Ac Porto

... had 2 hours until we reached Sao Paulo.<br><br>When we reached Sao Paulo I turned on my phone and it found a local carrier. It worked!! wheeeeeeeee!!<br><br>I progress thru customs and made my way along the glass covered corridor. I saw my first palm tree close up and smiled. I was in frigging Brazil!! I texted Rafa and let her know I had landed and was safe.<br>

... to seem pretty. It&#8217;s supposed to seem real. There is a fantastic example of this in the juxtaposition of overhead shots of the city as viewed from a plane, making it appear to be a sea of swimming pools and condos (which also serves as a visual representation of the strong theme of grace &#8211; the world as viewed from Heaven), followed by Wright immediately bringing you straight back to earth by taking you to the homeless shelter and reminding you that ...

... city. Narrow streets tumbling down to the river with washing hanging from the windows. Lots of bridges, trams and traffic. One side of the river was the centre for the production of port. We went to one of them and sampled some of the product. <br><br>We stayed about 100 meters from the sea. Miles and miles and miles of golden sand and boardwalks. We did a lot of walking and a lot of cycling. Beautiful weather. We then moved onto Aveiro further down the coast.

With great sadness and a bit of hangover, David and I left Rio de Janeiro they day after the Karnival was finished. As usual, there was a lot of discussion about the route to follow with plenty of different alternatives and means of transportation. In the end, we decided to stop one night in Sao Paulo in our way to the ...

... me I looked hungry and to come in and have a meal. How could I say no to the delicious smells coming out of there and a Portuguese grandma who was such a good saleswoman. I actually was hungry since I hadn't eaten since Paris and within 5 minutes I was eating some delicious pork chops with fries and a salad at a long lunch counter that would be at home in Mayberry. She and her daughter hovered over me to make sure I was enjoying my meal, and I sure did (and so ...

... they might be owned by the same company?? I decide it's not worth going on any more port tours and go back down to the waterfront. I find this pub that has all this crew memorabilia all over the place and I decide to go in. Hmm.. more crew boats and trophies. I enjoy the upstairs view along with my lunch and beer. As I eat my food there's a gaggle of younguns, walking the street singing and holding hands. This is just odd. I gather that this is some sort of hazing because ...

... The atmosphere of the ribeira was relaxed and happy, and we soon realized that anyone who comes to Porto without coming here cannot truly be said to have been to Porto at all. After lunch we wanted to get the most out of the sunny day, so we walked towards the funicular which would take us the top of Pena Ventosa ...

... Sao Paulo who speaks decent english. Very nice and wanted to help me in any way. She's just graduating in tourism and seems about 20 years old. We talked a couple times during the trip and she agreed to help buy my next ticket while in Sao Paulo, which she did and then hurried off with her friends. Only problem.. I had to wait until 8 pm for the next Bus to leave. As luck would have it, the final of the ...

Our adventure began when we arrived in Sao Paulo after a long night of travel. All went smoothly through customs, and we were pleasantly surprised to find what our last minute $55 hotel booking afforded us. Fully equipped with a king size bed, big screen tv, ac, hardwood floors, and last but not least, a big jacuzzi tub, our first two knights were very cozy. Needless to say, that didn't last long. Since then we've ...

... down to the waterfront again today and over to the Port houses on the opposite bank. By this stage it was about 11 so we didnt have much of problem taking a couple of the tours and a few tastings. I had never realised how nice port was until today. 1-3rd - We spent the next couple of days just chilling and wandering around th city it was lovely and the days just seems to fly by. Finally on about the 2nd we decided that it was time to ...