Uruguay was very interesting... along the way, my two friends and I almost got robbed by some teenage punks, met three Brazilian navy guys, and rode first class on a boat... typical. We only went to Uruguay for the day (Friday)... weird going to another country for a "day-trip". Montevideo (the capital) is 3 hours away from Buenos Aires, and the...

Our bus ride to Montevideo was uneventful compared to the trip to Colonia. We left Colonia at 10:00 a.m and arrived at about 1:00 p.m. We took a taxi to the Old City and found our B&B called Posada al Sur. It is a great place with lots of natural light, rooms with high ceilings and funky decor and really nice staff (and guests). It is close ...

I just got lunch. I spent just about 100 Uruguayos Pesos, that's only 4 bucks. The pictures will be up later, but basically it was a t-bone steak with a fried egg and french fries and also a soft drink. I've been eating so well since I've gotten to Uruguay. It's nice to be treated so well for so little money. Maybe that's because yesterday I wen...

Bit of a flying visit to Uruguay, but I wanted to fit it in before leaving Buenos Aires. I arrived on Friday lunchtime in Colonia del Sacramento, a little town about an hour by boat from BA. Really nice little town - or at least it would have been if the sun had been shining rather than it tipping it down with rain all day. As it was I got compl...

Montevideo is quite a big town, and I ended up liking it. It does not have the sophistication as Buenos Aires, by all means. But it has some nice parts, and it gave us the biggest fireworks show ever. Stayed at Hostal Viejo, close to Plaza Independencia. Not the best hostel I have stayed at, but all in all quite good. Central location and friend...

12/2/05 At sea to Montevideo Now about our fellow passengers. Today we breakfasted with 2 Germans who told us we were the only Americans who spoke to them. We've had the same problems with Germans, Americans, Spanish and French. There are just a lot of passengers with no people skills on this boat. We met so many people on the first leg of the j...