Why Uruguay?

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April 6th 2009

Published: April 6th 2009

Why indeed? I mean, does anyone really know anything about Uruguay? All I knew was that it is in South America, rhymes with Paraguay and that its football team seems to show up in the World Cup finals more often than the Scottish team manages. The main reason we ended up in Uruguay was cost. We arrived in Buenos Aires following a thirteen hour flight from Sydney and spent a few days jet-lagged... Read Full Entry

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Colonia: Hostel

The Anne Frank steps.

Colonia: Restuarant

A nice little restaurant on the sea-front in Colonia. Some hippy travellers hang around playing pan pipes, bizarrely.

Colonia: Sunset

Almost missed it.

Colonia: Restuarant

I liked the name. The food was quite nice too.

Colonia: Quaint Shops

I didnt actually buy anything though, so felt a bit guilty.

Colonia: A Tree

A tree in Colonia.

Mate

The e is an e acute but I can´t find it on the keyboard. Anyway, most Uruguayans wander around with one of these flasks containing a tea-like substance.

Wide Sky of Uruguay

Uruguay is very flat, so the sky somehow feels huge. I´m not sure this photo really depicts what I mean but I´m including it anyway.

8th April 2009

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Claim to fame
Did you know that Uruguay won the first World Cup Tournament in 1930? neither did I till I googled it, must try and remember for the pub quiz. Seems to be the only significant famous event in Uruguay!

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