Day 2: We left Buenos Aires this morning and caught a ferry across the Rio de La Plata leaving Argentina to Colonia Del Sacramento, Uruguay. The colonial city of Colonia del Sacramento is the oldest town in Uruguay and named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The old part of the town jutting out on a peninsula had lots of old cobble stoned streets, old buildings (some sadly left to fall into disrepair) and old cars. The area was very pretty with lots of Bougainvillea blossoming. It was a warm sunny day at last! Warm enough for t-shirts and to enjoy eating at an outdoor restaurant table for a late lunch.
Day 3: we left Colonia del Sacramento on the 10:30 public bus to Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay arriving in time for a late lunch. Fernanda gave us an orientation tour of the new and the old part of the city. We finished the tour at the 1868 Mercado del Puerto (indoor port food market), a large wrought iron structure next to the harbour it was once the local place all harbour workers came to eat. Still serving food, it is now full of lots of different restaurants. We stayed for a late lunch in one of the restaurants and shared a lovely paella. Afterwards we continued wandering around the city, it was again a lovely warm day today.
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