Colonia de Sacramento, Uruguay

After Day 10 of being in this crazy city, we decided to escape to a small town just an hour ferry ride across the Rio de Plata. This river sure is something—you might have to look at a map to understand--it took us an entire hour to cross on the fast ferry and the regular ferry (for about ½ the price) takes 3 hours. We were sure we would find this river would turn out to be the Atlantic Ocean, but sure enough, per it’s name, it is brown, muddy and fresh water. Colonia is a picturesque sleepy town that was established by Portugese explorers in the 1600’s. There is a 6x6 block town square of cobblestone streets lined with sycamore trees and rows of pastel colonial homes. Here are some pics of the town.