Blogs from Montevideo, District of Montevideo, Uruguay, South America - page 4

Well here I sit in Villa Maria / Argentina and it is absolutely pissing down. Heavens just opened up this morning and the gods just used buckets to deliver the wet stuff to the planet. I have been lucky over the last few months regarding the weather so I am not complaining. And what does one do when it rains and nothing else can be done? Update the travel blog of course…… So let’s get started with my trip to Montevideo in Uruguay. After Carla and I had a fantastic time in the south of Brazil, visiting some awesome places and I personally learned a lot about this part of the world, it was time to go back to Porto Alegre. Carla had a plane to catch to return to Brasilia since she had some prior ... read more

This was probably the nicest bus I have ever been on....believe it or not it had Wifi, the best we've had this whole trip) . We took a (3hr.) bus from Colonia del Sacramento to Montevideo and then caught another (2hr.) bus heading further north on the coast Uruguay on the Atlantic Ocean. We had a great first bus experience.....let's hope they're all like this, I have a feeling no :) we will take it when we can get it!... read more

27. Dezember, Bariloche - Buenos Aires - Colonia (Uruguay) Der Stadtflughafen in Buenos Aires verläuft parallel zum Meer, welches wir beim Verlassen des Terminals auch direkt erblicken konnten. Leider gabs keinen Bus zum Hafen und so stiegen wir in ein Taxi ein. Der Fahrer liess die Reifen schon bei der ersten S-Kurve zweimal quietschen. Vermutlich war er früher ein Ralleyfahrer oder so. Er gab vollgas, hat in den Kurven alle Spuren genutzt, vor dem Grünschalten fuhr er los und beschleunigte auf über 100 km/h in der Stadt. Leider hatte die Schifffahrtsgesellschaft „Colonia Express“ Weihnachtsferien bis zum 7. Januar und so mussten wir zurück zu „Buquebus“ fahren. Der Fahrer hatte zuvor etwas auf Spanisch geschwafelt, was wir aber nicht verstanden haben. Vermutlich wusste er es schon. Nach nur 1 h Fahrt mit dem Passagier- und Autokatamaran bei ... read more

6/29 I got up, packed, and ate some breakfast while I waited for a cab to the airport. I shared the cab with Phil from Germany and got to my flights. It was a little difficult this time because of the language barrier and there were so many people, but not as bad as when I missed my flight because of customs. I saw the beginning of the Mexico v Netherlands game before I boarded the plane. Got through customs easily, exchanged money, and waited outside for the bus. The Uruguayan peso is really inflated and things are just as cheap here as in Brazil. $1 is the same as U$22. Also, it was freezing in Montevideo. Around 50 during the day and 40 at night, plus the wind was blowing since its a coastal city. ... read more

To fill the gap after the grounding of the space shuttle fleet Uruguay has built a replacement quarried from special local heat-resistant stone. I was fortunate enough to get a picture of the completed spaceship on its launch pad; three of the booster rockets are clearly visible (see photo 1). As with most projects there has been a gross financial overrun and so they have had to cut some corners on the transport system for supplies and astronauts to the launch pad (see photo 2). However, the government are confident that the imminent launch will be successful and have commissioned a celebratory tango that is currently being extensively rehearsed in the streets (see photo 3) ahead of the main parade after the launch. ^ Para llenar el vacío después de la puesta a tierra de la ... read more