Magical Evening

And sometimes things just work out as you want them to.  I had wanted to do something special with Pablo and Hugo my last night in Buenos Aires, and had heard about a place called Bar Magico.  I made reservations, and we went tonight, and it was everything I'd hoped it would be.   I enjoyed the magic, but really what I wanted was for them to enjoy the magic (I've seen plenty).

We got there early, because I thought "Hey, if it's called Bar Magico, it's probably a bar where we can get a drink before the show starts."  But no, and we wandered around a neighborhood that made me appreciate Palermo all the more, then went back to the bar that didn't serve drinks.

But they did have a great close-up show, nice setup, very calm, professional magician.  While I knew most of the techniques (secrets) of the tricks, he did a great job of performing them.  Often I read, or practice, or even sometimes perform, a trick and it's just not that interesting.  Then I see someone perform the exact same thing, and the audience loves it.  Clearly, it has nothing to do with the cards, and everything to do with the audience interaction.

Anyway, close-up was great, then we went into a dining room and had some appetizers (if I had understood how the evening was going to go, we'd have ordered more food, but it wasn't clear, even to the native Spanish speakers).  The parlor show was good, Hugo loved it, and I was very happy about that.

So my last evening here I got to treat my good friends to something they enjoyed, and I'm feeling better about the transition out and looking forward to coming back here, no idea when, but feel like my friends will still be here and be my friends when I return.