Uruguay – Colonial Del Sacramento

We headed out to Colonia Del Sacramento today but our first stop was the free (for platinum members) breakfast buffet.

Our first stop was the first and oldest church in Uruguay, the San Benito chapel.

Our next stop was the Plaza de Torros. Its a bullfighting ring.

Bull fighting is no longer allowed in Uruguay so this is now a restaurant and shopping center.

The image below is from a flyer a tout gave us and the interesting thing to note are the words “no cobramos cubiertos” which means they dont charge for table setup (cutlery, napkins, plates, etc). The last restaurant we ate at charged us U$150 ($3.70 usd) for the table setup. I hope restaurants in the U.S. dont start this trend.

Some restaurants here ask if you want to leave a “service” tip and others dont. If you’re visiting Uruguay its important to note these extra fees before ordering especially if you are on a budget.

Colonia is a great little town. Feels very warm, cozy and laid back. There are quite a few artisans here and this community caters to the retired folks so its not necessarily cheap.

It’s a 2 hr bus ride back to Montevideo so we are signing off early today!

Addendum: We had one last stop at the collectors museum. The owner holds 6 Guiness records.