At the hotel in Buenos Aires - Sun, 30 Dec 2018 - 11am

We got back from Uruguay late last night. I'd say "back home from" except we're not really home. The fact that we took a one-day jaunt to another country when we were already halfway around the world is a bit wild ( Read more... )

Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay - Sat, 29 Dec 2018 - 5pmAs we've continued our walk around the historical quarter of Colonia we've seen a number of cars thare are... also historical. They're not as old as the 200-300 years age of many of the buildings, of course. Some are still running and are parked for the moment; others, like the first one in ( Read more... )

Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay - Sat, 29 Dec 2018 - 3pm

After arriving in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay, and entering the historical quarter for lunch it was time to... do more sightseeing.


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Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay - Sat, 29 Dec 2018 - 1pmAround 11:30 this morning we landed in Colonia del Sacramento. Found in 1680 it's one of the oldest towns in Uruguay. Our first order of business was to get some lunch. ...Well, actually, our first order of business was to start visiting the historical quarter of town, the part that actually ( Read more... )

Aboard a Buquebus Ferry in Rio de La Plata - Sat, 29 Dec 2018 - 10amWe're aboard a ferry to Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay, waiting to depart from port in Buenos Aires, Argentina. We haven't even left territorial waters yet and already it's been a day of ups and downs ( Read more... )

Sheraton hotel in Buenos Aires - Fri, 28 Dec 2018 - 11pm

After self paced sightseeing today in Buenos Aires' historical district and at the botanical garden we headed back to the hotel via taxi. We considered taking the subway again but figured that as unpleasant as it was at 4pm today it'd be even worse at the height of rush hour ( Read more... )