Saturday 6 February 2010

Lost in astonishment





Da simmer dabei! Dat is prima! VIVA COLONIA! Wir lieben das Leben, die Liebe und die Lust, Wir glauben an den lieben Gott und ham noch immer Durst

Ahah! Carnival Lovers from northern Europe get immediatly in the mood at the rhythm of this song! To me, it will be double happyness from now on! I'll think of the fun Northern Europen Carnival and also of a Colonia at the other side of the Ocean!

In 1680 some adventurous, little portuguese reached that far away land that today we call Uruguay. After sailing in oceanic waters, he spotted land, he must have litterally exultated 'Monte vid eo!!', I see a mountain...and so decided to settle between the waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the River Plate, Rio de la Plata...Today Colonia del Sacramento is the oldest town in Uruguay and its historic quarter a World Heritage site.

The junction between the currents of the ocean and the river creates such an amazing sky, and a spectacle of colours and shapes that the eye keeps contemplating tiredlessly..!

1 comment:

  1. Beautiful pictures, but in real much more beautiful I suppose!
    The picture in the midlle (right) I can't enlarge.

    Stan

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