Argentina 2018

Across the Rio de la Plata from Buenos Aires is Uruguay, and a small port town called Colonia del Sacramento. Contested by the Spanish and the Portuguese for many years, its history survives in the remains of the old walled city. We took a ferry from Buenos Aires directly across to Colonia. An experience in itself. We had our passports stamped out to exit Argentina and in the window immediately next door were stamped in to enter Uruguay. Then there was a long wait to board the ferry. Locals seemed to start queuing with an hour or more to go. We're still not sure why as on embarking the ferry there were plenty of seats. The trip across was smooth, the water a murky brown and little to see except for a few sailboats passing by. On arrival we left the ferry and headed in the direction of the old town, with a short stop at the extremely modern tourism office just outside the ferry terminal to pick up a map. We wandered into the town through the old gate with its drawbridge set ...