MONTE VIETO, URUGUAY! TODAY I'M GIVING MYSELF A BUDGET OF $44 TO SEE JUST WHAT I CAN GET IN
ONE DAY. HERE ONE DOLLAR IS EQUAL TO 44 URUGUAYAN PESOS. URUGUAY IS A TINY COUNTRY IN SOUTH AMERICA.
IT'S SOUTH OF BRAZIL AND NORTH OF ARGENTINA, AND LET ME JUST SAY IT FEELS SUPER EUROPEAN.
AND FOR GOOD REASON: IT'S ESTIMATED THAT 90 OF ITS POPULATION HERE HAS EUROPEAN DESCENT. THE
COUNTRY'S POPULATION IS ONLY 3.5 MILLION MAKING IT SMALLER THAN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. URUGUAY
IS KNOWN TO BE THE BIGGEST CONSUMER OF BEEF PER CAPITA. SO YOU'LL SEE STEAK EVERYWHERE. JUST LOOK
AT THIS MCDONALD'S AD: FOUR PADDIES PLUS BACON, PRETTY SURE WE DON'T EVEN HAVE THAT IN THE U.S. TO
START OFF MY DAY I WALK THROUGH THIS NEIGHBORHOOD CALLED PUNTA CARETAS. IT'S A NICE WALK AND THIS
IS WHERE I GET A LATE BREAKFAST OR EARLY LUNCH AT THIS FOOD HALL. THE PLACE HAS SO MANY OPTIONS FOR
FOOD FROM ITALIAN TO ASIAN BUT I DECIDED TO GO TO THIS PLACE. SO A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T SPEAK
ENGLISH SO IT CAN BE A LITTLE BIT TRICKY TO GET BY. SO THIS PLACE IS REALLY COOL BECAUSE THERE ARE
SO MANY DIFFERENT OPTIONS YOU HAVE MEXICAN, YOU HAVE ASIAN, I'M TRYING THIS LIKE MEAT PLACE WHICH
SHOULD BE INTERESTING THEY EVEN HAVE A CEREAL AND WAFFLES DESSERT PLACE SO IF YOU CAN IMAGINE IT,
YOU COULD FIND IT HERE. THE PRICE OF LUNCH $11. THIS LUNCH COST 516 PESOS WHICH SOUNDS LIKE A LOT
OF MONEY BUT IT'S $11 SO DEFINITELY AN AFFORDABLE LUNCH. THEY DIDN'T ADD SALT TO THE CHICKEN, THE
FRIES OR THE SALAD SO THEY JUST GIVE YOU LITTLE PACKETS TO ADD YOURSELF WHICH IS INTERESTING
BECAUSE IN THE US THEY DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE ADDED SALT TO ALL OF IT AND GIVE YOU PACKETS IN CASE
YOU WANT TO ADD MORE SALT SO I LIKE THAT. NEXT I WALK FOR ABOUT AN HOUR BECAUSE THE WEATHER IS JUST
PERFECT. I HEAD TO WHAT'S KNOWN AS OLD TOWN AND I GO TO INDEPENDENCE SQUARE. BUT IN MANY COUNTRIES
YOU CAN GO ONLINE AND FIND FREE WALKING TOURS. SO I MEET MY TOUR GUIDE WHO'S READY TO GIVE US A TWO
HOUR TOUR. FIRST WE LEARN ABOUT INDEPENDENCE SQUARE THEN THIS SUPER POPULAR THEATER HERE.
AT ONE POINT THIS STRUCTURE HERE WAS THE TALLEST IN SOUTH AMERICA AND THIS IS THE PRESIDENT'S
OFFICE. IT'S CRAZY I WAS JUST CHILLING THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET NOT A LOT OF SECURITY.
