Bristol Ambassador Hotel Curitiba

Arrived in Curitiba today so I can have meetings with a potential supplier on Sunday. Depending on how that goes, I'll either need to go and have another meeting in Sao Paulo on Monday, or go somewhere else in Brasil to meet with another supplier. Either way, looks like I won't be getting home until Tues or Wed now ...

I really like Curitiba. There are plenty of parks here and the architecture is beautiful. The city is also very environmentally friendly and half the people I meet here are vegetarians! There are several vegetarian restaurants which is good, because up until now fruits, nuts, and cheese have probably made up about 75% or my diet. I arrived here on ...

After the first days we wanted to discover the region around Curitiba and so we wanted to rent a car. It was difficult to find one because we found all to expensive. Than we found Rent a Car Curitiba and they make promotions. So we could rent ...

<br> Continuing on towards Curitiba we have at last found one of the toll stations that shows that dual wheels count as type 2 in terms of tolls and so now we know what we have to pay. It was a day of varied scenery, but almost all day was wet. On arrival at ...

... in europe. After the pitstop we headed back to the ranch for more hammock and siesta time; after lunch it was so hot that I passed out cold in my hammock for two and a half hours. you can't do anyhting in that intense and humid heat. It was over 100. Awaking again we got dresses in long pants and boots and saddled up for our horse ride through the pantana. My horse liked to eat alot and to try to make a break for freedom every now and again, but really I ...

... Morrentes, it is an extremely pretty little town, harking back to colonial days and definitely geared towards tourist with countless Souvenir shops and Restaurants. A really nice place to relax and unwind. Bought myself some Banana crisps (the local delicacy) to eat on the return train journey to Curitiba. At 16.00 hours it was back on the train now going uphill to Curitiba, and again the views were just as good as going downhill ...

... Jacqui and I go to the places for dessert instead of having it at the restaraunts). And today I had an awesome lemon meringue tart. They even sugared the meringue. The place we've been going more often is called Lancaster Confeitaria. You can check out the website at www.confeitarialancaster.com.br If that doesn't make your mouth water, nothing will...

... ended up going to a place called Hotel O Hora which was great - had everything we needed (except a fan or air-con - but thankfully it was a surprisingly chilled temperature while we stayed there). We had some good times walking around Curitiba, checking the place out and properly checking out the brazilian cuisine. We had these pastels which are a token Brazil food and which tasted great. We found a great resturant which served great food called Chee cheif (or something ...

... of the main house, over looking the estate's chapel and the accompanying impressive gardens. This was really living it up after the last few months in hostels. The family's country estate was really spectacular, the surrounding countryside beautiful, and the hospitality that we received from Francisco and Laura was great. Thanks to both of them for making our stay comfortable, enjoyable and memorable. It's a bit of a coincidence when we think that they ...

... the entrance of the city,and houses are similar. Next day it was opening ceremony of the IFSS, and we were in some building where it was really cold,because this day was one of the coldest (around 5 C),but they said that they don't have heating beacuse it's only few days per year like this,!!?? but anyway it was pretty good,especially dinner later. We were in Curitiba ...