Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Colonia de Sacramento

Colonia de Sacramento is a old smuggling town to bring goods to Buenos Aires. The old city is protected with the UNESCO label and has some caracter. When we arrived we strolled the old calles and the rambla at the Rio de Plata. Of course the proximity to Buenos Aires that used to be good for smuggling is now good for turism. So there are a lot of people visiting this tranquil city - even though it feels like a village - at all times. The next day we checked out all 5 museums, the lighthouse and the wine section of the menu.
Since Anna is a biochemist, has her own brewery back home and entertaining family history we had lots to talk about, while sipping the afternoon away.
But she then had to go on to BsAs to visit some more breweries, which she has on her list.
I then spent the evening with a Hillary from NY (jewish lawyer from Manhatten) and a swiss couple, trying to find a dirty bar between all these fine restaurants. We ended up going to the supermarket and buying Uruguayen wine (pretty good) and getting wasted while playing Janik (israeli card game).
And now I'm sitting and waiting in the internet cafe - while it is pouring outside - for my ferry across the Rio del Plata to Buenos Aires, where I'll be able to stay at Victorias appartment for a few days.

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