Uruguay - day one

sunrise over Uruguay


I should have known when I saw their flag - similar layout as the U.S., but light blue instead of red, and a SUN in the corner. I´m sure there´s some significance to the color choice, number of stripes, etc, but I care only that this nation pledges its allegiance to El Sol. My kind of country. Hmm, Uruguay may be my new favorite. I´m glad to see jay-walking is just as prevalent here as in B.A. The dog poo everywhere, I´m not so glad to see again. In a contest of mascots, it´s a close race. Buenos Aires has its many guardian cats, but Montevideo has horses in the streets. Horses that wear hats. Seriously. This is not a tourist-luring ploy. The horses are the trash service, pulling carts hauling trash out of the city. And wearing little hats with holes for their ears to stick out. So, while Porteños like their shoes to match their bags, Uruguayos, at least in Montevideo, like their horses to wear hats.