Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. J.F.Kennedy
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Miscellany
Asuncion: Statue of dictator Stroessner – detail
Ciuadad del Este: Sudden end to cycle path at Lago de la Republica
Foz do Iguacu (Brazilie): In front of a billiards hall
Puerto Iguazú: Road to the waterfalls – reduced speed due to wildlife crossings
Puerto Iguazú: The ferry was pushed by a separate barge attached to the pontoon joint
San Antonio: Rumble strips on the verge could occasionally be bypassed
Iruna: Highways are paid roads in Paraguay
N of Bella Vista: Typical decoration of crosses beside the road
Santísima Trinidad del Paraná: Jesuit mission - watchman’s thermos of Mate
S of Trinidad: There was also one LIAZ car in the junkyard
Encarnatión: Funny basket for household trash
Posadas : 9 de Julio square – people paint on the sidewalk what they think of the Judicial Palace
Apostoles: Does the wife run a butcher’s store here?
Azara: Vehicle of early European immigrants
40 km S of Azara: A forgotten pipe
Santo Tomé: Evita Perón in the city park
Alveal: The bird was apparently a leftover from some allegorical car
Alveal: A free horse lounging in the city park
Tapebicuá: Gauchito Gill in traditional gypsum-dwarf form
Uruguaiana: Riders – even the girls - greeting me warmly
Artigas: Here they hang trash on trees
Artigas: Hilarious statue of Don Quixote
Artigas: Pilsen is popular in Uruguay too
Treinta y Tres: “CZ” captured my attention, the store owner’s initials
Treinta y Tres: Junta always secure parking spaces and usually much more
Near Lascano: Birds’ nest on a road sign
Road 15: Created by a dysgraphic roadworker
Fortín de San Miguel: Selfies are really dangerous
Near Chuy: The request not to discard trash is obviously ineffective
Rocha: The imperative bothers me the most (“ser” means “defecate” in Czech)
Near Rocha: Cows have a fixed schedule for crossing the road
Buenos Aires: So far only in Uruguay
Punta del Este: For the ignorant: Uruguayan flag
Punta del Este: Various curiosities are seen in the city
Near Montevideo: Junkyard also containing a fairly large aircraft
Montevideo: Dog training
Montevideo: Professional dog-walker
Montevideo: Fisherman and experienced cyclist, who knows that sand harms a bike
Montevideo: Angel with shackled wings
Montevideo: Hard at work
Montevideo: Finally, another Czech brand
Colonia del Sacramento: Scout lilies adorning a window
Colonia del Sacramento: Although the car may have some technical issues, it is obviously still allowed on the road
Colonia del Sacramento: Golf carts can be rented for easier movement around the city
Colonia del Sacramento: Kiosk of St. George - retro style is perfect, including the goods sold
Buenos Aires: Traffic cop
Buenos Aires: Statue of Pellegrini
Buenos Aires: San Telmo - football game free to use outside a café
Buenos Aires: San Telmo - Museo Histórico - current installation called “Heroines” presents white plastic busts of famous Argentinian women, Evita is absent
Buenos Aires: Recoleto - cemetery - note the carts for coffins, parked on the right
Buenos Aires: San Telmo - peanut roaster
Buenos Aires: Puerto Madero – restaurant sign
Buenos Aires: Puerto Madero - kayaker
Buenos Aires: Centro - Czech trace
Pergamino: Dacia Duster is very successful here; Dacia Duster is not as popular in the Czech Republic, due to the bad reputation of the Dacia brand
Corral de Bustos: This dog dressed in Argentine national colors is sad: he will probably not fight to retrieve the Malvinas
Córdoba: Street artist
Córdoba: The usual line outside the bank
Road 34: Naively crafted sculpture of the current Pope unintentionally resembles a cartoon
Los Pozos: Blue Angel theme park
Villa Dolores: Car rental with a nice name
Road 20 near Quines: Local junkyard with an impressive background
Mendoza: This kind of 'duck' can hardly be seen in my country - Citroen 2CV
Mendoza: The boys in San Martin park will hand-wash your car
Mendoza: Halloween character
San Rafael: Some rioters defaced the wall
Near El Sosneado: Confusing sign - Malargue is still 50 km away
Near Buta Billon: Car wreck which did not manage a sharp bend on a miserable road
El Zampal: A dead animal, surprisingly not stinky, nailed to the sign
Near Barrancos: Difunta Correa are Argentinean improvised 'sanctuaries'
Bajada del Agrio: Statue at town entrance - detail
Zampala: Read my horoscope for the week of November 16, 2015
El Sauce: New plastic road signs
Junín de los Andes: Street signs
San Carlos de Bariloche: Typical wooden statue
San Carlos de Bariloche: Trees must be dressed up to keep them warm
San Carlos de Bariloche: Effortless self-service car wash; after washing the windward side, the car has to be turned around
San Carlos de Bariloche: Embroidered flags in display case of souvenir shop
San Carlos de Bariloche: Aid for beginner skaters
Parque Municipal Llao-Llao: Cross at park entrance; Christ is painted green, probably to match the dense forest in the background
Valdivia: HBO is a local law firm
Valdivia: Electrically driven boat with solar cells on the top deck
Valdivia: Political dinosaurs sharing exhibition space with the exhibition of dinosaurs
Santiago: A special room in the main Post Office from where one could send an unstamped letter directly to Santa Claus
Santiago: At the Samurái exhibition, you could try pedaling typical Japanese bikes to generate electricity for the built-in fan
Santiago: Changing of the guard - foot soldiers also wear boots with spurs
Santiago: Cheerful cycling statue
Santiago: Sparta store in the mall
