Lahres Hotel La Mision Colonia del Sacramento

... on pedestrianised cobbled streets. It´s one of the most relaxing places I´ve ever been in my life and although there´s not really anything to do, I would have loved to spend a few more days there. I spent over an hour just sitting in the sun watching the river and a similar amount of time sitting at a restaurant, shaded by a large tree on a cobbled street running down to Rio de la Plata bringing my journal up to date.<br><br>Despite the number of tourists that come here ...

... a modified go-kart for rent, grand total of $40 US for one day. Others had scooters or golf carts, but our go-kart was awesome. We were out on the open road with all the other traffic and just hooned around the town and beach.<br><br>There are some really poor areas of Colonia that we saw, well away from all the touristy areas. There were kids just riding along in their horse and carts, not as a gimmicky ...

... but we kept walking and went out onto the pier which was lovely. We went up a lighthouse in the town and got a bit of lunch. It was really pretty actually but you didnt need that much time there to see it and our ferry back was at 5 so we had some time to kill so we got some ice cream and sat in the park. The weather was quite nice - blue skies and really nice clouds but cold. You don't mind the cold too much once its not ...

... was FAR too icy for me to put more than my toe in. But the beautiful white sand beach was greatly appreciated by my person as I lay on it for hours on end. I spent a week there (far too long for how small it was) before heading back to Buenos Aires, a quick two hour ferry ride away. Again, enjoy the pics! xox K

... 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 ...

... golf cart. After renting the cart we decided cocktails and lunch were in order so we found a nice little spot in town and had a fantastic lunch. After lunch we drove the fourseater with our luggage all around town. The town was fairly small and we covered all the routes the tour company gave us in under a two hours. So we headed back into town for some helado (icecream) and the pharmacy. After stopping for icecream ...

... it is so tiny and it is all you really need to see it all. I would have enjoyed more time, I could have walked around the streets of the old town over and over again. It was mezmorising to imagine all that had once gone on here so many many years ago. Off to Buenos Aires, Argentina on a 50 minute boat ride! We had to say goodbye to Uruguay, 2 countires down 3 to go!

... its proximity to Iguazu Falls. There aren't any sights to speak of, only touristy shops - nobody really comes here for the town itself; it's only used as a base to visit the falls. Walking back to the hostel, I heard a lady say in Spanish "I am Spanish!" I hope to hear much more of that in my last few days in Argentina! As I said yesterday - where are all the Spanish women??? Though it was only 19:00 I was starving, and picked up a ...

... don't even have any business walking a hundred metres. <br><br>Luckily, we made it there without incident, and I promptly passed out on the bus. A lovely siesta, all the way back to BA! Because of that, I was feeling well enough to walk back to the hotel, but given that Ha wanted to do some shopping, and Montezuma wanted to exact revenge on me once more, I left them in the dust! <br><br>I later ran into R&amp;D at the hotel reception ...

... an ice cream from one of the 'heladeras' (ice cream parlours).<br> <br>After this we continued our ambling, this time past the old town gate next to the river... <br><br> <br><br>...past the old stone fort...<br><br> <br><br>...and then over to ...