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We were both a little run down on Tuesday, so we had a very light day. Wednesday was also light, but had a few highlights including a museum dedicated to the 1972 crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 carrying a Montevideo rugby team that crashed in the Andes mountains, as well as a cool bar that Anthony Bourdain visited on his 2nd trip to Montevideo, and Palacio...
Barrio Pocitos & Barrio Punta Carretas We spent the morning and afternoon exploring the Pocitos and Punta Carretas neighborhoods (barrios) of Montevideo (after our daily visit to Pausat, that is). There’s a long stretch of sandy beach in Pocitos, lined with high-rise apartment buildings. It was a windy and overcast day, so nobody was at the beach. As you...
We started the day at Pausat (of course), then got pedicures at Estilo & Arte, dropped off dirty clothes at a fluff & fold (Lavadero Pa’Lavar), then headed for a cat cafe called Cafelindo Café and Adoption Center. The café (and cats!) were adorable. Cafelindo Café and Adoption Center A Void (Mauricio) and a Tuxedo (Tito) get pets from Teresa You can see...