Was getting a tired of biking in the sun. Decided to sit down in the shade of a tree and get some mindful time.

This is on the Rio de Plata side.

One of the two famous beaches of Punta del Este. This is on the Atlantic side. It has some angry waves and is ideal for surfing. As you can see, it is a full house today. Apparently, today has been a great day weather-wise after a few days. It is always windy since it is a peninsula stuck between two large bodies of water, but the sun is out in full glory today!

This sculpture in the middle of the beach – that of a humongous hand emerging from the sands – is a major tourist attraction here. On my bike ride, I went to this spot first. The original sculptor – who is from Chile – apparently finished this in 6 days one summer. He had then replicated the same in Madrid, Venice and in the Atacama desert in Chile.

I was waiting to check into the hotel in Punta del Este when I noticed this interesting decor in the lobby. It looks like a tree made from long tapestry of paper coming out of typewriters!! Felt very jealous that they have so many typewriters!!

Did you know that typewriters were originally created to write page number in books?

Uruguay!

The first time I had heard about this country was when I was in third grade. My father had brought home the very first issue of “Anandamela” (a Bengali publication for kids). A few issues later, there was this whole article about the FIFA Soccer Cup.

I had learnt that the very first FIFA Cup was held in this country. And the host country became the champions that year, beating their next-door neighbor in the finals. [As an aside, believe it or not, the USA came third! This is in 1930!]

That is pretty much all I ever learned about the country.

That problem should be fixed by tomorrow morning!!