I decided to take a break from Buenos Aires and make a trip to Uruguay. The fast boat takes one hour or the slower cheaper boat takes about 4 hours both taking you to Colonia del Sacramento.
Colonia is the oldest town in Uruguay and is a World Heritage Site. We arrived in time for lunch and then spend the afternoon exploring the old town. Lots of cobbled streets, some nice views of the coast line and overall a nice town to spend an afternoon in.
That evening we took a bus to Montevideo. I was a little disappointed with Montevideo. I'm not sure what I was expecting but Montevideo didn't match my expections. My expectations were probably influenced by the Lonely Planet guide as it says "Kick back in what may be South America's most liveable city". It didn't really strike me as somewhere I'd like to live. Maybe I didn't give it enough time. I didn't take any photos!
Along with Colonia, Punta del Este and Punta de Diablo are the two places that everyone says you must go in Uruguay. It is possible to do a bus tour and visit both places but I didn't want to do another bus tour after the one in Mendoza. So instead we hired a car and decided to make the journey ourselves. The weather had been great the past week but about 2 hours into the journey it started to rain. It eventually cleared up but it was unfortunate that the one day we choose to hire a car and make the trip that we get rain.
Colonia is the oldest town in Uruguay and is a World Heritage Site. We arrived in time for lunch and then spend the afternoon exploring the old town. Lots of cobbled streets, some nice views of the coast line and overall a nice town to spend an afternoon in.
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| Colonia Coastline |
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| Old Town Colonia |
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| Basilica del Sanctísimo Sacramento |
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| More Colonia Coastline |
That evening we took a bus to Montevideo. I was a little disappointed with Montevideo. I'm not sure what I was expecting but Montevideo didn't match my expections. My expectations were probably influenced by the Lonely Planet guide as it says "Kick back in what may be South America's most liveable city". It didn't really strike me as somewhere I'd like to live. Maybe I didn't give it enough time. I didn't take any photos!
Along with Colonia, Punta del Este and Punta de Diablo are the two places that everyone says you must go in Uruguay. It is possible to do a bus tour and visit both places but I didn't want to do another bus tour after the one in Mendoza. So instead we hired a car and decided to make the journey ourselves. The weather had been great the past week but about 2 hours into the journey it started to rain. It eventually cleared up but it was unfortunate that the one day we choose to hire a car and make the trip that we get rain.
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| Punta de Diablo |
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| Punta del Este |
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| Sunset in Punta del Este |
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