Scott’s Adventures in Uruguay
Pocitos Open Air Market / Horses Horses are still getting us where we need to go
At an open air feria in Pocitos,Uruguay there are plenty of people out shopping this morning but only a few horses. While I wait for my empanada from a street vendor, a lady spoils a horse that has been halted near me till an intersection clears of...
Pocitos-Frisbee Walking the Rambla
The Rambla is a paved course way that runs from Ciudad Vieja to Pocitos and beyond. It runs along the sea where humans go to walk and talk, show themselves off to the world, build sand castles on the beach. There are animals, bike riders,...
Palacio Taranco tourist stop
The Palacio is, by the map, located in the heart of the Old City. If you look at a map of Montevideo you see at least thirty points of interest in Ciudad Vieja and fewer as you move outward towards other barrios; Centro, Barrio Sur, Palermo, Aguada,...
Port of Montevideo Argentina isn't in the cards
The Port reminds me of a toy box in a giant's kid's room. It is walled off from the public with a tall iron fence and each of its entrances is protected by security guards who don't want people entering without proper credentials. Along the fence's...
Fishing in the Rio Plata Catfish time
One evening, as the sun is falling, it makes sense to stroll down to the water's edge, follow a concrete pier that juts into the water like the end of a fishing pole left discarded by a disgruntled fisherman. The pier is edged with giant stones and this...
Tourista Sightseeing Bus/Port of Montevideo Dot to dot travel
There aren't many bargains for the traveler but one is sightseeing buses you find in large South American cities. These double deck buses run routes through the city like a regular bus but they stop at multiple tourist destinations where you can exit and...
Hot Water Heater Meltdown/Piedras Street Hot water is an essential
For two days, hot water has not been working. The landlord has been attentive, sent someone by who thought it might be something it wasn't, then sends his maintenance man to troubleshoot. Hugo comes prepared with a tape measure, apartment keys, an...
Men in Black Blues in Montevideo
Blues chords aren't complex, the rhythms and melodies aren't sophisticated, the harmony is a step down from folk music but several steps below jazz. Stevie Ray Vaughn isn't the only white blues man to make it big and suffer an untimely end. He has been...
Statue comes alive/Constitution Plaza Street art in human form
Walking towards Constitution Plaza from Independence Plaza, there are bronze Generals on horseback every block, as well as little plaza's and parks. There is something sad about memorializing heroes in bronze and then placing them outside where pigeons...
Don Timoteo Afternoon in Ciudad Vieja
This live concert is next to the Mercado, about lunchtime. There are posters advertising it on phone poles but their music grabs me by the ear through my open studio window and drags me to come watch and listen. This band calls themselves ," Murga Don...
Now is the Time to Paint Gustavo in Montevideo
Big cities should be a worker's paradise with good wages because there is too much construction and maintenance needed to match equally with people who will work a long hard day for little pay and no recognition. Walking near Constitution Plaza, on...
Home from school Ciudad Vieja
Next to the farmacia is a door that leads to an upstairs apartment that leads to a family that leads to a mom and dad that leads to a warm place for kids to grow up. When you look at a street of closed doors, faded or chipped or cobbled together, one...
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