We exchanged Aregentine pesos for Uruguay pesos upon our arrival, but I guess we miscalculated how much we would need for a meal. We found a street cafe and looked at the menu. We had 700 pesos. The house special was 620 pesos. Fortunately another dish was only 330 so we split it, with drinks at 60 each, we used most of our money for lunch.
The chef at the restaurant made a giant wok of seafood paella right in front of the tables.
The family sitting next to us asked if we spoke English and asked about one of the English phrases from a sign on the wall (Sing in the rain). David made a handmotion for rain and I supplied 'cantar' for sing. They asked if we spoke Spanish and I said "poco". They asked if we were from Canada and said that my features were Canadian (not sure quite what to make of that). (Another shopkeeper had asked if we were German). They were from Buenos Aires and were very proud of their city.
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