Uruguay in a Day
A day trip to Uruguay from Buenos Aires, it was an opportunity too good to miss. Okay not all of Uruguay and not even the capital Montevideo. Instead a one hour ferry ride to Colonia de Sacramento from BA. And here's a tip. You can join the throng of tourists at the Buquebus terminal and buy your ticket for your journey: Or you can buy your passage via Seacat Seacat Website . For some reason this is much cheaper and yet still gets you aboard the Buquebus service. I bought directly from the Seacat, saved a lot of money, walked upto the terminal and boarded the service. From the ferry terminal in Colonia walk to your left and within ten minutes you are entering the old town, a world heritage site. You are greeted by cobbled streets and buildings which date back to the late years of the 19th century or early days of the 20th. To one side of the central square is a lighthouse (faro) which you can ascend for a couple of dollars. Do not worry about getting your money exchang...