Minute 0 (Zero). El Archivo General de la Nación (The National Archives)
Bet you didn't know that we take post requests! At the suggestion of commentator numero uno, Minamelos, I present to you a part of my daily life: my walk home from work.
This morning GG and I went to Punta Carretas Shopping to buy our Buquebus tickets to Buenos Aires.. As this was a little out of the ordinary, instead of walking to work, I took the bus to the Archivo General de la Nación, which I counted as the start.
Min 5: I pass the Plaza Cagancha. A 10K run starts here (Kilometer Zero) on 12 November.
Min 5: Here's a look down 18 de Julio at the Plaza Cagancha and the Columna de la Paz y la Concordia.
Min 10: That's the Monument to the Gaucho.
Min 15: The Municipal Building for the Department of Montevideo. Inside on the floor is an aerial photograph of the city.
Min 18: La Biblioteca Nacional (The National Library)--Where I spend most of my days reading and note-taking.
Min 18'30" In front of the Law School of the University of the Republic there is a Natural Foods Fair. Should I buy the Chocolate Liquor?
These are "Californian" rabbits and non-descript chickens.
Min 22: The Al Natural store where I buy raisins and other dried fruits. I'll buy some whole wheat bread from them when we run out because they are nicer than the people at the store GG goes to on occasion.
Min 26: Probably the nicest house I pass when I walk this way. I would have done the house more justice had I taken the picture from across the street.
Min 28: La Vienesa--panaderia and confiteria. This is where I buy little snacks like bizcochos, croissants, or other yum goodies.
Min 32: Florist. The flowers always look good here, but I ususally buy them for GG from street vendors like I did this morning.
Min 38: Disco--Supermarket. Today I bought some mozzarella to go with the flour tortillas I made yesterday. You guessed it, tonight's quesadilla night.
Min 40: Some people gathering to eat and then go drumming around their neighborhood. The type of music they play is called Candombé.
Min 42: The Spanish ambassador's house. They've been doing some work to the building and the sidewalk which is one reason I started a new route to downtown.
Min 44: El Novillo Alegre--Our local butcher. The guys inside are really friendly and the beef, chicken, and pork,(and other parts of each animal that I will not describe here) are excellent.
Min 44'30" Just a few seconds from home. The view down Avenida Brasil as I jaywalk across the street.
And there you have it, Minamelos... A little bit of 8 November 2006.
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5 Comments:
Very Good! It's nice to see that it doesn't look a whole lot diff. then a small city like Boston, MA. I like the Grafiti on the wall behind the chickens too. Not too much hustle and bustle going on there. Thanks!
Those rabbits were for pets, right?
Meredith: I think they keep them around for easter eggs. If you look closely, despite focusing the camera on them while they were at opposite sides of the cage, they seem to be gearing up for production.
What a great idea. Thank you for sharing some of your day. I loved the walk and the photos. This might have been my only exercise for the day. ;)
Love the Disco market... and the 'confiteria'... does that mean confections in Spanish? And 'El Gaucho'... i think you will have to enlighten us with a little leccion en historia de Uruguay, por favor!
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