Hotel La Espanola Asuncion

... as how we paid for it and all. We were due to meet some of the other separatist movement but they ended up in a Hooter’s Bar, so needless to say they didn’t show up, but spending the evening alone with the most beautiful 22 yr old boy in the world ever made up for it!

The laundry was billed as being dead cheap here so we dropped off a huge pile to the rattiest paraguayian woman we had met, think Pauline fowler, she had so much courtesy of our group ...

The day started with breakfast at Ray and Cindy's, then it was off to Iglesia Bautista de Sordos (Baptist church) to sit in on their worship service. It was amazing to watch them worship the Lord without a single word being spoken. I was especially moved by how they use sign language to sing songs and praise Him. Their pastor Gustavo is truly a touched man of God.

After the church service, we went to lunch and then traveled to Limpio ...

... but it was a special feeling to be there at that moment. I did not see any other tourist and I was a bit affraid to make too many pictures as a camara is kind of a nice wanna-have for some people here. I was told to watch out for the piranhas, groups of little kids that attack you at the same time. In the night I went out with Shirely. we visited some pubs in the centre, before we took a bus to another location. Here it became very clear ...

... later incounter this "charm" with less endearing closeness as we explored the city, but for the moment we were just happy to have reached our hotel (it had been impossible to find a cheap hostel as backpackers simply dont go to Paraguay). The hotel was sheer luxury and with midday sun stornger than I've ever known it siestas seemed enivtable and the pool too inviting. Our first port of cool was a session of enjoying the sun - this was after all our "easter holiday ...

... ride across the bridge between Encarnacion, Paraguay and Posadas, Argentina, but hitching a ride in the back of a truck was easy. Bussing is also an option. FOR MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY: In addition to some important pieces of equipment, when my backpack was stolen I also lost my cell phone and address book so please email me your phone/address information so I can call you and send postcards.

... but there really is nowt else to do on a weekend!!) and watched the Arsenal vs Chelsea game in a bar and had a drink and some cheese and olives on sticks. Checked the cinema times but there wasn´t anything decent on so headed back to the centre. Found another cinema, still with nothing decent on but ended up watching Tropic Thunder which was surprisingly amusing in parts. Tom Cruise dancing at the end was horrifying but other than that ...

... ll will see me then. OR you can come to South America where the air is clear and the goverments are corrupt. Speaking of corrupt governments, I'm sure ya'll are familiar with the hoopla happening between Bolivia and the US and Venezuela and that really crazy ex-venezuelan dictator stating that if anyone tries to side with the US its like giving venezuela a "green light" to invade their country. Um. Ok Venezuela. Anyway, due to the sudden ...

... frühen Morgen unterwegs sind und die mich zu Beginn doch ein wenig zweifeln liessen, ob es so klug war, ausgerechnet auf die Tollwutimpfung zu verzichten, und abenteuerliche Pferdekarren, die per Lautsprecher den Verkauf der besten Mandiokawurzeln der Stadt ankündigen, sind nur zwei Beispiele ... Heute Abend scheinen wir übrigens in eine Art Bar zu gehen, um den Abschied zweier Praktikanten zu feiern. Man darf gespannt sein :)

<By Jay> Hello !! Pour les personnes qui lisent les entrees du blog a la suite, il aura suffit de 10 secondes pour passer du Pantanal a Asuncion... Pour nous ca aura pris un jour et demi de bus !! Arrives a 5h du mat a Asuncion, nous avons attendu 2 heures a la gare routiere que les guichets de companies de bus ouvrent. On adore les gares routieres, on en a fait plein !! on a goute tous les snacks, on va pouvoir faire une ...