Uruguay

Sunset in Colonia, Uruguay

Since we were so close, we decided to head to Uruguay for a few days to see what it had to offer. First stop on our short itinerary was Montevideo. Here, we took a leisurely ride along the coast to visit the city beaches. Unfortunately, it wasn't warm enough for us to go for a swim, but, it was still a lovely ride (despite the bikes we hired that were falling apart).

Next stop was the quaint little Colonia, a cobble stoned town full of history. There were plenty of charming little streets to explore.

This town also boasted its very own bullring, however bullfighting was outlawed by the Uruguayan government in 1912, just a few years after construction was completed. As a result the glory days are long gone for this arena and it has been closed to the public for the past 100 years.

Fortunately we were able to find a hole in the fence to get a closer look, and marvel at what it once would have been. Although the walls and stands are falling down, strangely enough, somebody still cuts the grass!