Colonia

I arrive in Colonia del Sacramento (Colonia) after a painless 1-hour trip across the widest river in the world: Rio de la Plata. Both the Argentinian and Uruguayan immigration requirements are taken care of in Buenos Aires, so it’s an easy exit once we arrive.  The arrival terminal is new and easy to get around. A short walk through tree lined streets gets me to my accommodation in the old city.

The old city is great- a UNESCO world heritage site – originally established by the Portuguese. The city gets many day visitors, so its lovely when the evening comes and these people are all gone! Mind you, it’s even better in the early morning to take a walk around the old town and its completely quiet and empty- heaven!

In the evening, while watching the sunset, I get the privilege to witness another beautiful phenomenon, there is a massive incoming thunder storm. Two beautiful events rolled into one- while the sky changed colours there were massive lightning strikes out on the river, cloud to water and cloud to cloud- what a show by mother nature!