Porto Palacio Hotel

... just take the overnight international bus. Our first impression of Brazil is empty, green, hot and humid. We arrived in Porto Alegre around 8pm. A long day finally ends as we checked in at Hotel Palacio at the center of the city at $35 double.

... , plus free unlimited fare on all public transportation for 48 hours.  With this we paid half price in the nearby Palacio da Bolsa, or Chamber of Commerce.    A 19th century neoclassical palace housed the old stock exchange, symbol of ...

... via columns and side chapels there is a king's ransom in goldleaf laid over stone and plaster. It rivaled the next door Palaçio de Bolsa (Bag Palace or Stock Exchange) for more money than restraint interiors. So, São Joäo is the patron saint of Porto. ...

... 2-day stay, we managed to chalk up about 5 or 6 tastings. Cheers. On the last day, we walked up to the Palacio de Cristal, which isn't so much a Palace as a garden, as we discovered. The beautiful grounds were a welcome change from the quiant but ...

... has thick forests and stunning architecture. Being the weekend it was again packed with visitors but we managed to see the Palacio Nacional de Sintra, the Castelo dos Mouros and spent a fair bit of time in the Monserrate Gardens - magical forests with ...