Hotel Cristal La Plata

... halten uns**e Falklandeinweisung. Wie laufen die Anlandungen ab, wie müssen wir uns in den Polar Circle Booten v**halten u.s.w. Zuletzt w**den uns die Schwimmwesten v**passt.
Morgen nach 7 Uhr w**den wir bei d** Insel New Island South uns**en **sten Ank**platz **reicht haben und sofort p** Polar Circle Boot anlanden. Am Nachmittag ist ein Besuch d** in Privatbesitz befindlichen Insel West Point geplant.

... to have won the tournament on two or more occassions, beating, among many others, the track record of England...

Choosing to visit Uruguays oldest town, Colonia del Sacramento, we had a lovely day out to this immaculate little town.

The town is a hugely popular destination for holidaying Argentinians, but with our visit being the start of the winter season, we had this sleepy, historic town all to ourselves.
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... town. It had better damn well be pretty special, is what I was thinking.

Well, it was a nice day, but nothing all that special, to be honest. Colonia is a sleepy little town, which maintains a lot of its original Portuguese architecture, so UNESCO has declared it a heritage site. There's not a whole lot to do there, though. One main street with restaurants and shops selling the same cheesy souvenirs over and over again. It was also incredibly hot today, so after a few ...

... de rentrer.

Alors que je reviens à l'hostel, je vois le réceptionniste qui s'affaire dans ses papiers. Je lui demande ce qu'il étudie et il m'explique qu'il fait une étude de marché pour acheter un nouvel ordinateur pour l'hostel. Je lui dit que j'ai travaillé dans le domaine et que je peux l'aider si il le souhaite. Ceci ne tombe pas dans l'oreille d'un sourd et un homme plus âgé du nom d'Eduardo assis dans un fauteuil de la réception me ...

... of Colonia is the only UNESCO world heritage site in Uruguay. The town definitely justifies it's world heritage status, I feel like staying here for days, but I must push on north tomorrow to the capital, Montevideo. I want to see some more of Uruguay before heading to carnival in Brazil. Went out for another stroll in the evening. Sat by the water and watched the sunset over the muddy waters of the Rio de la Plata. A nice way to end the day in Colonia.

... got a skinny frame, so gaining weight isn't a necessarily a big deal, but the problem is that it always accumulates around my stomach and my butt! Generally, I lose about 5 lbs when I travel, and if I return home like this, it's technically as if I've gained 10 lbs. I have 10 days left - can I lose those 10 lbs in such a short period of time? We shall see if the backpacker diet works! I ended up chatting with a Swiss girl on the ferry (named ...

... a few days longer than Chris and Dan. Having never really truely understood what the fuss over Le Corbusier was all about, I was quite keen to see one of his works in the flesh. And, now I begin to understand what the fuss is about. It was really good. It's a tiny site but everything works so well. His 5 points of architecture are expressed clearly, and walking around it I got the impression nobody could have done more with so little. Visiting ...

... en Plaza Italia y de ahí fuimos caminando por la Avenida 7 hasta la Plaza San Martín. Lo primero que notamos cuando llegamos a la ciudad era el parecido a Buenos Aires. Lo que podría ser diferente es la altura de los edificios, en su mayoría casas de pocas plantas, con algunas excepciones en la zona más céntrica. Pasamos frente a la Legislatura bonaerense y a la Casa de Gobierno, pero le dimos poca importancia porque queríamos ...

... never come through here. And boy does it show. We had all the girls attention. They all wanted to talk to us, but most too shy to do anything about it. Don't get me wrong, its not like the 'CATS' musical where you are surrounded by a bunch of girls on their knees worshiping you and waving their arms at you to come talk to you.... but sometimes it sure feels like it, hehe. *******n Balci with his blond hair and ...

... and took notes and seemed very eager to learn. Once the training was completed, everyone enjoyed coffee and cookies together. The break didn't last long though as there was a lot of work to be completed at the church even though it was late. Work had already been started on a wooden platform which is going to be used for the church band in the sanctuary but there was a long way to go to finish it. We also had to paint the interior walls of the church. We ...