An odd sight on the road between La Floresta and Soca (34°43’38″S –  55°40’58″W):

Cold, dreary day. Warm, dreary church.

When we visited Harold and Judith near Soca, we always noticed a very unusual structure, which we assumed was a church.

This weekend celebrating the Día del Patrimonio, many things open to the public that do not ordinarily open to the public, and the dreary weather and prospect of crowds in Montevideo led to the idea of eschewing metropolis in favor of lunch at the Parador Fito on rural Ruta 8, followed by the Día del Patrimonio offerings in Soca, including the Capilla de Soca (page 56 in this thing). Turns out it’s a private family chapel.

Alas, the concrete tetrahedrons, with their bunker-like entrance, exuded anything but welcome. The handwritten cardboard sign said something about sheep (or so I figured, not looking closely since this was not actually the entrance gate, just a nicer view, and I’m used to misspellings in Spanish, especially given Bs and Vs, which are pronounced the same).

So we got to our next destination—I think—the Antiguo Cine, the old movie theater:

El antiguo cine de Soca es un emblemático punto patrimonial, es parte de la identidad local y será recuperado prontamente. The old Soca cinema is an iconic heritage item, part of local identity and will restored soon. (Which probably means, before your last grandchild has shuffled off this mortal coil.)

We went to the location, took a photo of the most likely candidate,

then asked in the nearby bakery, where the best answer seemed to be, sorry.

We then explored another unusual church (see tomorrow) where a couple from Montevideo explained that the Capilla (chapel) was closed because it was infested with bees.

When I got home, I could see in my photo the cardboard sign:

It is not possible to enter. There are ________. Closed.

Ovejas=sheep.

Abejas=bees.