Today, we had lunch with Mari´s family - mother, father, uncle, brother, sister-in-law, nephew, plus Mari and I. For the meal we had delicious store bought, yet hand made raviolis and red sauce. We each had a giant plate full that left us all feeling stuffed.
After lunch, Mari and I took a stroll down to the waterfront, or as it´s referred to here - La Rambla. Her parents place is situated four blocks away from the waterfront, so after a 10 minute stroll we found ourselves facing the Rio de la Plata flowing by on its way to the sea. The water is actually a mix of fresh water and sea water, as Montevideo is placed near the mouth of the river as it meets the Atlantic Ocean.
A shot towards downtown along the coast.
As it was a beautifully hot and sunny day, there were many people hanging out on the local beaches - sunning, playing in the water, and drinking mate (pronounced maw-tae). Drinking yerba mate is the Uruguayan passtime, and you can see people anywhere, anytime, drinking the tea like herb. Especially so on the beach around 5 pm in the afternoon. Scanning the beach its easy to pick out the people drinking mate, with a large thermos and cup in hand. Its similar to seeing the coffee drinkers walking around Seattle.
Today was definately a nice day to be in Montevideo.
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