South America

Penis Fences and Uruguays National Plague- Montevideo

Our last day in Montevideo. We arrived at  Independence Plaza for our 11am walking tour. We walked through many of the places we were at yesterday, but this time we got the history behind them. In the Plaza Zabala, the quaker parakeets were extra active and noisy while the guide was speaking. He then mentioned that they are Uruguay’s national plague because they eat the farmers’ crops. There is …

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Montevideo, Uruguay

Today we took a 8:30 am bus from Colonia to Montevideo through green agricultural lands. The trip took about 2.5 hours. There were cattle  everywhere which is not surprising since both Argentinian and Uruguay cuisine is centered around meat. From the Montevideo bus terminal we grabbed a cab to our hostel (El Viajero Hostel),  dropped off our luggage and headed to the Sunday Market which apparently is a must …

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Colonia del Sacremento, Uruguay

We left our Buenos Aires apartment early and headed to the ferry terminal for the 8:15 am  ferry to Colonia del Sacremento, Uruguay. Apparently a lot of people also do this as a day trip from BA. The ferry took about two hours. Upon reaching port, we dragged our luggage to our accomodations at Celestino Hostel which was located 2 blocks away from the ferry terminal and an eight …

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Dantes Inferno and Opera- our Last Day in Buenos Aires

Our last day in Buenos Aires.  We had to arrive an hour early to check in for our guided tour of Palacio Barolo. This office tower which was built in the early 1920s was created on the theme of Dante’s Divine Comedy. At the time it was the tallest building in South America. The symbology throughout the building was really interesting. You start on the ground floor which  along …

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