Blogs from District of Montevideo, Uruguay, South America

Final blog We left Colonia in our little hire car, it had only done 30,000 km but had a dodgy clutch. We has expected to pay 220$ but by using card you avoid the tax so it was only 180$ . Our first stop was on the outskirts of Carmelo going further north and west from Colonia. If you look at a map of South America Uruguay and Argentina are separated by water, the rivers Plate, Uruguay and Negro. We were staying the night at a wine lodge as my birthday treat to Chris , a nights stay and a parrilla and it was very much the plushest place we stayed. Its called El Legado , here is the link if you want to check it out. www.bodegaellegado.com.uy I was using maps.me as a satnav and ... read more

We arrived in Montevideo, Uruguay bright and early on Saturday, February 11, 2023 for a 10-hour port of call, the second day of our two-day visit to Uruguay. Montevideo, as well as our next port of call, Buenos Aires, Argentina, sits on the banks of Río de la Plata or "river of silver." Where the river empties into the Atlantic Ocean, it forms a funnel-shaped indentation on the coastline. Depending on the geographer, the Río de la Plata may be considered a river, an estuary, a gulf or a marginal sea. If considered a river, it is the widest in the world with a maximum width of 140 miles. “Montevideo” is a word I just like to say. The same holds true for “Uruguay.” I even fleetingly considered Uruguay as a retirement locale. Uruguay is probably ... read more

Thursday 13thFebruary 2020 Montevideo is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. It is situated on the Rio de la Plata and was founded in 1726 by a Spanish soldier – Bruno Mauricio de Zabala and claimed Independence in 1830. It seems very flat apart from a 450ft knoll with an old fort on top, now a military museum and gained its name Montevideo when a Portuguese sailor called out on first sighting - ‘Monte vejo eu’ (I see a mountain!!’) Docked in Montevideo, Uruguay at 08.00am and off the ship by 8.30am! Walked up through the town, with its tree lined streets, lots of flowers about and some beautiful squares with flowering trees. Apparently, Uraguayans have a lot of civic pride and the streets are well tended and maintained and the parks are landscaped, making ... read more

Castellano debajo del frances... Et nous voila repartis pour rejoindre le point de départ, c'est à dire Colonia del Sacramento où nous reprendrons la bateau pour retourner à Buenos Aires. Comme notre hôtel côté Punta del Este et situé à Piriapolis était moche nous nous sommes arrangés pour annuler la deuxième nuit que nous devions y passer et avons préféré retourner à Montevideo afin de faire la route pour Colonia en deux étapes car un peu trop de kms prévus... Nous nous reposons un peu à l'hôtel avant de trouver un restaurant correct à Montevido sans repasser par tout ce que nous y avions vu... Trop triste que le marché du port soit fermé le soir car c'était un endroit idéal... Ceci dit nous entrons tout de même dans un shopping afin de voir à quoi ... read more

Nach einer fast nicht enden wollenden Carfahrt, ca. 18 Stunden, und teils auf katastrophalen "Strassen" sind wir dann doch noch in Uruguay angekommen. 2 Tage haben wir auf einer idylischen kleinen Ranch im uruguayanischen Niemandsland verbracht. Der nächste grosse Ort wäre Mercedes in der nähe der argentinischen Grenze. Am ersten Tag war das Wetter super und bescherte uns einen wunderbaren Sonnenuntergang, danach wurde es aber dann sehr schnell sehr kalt. Am nächsten Morgen war es immer noch kalt und jetzt auch noch regnerisch. Es regnete denn ganzen Tag durch. Dadurch haben wir nicht wirklich viel unternehmen können und haben einfach entspannt. Danach ging es weiter in die Hauptstadt von Uruguay namens Montevideo. Zuerst erkundeten wir die Altstadt zu Fuss bevor wir dann am Nachmittag aufs Velo umstiegen und den Rest der Stadt erkundeten. Montevideo präsentierte sich ... read more