Quality Suites Alvorada Sao Paulo

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.

... checked into our hostel we decided to be socialable and joined the hostel next door for happy hour beers before heading into the old town for some capirinhas and dancing till the wee hours!
The next was spent exploring the old town and buying yet more ethnic tat. Dinner was an al fresco affair on one of the main shopping streets. Unsurprisingly we all opted to the local catch. On our last morning we procured a fisherman and his boat to take us on a private 2 hour tour of some of the ...

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 ...

... 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 ...

... Paulista. This included a visit to the top of the city´s tallest building and were amazed at the extent of the world´s 3rd largest city.

Special mention must go to the wonderful art exhibition that we visited show casing the works of Brazil's very own Vik Muniz. One of our photos that we have uploaded is a tribute to the art that we were lucky enough to see at the Modern Art Gallery of Sao Paulo.

... or not, they would have to be worth it. Eventually we came into Sao Paulo very late indeed. We had wisely booked a cheap hotel on the internet the night before. A place described by the Lonely Planet guide as quaint, in quite a `lively`part of town. The photos looked great, an early twentieth century type with long open balconies overlooking a quiet pedestrian street. The photographer must have earnt his bonus, and the ...

... architecture in some of the buildings and bridges we saw, it was amazing. I would've taken pictures but our bus had super tinted windows, booo. We got into Uberlandia late that day & met Roberto.....it is super ****ing hot here and the landscape is a lot like the Outback. It is less sketchy and a fraction of the size of Sao Paulo, but there is still plenty of poverty. There are parrots, toucans, & ...

... kept saying, man we should have this at home! I´ve said that a lot about a lot of things here. The bar/ diner and bakery thing is great too. Frustrating a little because you only pay for your food right at the end which means waiting for a while but hey, small price, for great food. All kinds of desserts are available in the same place you can buy all kinds of bread, different beers, takeaways and full restaurant meals. My kind of place. We stayed for about ...

... baloney-like sandwich. We washed our food down with fresh pineapple and mint juice. Eager to work off some of the food, we headed to Parque Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo's main park which is like Central Park, but smaller. In the evening, we ate a fabulous dinner at an Italian restaurant which is known for its caipirinihas (a drink made with special Brazilian rum) and home-made pasta; we were impressed with both. Jama had a delicious ...

... your way through the turnstile, sometimes with help from the person taking money/helping with cards. What is really cool though is that it somehow electronically marks your card, so you can transfer buses for free for 2 hours. DC should look into this if they ever want to make money off of me and my old transfer slips. 5) Figure out where you are and when you are relatively close to the destination, make your way toward the door. You must be near the door when they reach your stop ...