Colonia, Uruguay

Yesterday morning we boarded a high speed boat/ferry in BA and crossed the Rio de La Plata on a large bay that feeds into the Atlantic and arrived an hour later in Colonia, Uruguay. Colonia is renown for it's historic quarter and is a World Heritage Site. Colonia was founded in 1680 by Portugal and changed hands a number of times.

What a change from the fast pace and large population of BA. As soon as we debarked the ship in Colonia we found a quiet little town with pretty tree lined cobble stone paved streets. We walked the short distance from the terminal to the center of the historic area and kept walking around for the next 6 hours enjoying the sights and the people. We faded fast on the ride back to BA.

Pics, gate to old city, cobble stone street, flowering shrub through window, lunch, public school kids visiting museum ....their uniform every day is the smock and black ribbon, windows of colorful homes and emigration check in line for return to BA