Days Inn Colonia Del Sacrament Colonia del Sacramento

... hardier I guess.

Of course, we found the local bar on the beach. just a couple of regulars who were more than welcoming, and fantastic views of both the town and the beach. Enjoyed authentic chorizo here, cooked on a hot ember grill - so delicious and much better than anything I've had in NZ.

Later we had a roam through the old town, built by the Portugese hundreds of years ago. The streets ...

... It's the jumping off ppoint for most Argentinians heading to the Uruguay beaches for holiday.

The historical section is full of narrow cobblestone alleyways and little sidewalk cafes. Occasionally there was an obligatory knick-knack shop for tourists, but overall it had lots of character was fairly well preserved from kitsch. In this area of town there were a dozen old cars left on the ...

... from the bus terminal to the historic centre and on our way, passed by a shop that offered scooters for rent. My friends had been wanting to do this sort of thing since Cusco and so naturally, went for it since the opportunity presented itself. I, without a license, tagged along with one of my friends (although the shop owner didn't really check for licenses so I suppose I could've tried driving one). We ...

... eyes on us. (N.B - You won´t think the sunburn was so bad when you see pics of us in the following days but it was, I was wearing a LOT of make-up [Lorraine that is]). Now before the lectures on sun protection start rolling in (I mean you mum) we were being very sun-savvy and reapplying lotion everytime we came out of the water. Don´t know what happened, we´d been in strong sun for nearly two weeks in Buenos Aires and already had colour, must´ve been the freaky brown ...

... and the streets themselves are made of jagged stone, with grass growing through them, no longer flat as I assume it once may have been. Most of the poeple who live here don´t live in the old area anymore but you see dozens and dozens of scooters lining the old streets because this is how most of them get around the city and to work. We only spent 2 nights here ...

... in your story, and it wasn't just lip service - you could tell that he just loved meeting people from all over. Very helpful, and a good guy - you don't often find hostel workers of that calibre. Off to do some laundry and for a stroll - I came across a crafts market that billed itself as being open at 18:00, but even at 18:30, there was nothing on display. Puerto Iguazu is a pretty touristy town, which shouldn't be surprising ...

... of beautiful women. But upon arrival in Buenos Aires, I was a little disappointed, because in Mendoza I thought "If this is how good it is in a town of a few hundred thousand people, how will it be in Buenos Aires, with over 13 million people???" It's not to say that the women aren't beautiful here, it's just that there isn't the sheer volume you would've expected. They do say that most of the inhabitants of Buenos Aires ...

... for a couple of days. I thought it was hot and humid in BA but Colonia was absolutely searingly hot ...almost unbearably so ...I found myself continually looking for shady spots as I was walking around and needing a siesta in the afternoons ... hmmm , who was it who was moaning about the cold and the wet in Patagonia ! There are a number of highlights of the "Barrio Historico" such as the old gates to the city or "Puerta del Campo" , the ...

... an ice cream from one of the 'heladeras' (ice cream parlours).

After this we continued our ambling, this time past the old town gate next to the river...



...past the old stone fort...



...and then over to ...