astonishing taxis and other means of transport
The Montevideo taxis are a show by themselves... I've never seen anything comparable in any other place.... first, the whole taxibusiness seems to be monopolized, at every taxi stand, there is a guy handing out a small piece of paper to the taxidriver once you are about to board the car.. No idea what this is for... All taxis look the same, same colors, same car model ( tiny pieces of cr*p), even if you're a dwarf you'll have problems with the leg space.... But now the best: between the back seats and the driver, there's a supposedly bulletproof glass..... and (!!) (sorry I didn't take a pic of this gadget) there's a very primitive, tiny weenie slot where you have to shove the money for the ride to the driver and where you'll get your change.... of course I asked a taxidriver about all this, but the answer was not very convincing... there had been one or two assaults ( duhhh) and that's...
