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Asunciòn,
Paraguay
Tuesday, October 26, 2004
The Binocular Incident
Hungry and tired, I sat down in the plaza next to the Presidencial Palace, which in itself is quite amazing. There is no big fence, and within 50m of the president`s home, are slums - very odd combination.
Anyway, sat down in the plaza to eat my lunch and noticed that I was being watched by a group of army dudes through their binoculars. They weren`t even trying to hide the fact that they were blatantly staring at me. So, I gave them the bird, but this still didn`t give them the hint.
Unable to eat while being looked at through binoculars (I could never be a celebrity) I packed up and went over to them and asked (in Spanish of course) "Have you never seen a woman eating and resting before" and they replied "Not one so pretty as you" and so I said "Then you`re best off coming over and speaking to me rather than perving through binoculars" I then called them perverts, and took off, hoping that they were a little ashamed.
San Francisco
On the train to Aregua and back I met Francisco and he was pretty keen to catch up with me, so I gave him a call. He virtually pounced on the phone before it had time to ring and then said for me to stop by his work. He showed me the restored presidencial carriage from the 1860`s and then told me how he had been thinking about me, whether I would and hoping that I would.
Ended up wandering around the city with him and along the waterfront. I got a prickle in my foot and he got it out for me, so for his troubles he got a kiss. Although after going to his office again today, I think I spied a big picture of a female in his diary, so maybe he`s not as unattached as he tells me. Although by now I simply expect all latinos to be liars, especially about their age (Francisco didn`t disappoint me on that one either!) Also found out that he doesn`t like to be called San, so I think it`s going to stick!!!!
Postage
Just went to the Post Office and it is so cheap to send stuff from Paraguay! Not that I have 6kg, but it is AUD$50! Cheaper than anywhere else I`ve been. I think this is going to inspire a spending spree.....I can already feel my bankcard yelping.
Also, swung by the Postal Museum. Dull really - I`m no philatelic. I wouldn`t have thought that Paraguay had ever seen snow, let alone have competitors, so why would they produce Winter Olympics stamps?
Things I Learned
* Latinos are perverts (think I already knew this though)
* I`m turning into an empanada
* The steam train in Paraguay is the only one in the world (although I doubt this one - isn`t there a steam train in Red Cliffs?)
