Some Samba and Navidad Tongue...

My Montevideo Christmas:

There was samba on Sarandí.

A lot of fireworks. Loud, obnoxious fireworks, not the nice to look at kind (though there were a few of those, too).

Spent nochebuena with "Pico" Riñon, her family and a few of their friends. Was a great night, early morning. Found out that Pico's brother and I may be the only two people on earth that enjoyed the Vince Neil-less Motley Crüe album.
 

Pretty much the only non-food/festive photo I took.

Then there was food. I definitely haven't enjoyed enough Uruguayan food and wine.

First there were appetizers, which included my favorite dish of the night: lengua de vaca. That's right, cow tongue; marinated in vinegar, with celery, red pepper, garlic, and parsley. Amazing.

I also quite enjoyed the chicken pie:

Midnight rolled around, and everyone toasted, hugged, said "Feliz Navidad." It felt much more like a New Years event for me. But then came the main course: stuffed lamb, stuffed chicken, apple mash. And lots of desserts: sweet breads (full of dulce de leche, white and dark chocolates from Spain, and more with names I can't remember. Honestly, I was a little food drunk at that point; not to mention Argentine wine is quite wonderful.

I got home on December 25 (today) at 4:00AM. Slept until 9:00AM. I'm a little tired. Did walk the Rambla for a bit earlier though, and aside from some Santa hats and a few more closed stores than is normal for a Sunday, it seemed like any other day in Montevideo.

So...Feliz Festejos a todos y todas!