An inquisitive old fart with a camera
To a North American or European, it might seem a bit bizarre that a woman stopping at a kiosk would make no effort to pull to the side of the road, and instead simply “park” in the middle of the road. And it’s not that there was no traffic — we were stuck for a few minutes waiting to cross the road.
I would probably have to explain to a Uruguayan what’s wrong with this picture from my standpoint.
Es lo que hay.
Unlike most subterranean parking in Montevideo, under the expanded and renovated Tres Cruces bus station and mall (yeah, world needs another mall…splendid), the parking features wide thoroughfares, generous lighting and…get this…ceiling lights showing available spaces (green) versus occupied (red).
The gap between the greens in my photo happens where no spaces exist, i.e., it’s a “cross street.”