Pics as promised - Colonia, Uruguay

in a post yesterday, i promised some pics of colonia, uruguay, where i spent yesterday...

it's truly a beautiful little town... you can walk the entire place in a few hours... there are lots of little cafes and places to sit and just take it all in... i wandered through the old quarter, sat for quite a while along the malecón, ate a leisurely lunch at el drugstore (see below), treated myself to some helado (ice cream), and ambled back to the ferry in time to return to buenos aires...

Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento

Founded by the Portuguese in 1680 on the Río de la Plata, the city was of strategic importance in resisting the Spanish. After being disputed for a century, it was finally lost by its founders. The well-preserved urban landscape illustrates the successful fusion of the Portuguese, Spanish and post-colonial styles.

Barrio Viejo, the old Portugese quarter



A panorama of the Rio de la Plata from the malecón



The lighthouse, the harbor, and the rocky shoreline



El Drugstore Restaurant and Bar

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A day away in Colonia, Uruguay

i took the better part of today and took the buquebus hydrofoil ferry to colonia, uruguay... it's about 50 km as the crow flies from buenos aires to colonia, and the hydrofoil makes it in an hour flat, which is probably as fast as the crow could do it... the regular ferry takes three hours which gives you some idea... i figure the hydrofoil does about 40+ kmph, which, for a good size ship that holds over 300 passengers and probably 100 vehicles, ain't bad... colonia's old section, the barrio viejo, is a late 16th-early 17th century portugese fishing settlement and a unesco world heritage site, and quite lovely... i'll have some pics tomorrow if you all behave yourselves...

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