Here Comes A City

I've never realized what a low number of photographs I have of my own country. If you think about it, you have very little photos of the place you live in, specially if you've lived there your entire life. There comes a point where you just take your own city for granted.
When you go to other cities you take photos like a mad man, intending to save every scenery, so that it doesn't fade. But when you're in your own city, you rarely think of taking a photo of a building or of a square, unless you're terribly patriotic, which I'm not. I like my country, I like my city, but I have tremendous problems with it's people, we've never gotten along smoothly. But if you take away the people, mostly the angry buss drivers and petulant teenagers, it's a great city.
For those of you who don't know where Uruguay is in the world, here's a little hint:

Latin America

And if you're wondering where Montevideo (the capital and the city I live in) is, here's another hint:

Uruguay

So, since I haven't found any photos of my city in my "digital scrapbook", I browsed through Flickr, and managed to find some:

Peatonal Sarandí

This is the Peatonal (Pedestrian Street) Sarandí, in the downtown, one of my favorite parts of the city.

Solís Theatre

This is the Solís Theatre, which was recently remodeled, and is now open for business. However, the tickets are too expensive, so I haven't been able to go yet.

La fuente de los candados

This is in the street July 18th. I find this picture special because there's a sweet story behind that little fountain. This photo must be at least a couple years old, because nowadays, the gate that surrounds that fountain is filled with padlocks. It's known as the "padlock fountain" and all the padlocks have written down two initials. It's supposed that when you have a partner, you both have to buy a padlock, write your initials on it, and put them together in the gate to symbolize your love. Nice, uh? I hope I can do that someday :)

Universidad de la República

This is the University of the Republic, nowadays, the Law Faculty, where some of my friends go to college.

Plaza Matriz

Yet another fountain, but this one is in the Matriz Square, a beautiful square downtown.

Iglesia de la Plaza Matriz

This is a picture of one of the most renowned churches in the country, the church of the Matriz Square. Unfortunately, due to vandalism, the church has to remain closed most of the days.

La Rambla

Since most of these pictures are from downtown, I thought it was pertinent that I showed some (at least one) of other parts of the city. So this is the Rambla of Montevideo (or Esplanade of Montevideo), right in front of the beach, even if you can't really see the beach in this picture.
This is most people's favorite place in Montevideo, needless to say, because it's one of the best places to hang out in, both in Summer and in the Spring. I guess I have the privilege of living in a city and having the beach nearby, which makes a nice juxtaposition between the antique and architectonic part of the city, and the more coastal part.