Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
We chose a bad day to go to Uruguay - gale force winds and rain - but I found Colonia, a World Heritage Site, charming nonetheless. We ducked into a little restaurant by the water, drawn in by the music and the smell of a wood fire. We had a chivito plate for two. This is the national dish of Uruguay and is basically a giant sized sandwich made with everything in the fridge and topped with a fried egg. In this case it was served with fries and potato salad. A woman seated behind us on the hydrofoil coming back asked her seatmate if he'd seen these "disgusting sandwiches" and went on to state that anyone who eats them should just "take a gun and shoot themselves through the head". I thought this was a little extreme.
The trip back was a bit of an adventure with high waves and people demanding barf bags. Mr. Nag started singing the theme from Gilligan's Island. I was thinking Poseidon Adventure. One of the best things about the trip was the little dog that followed us into the Colonia Buquebus station and all the way through customs. No one stopped him and I was hoping he'd come back with us to Buenos Aires but alas he knew when it was time to turn around and we returned dogless.
Mural in the town square. Mr. Nag and I were the models.
Tiles in the cop shop.
Car with elephant stencil.
Ancient cobblestone street.
Booster chairs.
Restaurant where we ate a sandwich that apparently should have made us want to shoot ourselves through the head. Strangely it did no such thing.
The trip back was a bit of an adventure with high waves and people demanding barf bags. Mr. Nag started singing the theme from Gilligan's Island. I was thinking Poseidon Adventure. One of the best things about the trip was the little dog that followed us into the Colonia Buquebus station and all the way through customs. No one stopped him and I was hoping he'd come back with us to Buenos Aires but alas he knew when it was time to turn around and we returned dogless.
Mural in the town square. Mr. Nag and I were the models.
Tiles in the cop shop.
Car with elephant stencil.
Ancient cobblestone street.
Booster chairs.
Restaurant where we ate a sandwich that apparently should have made us want to shoot ourselves through the head. Strangely it did no such thing.
Great photos!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like it was a fun trip, regardless of the weather. I'm dying for a holiday, or even a three day road trip, so it's nice to live vicariously through yours.
It's good to have you back.
I love it down here. Buenos Aires has a lot of the same things that I enjoy in Europe (only half the price): art, tree lined streets, cool neighbourhoods, monuments and art and some very good food.
ReplyDeleteI've never been. Really 1/2 price? Is that just because you already had an apartment?
ReplyDeleteHola Lydia! Good to hear from you.
ReplyDeleteOur dollar goes a long way down here. In Paris we were paying approximately $100.00 for lunch for 2. Here we're paying about $30.00. Taxis are cheap. Our apartment is half the price of the one we rent in Paris and is comparable in terms of space, district, etc. Many of the museums are free. We're talking about coming back next October when it will be just a bit warmer.