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…
Day: April 29, 2024
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…
Contrasting beliefs
Post by Grubb. On our way to Punta del Este yesterday, we visited a point where the Rio de la Plata merged into the Atlantic. Poking up into the skyline were a meteorological tower and a church. I thought they made a nice balance.
Dodging selfies
Post by Grubb There’s a large sculpture off the beach at Punta del Este of four fingers upthrust from the ground. It’s by a Chilean artist, Mario Irarrázabal, who says he is enthralled by the forces of nature. I wanted to capture a quick shot of the fingers as we were returning to our ride,…
Adios, sol
Post by Grubb The final stop on our Sunday trek was Casapueblo down the road from Punta del Este. This jerrybuilt meringue of a house decorates the cliffs that fall from a small jut of land that pokes into the Atlantic. It began being constructed in the late 1950s by Carlos Páez Vilaró and was…
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,…