Saint Patrick's Day?

It seems that they have not heard about St Patrick's day down here in Uruguay. Not to worry, there is no need for an excuse to drink, or eat.

Tonight I ate at a little riverside restaurant in Colonia del Sacramento. Here the bartender brings the gin and tonic to your table and pours the drink right in front of you. That way you know you are getting a good amount of gin with your tonic.

Beefeater is not the best gin, but it tasted fine with the warm temperatures, light breeze, and  a view of the Silver River.

The river is the border of Uruguay and Argentina. Several times a day there is a fast ferry and a slow ferry that links Buenos Aries and Colonia del Sacramento. This is a fast and convenient way to get out of the city and enjoy the quiet solitude of Colonia.

From Montevideo there is a bus that takes about three hours to get to Colonia. Montevideo is my next destination.


For dinner I had the national meal. Parrilla is a variety plate of barbecued cuts of meat. It was almost too much for me. Of the cuts of meat, my favorite was the sausage. The round cut in the middle was chicken. There is a set of short ribs under the sausage. The salsa served with the plate was flavorful but not too spicy. Unlike their northern Mexican com padres, they do not like spicy food.