Charmed by Uruguay

After our travels through Patagonia, Argentina, Lisa and I ended our trip with a short stay in Uruguay. There is much more to see in Argentina, of course, but we were trying to do an inexpensive trip and we discovered a South American Air Pass that provided significantly discounted flight tickets -- except that we had to visit at least two countries. Since Montevideo, Uruguay, is only a 40-minute flight from Buenos Aires, we decided to finish up with a few days in Uruguay in order to be able to use the airpass.

Besides, when else would we visit Uruguay, right? Well, actually, we really enjoyed our time in Uruguay. Montevideo was a smaller, faded, but more relaxed version of Buenos Aires. The food and the wine were as good, if not better. And the people were very welcoming. Even the taxi drivers.

We also hopped on a public bus one day for a two-hour trip to Colonia, Uruguay, and fell in love with this small town by the water. The old part of this colonial city has narrow, cobblestoned streets and is overflowing with flowers and friendliness. Here are some photos from Colonia:









All in all, we were thrilled with our two-week jaunt into Argentina and Uruguay, and are looking forward to future explorations of South America.