Blogs from District of Montevideo, Uruguay, South America - page 34

Jody and i decided to take a side trip to Uruguay ..sorry, my camera died right as we got there so i have like four pictures... we went to montevideo and colonia. they are very close to buenos aires. colonia is a small town that has the colonial town feeling from the 1700s.. not much to do there.. small houses, no big buildings.. the pace of life is a lot slower. and the locals do things the more old fashion way.. so we spent like 3 hours walking the town then caught a bus to montevideo. it is about 2 hours away. the drive was pretty. lots of green hills.. and cows and horses. like a country side. montevideo, in my opion, is boring. the capitol is very small. even though it holds more than half ... read more

- Food: Tarte tortin at the Richmond by myself, the best empanadas, enormous licuado, fatty chorizo. Montevideo is similar prices to Argentina for food but the portions are all HUGE with heaps of french fries with everything. Mate rules here more than in Argentina. 80% of the population are hooked and everyone carries around a pouch containing the flask, huge supply of mate leaves and the decorative bowl type things with a pipe that they drink it out of. - Area: The smallest capital city (only took about 2 hours to walk it), very old fashioned. Lots of stalls selling socks for some reason and lots of 'hair extension' beauty parlours! - People: Old and old fashioned with it. Hardly saw a young person and certainly no other English speakers. Felt like an alien and got ... read more

If you cast yours eyes across the Rio de la Plata from Buenos Aires the coastline of Uruguay beckons. The ferry trip across the river provides a marvelous opportunity to experience life in this beautiful country of three million people; which in world terms is famous for the obvious ... Uruguay is a two time winner of the World Cup! The country triumphed at the inaugural 1930 World Cup final played in Montevideo, and managed to double the dose with a second euphoric victory in the 1950 world championship of football staged in Brazil. Oh yes, and as an Australian it's hard to forget the final qualifier for the 2002 World Cup finals when Uruguay knocked the Socceroos out of contention, again in Montevideo. Let's briefly recap, constant reader, to bring you up to speed on ... read more