We docked in Montevideo Uruguay about 8am and at 9:30am we went into town on our own. In each port they have a local person come on board and offer advice and answer questions, and we find it very helpful. After getting advice, we checked out the anchor and range finder from the German pocket battleship Graf Spee, that was scuttled in the harbor during WWII.
We walked about 20 blocks to a local Artisans' Market, that was away from the main tourist area. It was very nice, and Nancy bought a small leather handbag for $15.
We then walked back past the Independence Square and Salvo Palace (Photos).
Nancy saw this restaurant with Wi-Fi, so we stopped and I had a soda and Nancy had a latte for a total of $5; while we uploaded our blogs and checked email. Look at how nice Nancy’s latte looked! The serving included fresh orange juice, a tiny cup of whipped cream, sugar and a little cookie.
We kept wandering through the old town, until we got back to the the Port Market. This is an old building that has a couple of dozen restaurants in it, and more surrounding it. It is a place where both the locals and tourists come to eat. Each restaurant cooks their food, virtually all meat, over open fires. I had a petit sirloin and Nancy had baby beef. Mine was probably 10 ounces and Nancy’s was a pound….
While walking around we past a McDonalds. Check out the price at this McDonalds for the big Mac.
No, this is not inflation. In this case the $ stands for pesos, and there are 19.2 pesos to a US Dollar.
On our way to Buenos Aires….
2 comments:
It is so wonderful following your travels. Avoiding lots of posts to save you time and $ in your cyber cafe places. Stay warm...huge storm to hit Washington DC and east coast this weekend.
Oh. My. Word. I about had a heart attack when I saw $55 for a big mac!!! Thanks for the explanation of pesos! LOL! WOW!
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