Parthenon 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.

... and then it was a look at SP’s football stadium. We also enjoyed a quick pit stop at a mini food market where we sampled some Pastels (local fried street snack). Next was a walking tour of the old town and a coffee at one of Christian’s favourite café’s where he also treated us to a history lesson on Brazil lasting some 20mins - we all felt very knowledgeable afterwards. We had a peep inside the Brazilian Bank along with a secret view at the infamous vault ...

Dopoledcne jsem dorazil zpatky do Sao Paula a metrem a autobusem jsem dorazil na misto, kde jsem si myslel, ze by mela ta ambasada byt. Koukal jsem se na adresu o dva dny drive, ale zapomnel jsem si ji zapsat a v hostelu zase nefungoval internet. Nasel jsem to ale celkem bez problemu, ani jsem moc nebloudil a pred dvanactou jsem dorazil k ambasade. Za plotem sice byli nejaci lide, ale jinak bylo vsechno zavreno. Dovolal jsem se na hlidace ...

Poczatek wyprawy zaczal sie z przygodami, czyli zaliczylam dodatkowy kraj na mojej trasie (Brazylie). Po wyladowaniu w Sao Paulo gdzie mialysmy przesiadke do Santiago okazalo sie ze ja lece innym lotem niz moja kolezanka Chila. Roznica byla w 20 minutach na nieszczescie moj lot byl opozniony (oryginalnie mialam leciec o 8.05.

Firma lotnicza umiescila nas w hotelu zebysmy ...

... to be closed; over a meter of rain fell in 90 mins. And on Boxing Day the rain was still present although not much more than a drizzle compared to what has been before. It did put a bit of a dampener on walking around though. We took the metro to the Parque de Se, had a quick look at the Catedral Metropolitana, then took the LP's walking tour toward the Edificio Italia, a 41-story landmark with a roof-top restaurant ...

... of rainy and I was sleeping on my feet, we drove some distance back to their house but we stopped at a bakery, which is where I first fell in love with Brazil. I cant even describe to you how awesome and delicious everything looked. Plus they have real fruit and real cheese! So many different cheeses! We went up to their house, they have a nice house, which is up some stairs, I have WAY too much luggage... well a bit later I noticed that they have a swimming pool and a ...

... time round by squashing everything down. Caught the bus to Foz at 18:00. I've never seen such a comfortable bus! Wide, cushioned seats that recline into almost beds. I certainly don't mind spending 16 hours on this! On route, we passed a favela, which are also known as shanty towns, where the poor live. No more than tiny, wooden shacks, most without windows. If you've seen the film, 'City of God' then you'll know what I mean.

... its numerous monuments, museums and administrative buildings it is also of great architectural and cultural interest. Just for the record, it was inaugurated in 1954 for the 400th anniversary of the city and designed by the most famous Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer together with landscape designer Burle Marx. The crowd around the park was what to me looked like a typical Brazilian one, probably somewhere in the range around the middle of social ladder, whether a bit lower or ...

... to the station that was 30min walk away we hooked up with an Israeli couple (surfing the south american coast line) who had snared a vw pick up truck who offered up his we flatbed as an alternative to a pristine taxi. Negotiations and price agreed we were tearing through the small coastal town in the back of the pickup on our way to our second steed waiting to take us forth to Sao Paulo. This info we managed to pick up from the couple who were ...

... ensuite ils restent tout le temps enferme a l hotel parce qu ils ont peur de sortir tout seul dehors... je vois pas le plaisir... il ferait mieux de prendre un voyage organise.. comme je disais il ne fait pas tres chaud, le climat est tres proche de celui de sydney, d apres ce que j ai vu sur un site de meteo.. il fait relativement chaud l apres midi, assz pour se balader en jeans t-shirt, mais le matin et le soir apres 6 heures ou la nuit tombe... il ...