URUGUAY ( MONTEVIDEO AND COLONIA del SACRAMENTO) and more from BA. 
Similar tree-lined streets in Monetevideo (see below for Colonia, Uruguay)
These were a little odd to see in a big city like Montevideo...horse drawn carriages apparently searching for cardboard and paper products to recycle. You could hear the horse hoof-clappings all throughout the city. Kinda neat, but also at the same time, I felt bad for the guys searchig...not to mention those poor horses having to be on concrete all day!
Okay...I thought BA-ings liked their mate' (which is some sort of herbal tea...still haven't tried it.) But these folks in Uruguay are simply ADDICTED! They all walk around with their thermos tucked under one arm and their mate cup in their hand. Seriously...they are EVERYWHERE!!!
Look closely...would you expect to see laundry hanging out a window of this building?!
This building was really sparkly behind this huge statue.
Loads of gorgeous architecture in Montevideo...lots of detail.
A cute cuddly friend I met on a Montevideo street.
Down by the water in Montevideo.
Gambling in the streets of Montevideo. Right
after I took this photo, some guy jumped out at me asking me not to take any photos. TOO LATE!!! :-)
Hmmm...if there was a wall, this could be Cuba. What? Me? No, I've never been to Cuba!
It looks like these tree trunks are painted white, but that's just because they've lost all their bark. Mom...what kind of trees are these?
More tree lined streets in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay.
So calm and tranquil here in Colonia after being in Buenos Aires.
Tons of beautiful postcard spaces like these in Colonia.
Again, postcard.
So, apparently, Colonia was founded by the Portuguese in order to smuggle goods into Buenos Aires. Hence, the drawbridge, canons, etc... you'll find in Colonia. Still...history...not my favorite subject.
A friend recently told me that there are something like 3 million people in Uruguay and like 5 million cows. So...you can imagine one could get a pretty good steak at a good price, right? YES! This meal with a huge salad, glass of good red wine, steak, mashed potatoes and break cost me a total of $13. That included the tip!!! Huge steak, btw. It fed myself and two dogs later. :-)
It's fall in Colonia.
This guy was soaking up the nice warm sun. So cute!
The scenery from Colonia to Montevideo. Lots of pastures and cows.
Una paseoperra. A dog walker...this one in my old neighborhood of San Telmo. (I've since moved to Palermo Soho and then onto Palermo Hollywood) Quiter neighborhood, less traffic, more restaurants, cafes and bars. Plus, easier to go for a run.
She's giving them some treats here. You can guess the ones laying down already had theirs.
My old barrio of San Telmo.
Look closely on the left. Common sight here in BA. Guys sitting on the sidewalk drinking a litre of beer. Never have I seen women doing this, but you know that it's up my alley! :-)
Different pack...I think the guy was buying cigs across the street. SOOOO CUTE, right? (the dogs)
Typical BA, old, modern, old. Beautiful!
Busy Buenos Aires. Simply awesome. It really does get under your skin.
Greenest big city I've ever been in. This photo is pretty typical. Huge park surrounded by huge buildings. Still noisy, but gives you a break anyway.
Boys playing soccer after school (see the uniforms that look like doctors coats? Weird, right?) In Uruguay, add a dark navy BIG bow to the top...EVEN on the boys!! (sorry, no photo of that)
People would just walk through their game...admittedly, the game went all over though, and the kids didn't really care about any pedestrians.
I loved the front of this building!
These are street performers working for small change. One's a juggler and the other plays that drum that he also collects money in.
Okay...now this is COOL! On Saturdays in Palermo Soho, they put on a clothes, jewelery/bags market, etc... But the cool thing is that the local bars which are normally closed during the day, open their bars and allow vendors come in with their racks and sell stuff. How cool. So, you can sit outside, have a cocktail, eat a bite, and then do some shopping. The disco balls are proof of what I say!
More proof...this merchandise is sitting on billiards tables. (see the overhead bar light?)
New friends in BA, Ryan, who hails from San Diego as well (is trying out BA and thinking seriously about staying. Gina made the move 3 years ago, I think it was.)
Okay...I know 'it's a small world' and you run into people you've previously met on the 'gringo trail'...but seriously! Buenos Aires is HUGE! These friends here are folks I met in Mendoza (NW of BA by about 12 hours by bus) and I ran into them at some guys birthday party that Gina and Ryan took me to. Such a small world!!! But very nice to see more familiar faces!
