Post by Ella For our excursion to Punte del Este on Sunday, we shared the bus (kinda of a medium sized bus with lumpy seats) with 10 Brazilians and one Equadorian. Being the only non-Spanish, non-Portuguese speakers, we were invited to sit up front so Marcella, our guide, could speak to us in English without…
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What’s with all the Peruvian food in Uruguay?
Post by Ella. I don’t know but it sure is good. We sat down for lunch at Zazu in Punta del Este. I’m thinking, oh good, I’ll try some Uruguayan dish I haven’t yet had. When the waiter started pointing out all the Peruvian dishes, I couldn’t resist. Nor could Grubb. We see these signs…
Sea lions eat fish
There is an island off the coast across from Punta del Este that is home to one of the largest preserves of sea lions in the world. But I guess when you can have your own personal chefs slicing up fresh food for you, you might sneak away from your island home and dart off…
Where the Rio de la Plata and Atlantic meet
Post by Ella On Sunday, we took a jaunt to Punta del Este, a large seaside resort. We walked on a beach, rode a wavy bridge, saw the largest mountain in Uruguay, learned a little about the current political landscape, watched a few sea lions cavort, admired a giant hand sculpture, strolled a seaside resort,…
Uruguayan dining
Post by Ella There is a lot of overlap between Argentinian and Uruguayan food. Both are heavily beef based. In Uruguay at least, all cattle are grass fed. One dish that originated in Uruguay is the pamplona. Made of deboned chicken or pork, rolled and stuffed with cheese, ham, sweet pepper and sometimes olives, then…
Saturday night
Post by Ella A well behaved rally on Plaza Indepencia. Along with simmering sunsets viewed from our 11th story AirBnB.
Walking guru
Post by Ella Much better weather Saturday, in fact, nearly perfect walking weather. We met Jorge (of GuruWalks) at Plaza Zabala for our delayed historical walk. Uruguay has rich history. Between the Spanish and Portuguese along with the meddling British, they had quite a time until gaining independence. Jorge described Uruguayans as “melancholic “. Argentinians…
All in a day
Post by Ella. As mentioned, the day yesterday included torrents of rain and claps of thunder. Our Plan B Museum+Uber strategy yielded an unexpected but interesting tour of the city. Going from one museum to the next through different neighborhoods gave us an idea of the variety and diversity that is Montevideo. When we reached…
Today in Montevideo will be
Post by Ella Today, April 27, 2024
When you retrofit
Post by Ella. When you update a 1925 building and get the design specs wrong. No where else to run wires
A peek at Montevideo
Post by Ella. This morning we had intended to do a walking tour but torrential rains changed that plan. There is an outfit called guruwalks that provides “free” walking tours all over the world. Not really free. You pay what you want. I had signed us up for a walk with Jorge but as the…
That futböl team on the ferry
Post by Ella. The ferry from Buenos Aires to Colonia del Sacramento carried the San Lorenzo soccer team which randomly broke into chants during the ride. Here we are trying to get off the ferry in Colonia. https://photos.app.goo.gl/pvn8m5MSwnH8AsrN9
Flying domestically in Argentina
Post by Ella. There are several choices. Aerolineas Argentinas, Fly Biondi, Jet Smart, LatAm. Reading reviews, Aerolineas stood out. We now have 5 out of 5 flights completed. One flight had boarding delayed by 40 minutes but still arrived only 10 min late. All the others were on time. We carried on our luggage. One…
Montevideo, yikes
Post by Ella We made the leap. From the historic center of lazy Colonia to the bustling streets of Montevideo where 3/4 of the Uruguayan population call home. A three hour “non-direct” bus (which is the only kind you can get) from Colonia. There was a completely sealed in area between the driver and the…
Colonia photo roundup
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