Colonia del Sacramento

Location Description

46 photos

Jay testing the plumbing in our overpriced tourist trap hotel.
View from our balcony, or rather through the glass...
View of our street outside our hotel in Colonia.
At some point between slapping mosquitoes and cursing...
Here it is at last, the sun dropping into the Ria Plata,...
Self photography from the Colonia del Sacramento lighthouse.
In the distance, our harbor where we would catch a...
Jay, half way up the lighthouse at a mezzanine observation deck.
John, once again at the Colonia lighthouse.
The summer sun seemed to hover above the horizon forever.
Some cypress trees silhouetted against the late...
More sunset pictures.
Lots of sky.
Jay at the top of the lighthouse.
Lots of water and sky.
The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Colonia, in all of its...
Cool looking tree near the water. Also fishermen down...
If you squint really hard, you can see Buenos Aires on...
Buquebus slow ferry (that can carry cars) headed for...
Lighthouse resumes nighttime operation.
So long Buquebus!
Jay with the lighthouse light.
Jay, on our way down the spiral staircase.
Whale skeleton. I think it maybe was a sperm whale.
Fishermen.
Jay looking for a good parrillada for dinner.
Great sunset.
Self portrait.
Cars during a procession for the national election which...
Pretty sweet $5 bottle of wine.
Blood sausage, pork intestines, chicken, beef and some...
Close up of blood sausage, intestine, and other...
Breakfast of dulce, jam, sugar coated sugar bombs, sugar...
After Jay and I empty our wallets to pay an exorbitant...
John waiting to board the Atlantic III.
Our ship!
Jay, still waiting in the terminal.
Jay, passport in hand, ready to board the ship.
The Atlantic III.
On board duty free shopping! Time to load up on Cuban...
Good bye Uruguay!
Jay enjoying some duty free shopping aboard the Atlantic III.
Cuban cigars... can't bring these home with us.
$6 for M&M's. No thanks.
After not buying overpriced duty free items at the mall,...
Self portrait.