Post by Grubb Last night I was sitting out on our AirBnB porch recovering from our meat lovers feast, when I heard a large truck grinding its way up the street. It had the bulky solidity of a garbage-hauling beast. Every thirty feet it came to a stop. I thought for garbage collection it’s not…
Day: April 30, 2024
Wow, just wow
Last night we had dinner at Fogon Asado, a Michelin recommended restaurant in Buenos Aires. Not being fancy diners, we weren’t sure what to expect. We had a Chef’s counter experience. There were perhaps 20 people around the counter, 4 chefs continually rotating around, doing the dance of explaining, serving, cooking. Our first drink was…
Palermo Soho
Post by Grubb Our last few days in Buenos Aires will be spent in the Palermo district. Similar to the upper east side in Manhattan, it’s more upscale than the Recoleta district that we stayed in four weeks ago. Venturing out on our first exploration of the neighborhood it seemed we passed restaurants and cafes…
Where are we now?
Post by Ella We’ve come full circle. Or maybe it was more of a zig zag. Buenos Aires. We ferried from Montevideo to Buenos Aires yesterday on the 11:00 am direct ferry. Direct ferries only run a few times a day. For the other ferries, you are put on a bus and driven to Colonia…
Uruguayan photo roundup
Photos we didn’t post (or maybe we did and forgot) that could be of some interest to someone somewhere. Streets and buildings of Montevideo /
The floral theme
Gives a ‘20s in Paris feel to the place. The place was built in 1925. Palacio Salvo. Our apartment in Montevideo.