http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/West/Colonia-del-Sacramento/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Uruguay , West , Colonia del Sacramento en-us Thu, 10 Dec 09 17:35:31 +0000 Thu, 10 Dec 09 17:35:31 +0000 We were up early for our transfer not that we had much choice as the ibis nesting around the farm made far more noise than the cockerel and driven into town for a 4 hour bus ride to montevideo. Doesn't look like a south american city there are plane trees and mixture of european architectural styles it's small too. There is of course lots of drab concrete but it could be europe 10 yea http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/West/Colonia-del-Sacramento/blog-453353.html Nach gut 1 12 Wochen in Buenos Aires. Muss ich villeicht wieder einmal meine Meinung ueber Grossstaedte revidieren. Buenos Aires ist super nett. Die Stadt lebt und zieht einem einfach mit. Die Leute sind aeusserst freundlich und von der Arroganz die man den Porteos Einwohner von BA nachsagt habe ich nicht viel gemerkt. BA hat nicht viele sensationelle Sehenswuerdigkeiten aber es gibt immer w http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/West/Colonia-del-Sacramento/blog-444967.html After spending sometime in Argentina we decided to hop on a boat and take a 1 hour ferry to the country of Uruguay. Our first stop was Colonia del Sacramento. This cozy town sits on the Rio Plata and still has its cobble stone streets and quaint houses. It wasnt a very big town but a nice break from the hussle and bustle of the Big City. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/West/Colonia-del-Sacramento/blog-444677.html Got up early too early Uruguay sprung forward last night for their DST and went to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Colonia de Sacremento. It really feels like a town frozen in time. I had parilla today for lunch Mmmmmm.... My cholesterol just went up a few notches.I left there on the fast ferry to Buenos Aries back in Standard time Argentina doesn't spring forward till October 18th http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/West/Colonia-del-Sacramento/blog-442149.html The next day I took the bus back from Montevideo to Colonia del Sacramento feeling that I had experienced Montevideo as much as a traveler could without some local connections. With my friend Timmy from Switzerland I took the city bus back to the long distance bus station which incidentally is a shopping mall on the top floor and a bus terminal on the bottom to catch our four hour ride to the http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/West/Colonia-del-Sacramento/blog-441566.html The long and winding road to Rosario didnt quite lead us to what we were promised. Our first bus arrived over an hour late. Im actually convinced that the bus left without us and they had to put a replacement one in service to take us. We were the only two people on the bus the bus was cold dark and had no onboard entertainment. It was a miserable 7 hours or so. And just as we had resigned ourse http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/West/Colonia-del-Sacramento/blog-440247.html I took a Buquebus ferry across the river to Uruguay to the town of Colonia del Sacremento a small city founded by the Portuguese as a smuggling port and found it a world away from Buenos Aires. Yes it is kept up as a tourist destination particularly for local tourists but even on a cold rainy and dark day it keeps its charm right down to the groups of children on their way home from class http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/West/Colonia-del-Sacramento/blog-437317.html We arrived in Colonia in the evening. The boat docked and we all collected our bags but realised you couldn't take certain foods in. We had a HUGE block of cheese which was about to be chucked by the non too happy looking Uruguayan customs Not having that so the 4 of us stood at customs and demolished a monster slab of cheese in about 40 seconds. Had the full on cheese sweats after that but wo http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/West/Colonia-del-Sacramento/blog-423922.html Los geht unser Trip. Gestartet sind wir am Mittwoch in Montevideo. Mit dem Bus gings nach Colonia del Sacramento. Nach dem wir unser tolles Hostel bezogen haben sind wir losgezogen uns dieses Unesco Weltkulturerbe mal anzusehen. Es ist soooo schoen. Die alten erhaltenen Haeuser sind echt toll. Steffi hat sich mindestens ein Dutzend Haeuser ausgesucht die sie spaeter kaufen will. Allerdings wird d http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/West/Colonia-del-Sacramento/blog-419839.html Colonia del Sacramento 24th to 26th of June 2009 With only a few weeks left before we leave South America our visit to Uruguay was short. We got our stamps to enter while at the ferry port in Argentina