Laid Back Day in LucerneMusegg Wall and Towers I finish our laundry in the morning and we have a stimulating conversation with our host’s partner who is a journalist from Kenya before we drive to Lucerne city centre.We start walking up the steep hill to the Musegg Wall which are the remains of the walls that once protected the city. We pass some adorable cows along the way (part of …
And Now in Switzerland Cutest Planes EverWe are up and off to the airport early. On the advice of hotel staff, we walk to the airport. It takes under ten minutes with sidewalks all the way.At the airport, John spots a number of very cute planes that look like beluga whales. John explains that Airbus is headquartered in Toulouse and they use these modified planes to fly in plane parts …
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 …