The other side of colonialism

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We arrived in Montevideo at 1am yesterday (Sunday), and had a mad taxi ride to Gabriel´s appartment. Gabriel is a Uruguyan friend of Jody´s through work. Then followed two days of the grand tour of the city. Originally centred on a small peninsula, it now spreads along some amazing beaches, pity the water is a sewage brown colour! The city is a mix of old colonial buildings, half of them renovated and half need it drastically, next to large shiny modern boxes. A wierd mix, but the old spanish style town hall was amazing with large courtyards, spotless white walls and huge airy rooms with high ceilings.

But if I´m honest, food was the highlight. We had a never-ending stream of grilled meat at a restaurant overlooking the anchorage for our first lunch there - a meal that took the next 2 days to get over. Nevertheless, we did go on to stuff ouselves with icecream and pasta (local favourites due to the large amount of italian blood in the population here).

A couple of runs and a dip in the pool in Gabriels appartment did help with our appetites! The next move was up to the beaches at Punta del Este.

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