making it the easiest border crossing weve had. After an hour on the ferry we arrived to a very sunny but cool day in Colonia del Sacramento. Colonia is the oldest European settlement in Urugu http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/West/Colonia-del-Sacramento/blog-415094.html Justin turned 32 in Buenos Aires and we had a nice day and met some nice people. Jasmine may have celebrated a bit too much so we ended up missing out on a birthday dinner. On June 24th we went to the Malba Museum of modern art which was cool. We then went to the Puerto Madero area to wait for our boat ride to Colonia Uruguay. While waiting we were able to watch the USs epic upset of the http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/West/Colonia-del-Sacramento/blog-412556.html So I am on my own for a week or so. TJ has gone back to the US to celebrate her mums 60th and probably get a new set of cothes for Costa Rica I decided to go to Colonia Del Sacramento in Uruguay for a day trip. Its only one hour by ferry from Buenos Aires and it was the chance of gettin another stamp on my passport. The weather was superb in Colonia and I have an amazing set of pictures t http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/West/Colonia-del-Sacramento/blog-402034.html Carmen please note another country requiring a pin on the map please We took the fast boat one of two options of 1 hour to cross from Buenos Aires to Colonia Del Sacramento Uruguay. Main reason for my enthusiasm was it was another country and also featured in Mr Brimelows 1001 places to visit guideThe customs process of out of Arentina and into Uruguay took place on the Argentine side. I http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/West/Colonia-del-Sacramento/blog-401245.html This is a relatively short blog to upload photos so don't panic you don't have to trawl through too much of my speilI now have four more stamps in my passport One for leaving Argentina one for arriving in Uruguay one for leaving Uruguay and one for returning to Argentina. In all honesty the hassle caused by immigration was a major one and I am now slightly concerned. Our travel plans are s http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/West/Colonia-del-Sacramento/blog-400509.html It has been one week since I've been traveling and today I had a couple of milestones other than that one I got my first sunburn of my trip and for the first time I was asked for directions. It kind of seems as if I have been traveling for longer than one week in some ways but I know time is fickle and it will play tricks on me. Being asked for directions always makes my day becuase it means th http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/West/Colonia-del-Sacramento/blog-396004.html I got a little scared that you guys were stalking me after my last entry so decided to put some months between us. Sorry about that. but we do continue.So from Maldonado I skidaddled westwards for my final stop in Uruguay Colonia. I'd heard really mixed reports on this place with some people saying its a great place to stay for a few days and others saying come and see the sights then g http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/West/Colonia-del-Sacramento/blog-395276.html Yesterday was the 3 month trip to Uruguay that everyone who travels to Buenos Aires has to take. Upon entering the country you are given a three month visa and so since most of us from the class arrived at the same time it was time for us to go. Out trip ended up being Ayla Julia and me with Heather and her parents also taking the same boat Tom Chris and Hans had to go earlier because the http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/West/Colonia-del-Sacramento/blog-394101.html Strand Sonne und Sterne Reisen mit der groen Schwester Hi also erstmal bevor ich es vergesseIch mchte mich ganz herzlich bei meinen Freunden fr die vielen Geburtstagsgre bedanken.DANKEGanz besonders das unglaublich geile Gruppenfoto aus Mnchen. berragend Am liebsten htte ich euch alle zur Party nach Buenos Aires einfliegen lassen.Aber ich sehe euch ja bald alle wieder.Ich bin Pas http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/West/Colonia-del-Sacramento/blog-389176.html 26 Febrero 1 Marzo 2009 http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/West/Colonia-del-Sacramento/blog-385117.html We arrived in Colonia in no time on the boat. The journey only took an hour by fast boat. We had only just relaxed and settled into our seats and we were getting off again. We were given a glass of champagne for travelling first class. Everyone else seemed to be getting more so we ended up having a few. Our hostel was easy to find and our first impressions of Colonia was that is was very pictures http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/West/Colonia-del-Sacramento/blog-384169.html