Great Evening Out



Great night out!  Great bar, great band and great food!

Friday night we went to a local bar to see a friend of ours, Ignacio.  His brother, Santiago, owns the bar and restaurant and he told us there would be a good band playing.  We arrived early in order to get a seat in this small establishment.   Of course, there was no one there at 9:00pm.   That is like showing up at 5:00pm for a dinner here in the US.  But we did accomplish our goal of getting a seat right in front.  It was the only table that was not reserved!

Ignacio is a local realtor.  A young man from a very nice family.  We met everyone on Friday night.  His brother is the owner of the bar, his Dad is the cook and his sister and sister in law are greeters and servers.  We ordered the special drink, which we had no idea what it was.  Soon after, a fruity strawberry daquiri arrived with cute little straws.  Mark felt a little "girly" so he gave it to me and ordered a beer.  The beer was about three times the normal size.   And I though Japanese beers were big!

Later we ordered a pizza and it was one of the best we've had in awhile.   (We never did figure out where to get good pizza in NC!)  The band played from 11:00 - 1:00pm.  Mark and I were jamming all night.  He declared it was the best night he has had here so far and one of the best bands he has ever heard!  We are going there again tonite for jazz.

At the end of the evening we went to the front desk to pay our tab and were told that it was taken care of.  Our young friend, Ignacio, had paid for us.  That was a very nice gesture from a 25 year old young man--very classy.  Needless to say we had a wonderful evening.

We are continuing to cautiously proceed on our home purchase.  We meet tomorrow with the notary--sort of like a real estate attorney.  They handle the entire proceedings.  Most of our days are spent looking for lighting, furniture, etc.  Since we arrived here with approximately 8 bags to our name, we will need to spend quite a bit of time shopping!!!  (NOT THAT I MIND!)

Speaking of shopping--we went for a stroll down Gorlero St today in Punta del Este!  OMG, the shopping is unbelievable.  Everything from top designers such as Valentino, Loius Vittan and Fendi to Gap and Abercrombie.  It would literally take you a week to go to every store.   The home store and furniture stores are top of the line--a little out of our price range.   We will probably go to Montivideo for most of our needs.  Better prices and more selection. 

One last tid bit worth sharing......As we've been driving around, we've noticed a few ladies of the night out strutting their stuff.  They start coming out around 4:00pm in the afternoon.  Mark and I assume that prostitution must be legal.  It is a hoot to see them.  They are actually in a fairly nice area of town and not bad looking.   Just an observation, nothing more!

Today is gorgeous and we are sitting out on our rental deck sunning......Life is GOOD!