Explorations in Montevideo

[astrochris]

Yesterday was the first day of a gargantuan restructuring of Montevidean bus lines, and I was therefore doomed, by the serendipitous cloud of misfortune which shrewishly follows me around, to go downtown. Any 2-bit travel guide you pick up will tell you that Montevideo has "European airs" to it, but don't ask me what that's supposed to mean. Now, a

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[_dinosaurxcore_]

Hey Bruno, this is Nikhil's sister Neha. I added you on LJ a while back, I left you a comment but I don't know if you got it. I swear I don't mean to be creepy stalkerish,
Oh, and in response to Nikhil's request that you should visit: I second it! It's really nice in August/Septemeber around here.

[astrochris]

I'll try to go! And nope, I didn't get your original comment but now all is resolved.

[payforthepiano]

Do your summer adventures see you in seattle?

[astrochris]

Hopefully! (They're winter adventures down here so I'm sick and sneezing...)

[lucidream]

Bruno! I'm glad you're having all sorts of historical adventures. All Hakodate has is some weird star-shaped fort, Japan's first "Concreet (sic) Telephone Pole" and, yes, Ropeway Station.

I miss you!

[astrochris]

So is it the actual First Concreet Telephone pole, or some cleverly disguised ruse? And maybe Concreet is some sort of fiberoptic material so advanced you haven't even heard of it, and here you are ridiculing it!

[lucidream]

You're right, my ignorance has caused me to act inappropriately. Now, please let me bow properly and ask for your forgiveness in ten different levels of politeness.

Japan is silly, fyi.

[astrochris]

Hehe, are you getting really-tiny-plastic--Nippon-pink-Hello-Kitty-cabin fever?

"Here, melon-flavoured chocolate -- won´t you please try some? Try some. Please, have some. Eat it. Eat it! EAT IT! EAT IT YOU WHOREMONGERING WHORE YOU!"