Sunday, July 10, 2011

Day 10, Friday, July 8

We began the day with our breakfast at the hotel.  Soon after, we went for a long walk to the Palacio Nacional.  On our way back we went back to the José Artigas mausoleum at Plaza de Independencia to redeem ourselves and go in farther to look around—very cool and worthwhile.  We sat and people watched for a while in the plaza, and then walked back to our hotel where we ate left over steak and chicken from dinner the night before.  After lunch we went out walking and shopping along the main street.  Paul bought a Diego Forlan (Uruguayan soccer stud) jersey and several bilingual books for the classroom next year.  We had dinner a bit earlier around 7:00 because there was a Uruguay v. Chile Copa America game on.  We went to a great parrilla (grill) restaurant where we ate dinner and watched the game with a bunch of devoted Uruguay soccer fans.  We shared a Chivito for two dinner, which was pretty great.  All in all, dinner turned out to be a great cultural experience.  After dinner, I went down to the lobby to make popcorn again.  The same guy who saw me making popcorn the night before brought a hotel staff buddy to watch me make the magical food of the future.  Again, really funny.  I guess I never really considered how cutting edge I am…with my microwave popcorn. 
 Palacio Nacional de Uruguay
 Super cool cathedral we passed on the way there.
 Jose Artigas mausoleum

 At the restaurant where we watched the game.
watching the game.

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