Montevideo, Uruguay

We boarded a bus around 10:30 this morning for Montevideo. The drive was about 2 1/2 hours alond countryside. I read a book most of the way and occasionally sneaked a peek out the window. When arriving in Montevideo, we received our luggage and then wandered out of the bus terminal. We couldn seem to find any streets that were labeled, which could prove to be a problem. We walked to the nearest bus stop and asked a lady which bus number we needed to catch and how much it would cost. After a short ride through the city, we exited the bus and wandered around until fortunately we spotted our hostel. The hostel is were open and tall. Our room has very high ceilings and is quite spacious. There is a terrace which I intended to go to after typing this to read for awhile. Once we checked into the hostel, we left to take a tour of the city. This when we found out that the whole place pretty much shuts down on Sundays. We walked along the oceanfront for a bit. But it felt as if the wind was going to blow me over. We ventured through a few plazas, but eventually i decided to return to the hostel and go to the nearest grocery store for food. I bought ham and cheese and a few other items to get me through. Tonight should be relaxing and then tomorrow will be full of walking! So stay tuned for the adventures of tomorrow. Sorry again for the lack of photos. None of the places we stay allow you to use the USB outlets so i can upload any. I will get some up as soon as possible. I am going to try and find an internet cafe tomorrow when there is actually places open.