Excursion to El Prado

Yesterday a group of students of La Herradura visited "El Prado", a neighbourhood that is traditionally associated with the aristocracy of the 19^th century in Montevideo who constructed luxurious houses there. Alongside the beautiful old houses there are also big parks that we visited. First we went to the Museo Blanes to see some paintings of this Uruguayan painter on Uruguayan history, and afterwards we had a walk through the calm and beautiful Japanese Garden, a symbol of the friendship between Uruguay and Japan. We also strolled through the botanical garden and completed our excursion at the lovely rose garden with its art nouveau style pergolas and over 12000 rosebushes.

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