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| Independencia Plaza Montevideo, Uruguay |
We start our Uruguay adventure at the BAires Buquebus Ferry terminal – beautiful and busy, lounge area is lovely.
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| Buenos Aires Buquebus Ferry Terminal |
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| The Lounge We got there an hour early |
The ferry ride is about an hour where we arrive at the Colonia Ferry and Bus terminal
It's clean and efficient, we are off onto the road.
It's clean and efficient, we are off onto the road.
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| The bus at the Colonia de Sacramento Terminal |
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| So little traffic and so open... |
Uruguay – reminds us of uncluttered Costa Rica
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--The 4 Points Sheraton Montevideo--
Welcoming, Helpful and Very Comfortable.
We are on the 7th floor. We have a view…???
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| The 4 Points Sheraton |
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| Going up to the 7th Floor |
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| Our view of Montevideo from the 7th floor |
The front desk is very helpful and arranges for us to go on the city tour, but first we explore the building next door. It turns out to be a place where people go to eat, dance, perform and the floor below is the artisans' market.
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| Rincon de los Poetas Corner of the Poets |
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The City Tour
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| Independencia Plaza Start of the CityTour |
Built by the same architect - they were supposed to be able to beam their lights at the top of the cupolas from one city to the other - it didn't work.
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| Presedencia Edificio |
PlazaPrimero de Mayo: From one end of Av 18 de Julio to the other...
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| Palacio Legislativo |
Prado district – beautiful parks w/monument
Coastline – looks like CA – could be in Pacific Grove/Santa Cruz
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| Are we in Santa Cruz? |
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| Is this Pacific Grove? |
Montevideo skyline
Last view from our room – does it storm whenever we venture from our primary destination? Seems like it.
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When we get back from MV, John has an email from the credit union that they need more information, signatures, etc. to be able to make international wire transfers. The freighter cruise line will only accept cash or wire transfers – we have been dealing with all this bureaucracy from the freighter company and the bank for over a month now and we have decided to abandon the freighter cruise “project”. We will find somewhere else to spend the month of March – Brazil? Senegal? Portugal? We shall see.In the meantime, we have made arrangements for Xmas – Patagonia, here we come!
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Sunday, we make a return trip to Feria de San Telmo to look for a watch for John and to see El Indio and Virginia show off the Tango in the Plaza Dorrego.
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| Mercado de San Telmo John looking at watches |
Boothes in Plaza Dorrego
Blue and Green Selzer, Photos and Paintings and lots of other fun stuff.
Tango with El Indio and Virginia (teachers from Cultura Tanguera) perform every Sunday in the Plaza.
Moving down Av Defensa, we see street performers and artesan wares.
We end our week at a café on Av Defensa with Quilmes Stout (Negra) and papas fritas.
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