http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/NJRich/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from NJRich en-us Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:40:16 +0000 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:40:16 +0000 well yesterday was check out day and we picked up a cab about 200 pm. This cabbie also spoke some English and said his parents lived in Newark NJ. Now this is weird as the first cabbie had a sister that lived in Bloomfield. This cab driver got slightly lost going to the airport so it was good that we gave ourselves extra time.When we got to the airport they offered to wrap the luggage in plas http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/blog-268111.html I was checking the news and I found out what is being burned and why. Turns out they are clearing the fields for grazing. httpwww.bloomberg.comappsnewspid20601086sidaBRBui.EdwreferlatinamericaI found an article online which describes the air in Buenos Aires as unbreathable. I can't help but point out the irony of a city filled with smoke called Buenos Aires good air I think http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/blog-267482.html It is now Thursday with one day left to go. Since we still have the car we drove to a mall in town the Punta Carretas mall. The mall officially opened at 10 am and we got there about 10 to 10. a guard told us that the mall did not open until 10 and I said ok and kept walking. Another guard said that the mall did not open until 10 and I then asked can I walk around to which he replied 'no' http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/blog-267459.html Uruguay makes some internationally recognized wines. Without a tourguide we did our best to figure out where the vineyards are. Only a few miles out of the city the agricultural sector begins. Cows and sheep grazing on grass not corn or other garbage that some ranchers in the US or the UK feed their animals. We also saw citrus orchards and other orchards of some unknown fruits vineyards an http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/blog-267454.html helloOn Tuesday we rented a car. I actually wanted to rent it on Monday afternoon so we could have it first thing Tuesday morning but the guy at the rental office discouraged that and said the paperwork would take only 15 minutes. I showed up at 900 am on Tuesday and neither the vehicle nor the paperwork were at the rental office. I had to be taken over to where the cars were to fill out the http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/blog-267439.html Hello all. Monday arrived and the Old City came alive. People showed up to work and shops and restaurants I did not even know existed opened up behind the closed metal bars of the weekend.Breakfast is not an easy meal for someone on a gluten free diet. I usually eat something at the apartment and that's about it. We went out for coffee and I ordered cafe con crema coffee with cream only to f http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/blog-266709.html Things are fairly quiet on Sundays it seems. We went out about 900 a.m. to try to find some coffee. We went to a place that we knew existed but they were closed. However two doors down at a nightclub there were kids still partying from Saturday night and we could hear the music booming from inside. I don't think I did that even when I was young and full of energy.We kept walking and eventual http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/blog-266109.html Unfortunately I am having difficulty uploading images to this site. I don't know if the problem is with travelblog or my new laptop. This laptop uses Windows Vista which does create certain problems from time to time. I can always attempt to add pictures later although it would be best to add them as I go along.We are staying in the old city or Ciudad Vieja. It is at times charming and other t http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/blog-265973.html Dear family friends and others who happen upon this blog looks like this blog thing works so this is entry 2. The flights were relatively uneventful but I find that while trying to remember little things to put in a blog there are many moments that pass right by and would otherwise be forgotten. On the flight from Newark to Miami there was a man who brought his dacshund on the flight. Cute d http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/blog-265732.html Hello allThis is my first time using this website so I hope I can figure it all out. Today we leave NJ bound for Montevideo Uruguay. There is always a story behind a travel destination and if all goes well more information will be shared along the way.Since we arrive tomorrow morning I probably won't be able to post anything until Saturday night. According to the Weather Channel the weather http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/blog-265395.html