From Buenos Aires to Colonia del Sacramento, the ferry ride is about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Uruguay was not originally a part of the South America plan. But because it’s so close, why miss it?
We visited 3 different towns in 1 week
- Colonia De Sacramento
- Montevideo
- Punta Del Este
The first city, Colonia De Sacaramento, was such a sleepy town.. wish we would’ve known that to begin with! One day was more than enough. We discovered that mistake there, so with the days booked, we attempted to keep busy throughout. 😅
Montevideo — the capital. Surprisingly and unexpectedly, we had the best steak we’ve ever had. Cooked above coals and no timer, just known to cook by memory and heart ❤️ of the staff.
Montevideo definitely had more things to do. Although, it did suck that they had a closed-operations time period. Most places closed by 5 pm and reopened by 7 pm/8 pm (or even later)!
A fun local dish we got to try in Montevideo is called Chevito. From our hostel, it was a probably a good 30 minute walk. We found out that you could have it in sandwich form or over fries.
Punta Del Este is a beautiful beachy spot.
When we visited, it was considered low season. We luckily had much of our own space as in sites & beaches being not overly crowded.. or to be more realistic, very minimal amount of people. For example, one of the most popular sites we visited had maybe 4-5 people on site when visiting. The site is known as Mano de Punta De Este, right next to the water. The hands represent the dangers of downing.
Here in Punta Del Esta, South of the city, we also met a bunch of sea lions.
Also on “The Challenge”— a reality competitive show featured a restaurant/bar quite often. The place was still running here in Uruguay, called Moby Dick! Tim and I thought why not to check it out haha!
Uruguay was slow-paced and expensive when visiting. It made us more excited for our next destination..
Beyond Rose 
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