THE TOUR GUIDE GIVES US A QUICK BREAK SO I GO FOR SOME ICE CREAM. I PICKED DOLCE DI LECHE WHICH IS A
COMMON FLAVOR HERE IN SOUTH AMERICA, YOU CAN SORT OF THINK OF IT AS CARAMELIZED MILK AND IT'S SUPER
DELICIOUS. ONE ICE CREAM: TWO DOLLARS. AND THE FLAVOR IS DOLCE DE LECHE WHICH IS COMMONLY FOUND
HERE IN SOUTH AMERICA. OH AND THE PRICE OF ONE BOTTLE OF WATER: ONE DOLLAR. APPARENTLY URUGUAY'S
POPULATION IS LARGELY NON-RELIGIOUS FOR ATHEISTS, SINCE IT WAS THE FIRST COUNTRY IN SOUTH AMERICA TO
SEPARATE RELIGIONS FROM POLITICS. BUT DESPITE THAT I DO FIND THIS BEAUTIFUL CHURCH WHICH IS NOT SUPER
HUGE BUT SOMETHING ABOUT IT IS JUST ABSOLUTELY STUNNING. NEXT WE GO TO THIS PARK. NOW THIS IS
CRAZY BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THE PERIMETER AND THE FENCE YOU'LL SEE SOMETHING A BIT WEIRD: THIS STORY
GOES LIKE THIS AN ARCHITECT IN 1931 FOUND OUT THAT HE WOULD BE GETTING PAID A LOT LESS FROM THE
GOVERNMENT THAN HE WAS PROMISED. OKAY MOVING ON THE TOUR ENDS AND I GIVE THE GUIDE A FIVE DOLLAR
TIP. THESE FREE WALKING TOURS ARE GREAT BUT THE GUIDES RELY SOLELY ON TIPS. THE WALKING TOUR WAS
REALLY QUITE COOL I HADN'T DONE ONE OF THOSE IN YEARS, THE LAST TIME I DID ONE WAS IN CZECH
REPUBLIC I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IF YOU GO TO A CITY ESPECIALLY THAT'S VERY WALKABLE. JUST GOOGLE
WALK- FREE WALKING TOUR, BECAUSE IT'S A REALLY NICE WAY TO SEE THE TOWN, LEARN SOMETHING NEW
AND MEET LOCALS AND ALSO OTHER TOURISTS AND I JUST LOVE HOW SIMPLE AND NON-PRETENTIOUS IT IS LIKE IF
YOU SIGN UP FOR A REGULAR TOUR IT'S KIND OF A LOT OF LIKE A LOT OF TIMES THEY MIGHT BE TRYING
TO SELL YOU OTHER STUFF BUT THE FREE WALKING TOUR IS JUST JUST SUPER FUN USUALLY REALLY CHILL YOU GO
AT YOUR OWN PACE AND IT'S HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. I'M A BIT TIRED OF WALKING SO I TAKE AN UBER,
A 15 MINUTE RIDE COST ME ABOUT FIVE DOLLARS. FOR DINNER I HEAD TO THIS SEAFOOD RESTAURANT
WHICH IS SORT OF ON THE COAST. THEY HAVE A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN ORDER FROM BEHIND THE COUNTER BUT
MY SPANISH ISN'T GREAT AND NO ONE REALLY SPEAKS ENGLISH SO I THINK IT'S BETTER TO JUST PICK FOOD
FROM THIS BUFFET I GO FOR SALMON AND LOTS OF RICE WITH SHRIMP AND A DRINK THE DINNER TASTES
REALLY GOOD AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND SEAFOOD IN URUGUAY BECAUSE EVERYTHING TASTES SUPER FRESH
DINNER COST ME TWENTY DOLLARS SO THERE I DID IT I SPENT FORTY FOUR DOLLARS IN ONE DAY IN URUGUAY
OF COURSE YOU CAN DO IT FOR CHEAPER OR EVEN A LOT MORE BUT THIS WAS THE OPTIMUM WAY TO SPEND THE DAY
LET ME KNOW IN THE COMMENTS BELOW WHAT DID I MISS HERE IN URUGUAY WHILE YOU'RE AT IT I'M CURIOUS
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