Category Archives: History

My Soul is in A Hurry

Erstellt am März 29, 2019 von myuytips

Yesterday my dear friend Bernd sent a poem of Mario de Andrade (see the German text further down). I like this poem very much and have it as one of my life philosophies for many many years. You might know … Weiterlesen →

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Typical Uruguay

Erstellt am Februar 23, 2019 von myuytips

One picture says more than 1000 words, right ? I had the chance, a while ago, to look into an Uruguayan drivers license brochure. It was great fun, as funny as to watch Uruguayans driving !! By example in this … Weiterlesen →

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Chateaubriand

Erstellt am Januar 3, 2019 von myuytips

From the time of Napoleon comes this recipe for a great meal. Chateaubriand is not a cut of beef, like many think, but the name for a recipe of a grilled beef tenderloin. Chateaubriand is a perfect roast for the … Weiterlesen →

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Collecting – Ephemera

Erstellt am November 30, 2018 von myuytips

Share certificate, De Volharding, s’Gravenhage 1870. For sale US$ 9.500,–. The only known certificate of this company in the world, ultra-rare. If you are interested, just ask for detailed information, it will not be published. Ephemera. Ephemera, singular = ephemeron, … Weiterlesen →

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Sad End of a Whale

Erstellt am Oktober 2, 2018 von myuytips

It all happened a few years ago and I always wanted to show the pictures of this massive carcass removal. I was waiting to hear if the officials had digged out the skeleton, but I couldn’t get any further information. … Weiterlesen →

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Huitre – Food of Gods

Erstellt am Juli 30, 2018 von myuytips

Hello friends, through the last post I had so many questions about french food, french recipes, french lifestyle that I decided to post from time to time some information about their food culture. Even if we can’t use most of … Weiterlesen →

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Francisco Piria – Part 2

Erstellt am Mai 24, 2018 von myuytips

More about Piriapolis.        One of the famous landmarks in Piriapolis, build as home of Piria’s son Arturo Piria in 1910.    Today it is the well known Hotel Colon.     Another big project of Piria was the … Weiterlesen →

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Francisco Piria – Part 1

Erstellt am Mai 18, 2018 von myuytips

With this post I like to tell you a bit about a quiet unusual Uruguayan character. His name is Francisco Piria, or „Ciudadano Piria“. Many many articles and other information’s are written and available about him. The most well known … Weiterlesen →

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Collecting – Historic Letter / Sold

Erstellt am März 17, 2018 von myuytips

Today I like to introduce you to an extremely rare „philately paper“. Its an official letter from the French Department of Meuse-Interieure (Lower Maas). Not only that this letter is rare, its also a very decorative administration letter head of … Weiterlesen →

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The PomPom Hat is Back

Erstellt am Februar 23, 2018 von myuytips

This week is the second week of this years Winter Olympics in South Korea. During the last few days I watched some of the Olympic news and  –  WOW, there is a fashion back, which I thought it was dead … Weiterlesen →

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