Alternately controlled by the Spanish and Portuguese, Colonia del Sacramento is an ancient port town originally founded by Jesuit monks so they could smuggle goods across to Buenos Aires. Now it's a beautifully preserved haven for BA day-trippers and snap-happy tourists alike. Rough cobbled narrow lanes open out to wide green squares lined with pastel coloured buildings, terracotta roofs and hand painted ceramic street signs. Classic 1930's cars are dotted about, to add to the times-gone-by aesthetic. One was used as a planter and had a tree growing out of it's roof, while this one above was parked outside a restaurant, and at night a table for two is set inside it.
We sat on the pier and watched an incredibly colourful sunset and knew we'd done the right thing coming to Uruguay.
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