http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/District-of-Montevideo/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Uruguay , District of Montevideo en-us Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:47:40 +0000 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:47:40 +0000 I have decided to leave the sailing expedition and venture off on my own.... Currently I am returning home for the Thanksgiving holiday and will be back in Argentina in December.Ben http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/District-of-Montevideo/Montevideo/blog-454861.html This is the wonderful sunset we had for Halloween. The sky is on fire. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/District-of-Montevideo/Montevideo/blog-450767.html We arrived in Montevideo about 12 days ago via a boat trough the Delta from Tigre in Argentina to Carmelo in Uruguay. On the journey we noticed Tigre actually had a theme park we hadn't done much as it had been raining and saw lots of little houses dotted through the bush including little old rotting boathouses with people putting out their washing and drinking mate. oh the simple lifeWe found http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/District-of-Montevideo/Montevideo/blog-450331.html We had a near gale this evening. The water was breaking over the breakwater at Puerto Buceo in Montevideo and the tide was almost over the quay. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/District-of-Montevideo/Montevideo/blog-450000.html After two days in Colonia we took a 2 hour bus ride East to the Capitial of Uruguay Montevideo. The architecture here was amazing Very European. The city was big but easy to negotiate. We enjoyed it better in B.A. because you did not have people coming up to you constantally trying to sell you things. We stayed here for two nights and took in a Tango show too. The entertainment was great an http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/District-of-Montevideo/Montevideo/blog-444681.html The rainy cold front continued and I decided to change my plans and head straight for the capitol Montevideo instead of going to one of the smaller beach cities further along the coast. There should be more to do and see there given the weather. At breakfast I found the couple I had dinner with last night had come to that very same conclusion so we went to the bus station together and ended u http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/District-of-Montevideo/Montevideo/blog-438317.html ..drei U auf engstem Raum ich denke oft an Uruguay... ein Wochenende in Montevideo...wir haben beschlossen einen Wochenendausflug nach Uruguay zu machen und dies auch in die Tat umgesetzt.Es war alles dabei wild...dunkel und Zauberei.Wir sind mit der Faehre drei Stunden nach Montevideo gefahren als wir dort ankamen war es bereits dunkelobwohl es erst 19uhr war. Und es war wirklich dunkel nur http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/District-of-Montevideo/Montevideo/blog-432751.html On Friday 31 July I met Gill at the ferry terminal 20 minutes before our ferry to Uruguay was due to depart. It took forever to buy the ticket check in and get through immigration so luckily our boat was delayed by an hour. After the 3 hour crossing we docked in Montevideo and got through customs after Gill was caught trying to smuggle in a banana. We joined the line for taxis and waited a http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/District-of-Montevideo/Montevideo/blog-428737.html So a quick pitstop in Colonia was all that was needed so a 3 hour bus journey to Montevideo eventually after the time mix up. We arrived at the hostel about 9.30 pm and grabbed some food and cooked a meal washed down with some fine imported vodka. I was in a dorm of 8 everyone was already asleep so it was pitch black which made getting ready to go out a nightmare basically had to dress i http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/District-of-Montevideo/Montevideo/blog-424817.html Our first port came on day two of the cruise in Montevideo Uruguay. It was a tight squeeze for our large ship at the small pier. It was a beautiful warm sunny day. Montevideo is the largest city the capital and chief port of Uruguay with a population around 1.3 million. The epicenter of Montevideo's cultural ldquoliferdquo is located in the socalled Old City a place where the past and the http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/District-of-Montevideo/Montevideo/blog-423966.html Upon getting back to Buenos Aires I had much more success as this time I didn't have a single thing thrown on me After heading back to the hostel I spent most of the day ticking off a list of odd jobs to do before my much anticipated visit to La Cabrera. La Cabrera is a highly recommended steakhouse both from Lonely Planet and from fellow travellers. One even said it was better than Don Mari http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/District-of-Montevideo/Montevideo/blog-423844.html I decided to spend a night in Montevideo Uruguay during my visit to Buenos Aires Argentina. They aren't that far apart and I got a few more stamps in my passportI woke up in my hostel at what I thought was 600am but it turns out that I forgot to switch my phonealarm clock's time ahead an hour so it was actually 700am. I ran to catch a cab and had trouble getting them to understand me but fin http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/District-of-Montevideo/Montevideo/blog-423043.html Ab jetzt ist dies der Blog von uns beiden. Philipp und Steffi. Da ich Philipp am Freitag morgen in Montevideo nach langen 24 Stunden endlich angekommen bin haben wir am Freitag nicht mehr so viel gemacht. Auer an der schnsten Rambla von der ganzen Welt spazieren gegangen Philipp findet das zwar nicht aber schn war es trotzdem. Am Samstag hat Philipp ein wundervoll leckeres riesiges Steak be http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/District-of-Montevideo/Montevideo/blog-418274.html So after 12 hours we finally arrived in Montevideo and I got my passport back from the bus attendant it was collected in Porto Alegre with all the customs forms filled up beforehand I wasnt comfortable giving it to them but I guess that is how they always done it we arrived past midnight at the border and am releived to see I have an exitBrazil and entryUruguaystamps. Took the bus 300 and a http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/District-of-Montevideo/Montevideo/blog-416593.html Montevideo 26th and 27th of June 2009Montevideo is sometimes called the poor mans Buenos Aires or even referred to as a suburb of BA because so many Argentineans holiday there. But we arrived in winter time and although it was sunny we couldnt really enjoy Montevideorsquos main highlights especially as were only there for one night. It was dark when the bus arrived so we took a taxi to a p http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/District-of-Montevideo/Montevideo/blog-415099.html Taxi Part One We talk about the lack of confidence the Argentine people have in the economy and the government all of the time. To the point that sometime we forget to recognize how far Argentina has come as a country. It would be easier to talk about tourism or exports as a sign of confidence and growth of the country. However it is my guess that most people unless directly involved in said in http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/District-of-Montevideo/Montevideo/blog-412657.html Hola chicos thats hello guys for those of you that don't speak spanishI've had a busy few days so lots to tell you all about When I left you last I said we were going out in Sydney for a pub crawl in rave gear...well the selection of rave equipment in Sydney wasn't the best so we did what we could and went as rave chavs instead Anyway it was a great night...although a bit messy see picsS http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/District-of-Montevideo/Montevideo/blog-411902.html Hello everybodyI am a real Uruguayan man born in Montevideo sorry about all the mistakes I will do.We say here if you find a mistakeyou can keep himI have read so many blogs here and in other pages from travellers jumping over from Buenos Aires with no idea what they will find here.Please let me try to take you with me on a journey insideA journey into another century a journey into anothe http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/District-of-Montevideo/Montevideo/blog-402455.html Hola Well we arrived in Montevideo on Sunday 3rd May night after the buses had finished running so we got a taxi to the hostel that we had booked the El Viajero Hostel in the Ciudad Vieja or old town of the city. The hostel itself was nice with a roof terrace and balconys there wasnt much craic though as most people like us were only passing through on their way to Buenos Aires. We set of http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/District-of-Montevideo/Montevideo/blog-398747.html Ill lead off by apologizing for the lack of pictures. Im having technical difficulties like the computer instructions are in Spanish and I cant figure it out. I PROMISE that you will see plenty of pictures later especially after I get home when I can actually talk to you about the experiences.Im currently in Buenos Aires which is amazing. The first REAL city on the trip. I could be in http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/District-of-Montevideo/Montevideo/blog-396800.html