Because I didn’t quite get enough the first time, I headed back to Uruguay yesterday and I am spending the weekend in Montevideo to enjoy easter.

Today I went to the Cuidad Vieja (the old city), and the Mercado del Puerto – a building which is constructed from still and it is like walking into a warehouse – inside was originally a market for fruit, vegetables and meat – it is now it is a selection of restaurants – the majority of them specialised in parrilla (basically an asado). I found a restaurant which sits half in the building and half outside and enjoyed a wonderful lunch.

I then turned and headed back towards the centre of the city – stopping to enjoy the fabulous architecture of the Palacio Salvo (see below) and the Teatro Solis. The Teatro Solis which was created in the early 19th century by the people of Montevideo as a place to show their social and political ideas. One of the oldest cultural theatres the space has launched the career of many Uruguayan who have since performed around the world.

Like Paris’ bridges with padlocks in Uruguay they have Fuente de los Candados, a stone fountain on a street corner, has hundreds of padlocks attached to the railings. On the corner of Avenida 18 de Julio and Paseo Yi, it is a symbol on love in the city. Situated in front of Montevideo most popular bars Bar Facal, it soon had a serious case of what the uruguays cal the love locks. After a while, the owners decided to put a plaque by the fountain, explaining, in Spanish and English, the “legend” of the “young fountain,” and how any lock placed here with the initials of the two lovers would ensure their love lasts forever.