A Day in Carrasco

Mark and I spent a day in Carrasco just recently and had a delightful time.   There are many great restaurants and shops there.  For those of you not familiar with Carrasco, it is a neighborhood within Montevideo US$250.  There a few consignment shops for women's clothing that are fun, too.  Prices are a little bit better there.

If you are planning on dining, we would suggest you try the Cafe Mysteria.   An acquaintance of ours owns the restaurant.  He also has a restaurant in the airport in MVD and in Jose Ignacio.  All are good.  We haven't eaten at Cafe Mysteria but hear it is good.   We have sent friends there and all are happy with the food and service.  Garcia's is also good for parilla.   It is located on the main street.   And for those of you who are not the least bit adventurous, there is a McDonald's.   There is a great ice cream shop called La Delicious for dessert.

There are many great homes and pretty church located in this small little area.   Seems like it would be a good place to live if you like the big city.

We have been busy with Burbujas.  It is almost finished.  We have been saying that for the last three months so I am not really sure when it will be done.   I guess once we run completely out of money!
We certainly hope it will be ready to rent in January/February, the high season.   It has a gorgeous view overlooking a great, family oriented beach that stretches for miles.  We believe we will earn better than most bonds pay in the US on our investment.   Of course, that would not be hard to do!  Our big concern is our neighbor, Argentina.  They seem about to implode daily and that would effect our real estate values.   There is definitely a slowdown occurring here.  I think Uruguay got a bit carried away with the condo market.  So prices should be coming down soon, at least on condos.   Homes like ours should continue to hold their value but who knows in this global economy what is going to happen!

We had lots of visitors over the high season this year.  Suits Us got quite a workout.  Brittany, Bailey, her boyfriend, Will and his parents came and my best friend, Pat, visited.  They all had a great time and hope to come back again soon.

One of the many beautiful homes in Carrasco

Renovation of old building into the new Sofitel Hotel/Casino

Consignment shopping in Carrasco

New handmade leather purse purchase!

Famous "Garcia's" restaurant in Carrasco

Our local carniceria - excellent carne!

View from the living room at Burbujas

View from the terrace at Burbujas

Grilling chicken breasts in the fireplace on a cold night!

We are now in the winter season here in Uruguay.  It is getting cold, windy and rainy.  Best to light the fire and snuggle in with a good book for the next few months!  We do a lot of cooking in our fireplace.  Hoping to get back to the US in August.  If all goes well with a dog/house sitter, we should be in Charlotte for a few weeks.  Looking forward to that and some warmer weather.