Yesterday we went to Uruguay for lunch. Lol.

You can either pick the 3 hour ferry which is a bit cheaper and has actual cruise stuff on it, like shops, cafes etc. Or can you pay a bit extra and get the one hour ferry which just has duty free and a cafe. We did the one hour so we could get a little more time in Uruguay.

When we were boarding there were three older Kiwi guys behind us, it was really nice to hear their voices, as we haven’t actually met any Kiwis here so far. Except Betty, who is the lovely sister of one of my friends from Devonport – classic. You’ll read about her in the Gran Dabbang food post.  🙂

ANYWAY

So we got through customs, on the ferry, and to Uruguay to a place called Colonia. It was so beautiful. As the name suggests it was quite old school; cobblestone streets, ivy-laden facades, and a lot of quiet – it looked very European.

We walked through the town to a cafe called El Drugstore that we had been recommended. Sitting outside in the dappled sunshine listening to a local singing in French, Spanish and English, and sharing a litre beer was a moment I felt I might dream of returning to in the future. In this future daydream however, I might make a weeeeeee tweak to the food. Though we have been totally indulging ourselves in BsAs, I feel like it might be what the rest of South America food will be like  – just kind of bland. Lucky Scott packed  bottle of hot sauce from NZ…

After lunch, we walked to a grassy spot looking over the water, Scott read and I fell asleep, as I am feeling a bit under ye olde weather at the mo. It was lovely 🙂 Then we continued walking around the waterfront, passed by other tourist who had hired golf buggys to drive around, and found ourselves another little place to have another beer. And some fries. We sat here and chilled for an hour. Tough life. On our way back to the ferry terminal, we went past Freddo – a great gelato chain – and Scott got another Dulce De Leche – they froth on it over here. My jeans are even tighter than they were when I left so i gave that one a miss. Seriously, they are so tight. And not in a hot way.

Back to the terminal, back on the ferry and we were back in Buenos Aires 7 hours later after a lovely, very relaxing, picturesque day.

From there, we were really close to Bao Kitchen, a Vietnamese place recommended to me by a friend who lived here. It was epic. but you can read about that in Buenos Aires Food part 2 😉

So yes, if you come to Buenos Aires, I would definitely recommend Uruguay. As if the novelty for Kiwis of visiting  a country in a day isn’t enough, it is so beautiful, and a great respite from big city life. #mattafix