Uruguay

Very excited that I got to go with this time - we headed off to the former Portuguese city of Colonia in Uruguay. More about that in a minute....

The others had an awesome time last night at a restaurant called Oviedo which was recommended as the best restaurant in Buenos Aires by the Hedonists Guide, and it certainly lived up to its billing with delicious wines, Kobe Steaks and great desserts. Following that however was the fantastic Milion bar, which was architecturally amazing and the fact that it wasn't packed made it even more pleasant. Definitely one to come back to :-)

Anyway, Uruguay was great - it was searingly hot (probably around 38 degrees) but it was really pretty, as you can see from the photos. Apparently the city was founded by the Portuguese and then taken over by the Spanish and at some point used by the English as a smuggling post. Anyway, a nice day out away from the big city and the usual rat race we have been used to for the last two weeks. I wouldn't recommend the beer though...., nor the pizza.

Plan for tonight - our last night in Buenos Aires, is to go to Dominga and then on to Congo. It's a tough life :-)