Blitz Uruguay

Trip Start Oct 25, 2007
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Trip End Apr 17, 2008


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Friday, March 21, 2008

Not much to say about Uruguay, especially Montevideo - sleepy city with a distant memory of the spendlor that existed at the turn of the 20th century. Colonia on the other hand was charming, with its cobble stone crooked streets, gardens overflowing with bloom, and melancholic colonial houses complete with beautiful street lamps.

In the absence of a camera I spent sketched a few drawings, and now I'm thinking I should have done that more often. But ever since I started out, I've been "on the run" - hardly any time to stop and rest and reflect on my surroundings. I'll know for next time.

I indulged in fine wine and cousine, mostly on my own. It felt wonderful to sit back and relax at a fancy restaurant with a good book in hand, soak up the lovely weather and enjoy the sight of tourists wandering about, admiring the old world attraction of Colonia.

The Uruguayans themselves look surprisingly different from the Argentines, despite being only on the other side of what people here call the river (Rio de la Plata, and I still take some objection to it being called a river). They're far more down-to-earth and much kinder than the Porteņos (the name given to Buenos Aires natives). I thoroughly enjoyed my few encounters with them.

So 3 days in Uruguay, that's all. I don't think I have energy for more. Now its back to Buenos Aires, and then hello Ecuador!
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