Sunrise, waiting to sail away from Buenos Aires.
My body Double saying goodbye to Buenos Aires for a few days.
HOLA MONTEVIDEO!!!!
The hostel, El Viajero, was less than a 10 minute walk away from the port, so we arrived early, were able to drop our bags in a secure room, and leave to explore the great city during the day time.
Jimmy fighting his urge to attempt to squeeze into a swing..
Asha looking quite angelic
It turns out our hostel was only a 5 minute walk from Plaza de Independencia. We walked around, went to the port and saw how brown the water was.. Disappointing..
We walked past many men and women fishing and relaxing in the sun and beautiful weather. It was beautiful seeing the water hitting the rocks, and just feeling relaxed and at peace.
Asha "Fishing"
We did more walking, drinking cafecitas and eating more Spanish Tortillas to fuel ourselves up.
We returned to the hostel to rest a little before we went out to find a nice place for dinner.
What a success our dinner was!
We went to a wonderful restaurant named Las Salis. It was about a 10 minutes walk from the hostel, and just across from the Theater.
The food was AMAZING. We split a parilla plate (Steak, chicken, ribs, pork), an order of Provolone (Provolone cooked on a grill... one word: DELICIOSO), grilled vegetables, french fries topped with pesto, and a bottle of wine. We were able to watch the very attractive chef cooking our food on the fire right in front of our eyes...
I still have dreams about that place...
We then went to a bar across from the restaurant to listen to some locals playing jazz music. It was nice and relaxing. A perfect night to just unwind.
WE returned to the hostel, went to sleep and were fueled and energized to hop on a bus the next day to go to Colonia.
Colonia is a beautiful town to the northwest of Montevideo. The scenery is so peaceful and serene. Jimmy made a good point, that during the late fall is a perfect time to see this town: The weather is still nice enough that you do not feel uncomfortable, and there are not many tourists. This is a very hoppin' town during the summers, I imagine, as it is a mere 1 hour boatride across to Buenos Aires.
There is not much more to say about Colonia that pictures can't say for me:::
We returned to Buenos Aires around 9PM on Tuesday evening using Buquebus boat again. It was super fancy, with a Duty Free zone to purchase a bar of chocolate for $20 (no, I did not indulge myself).
We ordered a delicious pizza to share at the hostel (We returned to Hostel 1) and just enjoyed a night in.
On Wednesday, I packed my bags, as I would be returning to Santiago that afternoon, and we all went out for a last walk around Buenos Aires.
We went to La Boca, the famous artsy area of BA with colorful buildings. It was breathtaking! But it was also embarrassingly touristy. Here are pictures to help you get the idea of the place::
We returned to San Telmo to have a delicious lunch at this beautiful restaurante. We all ordered Pasta, as Asha and I were "parillada-ed out"
I then returned to the hostel, grabbed my bags and hopped in a taxi. I needed to be at the airport by 2:30(ish) for my 4:30 flight....
I arrived at the airport at 2:35, checked in, looked at my ticket and saw that my flight was at "15:35".... Right Kate.. LEARN HOW TO READ MILITARY TIME PROPER!
It took 20 minutes just to get through security, and then and 10 minutes to find my gate.. By the time I arrived at the gate, the flight was loading. .. What luck! And what stupidity!
Anyways, arrived in Santiago safe and sound, got home, and pretty much passed out for the night.
Great trip! Amazing people to share the memories with! And now, back to the grindstone, and no more money until Peru. Right.. wish me luck!
Hope you all enjoyed the pictures and the stories!
Besos!xx
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