Posada del Angel Colonia del Sacramento

... day (the overwhelming majority from Argentinia) it has kept it´s unique atmosphere...<br><br>My 7.5 hours there sped by (especially as Colonia is an hour ahead of BA so it was less than the 8.5 hours I was expecting) and the perfect weather - another contrast to yesterday in BA - meant that on the way back across Rio de la Plata, I was treated to the best sunset I´ve seen for some time. I´m definitely in the mood now to move on from big cities for a couple of weeks.<br>

... but as there only means of transportation.<br><br>We found a Bed and breakfast type hotel near the beach, and well out of town. Beautiful place and included brekkie.<br><br>There was an old unused bullring nearby, long since deserted and definitely not used any more. We called in to a shipwreck museum just down the road from that. Really interesting but all the supporting info was in Spanish - should have ...

... and dreary. We got back and got ready quickly and met the irish gang again in La Cabrera for dinner. Its a restaurant which we were recommended to try. Its touristy and not many locals go there and quite pricey but there presentation was unreal. Ror and Conor got what can only be described as half a cow - there steak was GINORMOUS. They took no notice of the small print in the menu which said it is recommended to share!! I ...

We rose early to catch the boat across the Platte Riviera that forms part of the Argentina/Uruguay border to the small town of Colonia. This journey was set to take 3 hours across the brown polluted waters of the Riviera and we waved goodbye to Buenos Aires as it disappeared below the brown murky Horizon. Colonia is a beautiful little town with wide tree lined cobblestone streets and old, well maintained period buildings giving a wonderful example of the classic Spanish and ...

... up getting separated and so had unique experiences of Colonia. One of my favourites was having lunch - the most tender fillet mignon that I have had in a loooong time and served with the best-tasting potatoes too...<br><br>We hopped off the scooters every time we passed by an interesting site in town, which was quite frequent (for me, the most memorable was the lighthouse in which I bumped my head bad on an ...

... needed to turn around on the main drag. Ginny who was driving turned down a one way street. At the moment we turned we realized the mistake we made but the street sign marking the one way was on the wrong side of the street. We slowed down as traffic approached us then a guy on a motorcycle was waving making a commotion telling us to turn around duh. We turn around then the motorcyclist who claims to be a cop ...

Spending a day in Colonia before catching the BuqueBus back to BA. I would stay for another night but my friend Geraint is celebrating his birthday on Tuesday and I want to be back for that. Colonia is a CUTE little town. And when ...

... of groceries to eat back at the hostel. At 20 pesos, it was relatively expensive for Argentina, even though there was enough for tonight and for lunch tomorrow. Back in my room, I across Simon, a German guy who had been studying Spanish in Chile for the past eight months. Interesting - in two days, I've across two German guys that speak flawless Spanish. Luckily, Simon doesn't seem to have picked up the difficult-to-understand ...

... the phone - apparently, their problems getting money at the ATMS had worsened, and they weren't able to take out a single dollar, either using their bank card or credit card. They were on the phone with Bank of Montreal back home, but weren't getting any useful information - "Just try again later ...", they were constantly told. <br><br>It's funny, because reviews of the hotel always suggest that the service is uneven, and at times ...

... marina. <br><br> <br><br>After a good old walk around we headed back to the hotel to relax, with me continuing to read my latest book which I'm really enjoying, called "Map of Bones" and Katie taking an hour's 'siesta'... <br><br>We both managed to ...