I Got Lost (Briefly)

 Yesterday was sunny and warm with a high of 27C. This morning it is sunny and 27C. Today is supposed to be sunny and hot with a high of 31C. 

Yesterday morning we did some house cleaning. I picked up all the dishes and did them and then cleaned up more in the kitchen and dining area. Daughter-in-law cleaned bathrooms and washed the floors. We also hung out 2 loads of laundry. 

We decided around noon to go over to the Montevideo Shopping Center for lunch and some snoop shopping. We had lunch at El Club de la Milanesa. It was very busy and after we ordered our food, it took a while to come. Milanesa is a dish of meat that is pounded thin, dredged in flour, eggs, and seasoned bread crumbs before being fried. I ordered a Caesar salad which was one of the best I have had. 

We ordered this plate for us to have as an appetizer and it came with our meal. 

The chicken fingers were the best though it was all good. Then came the Milanese sliders which we all tasted. 

We also had some freshly squeezed lemonade that I enjoyed. We were full and needed to walk off the meal. 

We went into the Montevideo Shopping Center. It was the first shopping mall in Montevideo and it is bigger than you think. When you walk up to it, MacDonald's hides its size on the one side. And you don't pay attention to the mall as you are watching for cars going coming into the drive thru. It goes right in front of the entrance to the mall. 

Our first stop was to have grandson try on some Levi jeans to get his size. We will order them from Amazon as they are very pricey here. You need to be very careful of imported items as some are way more expensive than we can get at home and others are really cheap. 

As we walked around looking for sporting goods stores, we spotted a rabbit's house. 

The one end has a rabbit's head on it. 

I took pictures of the room and some had a lot of glare due to the glass roof. Here are the best ones. 

The bathroom.

The kitchen

The bedroom.

There was a living room and a workroom which has a lot of glare.

We wandered around looking for sporting goods stores as grandson needs practice shirts. We actually found none. I needed to go to the bathroom and I had some excitement. 

I followed the signs showing bathroom and came to an elevator. I went in it and pushed a button. No bathroom. I pushed another button and a man and his mother joined me. He spoke English so we chatted. They got off and I went down one floor and who did I meet but the same man and his mother. I said I was lost and they took me back to the floor I had been on. I texted daughter-in-law and they found me. I now know how to find location on the What's app so if it happens again I can turn it on so family can find me. 

At another spot in the mall we saw the nativity scene. 

Once we were done at the shopping center we went home. It was time to rest as we were going out to the Night Market. 

The night market was really interesting. We wandered around the markets looking for items. This one display had my teacher self emerge. The food is made from felt and the box was included. 

We stopped at a shop that sells wooden items as family wanted to get a large board for a friend. I saw this gnocchi maker. 

You flour the board and roll a pillow of potato dough down it to get the ridges on it. 

These little dishes are very popular. This one had a candle in it but others had nothing. They use them for jewelry holders or for tiny items. 

I bought two small items for gifts. As we wandered looking at the booths, we saw this display on a hillside. 

It is flowers tumbling down the hill with a couple of birds on sticks. It is all made out of foam board and painted. 

It was amazing to look at. 

We continued walking around until it was after 10 pm. This market is huge and runs from 6 pm until 2 am. It is all outdoors with a couple of hundred vendors selling their goods. 

We tried to get an uber car to get home and couldn't as they were so busy. We finally flagged down a taxi. It was cheaper than an uber car and our driver was very good. I have him a tip as he stopped in a busy intersection for us. 

Today is a quiet day as daughter-in-law, grandson and his girlfriend have gone to Buenos Aries. Grandson has to be out of Uruguay for 24 hours due to regulations on foreigners. They will be home sometime tomorrow. As it is going to be very hot, son and I plan on doing very little. I may have a nap this afternoon as I am tired. 

Until the next time..................................................................