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We left Carmelo on January 8, 2009 and took a bus to Colonia del Sacramento, a ride of about 1 1/2 hours.  The bus was pretty comfortable, especially after the conductor complied with Steve’s request to turn off the blaring music.

Colonia  is described in the Lonely Planet as a tourist attraction, and indeed it is.  LP also says that that fact has not affected its charm, and indeed it hasn’t.  The town was settled by Portuguese in 1680 as a way to smuggle goods across the river to Buenos Aires.  In 1762 the Spanish took control of it, apparently for the same reason.  In 1777 tax reforms permitted foreign goods to go directly to Buenos Aires  so I guess that intriguing aspect of the town came to an end.  The historic district is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (more…)

A couple of people have asked what we’re hearing here about the war in Gaza.   This is not exactly something I feel comfortable bringing up with total strangers, and to date only Mario and Horacio, the Jewish guys we met in a BA restaurant brought it up – after they knew we were Jewish.

But they do have newspapers here, and here’s what the papers I looked at say.  (more…)

 Well, this is a pretty good start.  To be continued.  Love, Mom

Restaurants aren't the best thing in the world, but you do hav to eat.

I’m Steve Tobias. Exploring foreign countries, learning languages,  meeting people, and finding Kosher food is a piece of cake for us, but using our computer is another story!  So our son, Zach, set us up with this blog to share our travel experiences with you. Hope you enjoy it!

Now all I have to do is figure out how to post and put pictures on, stuff like that.