Perused a couple of handicraft markets before Rob got a contender for his worst ever haircut at the hands of a crazy barber who thought himself king of the barbers. Sat in Plaza Independencia for a while wondering firstly where Rob's sideburns had gone and secondly whether Amy's grandfather used to go to the government buildings. Inquired what was on at Teatro Solis but nothing of interest so just had a quick nosey around some minor rooms. Had another stab at ...

Spent the morning working out some plans and picking up some tips on the Uruguayan coast from a young Englishman. Midday bus from Colonia, 3 hours down the road to Montevideo. Taxi to hostel then wandered toward the old town. Not as enchanting as we had anticipated - a few nice buildings and plazas but it didn't blow us away - although we have been somewhat spoilt on this trip. Also possible that we missed some nice bits near the port where we told by numerous pe...

After a horrendous night's sleep (or lack of) due to a combination of loud techno music and a gaggle of drunk Irish folk carrying on until dawn, wearily got a cab to the ferry port. 3 hour ferry to Colonia, an old Portuguese port and smugglers haven in Uruguay. Found a hostel and set off to explore the cobbled streets of the old town. Lots of pink and red houses adorned with brightly coloured flowers, old cars, nice plazas and cafes, old town Walls and drawbridge...

Bit of a late start after wasting loads of time not being able to book a ferry to Uruguay online. With the help of the 67 bus, made it to the famous Recoleta cemetery - a small town of alleyways between tombs the size of houses or small churches - didn't overly excite us so we never found Evita's spot. Perused the market stalls outside then on to the port to book our escape route from Buenos Aires. Bus to San Telmo where we checked out the antiques and fruit &am...

Got the subte then dallied through the Palermo Viejo district, full of cafes and boutique shops. Lucky enough to get a pavement table at the highly rated and recommended La Cabrera Parilla restaurant. Our sirloin and 'bife lomo' steaks were incredible, and came with about 20 different little pots of sides, all of which went down rather nicely with the Malbec. Looked around a nearby market and watched an outdoor tango performance before walking back to Plaza Itali...