Colonia de Sacramento

Quick stop in the cute little town of Colonia, Uruguay. The cheaper ferries to Buenos Aires are from here anyways, and it’s an old Spanish/Portuguese fort settlement, I think the oldest in the area? It has been attacked 7 times in wars between Spanish/Portuguese/Uruguayans since 1680, and now it is a tourist spot for day trips from Buenos Aires. it’s really pretty with cobbled streets, stone buildings, lots of trees and flowers everywhere, nice cafés etc.

Went a little early to have a few hours to wander around before my ferry. Super cute here, I would stay longer to chill if Malina was here with me 😋 climbed a lighthouse for a dollar, with a nice view. Had a good coffee and sandwich, walked along the wall of the old fort. Then ferry back across the Rio de la Plata (river of silver, because the Spanish thought there were huge riches of silver hidden in the areas up the river) back to Buenos AiresLæs mere