Hotel del Lago Asuncion
Mcal. Lopez y Tte. Weiler 401 Asuncion, 3290, Paraguay
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... photos of
them, more sad for them and felt really sorry to see their lives were
that way. That's a photo I took however of the black bin bag tents.
And
their next door ...
Monopoly money and the problems of Paraguay
... turned out to be something of a challenge. The process was unbelievably slow, so slow that Win almost missed his own bus to Sao Paulo because he was helping us!
On our first night there the three of us went for lomitos, a kind of Arab wrap, at a place that was recommended by the slightly strange American hostel owner. The food actually turned out to be pretty good, but the place itself - it could not be called a restaurant - looked more like a car ...
My Acrobatic Afternoon Walk
... across, the worst of my journey was over, and I made it home without becoming significantly wetter. Upon encountering the house's guard who graciously opened the front door for me, I remarked in my amazing and always perfectly grammatically correct Spanish, "Hay mucho agua en las calles!" He laughed and agreed. Home safe, wet shoes put away and wet socks hanging out to dry, I find myself asking the inevitable question, I wonder if there is any coffee left in the pot....
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Orientation
... sleep in. Yay sleep!
--I can't handle the degree of cuteness of all the kitties around here. There are dogs too, but none as cute as these cats. We've seen a few black ones, one of whom was hanging out in the hotel garden this morning, and one of whom is the teeniest tiniest fluffy kitten in the world. All I want is to scoop him up and take him home with me. It's so sad that I can't touch them in case of rabies. I know this might be a bit paranoid, but they're strays, ...
A City of Such Contrasts
Traffic Whistles & Police Guns, Hawkers & Trendsetters, Buildings & Buses, Government Opulence & Shantytown Poverty, Opera & Homeless, Superrich & Car Guards, City Workers & Child Labour, in one short day we have seen, heard and experienced this all and yet it feels like a relatively happy city which, given some of our experiences, is quite surprising.
Another pleasant surprise was our home for a few says, the Black Car Hostel. ...


