Leaving Sao Paulo
We are finally leaving Sao Paulo today to travel towards Rio and enjoy some beach life in Parati. A little fishing village in the Rio State, 6 hours on the bus from SP. Unfortunately, the next bus is fully booked and we have to wait another 5 hrs for the next one... sigh! Thank God we are in no rush whatsoever. It helps!
We cannot wait to get out of the city, very scary place. Our hotel was very nice but not in the best areas. We were advised not to walk around outside after 8 pm... What a shame! We were followed by two guys who kept calling us gringos and wanted our money because there is no policia. Quite intimidating. So staying in the hotel was absolutely fine. The very cute cleaning lady would let you know that we had a great time in our room with lots and lots of cans of Brahma, the yummie local beer.
The picture is taken in the Edificio Italia, the second highest building in SP with amazing views over the seemingly endless city. There was lots of rain coming in from the mountains looking beautiful from safely of the bar. We were able to identify all the sights and get a better idea of the state the city is in. Very good Caipirinhas as well!
Yesterday we explored the Japanese quarter of SP, Liberdade. Very fascinating and it felt like being in Asia. We had lots of Noodles and Sushi and Japanese Pizza (fried scampi stuck together with some form of batter) - delicious and almost free. Very nice. What a diversity of people and noises and smells and the constant drizzle of water falling down from hundreds of aircon units above. I will always remember.
Looking forward to the seabreeze now. Need to work on suntan for Carneval!!
We cannot wait to get out of the city, very scary place. Our hotel was very nice but not in the best areas. We were advised not to walk around outside after 8 pm... What a shame! We were followed by two guys who kept calling us gringos and wanted our money because there is no policia. Quite intimidating. So staying in the hotel was absolutely fine. The very cute cleaning lady would let you know that we had a great time in our room with lots and lots of cans of Brahma, the yummie local beer.
The picture is taken in the Edificio Italia, the second highest building in SP with amazing views over the seemingly endless city. There was lots of rain coming in from the mountains looking beautiful from safely of the bar. We were able to identify all the sights and get a better idea of the state the city is in. Very good Caipirinhas as well!
Yesterday we explored the Japanese quarter of SP, Liberdade. Very fascinating and it felt like being in Asia. We had lots of Noodles and Sushi and Japanese Pizza (fried scampi stuck together with some form of batter) - delicious and almost free. Very nice. What a diversity of people and noises and smells and the constant drizzle of water falling down from hundreds of aircon units above. I will always remember.
Looking forward to the seabreeze now. Need to work on suntan for Carneval!!
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