The City that Never Sleeps

When they say that Buenos Aires is the city that never sleeps, they really mean it! I don’t know how they do it, but I swear porteños don’t sleep. Dinner is served after 9pm every night, and we usually sit at the table for 2 or 3 hours eating, talking, and drinking wine. At home, I am usually an early bird, so this has been a big change for me.

This weekend, my roommates and I went clubbing for the first time. In Buenos Aires, nightclubs are called boliches. It proved to support my theory that porteños don’t sleep. In Buenos Aires, if you show up to a boliche before 2 am, you will be the only one there. Usually you start the night off at a bar for a few drinks, and then head to the boliche from there. Once at the boliche, prepare yourself for a night of dancing, hundreds of people, and really loud music. Don’t be surprised if the sun is rising when you walk out the doors. Some places even have a terrace outside where you can watch the sunrise.

Crowd at Crobar

DJ at Pacha

I didn’t think I would make it all night at the boliches, but I was definitely wrong. Once inside, you don’t even realize how fast time goes by. You are so busy dancing and talking to people that before you know it, the doors are closing and the sun is rising. I am beginning to understand how they do it!