Uruguayan excursion

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Well, escaping busy Argentina to a slower pace Uruguay sounds like a plan. Arriving with a ferry from Buenos Aires in Colonia del Sacramento on Christmas Eve, we manage to see the UNESCO World Heritage old Colonia, which is quaint and quiet. Rio de la Plata is brown and murky, but our spirit is high. After spending a couple of hours in the town, we catch a bus to capital Montevideo, to spend a night there.

We decide that Christmas day is a perfect opportunity to check out the famous resort Punta del Este, east of Montevideo. The beach is packed with vacationers, mostly from Argentina from what I've told. Not sure about enjoying the beach so much except the unusual El Mano sculpture, but I enjoy visiting Casa Pueblo, a surreal structure outside the city limit.

Now we're heading back to Buenos Aires, to catch our flight to Iguassu Falls in the heart of South America. Till then.

-Cy

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Photos

Colonia del Sacramento
Rio de la Plata with a contrasting white-washed color wall. And me with my bright cardinal color, of course.

Humph
I get stuck on top of a lighthouse in Colonia del Sacramento.

Uruguayan flag
I am obsessed with the Uruguayan flag. It is definitely one of the most distinguished flag in the world. Here I am with the flag, outside Montevideo's bus station.

Casa Pueblo
Here's my favorite Casa Pueblo, which reminds me of Gaudi's famous architectural style.

High five
El Mano, a morbid sculpture of a drown person in Punta del Este's main beach. Hum.

El Mano
Am I sitting on a tumbnail? This is the biggest hand I've ever seen.

Yo-ho, yo-ho
Well at least I can be a pirate's parrot. Here I am mimicing that role with Halef, in via Sarandi, Montevideo.

Teatro Solis
I am posing in front of Montevideo's Teatro Solis, before heading back to Buenos Aires.