Colonia Harbour

Sunset at the port of Cologne is one of the great memories I have of my trip to South America. It is neither very big or particularly beautiful, but it has great history, and it's not super crowded. It could be more than what it is, but it's not. With its white lighthouse in the background, the Street of Sighs is very close, its solitude broken only occasionally by some chatting people. This is a place I went to for the first time alone and I remember: I was alone with myself and the sea at dusk. One of those ports that people hear about in legends of the American colonies: quiet, with people expected to reach the sea someone who never returned ...