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Independence Plaza
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We sailed overnight to Montevideo, Uruguay. The channel was
congested between Buenos Aires and Montevideo, so we ended up being about 2
hours late, arriving at 10 AM. We had time to play trivia and won a simple
Princess backpack.
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Bolas
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Last time we were here, we took the city tour and didn’t
find the city to be especially interesting. So this time, I walked into the
center of town (about a mile) and then I visited Independence Plaza. Here they
have preserved one gate of the former walled city and have a statue of independence here, Jose' Artigas in the
center of the plaza. I decided to visit the Gaucho Museum. Unfortunately,
everything was explained in Spanish. But what they displayed was pretty
obvious: water storage horns and glasses, lots of regalia for cowboys and
horses: bits, spurs, stirrups, knives, guns, bolas. Most of these
were silver and gold plated. The museum was in a former mansion, now owned by a
bank, who sponsor the museum. The museum was okay, still fitting with my perception
of Montevideo.
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Mate for drinking tea
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