Yesterday we woke at 8.00am and headed down for breakfast of cornflakes, juice and coffee. We left the hostel about 9.40am and headed for the Ferrylineas terminal (via the market for an obligatory key ring!) to book our ferry and bus to Montevideo. On the way to the terminal we went to the Plaza de Mayo, a square overlooked by numerous colonial buildings, where many protests and demonstrations take place. One corner of the square is home to the Municipal Cathedral, a modern but grand cathedral, where we had a brief wander. We then walked to the opposite end of the square to look at the big pink building named Casa Rosada. Following the piccies we continued to the ferry terminal via Luna Park.

Once we had our ferry confirmed we made away back towards the centre of town, walking down the pedestrianised Florida Mall, after spotting C&A we had to have a look in and discovered that it was now very similar to H&M. After a look in a few more shops we enjoyed a lunch of all you can eat pizza and salad. Suitably stuffed we continued on to the ´centre´of Buenos Aires ' the Obelisko. A tall needle like statue in the centre of the 18 lane wide Avenida de 9 de Julio. Next stop, via some lovely jewellery and scarf stores, was the Palza de Congresso. A large square overlooked by the Congress building and home to a few statues and a small childrens fairground. We had a brief look at the flea market then started heading back towards the hostel.

Once back at the hostel we bumped into Katie, a girl we had met on the Pachamama bus in Chile. We had a catch up with her then started to get ready for our evening at Boca Tango!

We were picked up just before 8.00pm and after numerous other pick ups across the city we finally arrived in La Boca (next to Boca Juniors ground) at 8.45pm. We were rushed into the restaurant where we enjoyed a loaf of bread and some crostinis with dip before being presented with out starter of 3 mixed sausages and a meat empenada - yum! No sooner had we finished, when our main course choice of Pejerrey fish with ratatouille and some kind of eggy cake arrived. It was gorgeous. Finally we finished our meal with a creme caramel and dulche de leche (Sarah) and ice cream (Laura). The meal was complete with a couple of coffees and the complimentary bottle of wine went down a treat too!

As the meal was finishing we were treated to a short performance by some of the actors, Sarah even practising her tango moves with one of the dancers! But soon realised how much she had forgotten! Following this it was into the street for a quick performance before we were all moved into the bar for the permformance of the night, the tango show. The dancers and orchestra were amazing and we were on the edge of our seats captivated by the moves the whole time. The opening had the dancers rip off their suits to reveal sexy outfits. One particular dance was absolutely jaw-droppingly astounding!! The bloke spun the woman down on the floor and up again and held her up in the air, then rolled her down/dropped her and caught her within inches from the floor! What made this one even better was the fact that we recognised the music from the part of 'El Tango de Roxanne' from Moulin Rouge! Once the show had finished we were transfered back to the hostel before slumping into bed!

This morning it was time for a new country! We were up at 6.00am and our taxi arrived at 7.00am to take us to the ferry terminal. Once we had checked in and cleared immigration we sat with a coffee in the cafe until boarding. Once comfortable on-board we slept most of the slightly rocky hour journey. Arriving in Colonia, Uruguay at around 10.00am. We were quickly transfered onto a bus and spent the next 2 and a half hours sleeping (again!), arriving in Montevideo at 12.30pm.

We got a taxi to the hostel and quickly dumped our bags before walking through the strangely quiet city (apparently everyone had gone away for easter!). We wandered through a couple of Plazas, having a brief look around a flea market before ending up at the bustling Mercado del Puerto. The market was full of cafes and restaurants which were known as parillas - they were basically barbeques. We sat at the counter of one and enjoyed a massive steak (Laura) and stuffed chicken (Sarah) it was gorgeous. After a wander around the area we ended up in the Museo de Carnival then took a stroll back to the hostel. Being easter, we decided to treat ourselves to a few little cakes from the local bakery then we continued back to the hostel for a lazy night.