Uruguay

Uruguay’s White Palace on the Atlantic

Posted by on Jun 3, 2011 in Uruguay | 0 comments

Uruguay’s White Palace on the Atlantic

We were first tipped off about this enchantingly eccentric palace tucked away in the corners of the Atlantic Ocean by a fellow couch surfing buddy of ours, Paula.

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The streets are on fire in Montevideo

Posted by on May 20, 2011 in Uruguay | 3 comments

Leah and I went out for a walk down the main street of Montevideo, Uruguay which was full of food and magazine stands, clothes shops, fancy old buildings and vibrant parks. It was a great end to a day of sightseeing. And to top everything off, we saw an amazing street preformance! Three girls were playing with fire. They had torches, fireballs on strings, fans, and hula-hoops! It was really amazing. One girl was twirlling a hula-hoop of fire with one leg! She was doing a one arm handstand, and had a ring of fire hula-hoop on one leg and then on the single arm that held her up another ring of fire! what? All that and they never burned their armpit hair. Blahht. Here is an amazing picture of their performance. My favorite picture from our trip...

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