Leaving BA (For Now)
4 июня 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
This morning we were up even earlier by our standards at 7:15am! We were taking the 10:30am boat to Colonia in Uruguay. We were supposed to arrive an hour and a half before departure (we didn't) andЧитать далее
Arriving in Colonia, Uruguay
4 июня 2024 г., Уругвай ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
After a smooth hour long boat ride we arrived in Colonia, Uruguay! We took a 10 minute walk to our hostel and were able to check in early.
Our first impression was that Colomia was extremely pretty,Читать далее
Colonia Pt.2
4 июня 2024 г., Уругвай ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
We took a stroll down the coast to the beach and back. Not much more to add other than it was lovely!
Colonia Pt.3
4 июня 2024 г., Уругвай ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
More pics!
ПутешественникPics are great 👍 . Thanks for sharing another beautiful place. Back to BA now . X
Arriving in Montevideo
5 июня 2024 г., Уругвай ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
This morning we were up even earlier at 6:15am to take the 8am bus from Colonia to Uruguay's capital city of Montevideo! It was a comfortable three hour journey and we arrived to some light drizzle.
Estadio Centenario
5 июня 2024 г., Уругвай ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Our first and most important stop of the day was to Estadio Centenario. This is Uruguay's national stadium and also hosted the first ever World Cup final back in 1930, the year it's construction wasЧитать далее
Estadio Centenario - Pitch View
5 июня 2024 г., Уругвай ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
From the museum you could access the concourse and then the stadium itself, with the huge tower stretching overhead. Dan was delighted to find an Everton Chile sticker on the wall. Still a veryЧитать далее
ПутешественникTHE BACKLESS SEATS DON'T LOOK VERY COMFORTABLE. THEY'D BE NO GOOD FOR CROSY !
ПутешественникTo right, I'd be complaining to everyone in the management team, no way they'd get my money for a seat in that stadium, grrrrr! 🤬👎
Palacio Legislativo
5 июня 2024 г., Уругвай ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Our first non-touristy stop of the day was to the Uruguayan congressional building, and also to the nearby market for empanadas and pastries!
Mirador Panoramico
5 июня 2024 г., Уругвай ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Our next stop was to this free 22 story lookout point over the city. We first had to go into what seemed to be some sort of council administrative centre and find the lifts going to the top.
TheЧитать далее
ПутешественникLooks great but please tell me, when will the weather get better? 🤔
ПутешественникHa! We're flying north to Salta today where it should be 30 degrees! Only the northern part of South America is hot at this time of year.
Avenue 18 de Julio
5 июня 2024 г., Уругвай ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Yet another date inspired road in South America, we took a walk along here towards the centre of the city.
Plaza Independencia
5 июня 2024 г., Уругвай ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
We made it to the cities man square, surrounding by interesting buildings. One of which is twinned with another building in BA, and the 'gateway to the citadel' which was being held up byЧитать далее
ПутешественникWOW. And it is a very educational and interesting footprint 😀
Montevideo Cathedral & Bar
5 июня 2024 г., Уругвай ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Next up we headed into the cathedral, which was absolutely spectacular! We sat here for a while and discussed our favourite church and religious memories (of which there were of course many). We thenЧитать далее
Back to Buenos Aires
6 июня 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
This morning we took the 10:30am ferry back to BA which arrived at around lunchtime. We couldn't check into our Airbnb until 3pm so we went for some pastries, stopped for a drink (and a toastie) andЧитать далее
ПутешественникApartment looks fabulous, not exactly slumming are you, just sayin 😁
Georgia Arrives!
7 июня 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
In the early hours of this morning our duo of two became a crowd of 3! Georgia, my friend from uni flew in from Amsterdam to join us for 3 weeks through the north of Argentina, Bolivia andЧитать далее
ПутешественникYeah Georgia has arrived. Bring on the “finer” dining and cocktails 🍹and glamour !! . Enjoy U3.
ПутешественникWelcome on board Georgia. Look forward to reading about your adventures with the boys. Enjoy your trip and keep safe. 😘
Central BA Best Bits Tour
7 июня 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
For much of the day we took Georgia on a best bits tour of BA of things we'd already done and enjoyed.
We started by nipping into Palacio Barolo before heading down into the Congressional square. WeЧитать далее
Argentinian Congress Tour
7 июня 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
One of the new things we did today was took a tour of the Argentinian Congress. We'd saved this for Georgia's arrival as we thought she would like it and also she speaks good Spanish. When we arrivedЧитать далее
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Another lookalike? The American Congress! I suppose every country will use other countries architectural features if needed. 👍
BA Best Bits Tour Pt.2
8 июня 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Today we recapped a few more of our highlights. First up we took the bus to the colourful La Boca where we spent a few hours. We visited Caminito, the stadium, enjoyed some churros and stocked up onЧитать далее
ПутешественникYOU LOOK LIKE A PROPER ARGENTINE IN YOUR NATIONAL SHIRT AND BOCA JUNIORS HAT 🇦🇷
Cementerio de la Recoleta
8 июня 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Our new stop of the day was to Cementario de la Recoleta. This walled cemetery is home to thousands of spectacular pantheons and mausoleums of wealthy and influential Argentinians, including variousЧитать далее
Evening in BA
8 июня 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
This evening we (Georgia) had booked a highly commended local restaurant for dinner. Me and Georgia had a glass of red wine each and almost a kilo of delicious steak between us cooked medium rare.Читать далее
ПутешественникKev's birthday today, 10th June. We may have had 1 or two baby guinness tonight as part of the celebrations. Maybe!!! 😬
Arriving in Salta
9 июня 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
This morning we were up and out by 5am to catch a 6:40am domestic flight to Salta, in the north of Argentina.
All went smoothly with the flight and we headed into Salta for breakfast toasties andЧитать далее
ПутешественникFinally, your winter hats can be packed away. Dan might need a bigger back pack! 🙄
Cerro San Bernado
9 июня 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
The highlight of the daytime was taking the cable car up to the top of Cerro San Bernado.
The queue was surprisingly big so after waiting our turn we boarded our gondola for the 10 minute trip to theЧитать далее
Peña La Vieja Estacion
9 июня 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
This evening we headed out for dinner at a highly commended restaurant. The place has live dancers and singers all night as we wined and dined. A sirloin steak for myself to make it back to back steakЧитать далее
Salta > Tilcara
10 июня 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
This morning we hopped on the 10:30am bus leaving Salta, heading north towards Tilcara! The views along the way as the passed through the Andes were absolutely sublime! We arrived safe and sound atЧитать далее
Exploring Tilcara
10 июня 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
After checking into our hostel we headed out to explore the small town of Tilcara. It looked like something out of the wild west with its traditional buildings and sandstone surroundings.
We hadЧитать далее
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Hopefully they don't use llama meat in the Cornish pasties I've been eating over many years, ahhhh! 🦙
Day Tour Commences
11 июня 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 5 °C
This morning we were picked up by Osvaldo, our friendly local guide who would be taking the three of us on a private tour of the areas surrounding Tilcara! He only spoke Spanish but thankfully GeorgiaЧитать далее
ПутешественникExpected to see Walter White and Jessie in the camper van ☺️