Part three of my South America quest (Buenos Aires and Peru being parts one and two) is finally making it online. Colonia, easily accessible via ferry from Buenos Aires, is a small little backwater town a few hours down the coast from Montevideo; seemingly plucked straight from the past – even the ‘modern’ touches seem 30-60 years old. Colonia is the oldest town in Uruguay and the historic quarter is a wonderfully serene place. We were there for 3 days in the middle of the week and rarely saw other people – especially after the sun went down. Sad, in some ways, because you could tell it was a shell of it’s former self — but what a shell it was!
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ahhhhh!! I used to live in Colonia… I miss it so much! Your pictures capture it perfectly!
Gorgeous images all through your blog and website. Just stunning really!
I know! It seems like the only thing they drink! I brought some back to America…but it just didn’t taste the same here! I never totally loved the taste, maybe it was just the amazing setting I was in
It IS mate! What an interesting tradition(?) it was – everyone, everywhere, with a mate cup and a thermos at lunch time.
Beautiful photos! Is that mate you’re drinking? Ahh it makes me miss Buenos Aires! It looks like you guys had such an amazing trip, I’m jealous!