Blogs from District of Montevideo, Uruguay, South America - page 33

We all got up and checked out at 10:30am, and Christoph and I decided to get the 11am bus to Montevideo and Scott hung around a bit longer for the 1pm. Christoph and I chose a hostel in the old city near a site where he could get an "obscenely" large steak for lunch, but it turned out that this size came with a similar price. We opted for cheaper instead. Spent the rest of the day walking around the city, not being nearly as impressed as we wanted to be. We ran into Scott, who was with some new friends and staying at a different hostel. We agreed to meet up for dinner another day. Christoph and I decided to get ice cream at the 4th McDonalds we saw, and sat down to eat it ... read more

Three weeks three countries... No I'm not just collecting Stamps in my passport I really heard its worth going to Uruguay. Colonia What is there to say about Colonia. It was founded 1680 by the Portuguese to piss of the Spanish which just founded Buenos Aires and to smuggle stuff into BA. It is named by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site; it is really cute and has lot of old building and cobble stone streets. Have a look at the pics and you know what I mean. Montevideo Before you ask no I didn’t mention that I live in Australia while I'm in Montevideo. Somehow that didn’t seem to be a wise thing to do. (For the non Australians. Australia beat Uruguay in the qualifier of the WM and kicked them out of the ... read more

January 24th, 2006, second day of 3 at sea, south along the coast of Uruguay, day 20 of our cruise, over 6000 nautical miles from Ft. Lauderdale. At Montevideo( means: see a mountain) we will be at latitude 35 degrees south, same as our South/North Carolina, temperature on deck this morning was in the high 70s. The days are getting longer, sunset is 2 hours later than at the Amazone. I wonder how long the days will get at our most southerly point! Sea days are soooo… busy. Today, Terry will attend a lecture by Terry Hughes the producer of TV shows in Britain and US and participant in the production of Monty Python- not my cup of tea. I will be busy being creative: watercolour class and creative writing. Here is my haiku homework: Out ... read more

Post Rio we have stopped off at the Iguacu falls, which have been a real highlight of my travels. We visited both the Brazilian and Argentinean sides, and found the Argentinean side to be just amazing. They had constructed trails and walkways which allowed you to get really close to the vast amounts of water pouring over the falls. The main cascade is, (appropriately), called the "Devil´s Throat" and is suitably awe-inspiring given the name. We were standing less than 10 metres away from a massive horseshoe of thundering water. The highlight of the day was probably when we decided to act like naughty teenagers and ignore the "do not pass" signs to go exploring and rock-hopping around some of the smaller falls. We discovered a shipwreck (artistic licence taken - read rusty rowing boat) ... read more

I took the ferry from Buenos Aires to Colonia and a bus from Colonia to Montevideo (Both provided by Buquebus). This taken longer than the direct ferry service to Montevideo, but was sufficiently cheaper. The journey was quite pleasant and I arrived at 'Tres Cruces' bus station late afternoon. Unfortunately the Lonely Planet guide does not show the station, so I had to ask for directions to the center of town. Mixing up 'left' and 'right' in Spanish made this very interesting and funny. Before making my way to the Red Hostel I visited one of the nearby ATMs to withdraw some Uruguayan pesos, and bought a ticket back to Colonia at the bus station. Staff at the hostel were very friendly, and offered me a free beer for being the first Hungarian guest. The hostel ... read more