June 20, 2013 “To go to the market takes us a half day. The drive alone takes a minimum of a half an hour due to traffic. We plan to go once a week. This is a great city to…
Mate and Coffee in South America
January 21, 2013 “Mate is the drink of choice for most people here. You will see people everywhere…and I mean everywhere, carrying their gourd/cup with mate. It is like the US where everyone is carrying a Starbucks coffee. The gourd has…
We learned the “American Rate”
December 20, 2012 “We stopped at a small café for ice cream. Pointed to a picture of the largest bowl of ice cream. We were handed a small cup, but the price seemed really high. We know that pictures are…
Parrilla – South American wood grill….. and the weather
December 14 “The world’s best smell – grilled meats. This is no place for a vegetarian. There are grills everywhere. Each evening walking along Sarandi, we see make-shift grills set up in the street. Kids run around. Parents visit, share a drink while…
Eating out at night. Restaurants open late.
DECEMBER 7, 2012 “TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY. Happy birthday me. Chris made reservations at a nice restaurant. He gave me earrings made with a native Uruguayan stone. They are perfect. Once again, we arrived at a restaurant before they opened. The first reservation…
Need Meat! Not just veggies! Visiting the markets.
November 29 “Craving a steak. Meat smells so good on the neighbor’s grill. Our little farmer’s market does not have meats. It does have two cheese/salami trucks and two fish/seafood trucks. Most cheeses I don’t recognize. Cheese lady can’t understand me saying “mozzarella;” how…
Love our Farmer’s Market in downtown Montevideo, Uruguay
November 24 “OMG – at our little farmer’s market we saw a couple featured on House Hunter International. What are the odds? We had walked past their place, but we never really expected to run into them. Our farmer’s market is small. Need 100…
Walking and Eating in Montevideo, Uruguay
November 19, 2012 “On our first day in Montevideo, we walked…and walked. It’s the only way to get to know a new place and feel more a part of it. Our lack of Spanish is a bit of a problem.…