Punta del Diablo

Punta del Diablo is a small fishing/surf village on the coast of Uruguay, close to the Brazilian border. We recently rented a small faded-yellow cabin and took advantage of the lovely April weather with lots of swimming, relaxing, reading, exploring and eating.

The Architecture of Montevideo (again!)

 

A recent trip to Uruguay has reignited my love of the architecture in the Ciudad Vieja of Montevideo. Such a unique experience to walk around the gothic, run-down streets on a Saturday when it is completely void of life. It's like a trip back in time.

On the Street, Uruguay

In the Ciudad Viejo or old city of Montevideo was this artwork depicting Candombe musicians, a traditional Uruguayan rhythm of African descent.

Pasaje General Paz

Walking along the street Ciudad de la Paz today to get to my doctors appointment, this building blew me away. Imagine living here and walking through this amazing arch every day!

I found a couple of photos that show it off a little better, from a blog in Spanish called Palo Architecture. There are some great photos from the suburb of Colegiales, so take a look!

Above photos from http://paloarq.com.ar

Casa Vieja

This old house in Palermo Hollywood caught my eye the other day, it has some great details if you look closely.

The Soda Bottle

In Argentina you can order these soda bottles at some of the more old-school restaurants, and you often see old men drinking red wine with soda water (and at some places you cannot only order a soda bottle, you have to order wine or a whisky too!). You can also get them delivered to your door; the trucks that deliver the 20L bottles of spring water always have crates of soda bottles next to them. I have wanted to get onto the delivery list for soda for some time now, but need to do some more research about how to find one of the companies who still offer it. This is the Argentina that I love.

Virginio Colombo Part #2

The amazing Venetian-style building by architect Virginio Colombo across the street from his more well-known building the Casa Calise in the suburb of Balvanera in Buenos Aires.