Sahifu’s Travel Log » Uruguay

I woke up with a bit of back pain and forgot to pack my back brace so we headed out to find somenplace that sells back braces. Along the way to twelve different pharmacies we stopped to see a few things…

La Carreta – Artist: Jose Belloni, 1934. Bronze on granite base. Represents oxen pulling a cart honoring the hard work of rural workers and the historical significance of ox carts.

Fuente de lose Candados at Avenida 18 de Julio at the corner of Yi Street.

The architecture in Montevideo is very interesting and unique.

Left: mid-20th century modernist structure houses La Pasiva restaurant. Center: French inspired mansion. Right: 1920’s Juan Maria Aubriot blend of Art Nouveau and Neoclassical.

We also stopped at a few shops and did a little shopping. I picked up the Yerba Mate cup bound by leather on the outside and the proper pipe to enjoy Mate.

A street vendor was selling hand-made jewelry and the piece below caught our eye. It’s an amethyst, the official stone of Uruguay.

And yes, after visiting 12 pharmacies, I found a man-sized back brace. A few pharmacies did have some in stock but they were too small. The last pharmacy we visited had the right size and I picked up the last one.

We picked up some ribs at a grocery store for dinner tomorrow night after we were done with shopping. I’ll post photos of that when we cook it.

Later this evening we have dinner and a show. Not sure if they allow photos in there but if they do I’ll upload some, if not, you’ll have to come down to Uruguay yourself to see the show!

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