A friend from Canada and I flew to Montvideo, the capital of Uruguay, yesterday. It's just a 40 minute flight across the Rio de la Plata from Buenos Aires. After arriving, we took a public bus to the bus station where we booked a city tour (in a micro, since both of us were hungover and had no desire to do a walking tour).
For a city of just 1 million, Montevideo is pretty spread out. We covered most of the traditional tourist site - government buildings, presidential palace, etc. but also took some time to explore the coast. The Rio de la Plata is amongst the widest rivers in the world and, if you didn't know any better, you would have thought it was the ocean, since you can't see land on the other side. During our summers, the beaches here are mobbed with Uruguayans and Argentines.
After the tour, we had a chivito (a traditional Uruguayan sandwich complete with meat, ham, cheese, and a fried egg on top) before returning to Buenos Aires at night. Today, I'm off to Mexico City before arriving in Connecticut tomorrow night at 11!
For more photos of Montevideo, click here.
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