Praiano Palace Hotel Fortaleza

Saturday we were with our families.  We drove up the coast for lunch and a ride on the beach in our car.  Saw the fishing boats, Jungadas, beautiful praias, and the best kite surfing spot in the world, so they say.  <br><br>Sunday we went to the Cachaca Museum, first place to use sugar cane to make alcohol in Brazil. Cachaca is the base for their national drink, caparinha.  Although after 3 weeks in the northeast, i think it might be cerveja.

Délel&#337;tt sétálgattunk São Luís centrumában. A folyamatos felújítás alatt álló városközpontban egyaránt vannak teljesen restaurált gyarmati stílusú épületek (pl. a szálláshelyünk) és a végletekig leamortizálódott romok. Vasárnap lévén eleve meglehet&#337;sen kihalt a környék, és ehhez jön hozzá, hogy tegnap este a helyiek nyilván jól kibulizták magukat a ...

... koktéllal zártuk (kicsit aggódom a jég miatt, bár gyorsan leszívtam a koktélt a jégkockák tetejér&#337;l... - a trópusokon ugyanis az a tapasztalat, hogy könnyen kap az ember gyomorvírust jégt&#337;l vagy például gyümölcsökt&#337;l). A holnapi utunkhoz információszerzési céllal két utazási irodában is jártunk délután, és kiderült, hogy holnap 10 órakor indul a rodoviariáról expresszbusz Parnaíbába. Jegyet nem tudtunk el&#337;re venni, úgyhogy majd a ...

We did not stay long in Fortaleza. Fortaleza is not a very nice place. Its big, grey and polluted. The main attraction of Ceará state (of which Fortaleza is the capital) is its beaches. Unfortunetly the addition of an industrial port has not aided the cleanliness of the city´s beaches: they did not appeal to me. This was compounded by the blistering heat. I dont feel that I burn ...

... the Atlantic Ocean, across the bay from the polluted huddle of skyscrapers that stretch into the distance. We spent a couple of days exploring the steep, cobblestoned streets that meander between the red-tiled churches, convents, museums and art galleries, all eventually leading to the imposing cathedral that sits in a commanding position at the summit. The surrounding plaza is full of food stalls and a craft market with stands full of carvings ...

Fishing village just outisde Forteleza (about two hours!) Was in my new French friends guidebook but doesn´t even feature in the English book, so very few tourists! Have just found the time here so incredibly chilled, I´m feeling just about as incredibly relaxed as I could possibly imagine! For a start, the pousada where we´re staying is by far the nicest place I´ve stayed in Brazil (you should have seen some of the other places Mum!) The beach is within a few minutes ...

at the rist of understatement...Jericoacoara is a most unique place - replete with major sand dunes, unique hip vibe, local mysticism, clandestine entry, kilometers of beach tide racing, multiple balsa rides (video to be released soon) and an undeniable pleasure of sand streets - it is as difficult to leave this place as it is to find it.... for now...we have pictures -

... staying in Fortaleza for 2 nights and was going to catch the 6pm bus the next day, but I got a dose of the trots that night and decided to stay another day to recover. As Alex had gone on a daytrip to a nearby beach I had the day to myself and miraculously managed to see one of the Australian teams play beach volleyball. They were wearing very Brazilian (little) blue bikini bottoms with the Southern Cross on the front and their names on the back. I was the only ...

... eu vou empregar você. Ótimo, respondi todo contente. Retornei para casa todo contente e aproveitei para orar: Senhor... eu me disponibilizei para fazer a tua obra, mas, como o Senhor sabe eu não vou poder serví-lo agora, quem sabe daqui a uns 5 anos? Eu vou estudar novamente, estou pensando em fazer um MBA, sei lá... Assim eu estava navegando em minha mente. Eu me recordo que estava passando sobre a Av. Brasil quando o meu celular tocou. E eu olhei era de ...