The past couple of weeks have flown by in Buenos Aires! Today is 9 de Julio, the Argentinean Independence Day, so I don't have class, and thus I have time to blog again, finally.
As I mentioned at the end of my previous post, a couple of weeks ago I went on a day trip to Colonia, Uruguay, which is a short boat ride across the Rio de la Plata from Buenos Aires. It was very fun and refreshing for me to get out of the big city, because it takes some getting used to.
Colonia is a small town, and we spent the day in the historical district, where there is a lighthouse (or faro in Spanish), lots of coast to wander, and cobblestone streets everywhere. We were also lucky enough to be there on the day Uruguay won their World Cup game against Korea, so people were celebrating all day, yelling, waving flags, and driving around the streets in cars packed full of celebrating people honking their horns incessantly.
Here are a few pictures:
The view of Colonia from the Buquebus (our means of transportation, a ferry)
Part of the historical district, including a sweet sculpture that caught my eye.
The view from the top of the lighthouse.
It was all in all a fun and cheap weekend getaway. The Uruguayan exchange rate is approximately 20 Uruguayan pesos to 1 US dollar...crazy!
More to come later...I'll try to start updating more frequently!
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