January 1st, 2018 ~ The start of a brand new year!
Gus visits Montevideo, Uruguay
Montevideo, is located on the bank of the Rio de la Plata. It is the capital of Uruguay. The city has a population of 1.3 million people. The entire country has a population of around 3 million people. For comparison, California is 2.4 times larger in land size than Uruguay.
“Montevideo has consistently been rated as having the highest quality of life of any city in Latin America.” ~ Wikipedia
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- South America map
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- Uruguay (Montevideo is on the southern end of the country)
We had a two and a half hour city tour on our agenda today. Our guide was a riot and could have easily served as one of the on-board comedians. I really had no preconceived impressions of what to expect here, and I almost instantly fell in love with the country, and laid back way of life.
Plaza Independencia
Palacio Salvo
The Gateway of the Citadel
Statue of José Gervasio Artigas
“The Artigas Mausoleum is located at the centre of the plaza. Statues include that of José Gervasio Artigas, hero of Uruguay’s independence movement; an honour guard keeps vigil at the Mausoleum.” ~ Wikipedia
Legislative Palace (considered one of the three most beautiful legislative buildings in the world)
Legislative Palace
Next door they had exercise equipment that was basic, yet cleverly used ones own body weight.
Tim trying out one of the machines
Monumento La Carreta
Parque Prado
Tim
Montevideo Sign along La Rambla
Montevideo Sign
GRATITUDE MOMENT: Today I am grateful for an introduction to this beautiful country.
A Note From Abroad 
Happy New Year! Always fascinating to learn about new places around the world!
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Joanne-
Someday we have to meet! Your blogging is really great and I love to follow you and Tim on your travels around the world. We took the Princess cruise the opposite way around South America and loved it. Uruguay was also one of fav Too. Our blog is aroundtheworldin210days.com if you want to check out some of our adventures from 2015. Cheers to you abs safe travels! Kim
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Thank you Kim! Uruguay was such a pleasant surprise. I’m curious to check out your blog as well.
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I enjoyed your post. I’ve never really known much about the country. Thanks!
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You are welcome. Thanks for stopping by for a visit.
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Great set of photo’s about my birthplace…whoops Montevideo, Minnesota!
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Close enough for me 🙂
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Between Tim and Gus, you have great models, Joanne! 🙂 –Curt
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They are both very willing participants, lol.
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Laughing…
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A good guide always makes things better.
janet
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And a good, humorous one even better still 🙂
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Very true!
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Interesting post. What tour company did you use?
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Our tour in Montevideo was an optional shore excursion while on the Emerald Princess cruise.
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You two are covering a lot of ground. Good for you!
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Yes, hitting several highlights from my wishlist!
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Ah, checking in with you, and you are on the move. Congratulations and much joy to you.
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Thank you very much!
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Great photos, Montevideo looks beautiful!
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