An hour by ferry from Buenos Aires lies Colonia in Uruguay making it the perfect day trip from the city. I immediately loved it! It felt hotter, greener, quieter with much less traffic but more birdsong and people smiled (I forgot in big cities people don’t tend to smile!)
The architecture is a real mix of Portuguese and Spanish that exist side by side. You have to watch your step on some of the original cobbled streets, but I honestly wandered up and down streets adorned with colourful flowers, busy little cafes and time seemed to just slow down. There were bakeries to find some lunch, a main plaza to enjoy a spot in the shade under the eucalyptus trees and rooftop cafes looking out over the water. I was quite envious of an American couple I had met on the ferry who were staying for a couple of days to recover from their busy days in Buenos Aires.
If Colonia is a small taste of Uruguay, then I’m definitely returning. Beautiful!
