Last night we went into Ciudad Vieja, but really it was too late, and anything interesting had

Last night we went into Ciudad Vieja, but really it was too late, and anything interesting had closed.  I certainly did not feel comfortable pulling out my camera and photographing anything.

Our instructions had been that we should walk the length of one particular thoroughfare and then go to a particular seafood restaurant. We deviated, however, and were accosted by some youths who attempted to intimidate us.  That freaked us all out so we returned to Plaza Independencia where I finally felt safe enough to use the camera and I took this photo of Artigas statue in front of the once-tallest building in South America. 

I think that is the first time I have been harassed in such a way in any city I have visited, but thank goodness there were three of us, including that six-foot Russian guy with a shaved head... :-)