Four Points Montevideo

... all footy fans who find themselves in Montevideo. I would even go so far as to say that the curator's role in keeping those triumphs alive in the minds of new generations makes him a bit of a star in his own right.<br><br>Finally, prior to moving on from Montevideo, we found an excellent art gallery. After purchasing, and shipping home, yet another painting for the house which we do not possess, we left the city just in time to prevent a nasty accident with our Visa card! <br><br>

... We couldn't figure out why Ana (our guide) came back with us and we were kind of left in want not realizing that our time in Colonia had been short lived.<br><br>Aside from the weird guide stuff and unfufilling tour our hotel was well sub par. Our (Kira, Laura and I were always together) room in particular was ******. It was like a slender rectangle that they just crammed an extra bed in so they could call it a ...

... elle était devant son PC nous avons joyeusement discuté par email, je lui envoyais en temps réel ce que je voyais, c'était vraiment chouette et complètement bizarre! Ce fut donc un voyage bien drôle, merci Louise! En arrivant a Montevideo, le contraste avec Buenos Aires n'aurait pas pu être plus grand pour deux villes aussi proches! C'était tout tranquille, tout aéré, beaucoup plus propre, vraiment relax. La première ...

... bump into. The architectuire´s a mismash of a time gone my and a 1970s Benidorm. But Montevideo´s no Spanish beach resort. The streets are scattered with little cafes and bars with decor to rival any major city. There´s several theatres and live music venues. Yes it´s no Buenos Aires but it´s well worth checking out. The sunnier the better as dull days don´t show it up to it´s best. I´m offically the only person from Europe around and ...

... we did decide it might be worth a visit we had quite forgotten the directions he gave. Happily we met our wine host again, as he was heading back to the home where the tasting was to take place, and he kindly took us in toe. The wines were very good, even the reds that I am not particular fond of and the Champaign were excellent. We asked if he could direct us to a venue where we could purchase some ...

... usually eaten as a snack with mate. *alfajores - individually sold double or triple-decker cookies with a million different flavors including, i think recently, oreo and chips ahoy. i'll be less tourist guidebook next time but i just wanted to give an overview of what i've experienced. up next: time to play country mouse and visit marco's dad in the country. hope you're all doing well in your part of the world...thanks for reading! J xoxox

... in the 17th century to keep a nosey eye on the Spanish across the river in Buenos Aires. After hiding in our hostel for the first few hours due to ridiculous amounts of rain, and Nige's reluctance to go out in his uncool raincoat, we ventured out to explore early evening, and discovered a gorgeous little town of cobbledy streets, colourful old houses, little squares with pavement cafes and whitewashed churches. As it had only ...

... many more kms to Punte del Este which is the Monte Carlo of South America and where many wealthy Brazilians and Argentines go for their holidays. (We are also told this is the preferred destination of absconding Argentine Presidents and the like and that real estate in Punte del Estate is astronomically priced). We are to find out later from other travellers that there are many other great places in Uruguay that we did not get to visit due to time constraints.

... and entertaining ourselves. it wasnt a very nice day adn scenery wasnt great so i napped the whole way there. we were all pretty crabby and sleepy when we arrived two hours later. there wasnt anywhere to hire boards and i hadnt bought enough clothes with me - was very cold. started to regret this decision. we did see some very cute sea lions sunbathing and being fed scraps by the fisherman though and luckily it was soon ...