If you missed my last post, you can read all about the time we spent in Buenos Aires here.
On Monday, January 7 we took the ferry to Uruguay, arriving in Colonia and then spent two-hours on bus ride to Montevideo. That meant more passport stamps, money exchanging (UR has their own pesos) and weirdly, a gratuitous amount of misquitoes. Yuck.
We traveled though a service called Buquebus, which I recommend for many reasons. For starters, I think they are the only company that takes you straight over from BA to UR. Also, I thought the boat ride was kinda fun. There was a choir on it (?), as well a a store, seats to sleep on, a deck for sun and wind and a concession stand. We split a pathetic yet expensive sandwich which I would describe as a South American Landshire, at best.
We got some maps and found our hotel was only 2 kilometers away. Josh and I decided to walk so we could see some of the city. Then we took a few wrong turns, got a few bug bites and sweat through our shirts. Just as I was on the verge of quoting one of my favorite reads, The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Vacation… we received a sign. I announced that I was hungry and we should eat at the next place we see, then the next place we see is La Paponita.
That, my friends is where we had the most delicious pizza of my life. I hope this photo is worth a thousand words.
We eventually found the hotel, and spent the rest of the night checking out the little pier and the historic plazas. Josh and I thought Montevideo was a pretty cool city. It seemed cleaner and friendlier than Buenos Aires. The difference was ba-night and bidet. And you thought I was done with those? Continue reading
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