Torres, Brazil
Trip Start
Nov 29, 2007
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Trip End
Jun 24, 2008
Torres,
Brazil
Monday, January 21, 2008
We arrived and were immediately greeted by as number of people trying to sell us a room, the problem being that we didnīt understand a word they were saying! We had been told that if we understood Spanish then we would understand more or less what was being said - this is not true! The language is completely different, granted there are a few words that are the same, but most of it sounds nothing like Spanish. We also thought that most people would speak English, or at least Spanish, but in Torres this was not the case either. Epi found a room in a hotel right next to the bus station, so we didnīt have to carry our bags far. They did not speak a word of English or Spanish, but somehow we got through and managed to check in and get a wonderful breakfast the next morning. We were also surprised by the price, it was $50 Br, which is about 18 UK pounds
On the road to Torrres
. We had thought we would pay a lot more than this, it included en suite and breakfast too.We went for a walk along the beach (Praia Grande) and grabbed some lunch on the go, I had some corn on the cob and a banana pancake and Epi had the biggest hot dog I have ever seen, for a pound! Torres is a nice little seaside town, much like many of the seaside towns you would see all over the world, it was clean and safe and well worth a stopover on the way up the coast. The next day we went for a walk up Morro de Furnas, a beautiful hill in Parque Guarita that gives great views of the beaches. We saw some beautiful scenery. We climbed down the rocks to the waters edge and Epi nearly got taken out by a wave trying to get pictures, to my disappointment he ran away in time!!!!
I am really glad we stopped over here, the people were so friendly, everyone helped us as much as they could with our lack of knowledge of the language.
Comments
Turtles
Wow I loved the turtles.
Wendy
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Quick Epi
Looks lovely, the turtles look so sweet
Tina
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Quick Epi
Looks lovely, the turtles look so sweet
Tina
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