Posada del Rio Colonia del Sacramento

... had hired golf buggies to see the sights so we had great fun zipping (safely) around them on our little scooter. Although the cobble stones in the old town were pretty ******* the bum as the scooter didn&#8217;t have great suspension.<br><br>All to soon we had to return the scooter and prepare of dinner, firstly we looked out over the River and watched the sunset, lovely colours bouncing off the water, occasionally broken by passing sail boats.<br><br>Dinner that evening was a ...

... surrounding ruins (Ruinas Del Convento de San fransciso y Faro).<br>5. Buying a painting from a local artist and wondering around the streets of Colonia looking for the spot in the painting. <br>6. Spending time at the 1866 Wharf (Muelle 1866) and lapping up some of that beautiful sun!<br><br>So in summary - we had a really nice time. I would recommend Colonia as a side trip from Buenos Aires, its a complete change of air and pace....till we meet again Colonia!<br>

... all cobblestoned and the houses old and beautiful. We climbed up the lighthouse and got a great view of the surrounds. Bit of an incident coming down the narrow, windy stairs - one of us took a bit of a tumble and it wasn't Jenny. Still, a bit more beer helped numb the pain somewhat.<br><br>Ended up back at our beach pub, playing pool with, and beating, the locals. Uruguay rocks - it has been a fantastic day!

... a half portion of bife de chorizo. It was really tasty but I still prefer Don Julio. The extras that we got though was unreal. They brought out some amount of sauces and dips. There was apple sauce, garlic potatoes, quails eggs, bean dips, salsa dips...the list really could go on. We all got red wine again and I am starting to get a taste for the Malbec over here - its quite nice. We went to a bar again for few drinks after dinner.

... chicken dish', which was a bit like dealer's choice, but I was feeling lucky... <br><br>...bad move, it was rank, covered in slimey mushrooms and a weird sauce. But at least the local wine was good, I can´t say that I've ever even seen Uruguayan ...

... so Iain and I were ushered into different queues in the Non US Citizens section. I was delighted when I got taken first, my queue moving much faster than Iain's. My main concern while I answered questions, was fingerprinted and had my retina photographed was getting the opportunity to ask the guy at Border Control not to stamp my only 2 year old and rather full passport on a new page. Needless to say I was ...

... cruise was nice but the rains and wind became more intense and everyone was inside looking through rained on windows. Still enjoyable and relaxing though. Here is one of the few night shots were I did not shake too bad. We had not had supper and it was 8:30pm. So off to John's Pizza one of the disputed "Best Pizza" places. It is in an old converted theater that is ...

Well...I'm off to HK today. Been looking forward to this trip for a while. My mom is already there and I'm going to see family I haven't seen in a few years. I'm sure my little cousins aren't so little anymore. I'm not looking forward to the long flight but I'll be happy once I get there!

... like everybody else in the states) so he had to give a few freebies to his new found Irish friends. After that it was chaos as usual! We were the last ones to leave - think a few of the others stayed on for a lock in, but like us knowing when to go home we decided to give it a miss!! :) The first of many nights out.....

... kind of justice. We did however get off to look at the Capiotl Building, the White House, the cathedral and part of the Smithsonian Air & Space museum and saw much more from the tram whilst travelling about. We've done quite a few cathedrals over the last nine months but nonetheless we would still recommend seeing this one if you are in the area, its ...