Kubitschek Plaza Brasilia

... for a posada fell through. It was already dark and we were fuming mad after inhaling ponging (with a capital P) fumes from the broken bus toilet that everyone insisted on using. It was not broken by us this time...its only funny if we break it, NOT if locals - who we saw eating bean slop and biscuits all day and night long - break it. Add to holding your breath for 21 hours, a chorus of constant nasal cavity clearing that could register on the Richter scale ...

... do Torto, a neighbourhood still under construction right on the north end of the city, there are untouched green hills right behind us. At the end of my stay we went hiking cross-country in those hills, got a bit lost (and wet and torn) and finally found a cachoeira, a small waterfall, and guess what, not a single tourist around, or a human for that matter. Felt a bit like childhood. In the city itself every single museum and memorial I visited seemed ...

... screen showing surf, skate, kite, wind and snow boarding videos. They also played some of the local music as well as every other tune that has followed me around SA since arriving in March (Emma-Louise, Vicks, you know the ones...) Finding a lump.... Whilst out at dinner one night I noticed a lump in my neck and mentioned it to the others. Cristina said that she´d noticed it earlier in the day too but didn´t say anything. It´s actually ...

... falar sobre o meu trabalho missionário. Fiquei muito impressionado ao ver a pastora juntamente com suas auxiliares, que começaram a orar uma hora antes de iniciar o culto. Cantamos hinos da harpa cristã. Eu pedi para que cantássemos o 296, que é o meu preferido: "Com Jesus a minha alma deseja estar, no jardim em constante oração. Quando a noite chegar, e o mal me cercar, quero estar em constante oração". Falar sobre missões para uma igreja é muito bom ...

... unless they were sure - a very interesting perspective on the economic situation in Latin America and what people have to do to make ends meet. We usually wander around cities by ourselves, but with limited time we took a city tour and were glad to have done so. Montevideo is quite large and spread out across many hills and valleys, with a number of very interesting ethnic areas. The Germans had settled one part, the Dutch the next and so on. The architecture and ...

... oui, mais pourquoi donc à l'envers ??), ou la couronne d'épines du Christ (chacun choisit). Toujours est-il qu'en y entrant, j'ai l'impression d´être dans la salle des fêtes de Saint Julien Molin-Molette. C'est tout juste si je cherche pas la buvette. Aucune solennité ne se dégage de cette cathédrale. Un signe ne trompe pas : alors qu'une église invite naturellement à la discretion, les gens qui entrent ici continuent de parler fort et se comportent comme s ...

... m do F**reira". Diese liegt im "Asa Norte" (Nordfluegel d** Stadt). Wir tranken Bi** und sprachen ueb** uns**e Erlebnisse - wir hatten uns ja einige Jahre nicht mehr gesehen. Wir bestellten dann auch noch etwas Kleines zu Essen - kleine Schweinswu**ste - und tranken einen Caipirinha. Am Donn**stag Morgen (7. Februar) wachte ich mit Magenproblemen auf. Ich spu**te, dass irgendetwas nicht ok war und tippte auf die Wu**ste vom Vorabend, bzw ...

... to send it back for Marianna and Alfredo to see what a "wild and crazy guy" their dad was even back in 1975. We all laughed and Candido was quite amazed that this bathing suit had eventually made the return trip to Brazil. Our time with Candido, Patricia, Alfredo and Marianna was so incredible. Our 3 daughters became fast friends/ "cousins". They have made plans to get together again and have enjoyed visiting on MSN since leaving Brasilia. Marianna is so full of life and ...

... Claro que ya visite algunos, museos, sitios arqueologicos y demas pero es que esta ciudad tiene tantos y de todos que he decidido quedarme una semana mas y bueno lo que si es que no estoy tomando fotos. Bueno solo quiero decirles que estoy muy bien y les envio un fuerte abrazo a todos y hasta la proxima!