It turns out that our 5 night stint in Uruguay was a good idea. Montevideo was tiny for a capital city and you could easily walk from one end to the other in less than an hour, which made it very nice because the main attraction about Montevideo was its very old Colonial buildings, including old theatres and the former tallest building in South ...

After a nights stay in B.A. and some well need rest we took the ferry to Uruguay. We took the 3 hour "slow" boat. This ferry was a beast, I would say more like a cruise ship. They had it set up so you didn´t even realize you were walking onto a boat it just felt like you were walking into a very large room. The ride was super smooth and Chris an...

Our last stop in Uruguay, Colonia del Sacramento, is listed by UNESCO as the most complete illustration of colonial architecture in South America. Founded in 1680 by Portuguese settlers from Brazil, it was an important base for smuggling British goods across the Rio del Plata estuary into Buenos Aires. (Sos will stop the history talk now!) As it...