uraguay: colonia

Colonia, is a Uraguay city which is closest to Buneos Aires. It feels like Macau to Hong Kong. People has to cross the border but it only takes 1 hour boat ride to get there.

Different from Buneos Aires, it was built by Portuguese about 500 years ago. At the beginning for smuggling goods into Buneos Aires. Then, the city was once abandoned for it was no longer necessary to smuggle.

Anyway, the old city was perserved and it is beautiful.
Maybe there is not much to do there and you can easily see people painting here and there. Some are good and some are... same as what I can do.

Again, as I booked the cheapest option. Got about 12 hours there. At first thought it was too long. So we headed to a Toro stadium about 20 minutes by bus from the town center. And found the stadium is... abandoned. Because it is about to fall.

Walked to a beach nearby and again found a torn pier.

Lucky there was a bar with good view, playing English songs from the 90s. Got a good time there and head back to the town for food and night view of the old city.

This is what claimed to be traditional food in Colonia. (which i later on found available in other Argentina cities as well) Egg with beef, sausage, Fries, tom