Blogs from Colonia del Sacramento, West, Uruguay, South America - page 17

Hello all I found the best steak of my life but not in Argentina as expected but in Uruguay. It was only me and seb in Uruguay as dan decided to head to BA early. Got on an overnight bus to the capital-Montevideo, but then straight away got on a bus to the colonial town os Colonia del Sacremento. Got there allrite and we had a hostel in mind, got into a taxi who ripped us off but it was still under a pound, they have a different payment system, on the meter it counts tarrifs, but we thought it was the amount in peso´s- so an argument with the taxi driver was a bit inevitable. Anyway got to the hostel and decided to get a map and do the walking tour around the colonial ... read more

Parin paivan mittainen pikavisiitti Uruguayhin alkaa olla lopuillaan. Tultiin tanne Coloniaan laivalla suoraan Buenos Airesista. Alkuperaisena ajatuksena oli ollut kavaista Colonian lisaksi myos Montevideossa, mutta paatettiin sitten kuitenkin vain pysytella taalla ja levata. Sacramento Del Colonia on todella viihtyisa pikkukaupunki. Kaupungin vanhassa osassa on kivoja mukulakivikatuja, kauniita taloja ja viihtyisia kahviloita. Meilla onkin aika vierahtanyt lahinna kavellessa ja kahviloissa istuskellessa. Tanaan palataan takaisin Buenos Airesiin, missa ollaan taas pari yota ennen pohjoiseen suuntaamista. ... read more

Hello Uruguay and welcome to Colonia del Sacramento a UNESCO World heritage site. A pretty little Colonial town with a lot of cobbled streets, original buildings with a quaint little atmosphere. A lot of buildings are built using original Portuguese construction and due to it being a site of historical importance there have been no alterations (you can tell this by the paint work I am sure) A nice place to bimble around for an hour or two, probably more appreciated by those over 70 (there was al ot of these type of tourists around, American tour group I think)... read more

Another bloody early morning - seems we are constantly up earlier than we were to go to work in the UK. Who said this was a holiday??! Of course its worth every second. You can pop over to Uruguay - a place called Colonia de Sacremento - in just 1 hour from Buenos Aires. They say it is the gem of Uruguay and they are not lying. Really pretty and as ever we got glorious weather. We did the Lonely Planet walking tour - this place is about as big as Blackheath so hardly over exerting ourselves - and spent the rest of the time hanging out drinking coffee, watching the sunset and eating. It is a hard life. Most bizarrely we bumped into this lad who was on our spanish course back in London. ... read more

English summary: Today we made a daytrip to Colonia del Sacramento, in Uruguay. Within an hour (by ferry) you're on the other end of the Rio Uruguay, in Colonia. It's a city with a nice old centre with cobble stone streets. Vandaag een dag tripje vanuit Buenos Aires naar Uruguay, Colonia. Binnen een uurtje varen komen we in Colonia aan. Een rustig stadje met een mooi oud centrum. Na ons dagelijks ritueel, jugos (vers geperst sapje) drinken, rond gelopen langs de kust. Het centrum heeft veel oude gebouwen en kinderkopjes straatjes waar je met veel moeite over kan lopen. Vanaf de top van de vuurtoren heb je een goed beeld van het stadje. Opvallend is dat er veel antieke auto's rondrijden. Voor het eerst valt op dat men in deze streek veel Mate thee drinkt. ... read more