This morning we moved from Colonia to the capital of Uruguay, Montevideo. We had a driver, said to be Spanish speaking only, who kept us well informed in excellent English throughout the two hour journey of the landscape we were passing through (generally a rural area with lots of cows, Swiss people and cheese).
We arrived just before lunch at the Plaza Hotel Fuerte which is amazing. As you will see if you click the link, the room is on two floors: the ceilings are so high that a mezzanine floor has been created for the bed and bathroom. There is a very precarious set of steps leading upwards and I'm sure the English Health and Safety Police would not approve of it and it is definitely not suitable for the elderly (RM is therefore sleeping on the sofa on the ground floor). However, it is full of character and very central for the bars and restaurants we hope to visit over the next few days. The lift is a museum piece with a beautiful iron grill and then two glass doors. RM is now enjoying himself on the roof top terrace bar on the fifth floor as I write. Although we've had a brief orientation of the city this afternoon, we will start our sight seeing in earnest tomorrow.
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| HJ in a piece of art at the Teatro - Colonia |
We arrived just before lunch at the Plaza Hotel Fuerte which is amazing. As you will see if you click the link, the room is on two floors: the ceilings are so high that a mezzanine floor has been created for the bed and bathroom. There is a very precarious set of steps leading upwards and I'm sure the English Health and Safety Police would not approve of it and it is definitely not suitable for the elderly (RM is therefore sleeping on the sofa on the ground floor). However, it is full of character and very central for the bars and restaurants we hope to visit over the next few days. The lift is a museum piece with a beautiful iron grill and then two glass doors. RM is now enjoying himself on the roof top terrace bar on the fifth floor as I write. Although we've had a brief orientation of the city this afternoon, we will start our sight seeing in earnest tomorrow.
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