Hotel Graop Para
Travel Blogs from Belem
Easter Weekend
... it pours. In an attempt to keep cameras and cell phones dry (not mine since I saw the rain coming) we made a run for it back to the bar where we could dry off and wait for the rain to pass. Once the rain was gone the sun came back out and dried everything off. I set up my hammock and kicked back in the island breeze. All the bars are run by people who live either at the bar or just a short walk away from them. This bar was ours, there was no one else around ...
Welcome To the Amazon
So I arrived in Belem around 4:30 on the14th. Its humid, and wet. Its raining but its a warm rain the kind of rain you don't mind to walk around in but still wet. I met my new Brazilian family at the gate. Two brothers named Fabbio and Florindo accompanied by their father. We loaded my bags into the car, a tiny Chevy hatchback, and were off. About a 20 minute drive to there house where I met Brazil Mom, and their older sister Fernanda. They are ...
Hammock time (can´t touch this)
... we decide to watch a movie - Rambo - dubbed and with several seconds delay in the synch, but it gives up the ghost after half an hour.
We fall in with a mixed English/Irish gang of funsters who are in the "posh" cabins. We spend hours laughing, drinking rum and playing cards. Top company. We make a vague plan to meet up in Bolivia if the timing is right.
Best of all is the big beautiful Amazon river, with its million and one ...
Bustle in Belem
... must have been some old rail system in the city as there are tracks everywhere.
I reach the dock and its a sight! Smells contrast from freshly cooked food to rotten waste, sights from boats docked together to these nasty looking birds. Nasty!
Right near the dock of course is the local fish market and further on the larger market. This market is bustling with activity. ...
Jungle in a city in a jungle
... but exceptions they are. We headed back to the market of the awkward band bar situation but this time during the day. There we saw a museum traditional culture, featuring photos, instruments and other artifacts from amazonian people. Above the museum was a large empty room with beautiful tall windows, views over the market to the river and a cool breeze. We sat next to a young family and started chatting about languages and family. They were so nice and ...
Location
Map this hotelTripAdvisor Reviews Hotel Graop Para Belem
Other places to stay in Belem
-
Hotel Hilton Belem
Av. Presidente Vargas, 882, Belem | 4 star hotelfrom $140 -
Crowne Plaza Hotel Belem
Avenida Nazare 375, Belem | 4 star hotelfrom $188 -
Hotel Regente
Av. Governador Malcher N0 485, Belem | 3 star hotelfrom $121 -
Ibis Belem Aeroporto
Avenida Julio Cesar, 1675, Belem | Hotelfrom $54 -
Tulip Inn Belem Batista Campos
Rua Pres. Pernambuco 116, Belem | 4 star hotelfrom $112 -
Hotel Formule 1 Belem
Avenida Jose Bonifacio, 244, Belem | Hotelfrom $37 -
Belem Soft Hotel
Av. Braz de Aguiar, 612, Belem | Hotel -
Vila Rica Belem Hotel
Av. Julio Cesar, 1777, Belem | 3 star hotelfrom $85 -
Hotel Itaoca Belem
Presidente Vargas, 132 , Belem | Hotelfrom $59 -
Equatorial Palace Hotel
Ave Braz de Aguiar 612, Belem | Hotel -
Tulip Inn Nazare
Avenida Nazare, 569, Belem | 3 star hotelfrom $98