Today, I caught the Buquebus - one of the ferries - over to Uruguay for a peaceful day in Colonia del Sacramento, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and utterly deserving of it. It was founded by the Portuguese in the late C17th, and then in 1777 captured by the Spanish. The ruins in the picture below are where the original governor's mansion stood.
So this is what they assume visitors might want to read? Orwell and Kafka? It's more of a Joseph Conrad location.
The simple 1810 church is being restored, hopefully to the same quiet elegance as the alcove behind the altar.
Down by the Rio de la Plata, a very pro vegan, or at least pro vegetarian stencil. Given all the steaks (or maybe because of them), there's a surprising amount of vegetarianism in both Argentina and, evidently, Uruguay.
The lighthouse.
Calle de los Suspiros, supposedly the most photographed street in Uruguay, and it was lovely - the kind of place - the whole little old town was - that makes you vow that next time, you'll spend a night here. (next time??).
By the same token, this is probably the most photographed car in Uruguay.
It sits outside a very friendly cafe/restaurant, where I had a wonderful plate of lentil stew, that warmed me up and served as both lunch and dinner.
Walking back to the ferry terminal, an autumnal avenue with the Rio de la Plata at the bottom.
Heading back to the hotel on the bus (one of the beauties of BA is that there are buses - colectivos - everywhere, which makes transportation when one's not walking a dream. Only there are many competing companies, so somehow I never seem to get the same number bus twice, even on what's more or less the same route ...) - heading back, and not for the first time, I was reminded that this issue is still very much alive ... (maybe not a bad thing to have a US passport ...)
and here's a nighttime view of the Gallerias Pacifo (alas, the Palacio de las Aguas Corrientes isn't illuminated. It should be).
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