Today I went back from Montevideo to Buenos Aires, and did it through Colonia on the Uruguayan side of the river. (Btw, is Montevideo relocated by a river? I’d say no, but they say yes!)
Today I went back from Montevideo to Buenos Aires, and did it through Colonia on the Uruguayan side of the river. (Btw, is Montevideo relocated by a river? I’d say no, but they say yes!)
It’s an old town built by Portuguese in 1680. It was … cute.
Then I took the ship back to Buenos Aires, then subway, and then train to Ramos Mejía, where I started searching for a shoe shop called Viento y Arena. I saw it on the map earlier and it looked so simple to get there, but in reality, it was a place packed with people and everything. I had no Internet, it got dark and so on. But a helpful man in another shop set me on the right path, I found the shop and my friend Marina! I forgot everything that I tried to teach myself about being more orderly when travelling.
We packed their car with shoes, and off we drove. The streets here are packed with men in florescent clothes that demand an extra parking fee (besides the one the government takes). If you don’t pay, you get no fine, but can get something else, such as key scratches or a burglary. They’re especially active outside football stadiums, where they know exactly how long time they have to get the money back that you didn’t give them.
We went home and had dinner with her parents. It was very interesting to communicate with them in a few words of Spanish and English and lots of theatre!