La Mision Asuncion
Eulogio Estigarribia y San Roque Gonzalez Asuncion, Paraguay
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Unknown Asuncion *
... there was an
undescribable air of freedom in Asuncion.
Drifting
back into that quiet bus journey, which by the way cost 2,300 Guaranis,
about 40 pence, it was ...
Not the best way to start the adventure...
After a very intense time in Cambridge, trying to sort everything out, saying bye to all my friends and going through a series of waves of stress and panic, yesterday (6th) at 22.35 I took the plane to my new adventure.
I was feeling surprisingly strong and excited.
It was going to be a very long flight, as I had to go from London to Sao Paolo, Sao Paolo Asuncion and Asuncion Cochabamba where the family that is going to host me was waiting for me.
Well... that ...
Undiscovered Asuncion
... with that delicious food inside me, it was getting to siesta time again. I seem to go through phases, ie spend two nights without a bed and keep going, then when I do get a bed, I try make the most of it. I only nap for a couple of hours before I'm back at the same restaurant as the night before and this time go for some spicy pasta. It was pretty good, the place was packed for a local football game, and tonight I ...
The beat goes on into Paraguay
... only equalled by greaty or tuebrook market on a very very busy day, the next 4 hours on bus were uneventful as we travelled on the main highway through lovely countryside, we picked up several thousand people on the way as well as allowing anyone on the bus to sell anything from Hot Baguels to solar powered torches, all venders were under the age of 10. One memorable event on route was the looting of a broken down beer truck, the locals came from miles around to secure ...
The title is the hardest part
... with this feindish, loud twitchy guy because he had vegetarian meals, an early departure time and fully reclining seats. Once we´d paid he told us the bus actually didn´t leave til 7, but that was okay. So we got to the bus station by 6:30, only to be told by a different man that we wouldn´t be leaving until 8, but htat meant we had time for snacks and the ´Departure Tax´they levy on everyone at every busstation, so that was fine. There was nothing vegetarian so I got a ...



