Blogs from West, Uruguay, South America - page 8

I can honestly say that I never imagined myself going to Uruguay. Really, the name sounds like it would be a boring place or slightly ugly. Never judge a country based on its name, I can say that for sure! Such a beautiful and tranquil country!!! I went with 2 friends from school, and we stayed 2 nights in a hostel. It is neat because you can get to Uruguay via bus or boat. Clearly the boat is a much better way to travel! We just stayed in a small city and didn´t go to the capital or venture out to much. Colonia is really old and cute. Cobblestone streets and now it is just a place where people from the city go to relax for a weekend. It felt like I was in a movie ... read more

How pretty you are, Colonia! How nice is your beach front! And oh, how expensive! One night, Colonia. One night of hot dogs for dinner and then we are outta here.... read more

We were up early for our transfer - not that we had much choice as the ibis nesting around the farm made far more noise than the cockerel, and driven into town, for a 4 hour bus ride to Montevideo. Doesn't look like a south american city - there are plane trees, and mixture of european architectural styles, (it's small, too). There is, of course lots of drab concrete, but it could be europe 10 years ago - especially with the types of cars on the streets. We went for a walk through the old town, to mercado del puerto - now full of parilla restaurants; think more than you can eat meat and you are on the right tracks. A walk was very necessary to ease the stomach, so I wandered all over the old ... read more

Nach gut 1 1/2 Wochen in Buenos Aires. Muss ich villeicht wieder einmal meine Meinung ueber Grossstaedte revidieren. Buenos Aires ist super nett. Die Stadt lebt und zieht einem einfach mit. Die Leute sind aeusserst freundlich und von der Arroganz die man den Porteños (Einwohner von BA) nachsagt, habe ich nicht viel gemerkt. BA hat nicht viele sensationelle Sehenswuerdigkeiten, aber es gibt immer wieder einmal etwas zu entdecken und durch die Stadt spazieren bringt viele spannende Erlebnisse mit sich. Wieder einmal empfand ich den botanischen Garten als eines der Highligths. Gestern waren wir dann noch fuer einen Tagesauflug in Colonia, Uruguay. Ich kann jetzt also aus Erfahrung sagen, der Argentinische Wein und das Argentinische Fleisch sind besser :-) Der Ausflug hat sich aber allemal gelohnt. In BA habe ich viele Freunde wieder getroffen und eine super ... read more

Got up early (too early, Uruguay "sprung forward" last night for their DST) and went to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Colonia de Sacremento. It really feels like a town frozen in time. I had parilla today for lunch! Mmmmmm.... My cholesterol just went up a few notches. I left there on the fast ferry to Buenos Aries (back in Standard time, Argentina doesn't "spring forward" till October 18th) It was very cool to be on a big ship that clocks 50 kilometers per hour. See pics. Until tomorrow...... read more