Montevideo, Uruguay

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Jay arrives in Montevideo, Uruguay and waits at the...
Jay on the bus on the way into town.
A horse-drawn carriage in downtown Montevideo.
I think this is where the Uruguayan president used to live.
Jay in the Plaza Indepencia in front of the tomb of...
John, happy to be off a plane. To get here, John had...
The Teatro Solis is a landmark of Uruguay, and it was...
View from our hotel window in Montevideo. I believe our...
A Mahendra! The Indian diesel low-cost truck with a...
This was at the time of it's construction the tallest...
On our first afternoon, Jay and I took a long walk to...
Jay, next to some strange smokestack that didn't have a...
We walked down to the port to check out the fishermen. ...
Fishermen on the pier in Montevideo.
Pretty crazy lighthouse on top of the old decommissioned...
Old school Land Cruiser parked on the streets of...
Jay checking out the now defunct ferro carril (train station).
Meat shop in Montevideo. Prices per kilogram in...
Cute cakes in a bakery in Montevideo. Pink Panther on...
We stopped in at the bakery for a few treats. On this...
Jay, waiting for his dinner.
Jay's dinner. (and mine too.) Chivito para dos for $450 UYU.
Serving number one. Chivito contains, french fries,...
All we cared to eat.
Pretty awesome mustache. The Uruguayan yuppie food...
View of the Teatro Solis by day, from our hotel balcony....
Jay hanging out in front of some prehistoric cell...
A cool sculpture through a window of the Plaza Indepencia.
After having spent most of the day indoors in a small...
Another shot on the Playa Pocitos.
Teatro Solis at night.
Jay in the foyer of the gaucho and money museum on...
A calabaza for drinking mate tea made to look like a bird.
More yerba mate calabazas.
Typical gaucho belt buckle in the gaucho museum. ...
Sword sheath. Plata y oro means silver and gold.
The Knife: The countryman's knife is one of the European...
Knives
Balls on strings called lashing whips used like lassos...
Example of lashing whips being used.
The lashing whip was almost a garment, useful for work...
Cool lookin' gaucho spurs!
Uruguayan artist's work with a very recognizable style...
Great looking iron railings.
I managed to pull out my Lonely Planet guidebook while...
Lunch delivery service in Montevideo. Taken at a bus...
Jay, on a city bus in Montevideo, which seemed a lot...
My bus terminal lunch: something they call a torta,...