Blogs from Colonia del Sacramento, West, Uruguay, South America - page 10

26 Febrero - 1 Marzo 2009 ... read more

After a week in the city I wanted to escape for a little retreat as they say and see some new sights. After hearing about a one hour ferry trip from the port of Buenos Aires to Colonia, it sounded ideal. I booked a night in a hostel and hopped on a ferry on the Tuesday morning. As we pulled up to the harbour I knew I was in for a treat as I could already see Palm Trees! Yes, the water was a little on the muddy side, but apparently it´s due to sediment and is perfectly clean. I hope so because I enjoyed a little dip and the water was definitely a lot warmed than Southend on Sea. I soon found my hostel located in a beautiful cobbled street. In fact the whole place ... read more

Our friends from Portland, Steve and Barbara, joined us for six busy, fun filled days in Buenos Aires. The day before their departure, we boarded the ferry rapido for a one hour trip to Colonial Del Sacramento, Uruguay. Our passports were stamped and we spent the day in this very well preserved, historical town (UNESCO site). Cobblestone streets, original stone entrance and draw bridge, 1930 cars ,some working some not -- you get the picture! This was a laid back, relaxing day, far from the hustle of Buenos Aires, but only a one hour boat ride away.... read more

Tokrat vec v sliki kot besedi. Enodnevni izlet v Uruguaj v vecini tujcev naredi(mo) zaradi vize, ker imamo dovoljenje za Argentino le za 3 mesece. In gres za en dan z ladjo v lepo mesto Colonio, ki je mirna, romanticna in je kot casovni korak nazaj v kolonialne case. Uzitek. Lepe praznike vsem skupaj:))... read more

The bus from Montevideo to Colonia del Sacremento was fairly uneventful. We both slept our way through it. It was a civilised 3 hour journey on a comfortable bus passing through green fields and countryside. It was good to see greenery again after the constant desert and dusty villages of northern Chile and Peru, which can start to look quite drab. The bus terminal at Colonia was small and efficient, and just a short walk from the centre. In fact, Colonia is pretty small and everything is a short walk away. Firstly, we had to find somewhere to stay. We abandoned our usual tactic of booking the day before through hostelbookers.com, usually securing a good bargain, and feeling confident that we had somewhere decent to rest our heads for the night, mainly because all the online ... read more