Battleship and

September 26 and 27. El dia de Patrimonio. In an offhand attempt at a translation, I would say Montevideo Frontier Days, maybe Montevideo Jubilee Days. :P History Day is probably more like it. On this day (26 and 27) all of the museums in the nation are open to the public for free! Everybody hits the streets. You are a little late but I won't charge. Let's go check it out! Before we begin the tour, look at this aging relic, old but still running.


I was talking about the bus. Not the tour guide.

Notice the time-tested break system in the rear right wheel. Nice. First stop, la plaza de independencia.


Some characters in front of la casa del gobierno are performing a traditional dance. 100 yrs ago, they had their wallflowers too. Next stop, Carnaval! El dia del patrimonio is a great chance to relive carnaval for a day.

Notice the computer there. Just yesterday, the very last laptop was delivered to the very last school. Every child in elementary school in Uruguay now has a laptop. That is something for the history books.

Did you know Montevideo is la capital iberoamericana de carnaval? Sem duvida o carnaval aqui e muito melhor do que Brasil. Todo o mundo sabe. !A capital disse! Sim, sei que Iberoamerica nao inclui o Brasil. Por que sera que eles nao quiseram o Brasil tambem? Provavelmente porque o carnaval ali e so meio legal.

And the last stop on the virtual tour (sorry we didn't let you take any pictures in the museums)

El puerto. On this day the Uruguayan navy practices the maneuver that some may have tried with varied degrees of success in "Battleship".

It is the "put all of your eggs into one basket" strategy. In any case, not only the winners get to say I- 1.