Getting to Urugay was quite the trip. We flew from Oslo to Amsterdam where we switched planes to cross the Atlantic to South-America. First stop was Sao Paulo in Brazil where we had to wait 8 hours for the connecting flight to Argentina. Normally I'm not too fond of long stopovers, but the time we had in Sao Paulo gave us enough time to grab a taxi to a shopping mall nearby where they had a Hooters restaurant. Great time, great meal.
Arriving in Buenos Aires we drove straight to the ferry terminal and took the ferry across the border to Uruguay and the old smugglers port of Colonia del Sacramento. Our first stop of the trip! 2 continents, 4 cities and 5 new stamps in the passport in one day took its tall on the travellers and Chris and Lars were quick to examine the sheets of the bunkbeds closely upon arrival in Colonia. -Oh, and as most spanish style houses normally have a back garden - so had our hostel. So nice! :-)
Colonia is on UNESCOs world heritage list and a typical "colonial style" old spanish village. Getting around was best done by golf-carts(!) that were available for hire all over the place. As backpackers we naturally used our feet at all times though I must admit it was tempting to rent one..
The two nights in Colonia passed quickly without too much to do really. Taking pictures is fun to a certain point and beside eating, photography is about the only other thing to do to pass time in Colonia. A great place to grow old I guess - but I'm not quite there yet. ;-)
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