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25 July 2019
With all sightseeing in Blumenau done, we had nothing to do but relax between breakfast and our midday checkout. The bus to the airport was scheduled at 1330 so we decided that it would be safe to attempt to summon an Uber around 1230 and still have the bus as a backup. Kim went to […]
24 July 2019
After a good buffet breakfast which included some local German specialties, I went out to look for some water. Kim needed time to get ready as he didn’t feel rested from the night’s sleep. Looking for water proved unbelievably hard. Despite searching for “supermercardo” on Google Maps, some were non-existent, some were cosmetic supermarkets etc. […]
23 July 2019
Today we travel from Brazil’s most African city, Salvador (28% black, 52% mixed and 19% white) to the south where it is rather white. Our destination Blumenau is 90% white, 8% mixed and less than 2% white. It has a strong German history. We have a flight on Gol at 1400 to Rio de Janeiro’s […]
22 July 2019
I had toyed with the idea of an little adventure on the water today, possibly going to Morro de Sao Paulo by boat. With the weather still unpredictable, it didn’t seem like a wise idea. The alternative beachy trip to Itaparica and Ilha dos Frades with a more sheltered water crossing also didn’t seem wise. […]
21 July 2019
Yesterday, we probably did more than what I had planned for. The idea was that we’d have a lazy day after the longhaul flight. So, this morning, we took it easy by lazing around all morning till a light lunch of burgers from nearby. Joe, the pousada’s proprietor, had suggested that we make a trip […]
20 July 2019
Our pousada served a good buffet breakfast of cold cuts, cheese, bread, fresh juices and awesome fruit. With the time change, we were eating at 0720 and out for a walk on the waterfront around 0900. We admired the beautiful sandy beaches and water but it seemed a bit cool and windy at this time […]
18 July 2019
As if my body was adapting to Brazilian time beforehand, I woke later than normal around 0800 then just before 0900. We had a leisurely breakfast and then rushed to ready ourselves for the 1100 check-out. As part of our TAP Air Portugal ticket from Madrid (or London in Kim’s case) to Brazil, we had […]
17 July 2019
Quite unusually, I had a lazy morning. Kim and Greg went out to do their laundry at midday and it was around 1400 when they returned and we went out of lunch. We wandered across the Luis I Bridge to get better pictures of Ribeira as the light was contrary on our first afternoon. Continuing […]
16 July 2019
We had a leisurely start with breakfast of warm bread, cheese, tomatoes and fruit in the apartment. With a free walking tour booked for 1000, we didn’t have much time afterwards but had to walk uphill to the starting point near Clerigos Tower, which I learnt was the tallest building in Porto (surely not, perhaps […]
15 July 2019
Leaving Spain I walked to Atocha station a little before 0700 only to miss the bus to Madrid airport by seconds. That was the bus that I hadn’t counted on taking but it was running late. It was a short wait till the bus I had planned on taking at 0720. The good thing was […]