Montevideo

12/3/09

Today we see Montevideo. We start with the gaucho and currency museum. I know that sounds a little weird, but the weird part is the top 40 vinyl through the years exhibit. This museum has a couple of rooms full of Uruguayan currency, a room with lots of record covers and a floor of cowboy stuff.

Then we went for a long walk on an even longer river walk. I think it is still considered a river at that point, but it is right at the mouth, so the only thing to the (south) east is water.

Out next stop is the carnival museum. Montevideo has a carnival that is almost as big as Rio's (according to the Uruguayans). I discovered why it is called carnival. Carne is Spanich for meat and carnival is the end of meat eating (for lent). Carnival is what the original words morphed into.

The carnival museum is in the market district so we get to spend a lot of time looking at cattle-based souvenirs. All of you who didn't receive a cow hide can consider yourselves lucky.

I really like Montevideo. I could spend a lot more time here. If Harvey Economics ever decides to expand into South America, I would gladly head up the Montevideo office.

We finish the day by taking a bus/ferry combination to Buenos Aires.