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A day at the beach in La Barra
... a relief that Shane and I weren't staying in this big resort town, which had luxury, high-rise apartments all along that shore but seemed to be a ghost town at this time of year. Presumably, the place springs to life in January when all Argentinians and Uruguayans take their summer break.
Ten minutes by bus further east along the coast is La Barra, a sleepy beach resort town. It comprised a few expensive cafes ...
Pouring in Piriapolis
... and wet and miserable outside, so we were happy to keep warm. In the corner of the pub, there was a little children's play area with a gorgeous dog sitting on the slide. Then it actually went down the slide and back up in the little house. We laughed as we watched him and the owner kept saying that the dog thinks it's a child! Chris befriended it quickly and as we were leaving, the owner told us its name is Stuart. Ha ha, funny name for a dog in Uruguay. We thought it would be ...
Day 2 in Punta del Este
... watching people walk along the beach, along with their dogs, and just relaxed for a while.
From there, we headed back west, toward Montevideo. A few kilometers back that direction there is a place called the Casapueblo, which is a huge white house on the side of a cliff overlooking the ocean, among many other vacation homes. Casapueblo was built by a famous Uruguayan artist, who still lives there, as well as a museum and, in the peak season, a restaurant. We decided not to ...
St. Tropez of South America
We had a beautiful day in Punta del Este with temperatures into the mid 30s. We ran and walked on the upper deck at sunrise, then off for the city tour. There are very upscale restaurants everywhere. Our first stops were to sculptures of mermaids on the rocks and we saw then a giant hand coming out of the sand symbolizing man's one-ness with the earth. The hand "El ...
Bad Karma with the taxis in Punta del Este
... with people on where to exit. I followed the herds of cattle (I mean people) in first class down the stairs only to realize that I had entered the area where all of the vehicles were. I had to find my way back up the stairs.... I am such a gringa!!
Once I eventually got off the ferry, I got my passport stamped (yay... I am good for another 90 day tourist visa if I want) and went through a luggage screening area. Some guy ...
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