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| The walking tour started in a plaza in the heart of Old Town. |
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| This is a statue dedicated to the first citizens of Montevideo. |
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| There were many of great wealth who settled the area, This is the home of one early settler. The nobility came here from Europe and they modeled their homes upon the European style.. |
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| The opulent dining room has been restored. |
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| A little piano music in another room. These are only two rooms in this beautifully restored home. |
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| One of the many squares in the city. |
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| The guide, Valentine, shares with us about a dessert cookie of many different flavors (it's kind of like a "moon pie"). |
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| The Teatro Solis is the opera house for theater and musical performances. |
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| The auditorium is modeled after the opera house in Milan (which I've also visited), but it's a great deal smaller. |
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| Acoustics are perfect with this horseshoe shaped theater. During most performances, only 200 can be accommodated. |
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| The next stop was the museum displaying the work of Juan Torres Garcia. |
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| Which looks better? Well, which looks real? |
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| More modern art on display. |
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| Palacio Salvo was originally intended to be a hotel, but this plan didn't work out. It has since been occupied by a mixture of offices and private residences. |
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| Independence Square stands in front of the governmental and presidential offices. |
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| The local police were on patrol, and they were extremely friendly and helpful. |
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| You see the symbol for a sun everywhere. It's the symbol of Uruguay and is on the flag. You see tiles inseted in the streets. |
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| It's time to go. The local pilot assists the bridge officers as we depart Montevideo. |
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| A large tug pulls on the back of the ship as we leave the pier. You see the front as we're pulled away. |
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| The skyline on one side of the harbor. |
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| With only 3 million people in the country, I bet this is the entire navy. It was docked next to our ship. |
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| There's a rainbow over the ship cemetery right outside the harbor. |
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| A final glimpse of the Palacio Salvo as the ship moves up the river. Next stop will be Buenos Aires, Aires, Argentina, which is a little further up the river.. |
