaster than the first time. We realized that we had indeed not been out dancing in ages, so to ward off the moniker of the old married couple that we are we decided to stay up late and go out on the town.
We opted for Opera Bay in Puerto Madera where there are a couple different levels with different music and dance floors where we thought we’d have a greater chance at finding some music that we like. We got there at 12:30 and it was as dead as a door-nail. But this is Buenos Aires, and we figured things don’t get going till the wee hours and we followed another couple in, paying the $10 cover…
But we very quickly realized why the place was dead and that it wasn’t going to get any better… We went up to the bar to order drinks and we were told that because of the election they could not serve alcohol. Thus the ban ruined our little attempted night out… and thus we were irked…
As a reader recently pointed out the mayoral election is very important to us foreigners as it is the mayor who makes the majority of the decisions that affect us… like the laws regarding real estate investment… We are extremely ignorant of Argentine politics. So, please excuse the ignorant ranting of our last post. We’re going to do a little research into the mayoral race and figure out who’s who and what it means…
Hasta la proxima.
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June 25, 2007 at 9:32 am
Charlie B
Fear not…
“No nation is drunken where wine is cheap, and none sober where the dearness of wine substitutes ardent spirits as the common beverage. Wine brightens the life and thinking of anyone.” — Thomas Jefferson
June 26, 2007 at 1:35 pm
Pablo Flores
Selling alcohol is forbidden by the National Electoral Code, as are public gatherings not related to the election, and a few other things. That’s supposed to avoid riots, pressure on the voters by other voters, etc. I think those things are not an issue nowadays, at least not in the nice parts of the big cities. Might be useful, still, in other places where old-style political machines still rule. But you needn’t apologize — the law should be modernized, and it’s a stupid way to ruin one’s weekend. You had two elections only — here in Rosario, Santa Fe, we’re having three (provincial primaries, provincial main, national). Three weekends without booze!
June 26, 2007 at 3:51 pm
Frank Almeida
Yeah sure… do you want me to have whiskey handy for your coffee on Thursday morning?
June 26, 2007 at 10:15 pm
Roberto
So it’s pretty ubiquitious in Latin America - I planned weeks in advance for a fourth of July, last year, visit to Mexico City that included many vaunted restaurant outings at this epicurean capital. Oops - presidential elections were in order and the heated thin line between (the winner) Calderon and (my favorite) Lopez Obrador. But forewarned is forearmed, I asked my hotel in advance to have several bottles of wine ready in the room, and handily made some purchases at the Miami Duty Free shops before departing. In the end - I had an evening drink, albeit in my hotel room, and some of those meals that would have gone great with a glass of hearty wine or a cooling cerveza were just that much cheaper - but during that trip the “ley seca” ran the entire weekend and into Monday! ouch! Well now the gnocchis will have to deal with the right winger Macri - a sad choice I say, but then I lean toward the left.
June 26, 2007 at 10:41 pm
Editor
Hey Frank, our heritage betrays us… make it an Irish Coffee! Haaaa!