Montevideo, Uruguay
"Montevideo, Uruguay’s capital, is a major city along Montevideo Bay. It revolves around the Plaza de la Independencia, once home to a Spanish citadel. This plaza leads to Ciudad Vieja (the old town), with art deco buildings, colonial homes and landmarks including the towering Palacio Salvo and neoclassical performance hall Solís Theatre. " - Wikipedia
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| This was a professional photo - not mine- there were lots of wild parrots in the parks |
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| Restaurants in the old city still displayed window advertising from the 1940's |
The old city of Montevideo looked like a city of murals that were painted on many of the walls across town +
plus a few other street shots for
Wordless Wednesday
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| I loved this mural of the fish just painted on a building on the street. Too bad the car was in the way of the shot |
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| she was in front of a restaurant or bakery |
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There are actually some great paintings a a free wall!
ReplyDeleteHappy Wednesday! Have a great week!
I know. My favorite is the looooong fish!!
DeleteWhat a neat experience! The last mural is so funny with the old man doing tricks with his scooter and the old lady doing a wheelie on the bicycle. Thanks for linking on Amanda's Books and More!
ReplyDeleteChristina,
DeleteThe murals are great. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
I love the building art and ads. How cool that they still have old Coke ads up!
ReplyDeleteAlissa,
DeleteI love them too especially the old ads from years ago
Those are wonderful murals! Thanks for visiting and linking up at Raising My Boys!
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked the murals. I love when they paint on brick. Thanks for stopping by
DeleteIncredibly cool murals and the car isn't really blocking you can see fine. Sounds like an interesting city to visit. The old window adverts are priceless.
ReplyDeleteGlad you could see the mural past the car.. It was my favorite
Delete...what fabulous street art, the vintage feel is great.
ReplyDeleteThanks Tom- I like how you described it as street art- and the it was a vintage feel
DeleteThese are great shots, and I love the lady you found in front of the bakery!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2017/08/snuggles.html
Sue,
DeleteThe lady in front of the bakery was huge!! so much fun!!!
It looks like a very colorful city.
ReplyDeleteWe did a vacation of Patagonia plus a few cities in Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay. This was our favorite city
Deletei love those birds
ReplyDeleteThe birds are my favorite too. I love how colorful parrots are.
DeleteWhat a fun trip!
ReplyDeleteKaterina,
DeleteYes, it was a wonderful trip and we saw so many interesting places.