Blogs from Salto, North, Uruguay, South America - page 2

From Paraguay we decided to shoot straight across to Uruguay. We had already been to Argentina and only had 3 weeks before we had to be in Rio for the start of the Dragoman tour. Leaving Asunción in the morning, we took a posh double decker bus which soon crossed into Argentina. Our stuff got x-rayed at the border and we had two very long customs stops. The long straight roads on the open and flat landscape took us comfortably to Resistencia, arriving early evening. Here we found a night bus going to Concordia at 9 pm. The 3 hour wait turned into 2 hours when we realised there was an hours difference between Paraguay and Argentina. Just about missed the bus! We got little sleep on the night bus. We thought the baby across from ... read more

Da vi kom frem til Salto litt slitne etter en lang tur bestemte vi oss for aa dra til en vannpark sammen med danskene og Kate. Da vi skulle pakke sekken oppdaget Hanna til sin forskrekkelse at bikinien var borte. Men takket vaere en snill taxisjaafor, som viste hvor man kunne faa kjopt en bikini midt i siestaen, saa gikk det bra alikevel. Vannparken var ganske liten men veldig koselig. Vi hadde en deilig dag der med vannmassasjesenger, bolgebasseng og sol. Paa kvelden dro vi til Thermal Baths som er naturlige oppvarmede kilder hvor man rett og slett bare drar for aa slappe av. Dagen etter dro vi til Montevideo som er hovedstaden i Uruguay. De to dagene vi hadde der brukte vi paa aa se byen som hadde en ganske gammeldags stil og er ... read more

What a relief to finally get into our hotel after a lovely 8 hour bus, then it being sooooo damn cold!!!! Our hotel is the oldest in Salto, built in the 1800´s, very cute, but no central heating so very very cold!!!!! The photo´s don´t really do it justice. After a few hours sleep, we hoped on a local bus (yes we actaully got on another bus, after sitting on one for 8 hours), to the hot springs. What a perfect way to get over a night bus, and aclimatise to the cold???!!! (Alana, your jacket has come in very very handy, mind you i was swearing for a while!!!). Spent the day in the hot pools, Kate even had a massage - after caring around backpacks it was needed!!! and yes eating and drinking!!! The ... read more

- Food: Mate drinkers galore. Chivito (big sandwich with beef, ham, fried egg, lettuce, cheese and bacon - yum) - Area: Big street market but with crowded animals, lovely thermal bath hotel in the middle of nowhere and very manky bus station. - People: As with Montevideo, I was ignored or treated warily due to being female and on my own (but where is my husband?!). Their Spanish less intelligible to me and mine to them - Weather: The biggest thunderstorm I´ve ever seen and constant torrential rain I´ve just realised how very long and detailed my entries are becoming now I´m on my own so can write more detailed notes! Is anyone still reading? Sun 10th: The morning in Montevideo was spent wandering the even more empty streets for the obligatory Sunday street market. Which ... read more