September 2016 marks the fifteenth year Jordan & I have been in each other’s lives. We made traveling a priority in our relationship and we are both so much richer for it. So to celebrate this occasion, we ventured to a new continent together!
As mentioned in the previous post, we traveled to Uruguay for eight days. We both worked the majority of the trip, but we made sure to make time for eating, tasting new wines, and wandering around the city.
If you have previously read this blog, you are already aware of our hatred of overnight flights. Regardless of the seat, we cannot get psyched for these long flights. The one going to Uruguay was the most memorable for me, as I got very sick on the plane. As we got off the plane, I was determined to feel better. We pushed through the day to sightsee, and in the evening we got to the hotel and agreed to just order room service. The Hilton had a place to get snacks & drinks in the lobby, so I grabbed a one liter bottle of water. As we are riding up the elevator, I begin to drink the water and I look down to see this creature on the label staring at me. I quickly put it down and said out loud – Sloth Water! And that started a mini obsession with the water bottles in Uruguay. It’s actually just water in a normal bottle, but the bottle has various animals on the label that are native to South America since the company donates part of the proceeds to these endangered creatures. None of which are actually sloths….but hey I drank a lot of that Sloth Water.
I also learned a lot about their eating and drink habits. The favorite thing to give tourist is Dulce de Leche. This is far sweeter than caramel and looks like it in substance. They like it on pancakes (more crepe than pancake), cookies, strawberries, or anything really. It’s so very sweet that even I can only handle bit sized bites, but I had a bit every day.
They truly love their beef; this country has more cattle than people. I ate beef every day for a week for the first time in my life. I even ate fried beef! I will admit the quality was impressive. I am very curious now to compare these steaks to Argentina or Brazil to see who has the best beef.
More recently, the Uruguayans are also trying to give Argentina a bit of a run for the best wine on the continent. They have really amped up their wine production in the past few years. They are best known for Tannat wine, which is a red wine. And of course, they had their own beer brands.
I also loved drinking an authentic Caipirinha, even if they are technically a Brazilian drink.
And we had to eat at the American Hamburger place called Pizza & Love.
Until next time Montevideo….no seriously, I will see you in October. Bring on summer on the Rambla!
- Lauren
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