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Colonia del Sacramento
a short walk from the ferry to Colonia's old town
arriving at the posada
back onto the streets
ruins of the first viceroy's mansion (17th c.)
at the water, outside the original city defensive wall
the fortress gate (rebuilt)
the Street of Sighs
one of the pasajes
ruins of the convent San Francisco, and the faro (lighthouse) built into its walls
a walk along the water, around the peninsula
the towers of the Iglesia Matriz
parts of the church date from 1680
a snack near the fortress gate
a couple of birds also having a snack
the yacht harbor
a model of the old town in a city museum
the famous restaurant "El Drugstore"
into the northern part of the peninsula
getting late
heading into the Plaza Mayor the next morning
the Casa Nacarello house museum
up on a building roof for a different view...
...and a little sunburn!
the tile museum (also a house museum)
a ceibo tree, with the national flower of Uruguay
a final coffee in a pleasant square before we take the ferry back
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