Ibis Montevideo

... that were enough to fill me up, but light enough to still feel like I could move. <br><br>We made sure that we scheduled our bus trip back late enough so that we could stay in Punta del Este and watch the sunset over the water. I honestly mean it when I say that sunset was magical. We didn't make it all the way to the end because we got so cold, which ended up being for the best. When we absolutely could not stand being cold and slightly ...

... old taxi, as most will rob you, take the expensive radio taxis, these are usually safe!</li> <li>Don't walk the central streets or any beaches on weekends or in the evening!</li> <li>Keep large wads of small bills to give up in the case of a robbery!</li> <li>If you get robbed, hand over the goods as thieves will not hesitate to use weapons if provoked!</li></ul>And on top of that Brazil is just about the most expensive place to travel in South America. <br><br>Forget it!

... Salvo, the sister building to Palacio Barolo in Buenos Aires. Unfortunately, the lighthouse has been removed from Palacio Salvo, and the building looks like it has a bad haircut. <br><br>A few blocks away is the old port area. Here, one of the old warehouses has been turned into the home of several restaurants and a few shops. Each of the restaurants has a parilla for grilling meats. Parillas (pa-ree-shas) are ...

... it was now about 7.30pm, we decided to go out and get some food. We went to a restaurant called Don Pepperone - the service was pants!! We got our meat at 9.25pm!! One of the waitresses came over at about 9pm and apologised for the delay (I actually think they had forgot the order), but then she amazed us! She said our dinner will just be another 10-15 minutes and would we like a pizza for free whilst we waited!!! What?! Firstly ...

... from December to March, during Carnival and Easter. http://www.reservas.net/ssphtm/hmapa_UY _ESP.html http://www.hosteluruguay.org/reduy.html EATING Food and wine in Uruguay are very good. The national dish is meat, eaten in various styles  and served everywhere: the traditional "asado" and "parrillada", the "chivito" (a steak sandwich with bacon, ham, cheese ...

... there were more Northern Europeans than Spaniards around. I don't mind a touristy place so much, if it's full of tourists from the region. But of course ... I do have one exception - I'll take female Spanish tourists in any country, whether it be in the Baltic States, Scandinavia, or anywhere else in the world! Heading out of the city centre, back towards the hostel, I noticed a couple of cute females walking along - I wondered if they were ...

... started getting their things to get off the plane. as they started walking up the aisles towards the exit, a crazy older woman shrieked, "well i guess we've all seen who doesn't have any BALLS!!!!" while the mayor tried all his connections, obnoxious baby man tried to get all passengers to chant slogans and the stewardesses handed out **** sandwiches [no, really], the pilot locked himself in the cockpit fearing assault. after several hours ...

... the footie stadium is located. I wanted to see the historic old stadium which was built for the first world cup in 1930 and which which Uruguay actually won ... its very run down , unimpressive visually and looks exactly like what it is ie. a 1930 stadium ! but nonetheless I liked the sense of history that this was where the first World Cup was played. In Rio I plan to go to the Maracana stadium which will hold the 2014 World Cup Final so I will have ...

... to call it a day. Tu., 9-9 - 8:45 am - Philip enjoyed ¨Joyeux Noel¨ about the temporary truce during WW1 last night after I retired. Hurr. Ike is slamming Cuba, but missed FL - strange, but true. Pedro called and told me about ANOTHER large store nearby - ¨co-op for policemens, but anyone can use¨. It's only 50 degrees out; we want to get out this morning because we'll be in the car this afternoon for the wine tour for the most part or ...