David not well this morning, preferring to stay and sleep in the hotel room. I met Stella and the group at 10am and we walked across the road, to wait for the public bus! 18 Uruguayan pesos to downtown Montevideo (18 de Julio - Plaza Indepencia)!
This port area serves also at the border of the old and new parts of the city.
Ciudad Vieja (Old City) is the name of the oldest part of the city of Montevideo, capital city of Uruguay. Nowadays, Ciudad Vieja is a barrio (neighbourhood or district) of this city. In the last couple of years it has gone through a major transformation that has made it the main nightlife centre in town. It is in this area where most of the nightclubs are, and also it hosts the 'Mercado del Puerto' a traditional venue for Uruguayan food and beverages. The main port of Uruguay (being the main Big Draft port in southern South America) is located in Ciudad Vieja.
We had lunch at the portside area in an asado (grill house).
The afternoon tour was in another bus, we were taken to look at Government House in Montevideo. Frances, Robin and I were dropped off after the tour at Montevideo Shopping Village. Had a delicious afternoon tea of Cafe Cordata and Lemon Meringue tarta. Walked back to our hotel along 'the rambla' took us about 40 minutes.
David was feeling better upon my return to the hotel. We had to be ready for 8.30pm pick-up to go out for a dinner show called 'El Milognon'.
Stella told us it was the story of Uruguayan culture but - alas - the whole performance was narrated in spanish and we just couldn't keep up with it - so we had very little idea what they were singing or saying!
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