Thursday, October 4, 2012

Trip to Uruguay: Colonia del Sacramento

Colonia del Sacramento is the oldest town in Uruguay, founded by the Portugese. It's a UNESCO World Heritage Site, famous for its quant architecture. It was our first stop on our 3 day trip to Uruguay!

The view from BA on our 8am arrival to the dock of Colonia Express in La Boca

Duty Free in the boat

Tree lined, cobble stone streets









You can see Buenos Aires on the right and Colonia straight across from it on the Rio de la Plata
View of the little doc from where we were enjoying the only sun all trip





Chovito for lunch - a typical Uruguayan dish which consists of steak, ham, bacon, cheese and a fried egg on top. 
View of Colonia from the lighthouse





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