FettyFun: Uruguay

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Colonia

faro en Colonia

I was on this trip!

There is a bit of blue sky in these photos... yes it was summer in South America and I was very happy to be missing some cold weather happening in Colorado during this time... From BA I hopped on a ferry to Colonia de Sacramento, Uruguay. This is was a quick trip across the Rio de la Plata. Colonia is a tiny, quiet town, but also a hot spot for travelers to drop by on their way to the rest of Uruguay. I spent one night relaxing in this beautiful town before moving along to Montevideo the next morning. The climbable lighthouse and cobblestone streets were probably the highlight of Colonia. I also had some sunset/river view beers, a tasty chivito (local steak sandwich with everything), an awesome burger, dropped some money at the casino and visited the picturesque squares around town. Let me tell you it was a world away from BA, even though you could see the faint outline of skyscrapers across the Rio.

From Colonia a quick 2 hour bus landed me in Montevideo. The city was much more chill than BA, but obviously much crazier than Colonia. The city was gorgeous and much like BA I really spent a lot of time wandering the streets and seeing as much and I could. Carnival runs for a long time in MVD, so I did get to catch a little of that action. The night I was there the neighborhood that I was staying in had a celebration. and it was very fun to experience. A parade of drums, huge flags, costumes, dancing, singing, fireworks, local bbqs, beer and colorful costumes. Definitely glad I stumbled upon the party that took over the neighborhood.

The next morning I took another short bus from MVD to Punta del Este. PDE was my beach stop on this journey and with all the exploring and walking around cities I was due for a few days at the beach. I found a place to stay a few minutes walk from the beach and really enjoyed the sun and hanging on the beach. PDE was a surprisingly busy resort town in Uruguay, but because it was summer, lots of local families were there on vacation. The beaches were beautiful and they also had a very cool "hand on the sand" sculpture that is relatively famous.