Ibis Guarulhos

Everybody told me "why are you going to Sao Paolo, there is nothing to see" but it is wrong. Thanks to Clarissa I have had such a great time, met lovely people, ate yummy brazilian food and saw beautiful places. The city has a very european flair and its trendy.

... a dorm for 6 people, we could only assume that most back-packers are midget size. But it did the job and everyone in our hostel was ridiculously friendly and, best of all, the sun had decided to come out.
After some much-needed showers we popped out for lunch and did a quick recce of the area en route. Colourful little cafes and shops lined the hilly streets, and we eventually sat down in a typical Brazilian kilo restaurant called Bambu. The idea is that you load up your plate ...

... ktery rikal, ze maji otevreno jenom o deviti do jedenacti, a at prijdu zitra...nechtelo se mi cekat zase dalsi den, tak jem se rozhodl, ze pojedu pres noc do Ouro Preta a turistickou kartu si udelam nekde jinde...
Na nadrazi jsem si koupil listek, uschoval batoh a vyrazil se potulovat do mesta. Byl jsem na mistnim trhu, v metru poslouchal koncert a jinak se celkem poflakoval...v osm jsem nasedl do autobusu a snazil se nejak spat...

... mogli odswiezyc i odpoczac z dala od lotnicka (inaczej mowiac zebysmy im dali spokoj z wiecznumi pytaniami kiedy cos bedzie wiadomo). Mialam okazje dzieku temu zobaczyc kawalek Sao Paulo bo hotel byl okolo 20 minut jazdy autobusem.

Na miescu dostalismy cos do jedzenia i czekalismy z niecierpliwoscia na jakies wiesci z lotniska. Okazalo sie ze wsrod ludzi oczekujacych ...

Voo pela Ibéria destino a Paris com conexão em Madrid.

Origem = GRU
Destino = MAD
Guarulhos, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil faymundo

... ready in my pocket, the girl took my passport without even looking at me and gave me a big stamp, handing it back to me without a word. I could have been there for any reason. At least they dont make you go through the charade of "why are you here" like in the USA. I love Brazil. However if my bag got stolen, it would be better to be in the USA than Brazil, for sure... Anyway I got to the arrivals gate and there was Joana's mum, waiting for me. She is so great!! The weather was ...

... there, the woman (first and only english speaking person i met today) gave me a map and told me a few things. So i stated my little tour, and then impossible to find my way, it was like a jungle, i had lost all sense of orientation, the map showed one street out of two, monuments just banged there, in other words, i got lost all day. I thought it was me, but i spoke to a girl in the hostel with the same map as me, and she told me the same and was also a bit angry. So i didn´t see that ...

... possible fear. Almost within reach of Parque do Ibirapuera, in another, small park which on the city map was marked as a square, or Praça Eisenhower in original, I saw a mounted police unit or mounted military police, in their parade uniforms, as if plucked out of the middle of colonial 19th century and dropped on the São Paulo pavement. They looked almost carnival-like to me and I was really curious about what they were up to. Horseshoes echoed on the asphalt and it seemed as ...

... we are the masters of our own destiny. Id like to spare a though for our comrades Jim and Matt who must be off to Russia at some point to watch england. Remember not to leave your hotel room or youll get the **** kicked out of you. Till next time, bombadier..... Russells Thought of the Blog: BBC World News drive you mad when watching for more than 2 hours a day. Today is the day ive watched most news, ever.

... est bizarre c est qu il y a des bresiliens qui resident a l auberge et travail la journee.. y avait un angolais aussi.. il mettait son costume et partait travailler dans une banque... il parait que les apparts sont tres chers et difficile a trouver... le canadien qui fait prof d anglais au noir et les hongrois qui font un travail d antopologue sur les paysans sans terre se sont trouve un appart pret du centre pour 1100 reais par mois.. 600 frs env.. y a que 2 ...