Andean peaks, Amazonian rainforest, Patagonian glaciers, Incan ruins, colonial towns, white-sand beaches and vertiginous nightlife: the wonders of South America set the stage for incredible adventures.
Today we explored Parque Rodó, both the namesake park, and the barrio (neighborhood). We also scoped out the beach where we plan to return tomorrow. It’s now been one week since we arrived. Breakfast deal at La Pasiva Pausat, our favorite coffee house, doesn’t open until 4:00pm on Saturdays, so we went to La Pasiva instead. They had a good breakfast deal:...
Daniel and I went to the beach this morning at Playa Ramírez, which is in Barrio Parque Rodó. Teresa stayed back to relax at the hotel, not wanting to brave the wind. It turned out to be breezy, but not too bad. I got sand-blasted a couple times when it briefly picked up, but there are some places that will charge you for that privilege, and I got it for free! The...
The highlight of the day was the flamenco show at Teatro Solís, but first we went to Montevideo Shopping Center, which is a huge shopping mall in Pocitos. We, of course, started the day at Pausat (now that they were open again in the mornings), then took the bus to Montevideo Shopping Center in Pocitos. It’s a big, modern, 3-story shopping mall. I bought a nice...