Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th February
Uruguay is a small country with a population of only 3.5 million. We left early to get back to Montevideo by 10am. It's the Carnaval long weekend in Uruguay, so the capital city was pretty quiet; many people are on holiday.
We stayed at Hotel Montevideo, modern with gorgeous interiors.
Luckily they have chargers for electrical cars in their basement parking because I had inadvertently rented an e-car. Uruguay runs on 95% green energy; mostly wind and hydroelectric.
The oldest wineries in Uruguay are in Canalones near Montevideo. We visited Santa Rosa; a 4th generation winery that closed in the 80s and has more recently started producing wine again.
The tasting and food pairing takes place in the old underground cellars.
They are known for their bubblies. We tasted the interesting Medio/Medio. In Montevideo restaurants in the 60s, people found the "champagne" too sweet so they mixed it 50/50 with a chardonnay. Santa Rosa started bottling the mix and they still make it today. Luckily they do also make Brut Methode Champagnoise.
Montevideo is on the Riveria de la Plata, the widest river in the world. Las Ramblas runs for kilometres along the shore. On a warm summer evening "everyone" is out and about at the beach.
We got tickets to an outdoor Carnaval Theatre. As a cultural experience, we enjoyed the music and dancing but we did leave before the end.
On Tuesday we explored the old city.
Coffee and croissants at historic Cafe Brasilero.
Chorizo and cheese hotdog at La Pasiva.
Albarino at outdoor tables where we met fellow full- time travellers Jennifer and Mark.
Short-rib asado at Cabana Veronica in the Port Market.
Dulce de Leche Pancakes.
And an early night.
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