Thursday 27 October 2011

Uruguay - the country of the world's first FIFA World Cup

To get in Uruguay is quite simple. From the hyped in terms of tourism in Buenos Aires to the Uruguayan city of Colonia del Sacramento is accessible by ferry. 

1. Ferries from the Argentine capital, 


called «Buquenbus" 2. 3. Ferry comfortable, floating about a half hour and already comes to the shore of another country - Uruguay. Map of the Bay of La Plata 





4. The city stands on the shore of the bay - the oldest in Uruguay. It was founded in 1680. The old fortress is a UNESCO world heritage. 5.  Entrance is decorated with an old arch 6. 7. 8. 9. The Soviet Union helped Uruguay to supply "export mode" Togliatti plant produce and can be seen in the country is still quite numerous. 10. The old town is a lighthouse, visitors can climb on it and look at the bay 11. Water in the bay where the city has quite a specific color 12. I was in Uruguay in April and saw this South American autumn 13. 14. The oldest church in the city - Iglesia Matriz 15. You can ride through the old cobbled streets of the town, taking the buggy hire 16. 17. And this famous monument in print in all putevodielyah 18. The car with the plant, located next to the existing restaurant. This is also one of the symbols of his pictures can not even find on Google Earth. 19. 20. Uruguayan car numbers 21. After Colonies del Sacramento, I went by bus to the capital of Uruguay - Montevideo city. Uruguay agrarian country and around the path was mostly fields. The country has some interesting hotels I would say "countryside." Here's an example of one area of ​​the hotel, which I passed along the way. In my opinion, very unusual. 22. 23. In Montevideo, I arrived late evening very tired, and next morning went to visit the city. The capital of Uruguay, seemed to me very sparsely populated desert town. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. Almost like in Moscow many years ago, the fishermen come in vases and fish on the waterfront. 30. 31. Uruguayans always drink coffee drink mate. They drink it without sugar, but tourists are recommended only with sugar, or perhaps an upset stomach. Type of organism must first get used to drink, and then you can start to drink "in kind" One of the symbols of the city is the palace of Salvo. The building is really interesting in their design. This building at the time of its construction was the highest in South America, and now it is the tallest building in Montevideo. 32. 33. Independence Square - the largest square in town, where the mausoleum of Jose Artigas - the local hero, who in 1810 declared independence from Spain, Uruguay, and then drove away and Argentines. 34. 35. Here's a plakatik we met in one of the shops in the area. Although I doubt that when Aeroflot - or fly to Uruguay. 36. Just a few of the usual tourist city Palace of Parliament 37. 38. And of course the stadium Centenario, it was built for the world's first FIFA World Cup to be held in 1930 in Uruguay. 39. 40. The monument in memory of the first championship 41. The city is very long 20-kilometer promenade. Armada monument in one of the towns near the ocean. This place is considered to be elite, there are expensive homes. 42. 43. In general, Uruguay interesting country, I have unfortunately not had the time to thoroughly explore its attractions, I was forced to restrict the standard tourist program Colonia del Sacramento - Montevideo, but I'd come here again and again. Map of the Uruguay. 44. A flight Montevideo - Madrid Spanish airline «Iberia" is still the longest of all 157 flights in my life. In Madrid, I was able to carry safely a flight to Moscow unfinished bottle «Remy Martin", I bought back in the duty-free in Montevideo, and my brother, he drove from Argentina a few bottles of wine, was incredibly happy when I got to Domodedovo baggage that has not been wet, so wine is not broken. Bottles that sailed on the ferry, traveling in a car, flew by plane from Buenos Aires to Moscow was to be broken at Domodedovo airport. Validating pushed the cart's brother, which was just received his suitcase, the other truck. Then he apologized, but the floor beneath the suitcase slowly became red. So broke 3 of 3 bottles of Argentine wine from the Buenos Aires

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