Mahalo Chicos,

Here are some pictures taken in 2007 winter, which would be May-August. Its a bit sunny, but don’t let that fool you as it is rather cold and miserable. But hey, at least the sun decided to grace us with her presence.

21 de Septembre is a rather “busy” street, but really narrow so small cars and small taxi cabs go zoom zooming by like the world is going to end if they don’t catch the green light. Most of Montevideo, Uruguay is pedestrian friendly, this is one of the reasons my other half wanted to check this place out. He despises driving. Well, maybe despises is a rather strong word for his feelings towards it, but he would rather walk somewhere than drive  miles and than have to find parking space. I agree. I am an Islander, we love to take strolls along the beach, hike up lush green mountains, and walk along the promenade to do a bit of food and stuff shopping. One can do this here, well with keeping in mind that around about May through August and even September the weather here for even Uruguayos can be brutal.

One of the perks about living in Montevideo, Uruguay would be that supermerdcados (grocery stores) and farmacias (pharmacies) deliver to your home free of charge. The larger stores like for instance, Tienda Ingelesa charges seventy pesos (which right now the Northe American dollar being $1.00 = 20 Pesos) is about three dollars and some change. I believe the other grocery stores just have a limit, like you’d have to spend over one thousand pesos which right now is around fifty North American dollars.

If you are new to the area or just have not quite figured it out, you can ask for one of those magnetic stickers to stick on your rent a fridge with the number of these places. Give them and call, name your items (in Spanish of course) and then within a few you’ll have your items delivered to you. You don’t have to worry about safety as this is not some other country you might be thinking of that will short change you. From my experiences here and I’ve been here close to a year and half, is that the local Uruguayos are honest people. I am sure there are some out there that can try to take advantage of you, but its a rarity.

Produce stands such as these are everywhere in Montevideo, Uruguay as well as other parts of Uruguay. So it shouldn’t be difficult to acquire yourselves a fresh head of lettuce or some bushels of spinach (yum!).

Here is another stand that was in front of the vegetable stand above. These winter fruits hold up well in the cold unforgiving winter here. You could always buy a couple of oranges some apples and lemons and make your selves a tasty and tangy fruit juice drink.

Ciao,

Odeliza Jacoba

Odeliza