The museums were open today so I paid the 50$ (~$2.50) and went to see four of the eight available to me on the same ticket. They were all pretty small but interesting nonetheless. The Museo Casa Nacarello was a Portuguese house done up as it would have been in the 18th century. The Museo Municipal Dr. Bautista Rebuffo had old artifacts from natives and imperialists and old maps which I love.
The town changed hands between the original Portuguese settlers and the Spanish ruling Argentina on the other side of the river. It's not surprising, therefore, to see original Portuguese homes with their slopes roofs next to Spanish homes with flat roofs.
My wandering today took me to the same places as yesterday only because the light was different, I managed to get some more interesting photos. This place is a photographer's paradise.
My favourite home on the Plaza Mayor:
Where's Waldo?
As I looked up from my camera's viewfinder I noticed Carlos wandering down the street. Yesterday he offered to take a picture of me with my camera. Today he offered to escort me out to the Real de San Carlos bull fighting ring this afternoon. Wow.
From Wikipedia:
Plaza de Toros Real de San Carlos is a bull ring in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay. It is currently a derelict building that is crumbling down. It is forbidden for safety reasons to access the bull ring.
Bah!!! As a local Carlos, knew where the hole in the fence was so in we went. It reminded me a lot of the Colesseum in Rome (minus thousands of tourists). We went up into the stands at first and then down into the middle of the field where Carlos watched for the expression on my face when he clapped his hands. The acoustics were simply amazing! I never would have known to do that without him showing me the trick.
We then wandered over to the Train Museum (it was just across the road so why not?) and walked along the Costanera before catching the omnibus back. He was so sweet and I was grateful that he was willing to spend an afternoon playing tour guide.
When I got back to the hostel Javier was there and we ended up cooking up a pasta to share along with some good Uruguayan wine. It was a nice night but the wine combined with all the fresh air made me super sleepy! Just as well, I was sleeping in the dorm room tonight and the place was SO cold. Nothing like a little wine induced stupor to ward off the elements...and three blankets.
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