Saturday, January 19 – Colonia

Colonia del Sacramento is one of the oldest towns in Uruguay, founded in 1680 by the Portuguese. The Barrio Histórico (historic quarter) section of the city has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. There are also some nice beaches not too far from the historic area. It’s a fairly small town – very easy to walk around. Which is what I did today! Under clear skies and temps in the low 70s. Awesome! So, below are a bunch of pictures from my rambling about.

Now, the observant among you will no doubt notice that many of the pictures from the historic district contain no people! (I’m looking at you X & Linda!) Well, that’s because I was out early taking the pictures. Latin American early, that is. 9am!

It’s interesting that there are a fair amount of old cars around town. Seems like they are mainly used for promotional purposes.

This is a touristy area, something I usually try to avoid, but I’m glad I made the trip. However, I’m boycotting the restaurants! The prices they’re charging are ridiculous. For example, 12 USD for a grilled ham and cheese sandwich! Really? So, it was back to the supermercado for me! (I do have alternate plans for tomorrow though. Watch this space!)

Yesterday I promised you a picture from the balcony of my hotel room. If you look closely in the background you can see the bow of a ferry docked at the terminal.

The perfect ending to today’s journal entry…