Similar tree-lined streets in Monetevideo (see below for Colonia, Uruguay)
These were a little odd to see in a big city like Montevideo...horse drawn carriages apparently searching for cardboard and paper products to recycle. You could hear the horse hoof-clappings all throughout the city. Kinda neat, but also at the same time, I felt bad for the guys searchig...not to mention those poor horses having to be on concrete all day!
Okay...I thought BA-ings liked their mate' (which is some sort of herbal tea...still haven't tried it.) But these folks in Uruguay are simply ADDICTED! They all walk around with their thermos tucked under one arm and their mate cup in their hand. Seriously...they are EVERYWHERE!!!
Look closely...would you expect to see laundry hanging out a window of this building?!
This building was really sparkly behind this huge statue.
Loads of gorgeous architecture in Montevideo...lots of detail.
A cute cuddly friend I met on a Montevideo street.
Down by the water in Montevideo.
Gambling in the streets of Montevideo. Right after I took this photo, some guy jumped out at me asking me not to take any photos. TOO LATE!!! :-)
Hmmm...if there was a wall, this could be Cuba. What? Me? No, I've never been to Cuba!
It looks like these tree trunks are painted white, but that's just because they've lost all their bark. Mom...what kind of trees are these?
More tree lined streets in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay.
So calm and tranquil here in Colonia after being in Buenos Aires.
Tons of beautiful postcard spaces like these in Colonia.
Again, postcard.
So, apparently, Colonia was founded by the Portuguese in order to smuggle goods into Buenos Aires. Hence, the drawbridge, canons, etc... you'll find in Colonia. Still...history...not my favorite subject.
A friend recently told me that there are something like 3 million people in Uruguay and like 5 million cows. So...you can imagine one could get a pretty good steak at a good price, right? YES! This meal with a huge salad, glass of good red wine, steak, mashed potatoes and break cost me a total of $13. That included the tip!!! Huge steak, btw. It fed myself and two dogs later. :-)
It's fall in Colonia.
This guy was soaking up the nice warm sun. So cute!
The scenery from Colonia to Montevideo. Lots of pastures and cows.
Una paseoperra. A dog walker...this one in my old neighborhood of San Telmo. (I've since moved to Palermo Soho and then onto Palermo Hollywood) Quiter neighborhood, less traffic, more restaurants, cafes and bars. Plus, easier to go for a run.
She's giving them some treats here. You can guess the ones laying down already had theirs.
My old barrio of San Telmo.
Look closely on the left. Common sight here in BA. Guys sitting on the sidewalk drinking a litre of beer. Never have I seen women doing this, but you know that it's up my alley! :-)
Different pack...I think the guy was buying cigs across the street. SOOOO CUTE, right? (the dogs)
Typical BA, old, modern, old. Beautiful!
Busy Buenos Aires. Simply awesome. It really does get under your skin.
Greenest big city I've ever been in. This photo is pretty typical. Huge park surrounded by huge buildings. Still noisy, but gives you a break anyway.
Boys playing soccer after school (see the uniforms that look like doctors coats? Weird, right?) In Uruguay, add a dark navy BIG bow to the top...EVEN on the boys!! (sorry, no photo of that)
People would just walk through their game...admittedly, the game went all over though, and the kids didn't really care about any pedestrians.
I loved the front of this building!
These are street performers working for small change. One's a juggler and the other plays that drum that he also collects money in.
Okay...now this is COOL! On Saturdays in Palermo Soho, they put on a clothes, jewelery/bags market, etc... But the cool thing is that the local bars which are normally closed during the day, open their bars and allow vendors come in with their racks and sell stuff. How cool. So, you can sit outside, have a cocktail, eat a bite, and then do some shopping. The disco balls are proof of what I say!
More proof...this merchandise is sitting on billiards tables. (see the overhead bar light?)
New friends in BA, Ryan, who hails from San Diego as well (is trying out BA and thinking seriously about staying. Gina made the move 3 years ago, I think it was.)
Okay...I know 'it's a small world' and you run into people you've previously met on the 'gringo trail'...but seriously! Buenos Aires is HUGE! These friends here are folks I met in Mendoza (NW of BA by about 12 hours by bus) and I ran into them at some guys birthday party that Gina and Ryan took me to. Such a small world!!! But very nice to see more familiar faces!
