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 …
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 …
Thursday, May 10- at 6:15am the sun shone brightly as we walked around the upper deck. We were in Sweden, making our way through the archipelago towards the port in Stockholm. I’d never been to Sweden but it felt like I was passing cottages in the Muskokas; the rock formations, the islands, the trees and the buildings were so familiar. The ship docked at 8am. We quickly disembarked and …
It was overcast today but no rain. Our tour bus picked us up at 8am to take us to My Son, which is a site of ancient Hindu temple ruins. The ruins are similar to Angkor Wat but on a much smaller scale, older and in greater disrepair. They were still interesting. You were not allowed to leave the path to and from the ruins because the area has not been …