Due to a ticketing error (and NOT an intentional plan as some have suggested) Jerry left for Seattle a day ahead of the rest of the family.  Here the Jerryless Coghlans pose with their luggage, plus Jessica and Harriet.

 The shoeshine man, Karla, and the accordion player.  While Karla is a recent arrival, the two men have worked at the Mercado del Puerto for many, many years.

Montevideo has quite a few blind accordion players.  They frequent the many outdoor markets in the city and play tangos for spare change.

The outdoor markets, called ferias, are a great part of Montevideo.  Overnight a street will be closed off and the market will be set up, usually operating from early AM until 1 in the afternoon.  They vary in size from a couple of blocks to filling an entire neighborhood.  There are four a week  within walking distance of our apartment.

A professional dog walker in front of our apartment.  Dogs are very popular pets in the Pocitos neighborhood in Montevideo.  Unfortunately many people do not clean up after their dogs. 

This gentleman was playing his violin in Plaza Independencia. 

Riley running away from the very imposing Legislative Building.

The fort Cerro de Montevideo.  It was the original Spanish defense for the city against frequent Portuguese attacks.

Cerro de Montevideo with Jerry's mom, Aunt Gwen and Cousin Rose.

A typical fruit and vegetable stand.  There are many of these throughout the city.

Palacio Salvo was the tallest building in South America when it was built in 1927.  It is still a landmark in the city center.  We don't think it is an architectural highlight of Montevideo.

A pedestrian street in Cuidad Vieja- The Old City.  This area is on a peninsula.  In colonial days a wall across the peninsula acted as a defense against those pesky Portuguese.

The street in front of Escuela Grecia, Riley and Erin's school.  There are lots of taxis, buses and motorscooters on the road in Montevideo.  The cars vary from 2003 Mercedes to 1933 Fords.  Many horsecarts circulate collecting trash and recycling.

Pocitos Beach.  This is a typical January weekend day although sometimes it was much more crowded.  It is a beautiful beach with a lot of activity-walkers, sunbathers, sand soccer, paddleball, and strolling vendors.

Our friends Annie, Gabriel and Dago (the dog) in front of their beautiful home in Punta Carretas.  They live about one half mile from our apartment.  Wish we could order some garage doors like this from Dunn Lumber!

A typical, although narrow, house. Most houses have a small garden or patio in the back.  There is no space between any buildings, either houses or apartments.

Another home in the neighborhood.

The Ombu tree in the middle of this traffic circle is our neighborhood landmark.  It is in the middle of Bulevar Espana.  Our building is on the left.  Because of building codes, almost every apartment building  in Pocitos (and there are hundreds) is eleven stories.

Erin and Jessica at Centenario Stadium.  Jessica's father is a life long and fanatical follower of the Nacional Football Club.  Nacional and Penarol are the two major soccer teams in Uruguay and almost all Uruguayans are devoted to one or the other.

Looking back at Pocitos from the rambla.  One of our favorite activities in Montevideo is walking along this riverfront avenue that stretches over 15 miles from the Old City to the suburbs.

Enjoying a parrilla (BBQ) at the Mercado del Puerto in the Old City.  A typical parrilla includes steak, ribs, sausage, blood sausage, liver, intestine, sweetbreads and chicken.  Portions are not small.  This is Mike and Barry Garner, Jerry's brother-in-law and nephew.