{"id":690,"date":"2010-03-26T12:00:25","date_gmt":"2010-03-26T11:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/blog\/?p=690"},"modified":"2010-03-24T21:35:02","modified_gmt":"2010-03-24T20:35:02","slug":"luke-around-the-world-20100201-montevideo-uruguay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/blog\/archives\/690","title":{"rendered":"Luke Around The World &#8211; 20100201 &#8211; Montevideo, Uruguay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve visited Montevideo many, many times. Listen to the podcast for more information and stories. Photos below might only make sense after listening.<\/p>\n<p>[display_podcast]<\/p>\n<p>\nThe podcast feed is: <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/blog\/topics\/latw\/feed\">LATW RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nMontevideo through the eyes of a sci-fi movie director:<br \/>\n<object width=\"640\" height=\"385\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/-dadPWhEhVk&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/-dadPWhEhVk&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>\nMontevideo city center (2009).<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100201\/20100201-6.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Montevideo city center (2009).\"><\/p>\n<p>\nOpposite view of the statue.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100201\/20100201-10.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Opposite view of the statue.\"><\/p>\n<p>\nA street entertainer in Montevideo.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100201\/20100201-7.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"A street entertainer in Montevideo.\"><\/p>\n<p>\nOne of the parks in the new city.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100201\/20100201-8.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"One of the parks in the new city.\"><\/p>\n<p>\nMain shopping street in Montevideo.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100201\/20100201-9.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Main shopping street in Montevideo.\"><\/p>\n<p>\nArt on the street.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100201\/20100201-11.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Art on the street.\"><\/p>\n<p>\nSlowly rebuilding the old city.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100201\/20100201-12.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Slowly rebuilding the old city.\"><\/p>\n<p>\nMontevideo skyline at night from the port.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100201\/20100201-1.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Montevideo skyline at night from the port.\"><\/p>\n<p>\nGaucho Horse Parade, an annual occurrence I was lucky enough to witness in 2009.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100201\/20100201-5.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Gaucho Horse Parade, an annual occurrence I was lucky enough to witness in 2009.\"><\/p>\n<p>\nChristmas in Montevideo (2007).<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100201\/20100201-2.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Christmas in Montevideo (2007).\"><\/p>\n<p>\nThe anchor of the Graf Spee.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100201\/20100201-13.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"The anchor of the Graf Spee.\"><\/p>\n<p>\nThe rangefinder of the Graf Spee.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100201\/20100201-14.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"The rangefinder of the Graf Spee.\"><\/p>\n<p>\nThe Norwegian Dream, right, after hitting a container ship in Montevideo. Note the dents on the prow (2008).<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100201\/20100201-4.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"The Norwegian Dream, right, after hitting a container ship in Montevideo. Note the dents on the prow (2008).\"><\/p>\n<p>\nJoining the Marco Polo in the Plate Estuary via pilot boat (2007).<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100201\/20100201-3.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Joining the Marco Polo in the Plate Estuary via pilot boat (2007).\"><\/p>\n<p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve visited Montevideo many, many times. Listen to the podcast for more information and stories. Photos below might only make sense after listening. 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