across the river in uruguay

while we were in buenos aires, we decided to take a ferry across the widest river in the world and spend a day in uruguay! it was pretty fun to take a quick boat ride to another country {and i was especially excited because uruguay brought my country count up to fifty!}. the little cobblestoned town of colonia del sacramento is perfectly charming and was a nice contrast to the bustle of buenos aires.

 
^^ soon after we got off the ferry and started to walk into town, we saw these colorful sidewalks. i was instantly sold on this place! ^^

^^ and then there was bougainvillea everywhere! i love it. ^^
 
^^ i love this boy and his signature arms-stretched-out pose. seriously, he’s the cutest. ^^
  
^^ apparently along with cobblestones and bougainvillea, colonia is known for having lots of vintage cars. random, but lovely! ^^
 
^^ we climbed to the top of the lighthouse overlooking the wide, wide river separating uruguay and argentina. ^^

^^ ^^ views from the top! ^^ ^^
 
^^ this particular cobblestoned street is named “the street of sighs” ^^

^^ we serendipitously came across this random rooftop view! ^^
 
^^ ian had a fascination with stray dogs wherever we went. ^^
 
^^ while we waited for the ferry back to argentina, we played a few rousing rounds of nerts. so much card playing on this trip of ours! i really don’t know why i continue to enjoy playing with ian because he basically creams me every single time. ^^

^^ skyline views as we re-approached buenos aires at sunset time. ^^

pretty neat to get a peek into uruguay!