Colonia de Sacramento, Uruguay

We arrived in Colonia de Sacramento on Thursday around 11am after taking the ferry over from BA. Our first day did not start well as the skies poured down rain and our lunch was at a bad tourist trap place. Fortunately the weather improved in the afternoon and the day turned glorious! We had a bottle of wine and cheese at a local bar and enjoyed a fun conversation with two ladies from the US (one from LA, the other from NYC) and two Germans. At 9pm we wandered over to the shore and watched a gorgeous sunset. Our final stop was another bar where we snacked and split another bottle of wine before retiring for the evening. Colonia is quite a change from BA as it is a small quaint town that has maintained its charm with cobbled streets and only two floor buildings. The town was founded by the Portuguese in the late 1500s and changed hands many times over the years. It is quite a popular tourist destination as well as an escape for a few days of calm for residents of BA. Our second day was amazing. Wonderful 25 degree weather and sun! We found a restaurant called La Florida where we had an expensive but awesome lunch; our best meal to date on he trip. Lisa had an excellent salad and steak while Christos had gazpacho and lamb. of course we split a bottle of wine as well. As we left the proprietress chased after us telling us we had left too much money; we told her it was 'propina', or a tip as we were so impressed with the service and the food. After the big lunch and a bottle of wine we retired for a 'conference' (a euphemism for nap).

We also noticed some sort of activity in the main square and found out that tonight (being the 21st) there will be live musician dancing till the wee hours! It's now 8ish and we are off for another wander, view of the sunset and to enjoy tonight's festivities.