Colonia, Uruguay - Back in time

Yesterday Rich and I decided to continue to play turistas and take a ferry ride to Colonia, Uruguay. The Buquebus terminal is next door to the Yacht Club Argentina at Puerto Madero, a short walk away. I went on the web the day before and purchased tickets via www.buquebus.com. You can choose your language on the website. Even with having e-tickets in hand, and arriving 2 hours early it was a lot of standing in line, one to check in, two for immigration and three to board the ferry. The ferry was late leaving since so many people were doing one, two and three. There are two choices of ferries, the fast one which takes 1 hour and the slow one which takes almost 3 hours. We opted for the slow and cheap. It was okay but due to the heat and lines, it was a long day.

The old section of Colonia reflects its Portuguese and Spanish pass of the 18th century.  Parts of the original wall build around the city is still standing with the gate and drawbridge. There are many examples of the original Portuguese homes. We walked down the tree lined main street.

 Colonia is not completely stuck in the past. Current events are evident even with this advertisement in the window of the restaurant where we had lunch.