Montevideo
05/02/09 19:45 Filed in: Uruguay
This morning we took a bus into the centre of Montevideo. We were impressed. It is an attractive city with many parks and restored buildings.
City centre park.
A wide variety of architectural styles.
Lots of palms.
Newly restored office building.
More parks.
We moved on down to the port area.
Entrance to a naval compound.
Port Administration building.
Uruguayan navy sail training ship.
A big part of the Uruguayan navy.
Naval administration building.
Montevideo carnival is only a week or so away. We stumbled upon this old warehouse where a selection of carnival floats were being prepared.
Back towards the city centre we came across the old market which is mnow mostly given over to parilla cafes and restaurants.
Meat, meat and more meat.
More pictures from around the city.
Yacht Club Uruguayo, Buceo, Montevideo.
City centre park.
A wide variety of architectural styles.
Lots of palms.
Newly restored office building.
More parks.
We moved on down to the port area.
Entrance to a naval compound.
Port Administration building.
Uruguayan navy sail training ship.
A big part of the Uruguayan navy.
Naval administration building.
Montevideo carnival is only a week or so away. We stumbled upon this old warehouse where a selection of carnival floats were being prepared.
Back towards the city centre we came across the old market which is mnow mostly given over to parilla cafes and restaurants.
Meat, meat and more meat.
More pictures from around the city.
Yacht Club Uruguayo, Buceo, Montevideo.