Bye Bye Uruguay

Well, Punta del Este is definitely the schicki-micki place pour l'elite de Montevideo et Buenos Aires. Gorgeous beaches, signalisation des rues commanditee par MasterCard, expensive designer boutiques et des restos chics. Just too bad that it was almost snowing while we were there... :(

En fait, la ville etait pas mal morte, das weltuntergangs wetter was everybodys topic. Since we left Brasil, we had the first couple of rainy, windy and cold days de notre voyage. Au lieu de rester une autre nuit tout seul dans le camping San Rafael (le premier camping de l'Uruguay!), nous avons decide de continuer directement vers Montevideo, la capital de ce pays de 3,5 millions d'habitants.

24 heures dans cette metropole accueillante etaient assez because the cold weather just didn't make it easier to stroll with too little kids through grey and wet street. Off we went en direction de Nueva Helvetica, une colonie Suisse en plein coeur de l'Uruguay. Nous nous avons payes une nuit dans l'hotel El Granja Suizo avec un excellent souper a la Suisse. El Granja Hotel Suizo fue inaugurado en 1872 como el primer hotel turístico del país. Por entonces el edificio contaba con tres grandes alas: una destinada a las habitaciones, otra al comedor y un salón de baile con pisos de madera y ventanas con vidrios esmerilados, que aún existe. Algunas fotografías expuestas en la recepción recuerdan aquellos esplendores.

El Granja Hotel es hoy más pequeño, pero igualmente encantador y posee una renombrada cocina suiza. No deje de visitar el restaurante y probar un conejo con hierbas, los capelletti a la Ticinesa, con champiñones y tomate, o una ensalada del huerto.

Bon, un autre 24 heures plus tard, nous sommes embarques on the ferry that links Colonia Sacramento with Buenos Aires, Argentina. The skyline of Argentinas culural, political and econimical heart slowly appeard through the rainy clouds hanging over the river de Plata.  Bye bye Uruguay, buenas dias Argentina.

We are determined to stay in Buenos Aires until the sun is back again (or at least until Wednesday so that I get to see the Argentinian football team playing against Venezuela for the 2006 World Cup tournament).

Tschuess!

Uruguay

Comments

[Felipe]

Write in one language at a time, Combined languages like c'est cave. For people who use the online translator is a major problem. Just a suggestion.

[Rolf]

Hey b@ & Marisol & Kindchen!
Good to see que vos voyages continuent! Don't get lost in Argentina!

[Paola]

Hi Beat! I just caught up with all your travels so far and am so impressed with you and your beautiful wife. To be able to do that sort of thing with 2 children in tow...and to keep smiling...is a pleasure to see and read about. Good luck with the rest of your travels...truly a life-changing and memorable experience! Inbocca il lupo! Paola