We decided we needed a weekend away from the busy life of Buenos Aires and so Mel, Tracy and I decided to head towards Colonia on el Buque (ferry). We were going to go to Punta del Este to go to the beach, but when we got to Colonia we decided to stay a day and check out the city. It's a nice small city. It's pretty old with some gorgeous views. There isn't really a lot to do there, but it is definitely gorgeous. There is a beach there, but we decided to stay in the old city and enjoy the views. The second day we decided to head to Montevideo to check out another capital. It was very different from Buenos Aires. There is only 3 million people in Uruguay and 1.5 live in
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