Paulista Ave, Ibirapuera Park and New FriendsSunday on Paulista Avenue The day is bright and sunny. Graham comes to our apartment because the internet is out at his and he has a project due. John and I head out to Paulista Avenue and leave him in peace for a few hours to study.Paulista Avenue is São Paulo’s main street. On Sundays they close the street to traffic and pedestrians, bicycles, …
A Day in Sao PauloWalking to the Museum of Art Sao Paulo Last night John spent an hour booking tickets for the two of us to go to the Museum of Art Sao Paulo, or MASP. The reason why it took so long is because they ask for a lot of information and the English translation of the website is unhelpful. Finally we got tickets for 10am.It is close to …
Colombia to BrazilEarly Morning FlightI never seem to sleep well when I have an early morning flight. I know both John’s and my phone alarms are set, but still I worry.John and I are already awake when our alarms go off at 3:15am.The cab arrives quickly for our 4am departure from the hotel. John snaps his seatbelt on but on my seat, there is no entry clip to be …
BogotaBad incident with Viva AirlinesI wake up feeling a lot better. I think I might even try some of those “Big Ass Ants” today. Big Ass Ants are very large ants with huge butts that are roasted and salted. They are considered a delicacy.At breakfast we meet a family that had stayed at the same hotel with us in Cartagena. I am horrified when they tell us about an …
