{"id":5476,"date":"2018-11-04T08:48:31","date_gmt":"2018-11-04T13:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/?p=5476"},"modified":"2018-11-04T08:48:31","modified_gmt":"2018-11-04T13:48:31","slug":"halloween-in-uruguay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/?p=5476","title":{"rendered":"Halloween in Uruguay"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5483\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5483\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5483\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FA1AB0FD-E945-4848-95C7-C23A6F42B1C5-e1541339147112-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FA1AB0FD-E945-4848-95C7-C23A6F42B1C5-e1541339147112-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FA1AB0FD-E945-4848-95C7-C23A6F42B1C5-e1541339147112-768x1022.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FA1AB0FD-E945-4848-95C7-C23A6F42B1C5-e1541339147112-769x1024.jpeg 769w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5483\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Halloween<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I left last Sunday afternoon for an overnight flight to Montevideo, Uruguay. \u00a0Lucky for me, it was Halloween at the embassy on Wednesday, so I got to see the festivities &#8211; they really go all out there &#8211; all the sections decorated and dressed up, then employees\u2019 children came through for candy. \u00a0Lots of fun!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5482\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5482\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5482\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/93720F35-E09B-47D4-A9E5-8EDCCCDFB196-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/93720F35-E09B-47D4-A9E5-8EDCCCDFB196-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/93720F35-E09B-47D4-A9E5-8EDCCCDFB196-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/93720F35-E09B-47D4-A9E5-8EDCCCDFB196-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/93720F35-E09B-47D4-A9E5-8EDCCCDFB196.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Consular section\u2019s Day of the Dead altar<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5481\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5481\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5481\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FBCA440D-3013-4BC3-8857-5414830EA7A3-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FBCA440D-3013-4BC3-8857-5414830EA7A3-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FBCA440D-3013-4BC3-8857-5414830EA7A3-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FBCA440D-3013-4BC3-8857-5414830EA7A3.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With Leslie<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5480\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5480\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/854B44A9-0426-48F7-BF29-C457347F98AC-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/854B44A9-0426-48F7-BF29-C457347F98AC-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/854B44A9-0426-48F7-BF29-C457347F98AC-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/854B44A9-0426-48F7-BF29-C457347F98AC-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/854B44A9-0426-48F7-BF29-C457347F98AC.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Consular section theme<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I had a fast, but good, trip to the consular section &#8211; I was in the office for three days before coming back on the Thursday night overnight flight. \u00a0I didn\u2019t get out a lot while I was there &#8211; just walked around the neighborhood some, but otherwise stayed in (one night was chilly and rainy). \u00a0It\u2019s such a beautiful city.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5478\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5478\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5478\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/67C549C1-985E-4A9B-BED2-6E29F173EB98-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/67C549C1-985E-4A9B-BED2-6E29F173EB98-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/67C549C1-985E-4A9B-BED2-6E29F173EB98-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/67C549C1-985E-4A9B-BED2-6E29F173EB98-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/67C549C1-985E-4A9B-BED2-6E29F173EB98.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lovely Montevideo<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5479\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/A6C208C9-16C5-4509-918B-8A257E7C55BB-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/A6C208C9-16C5-4509-918B-8A257E7C55BB-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/A6C208C9-16C5-4509-918B-8A257E7C55BB-768x1025.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/A6C208C9-16C5-4509-918B-8A257E7C55BB-767x1024.jpeg 767w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5477\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5477\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5477\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/2935E7C2-9879-4BE4-8BD6-41E29FB93276-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/2935E7C2-9879-4BE4-8BD6-41E29FB93276-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/2935E7C2-9879-4BE4-8BD6-41E29FB93276-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/2935E7C2-9879-4BE4-8BD6-41E29FB93276.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My favorite boulevard along the golf course<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5485\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5485\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5485\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/3F7A2932-C5CD-4045-A538-A447EA56B592-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/3F7A2932-C5CD-4045-A538-A447EA56B592-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/3F7A2932-C5CD-4045-A538-A447EA56B592-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/3F7A2932-C5CD-4045-A538-A447EA56B592-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/3F7A2932-C5CD-4045-A538-A447EA56B592.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Montevideo<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5484\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5484\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5484\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/7DDF6161-4FD6-47F8-B7A6-75050325FD40-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/7DDF6161-4FD6-47F8-B7A6-75050325FD40-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/7DDF6161-4FD6-47F8-B7A6-75050325FD40-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/7DDF6161-4FD6-47F8-B7A6-75050325FD40-1024x768.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunrise over the river<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Yesterday I went to Georgetown to see a morning showing of \u201cA Star is Born\u201d (again), then replenished our oil and vinegar supply at my favorite store (we\u2019ve been using a lot of garlic-infused olive oil for roasting veggies). \u00a0It was a crisp, beautiful fall day!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I left last Sunday afternoon for an overnight flight to Montevideo, Uruguay. \u00a0Lucky for me, it was Halloween at the embassy on Wednesday, so I got to see the festivities &#8211; they really go all out there &#8211; all the sections decorated and dressed up, then employees\u2019 children came through for candy. \u00a0Lots of fun! 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