Hello from Montevideo, Uruguay!
So Jim, Neal and I arrived in Montevideo yesterday late afternoon. We took the Buquebus which is a large very comfortable Ferry that runs from Buenos Aires to Montevideo (as well as other places.) So it's a little cooler here and I have actually needed to wear my sweatshirt, which makes me happy because I was starting to think I had packed the thing for nothing. So we get off the ferry and decide it would probably be best to grab a cab to the Red Hostel (where we think we might stay) but we soon realized that none of us had any Uruguay pesos. We did find an ATM, yet it didn't take visa cards so me and Jim couldn't take any money out. Luckily we had Neal with us and he had MasterCard and was able to take out funds, so we could cab it over to the Hostel. When we got to the Hostel I fell in love. The building is lovely, I love the roof top terrace and the bar, my favorite part is the hammocks on the terrace. Also we're staying in dorm rooms, which I actually prefer because you meet more people that way. The best part about our dorm is that there is a balcony! I love being able to walk out onto the little balcony and look down at the busy street. This morning I was standing out on the balcony and a man riding a horse came strolling down the street. For some reason I think this is a lovely way to start the day. Also last night Neal, Jim, me, and our new German friend, Matty all went to dinner. Dinner was lovely, Neal and Jim got some really nice steaks (cooked to the right temp. we've gotten a lot of well done steaks here :( ) and Matty got some yummy pasta and I got an omelette. I hadn't had eggs in South America so it just sounded really good. So some interesting bits about Uruguay: First off there pesos is about 25 to 1 US dollar. So like for four people to have dinner last night the bill was 863.00 Uruguay pesos, this sounds like a ton but in actuality it's only about 37 Us dollars, which for four people, two of which had steaks is very inexpensive. I still haven't gotten any Uruguayan pesos but it's on my to do list.
We are also considering going to the beach today but I'm not sure yet, the weather is mild and there is a little chill in the air so I'm not sure if today is the best day for the beach. But we'll just have to wait and see. Even though I have not yet seen a lot of Uruguay, so far I'm really enjoying it here.
Well I'll write more later after I'm seen a bit more but for now, Ciao!
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