Oi, During our stroll around the chic barrio -Soho Palermo- I took some interesting and random photos. It was an nice sunny day with a slight cool breeze. I wish we walked a bit more. There was so much to see in Palermo. There were some weird things for sale, well a weird thing. Mannequins. For 80 [...] Read More
Oi, Last year, while on one of my antiquing trips, I came across a stack of art prints wrapped in plastic. I took a few glances at the art and immediately took all six and bought them. At the time, I had no idea what I bought, but the prints just spoke to me as [...] Read More
Oi, My other half loves futbol, he even played in uni, so when the opportunity arises that he can watch a live futbol game he takes it. Instead of hot dogs and soda being sold there is black coffee and fried bread. Then there are the guys that sell soda and nuts. Occasionally one [...] Read More
Oi, We went on a short family holiday this past weekend to Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay. If you are driving there from Montevideo it is about 144 kilometers of long grassy roads with a few squirts of civilization here and there. Here is a history and description of Colonia, it would be our second [...] Read More
Oi, Ever wonder why I stopped posting pictures up or wonder why I haven’t put any pictures up recently? Well, its the simple fact that I have no idea how to shrink my pictures so that they fit on each posts. But now, my other half helped show me how and- give me a break [...] Read More
Common Phrases in Spanish: (if you live in Uruguay or Argentina, or planing a holiday in either of these two countries, just a warning: the ‘ll’ and the ‘y’ in Spanish is pronounced differently in only those two Latin countries. For instance, instead of pronouncing the ‘ll’ as if your saying ‘yay’ you would say [...] Read More
Chicos, When my other half and I first arrived in Uruguay we lived in a rather spacious home on one of the main streets in Montevideo, Uruguay. Artigas. Now we live right off of the same street and a smaller place that is some what secluded from the noise level of cars and pedestrians. Punta [...] Read More
Oi, One of the ‘perks’ of living in a small and tranquil country such as Uruguay are lazy Fall days. One can take a stroll at Parque Rodo and people watch, read a book, or even listen to really obnoxious imitation rap music. We live a few blocks from a park named Parque Rodo in [...] Read More
Oi, Midori, my other half, and I took a little walk around our ‘zona’ Punta Caretas. Its was such a wonderful day that we could not resist. Sooner or later the weather is going to be miserable in Montevideo, Uruguay. So if you are thinking of vacationing during your summer time-May-July- bad news for you. [...] Read More
Oi, Farmer’s Markets or in Spanish, ‘Ferrias’ occur just about everyday rain or freezing cold in Montevideo, Uruguay. Montevideo is recognized by locals by ‘Zonas’, villages, barrios and neighborhoods. Depending on what zona you live in, you’ll also have a ferria some day of the week. It usually starts from 08:00 through 13:00, so if [...] Read More