Our B&B was like no other B&B we have ever experienced. Just try to imagine that you're in a giant 3D collage that's a homage to the art and adventure of the mid-20th century. Even our room was arranged like a collage.
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| Here's the entrance and our host Eduardo | |
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| Working on this yesterday's blog entry this morning | The courtyard outside our room, the porthole goes to our shower |
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| Our door is yellow & it says "follow the yellow brick road" above it |
Street Scenes from Colonia del Sacramento
Originally this was the site of a Portugese fort and the ruins of a convent. The fort and the ruins of the convent date back to the late 17th century. Most of the buildings in this area of town date back to the 1800's.
 |  Left is old lighthouse and ruins of the convent. Above you'll an example of handicraft being sold on the Square |
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| Here's Patrice buying a souvenir pendant from a local artist | Just watching the Catamaran ferry rev up its engines to hydroplane |
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| "Here the beer is colder than the heart of your EX" | They have the odd antique car parked just for atmosphere |
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| This was our lunch stop | Here they are making our crepes |
 Sailing is nice here because of the steady off shore breeze. Note the jib is still furled.. Maybe too much breeze. You can get a nice view of the water from most streets. To the right you can see a picture of their dock. |  |
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| Here's an old hotel we dreamt about buying and fixing up, then woke up | A tiled antique map of the Platt river coast from Colonia to Montevideo |
 |  To the left and above, street performers show off their skills for the tourists. We look up and the sky is turning an ominous shade of gray. So we make our way back to the B&B just as the sky opens up. We holded up in our room until the rain let up then walked to a Tea House.. |
 | After those crepes, this and some tea sandwiches are enough for dinner. |
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