Well in this case, river side. Buenos Aires and Colonia are either side of the Rio Plata (which we translate as the River Plate but really means the Silver River). In all honesty, when you look at it, all you see is a muddy brown expanse of water but (and it's a big but) the water is actually clean. The brown comes from the soil carried down from the interior. L and I speculated about why it is called the silver river - maybe people managed to pan for silver in its waters, maybe they were just poetic. Then the sun started to go down...
Now I know this looks this a picture of a tree (and dead boring too) but look behind the tree. See the slightly darker area - the (big hint) silvery area below the darker line. Yep that's the river. The Rio Plata turns the most beautiful silver colour as the sun goes down. It looks like molton silver with the texture of silk or very fine sand (can't decide which is better - take your pick).Being on the river means the waterside is fresh rather than salt, although the ocean isn't far away. The coastline is rocks and grass with palm and other trees thrown in, and a couple of sandy beaches (rather dirty and probably artificial). Here are some more pictures.
As you can see the sun was shining and the tide was coming in. What more could you ask for?
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