tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325828992024-03-14T12:32:06.734-05:00Barry OnderwegIn Dutch, onderweg = on the go. I keep this blog as a place for pictures and accounts of my experiences. Barry on the go.
The use of Dutch in the name was inspired by my admiration for the Netherlands and its longstanding commonsense policies on many issues.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32582899.post-20449647197324394412007-06-23T21:06:00.001-05:002007-11-08T23:00:18.713-05:00Endless Summer Travels in Four PartsAfter graduation, I embarked on a series of trips designed to compensate for the 17 vacations days a year I will have to work with now that I've started my new job. My itinerary for the summer of 2007 was as follows:<br /><br /><br /><STRONG>Western Europe</STRONG>: Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and Spain <br /><br /><STRONG>South America</STRONG>: Colombia & Ecuador including the Galapagos Islands<br /><br /><STRONG>Visiting friends and family in Southern Calfornia</STRONG>: San Diego and Los Angeles<br /><br /><STRONG>Bus tour of the Southwestern United States</STRONG>: Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado and California<br /><br /><br />Here are the pictures in that order.<br /><br />-- <br /><br /><br /><strong>I first went to Brussels and stayed with Eric & Didier. I also saw my friend Severine.</strong><br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNbmlFQblwtqmKK8zyogYIyVBMA4XjJAfs0ZAX4KDLBaNFpEmFYJyYVJMHIkjLHvGDcosX0oa1gb7pcdM4oiPCT3-wU0WBO38ZOkad5X-Jg03q7ZuQA9so_C2DbMe52KbDzsUV/s1600-h/bl1.JPG"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112100568938707634 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNbmlFQblwtqmKK8zyogYIyVBMA4XjJAfs0ZAX4KDLBaNFpEmFYJyYVJMHIkjLHvGDcosX0oa1gb7pcdM4oiPCT3-wU0WBO38ZOkad5X-Jg03q7ZuQA9so_C2DbMe52KbDzsUV/s400/bl1.JPG" border=0></A> <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbi6J6wQzhwtYlppBBCRN6vSIrawTd5308BJejHnopaztXJAlam9lVb0okjYZG-nULKkWvYPORNMpfRrRZg1eHehRJfAKW1T6PqXgQFaelNGkFzq1eWp4dCW2AnDgNZEM2UoJO/s1600-h/bl2.JPG"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112100513104132770 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbi6J6wQzhwtYlppBBCRN6vSIrawTd5308BJejHnopaztXJAlam9lVb0okjYZG-nULKkWvYPORNMpfRrRZg1eHehRJfAKW1T6PqXgQFaelNGkFzq1eWp4dCW2AnDgNZEM2UoJO/s400/bl2.JPG" border=0></A> <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgechuXkz-VX_w5Eyw7oe-TaaShjMOV1U36r5voHlKN3njeFFIeJba3Jci4cAiyTdumlGHdSZC_wa9Z_5kl9KbEP2EHvLqBx-gpJ9OnAGAV1KzfQpZOc288VxCKKbFa7hTsuv/s1600-h/bl3.JPG"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112108879700425922 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgechuXkz-VX_w5Eyw7oe-TaaShjMOV1U36r5voHlKN3njeFFIeJba3Jci4cAiyTdumlGHdSZC_wa9Z_5kl9KbEP2EHvLqBx-gpJ9OnAGAV1KzfQpZOc288VxCKKbFa7hTsuv/s400/bl3.JPG" border=0></A><br /><br /><strong>While I was there, I took a couple of short trips: one to Paris to meet Camelia and her friend Andrea, and the other to Cologne to see Adrian from Brazil. 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXd-NFBftVbTsI3UzgSfEhdaDmkz81RdfNFDeMSaHJo8hoQJsufyPdMcstTdUVJlQ68pFajKVRMKFbQBe9ShAveVItq6z7rlKw-aVHhI-gCd8wEeaX1bYSB-LnQLZdZV5QA4C/s400/c7.JPG" border=0></A><br /><br /><STRONG>On my last weekend, I went to the Ardennes, a forested area in SE Belgium, visiting Durbuy, La Roche & Bastogne with Eric and his dog Astrid on Saturday.</STRONG><br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggsdrMQjhyphenhyphenisE3zH4CLatBktzpacQwvn15Y7_7zlOBQx2WtOhqtioEMK4GcBLIOD0lTZMMP4eCAAGgwxaYogEcI5jSTnx0kFSuDnrA5JflY3sCO8cBl-S48y_2xNw29qJ1Pt5m/s1600-h/bl4.JPG"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112108828160818354 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggsdrMQjhyphenhyphenisE3zH4CLatBktzpacQwvn15Y7_7zlOBQx2WtOhqtioEMK4GcBLIOD0lTZMMP4eCAAGgwxaYogEcI5jSTnx0kFSuDnrA5JflY3sCO8cBl-S48y_2xNw29qJ1Pt5m/s400/bl4.JPG" border=0></A> <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhEjTHdph-PrdTtpTPIq8kGn9SYuj_3_ZDR5E_05Y73n720q0gGX4Wros45qnBWIVqvsc_E8bEuzfAD7BTD0mCUsnKp0nN1II2pMqB2F_u_QUgUzh5Yz2IhSXHBy1JzQihrRK/s1600-h/bl5.JPG"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112104855316069538 style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGD1zS8-8I0AijFVS52782BgkzN4nfbOMTxatoM973PzbM89o4D7wtp-aIzsVEf6Tx4FZStgIecjW9H_86hYhAMzijXQ9mlooe2nUOIoWGgRk6wVtzJpjBxZ-GAky0O_3xSTeW/s400/bl9.JPG" border=0></A><br /><br /><STRONG>On Sunday we went with Eric's downstairs neighbors to Luxembourg for the afternoon.</STRONG><br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwL2zOojBsP3p81g2kPdypN0Sn-qilwO46SQ0wPprjW6wzh5avFVusOtoJFEy6r4hRM3o4SXezzvD9y9N1Kol9W1J_U6fe0aKPyJOngQ1zyrz3VFW7JNRaJi5okBXBeCxDDivB/s1600-h/lx1.JPG"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112109953442250018 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwL2zOojBsP3p81g2kPdypN0Sn-qilwO46SQ0wPprjW6wzh5avFVusOtoJFEy6r4hRM3o4SXezzvD9y9N1Kol9W1J_U6fe0aKPyJOngQ1zyrz3VFW7JNRaJi5okBXBeCxDDivB/s400/lx1.JPG" border=0></A> <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVk9C7ZvFT8pbiiHqVn8k8q7zksdEFnq1epi0ckrOC59JjltkEdMbDPKF8dMsoJrpvw4QG4pQ05_3LO017YrSCzP0kblwaJJnqUwjVcv4VksMtxqByPbHobIi7a9uy6xS8m_a6/s1600-h/lx2.JPG"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112109906197609746 style="DISPLAY: block; 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All the time, I encountered lizards, iguanas, turtles of all sizes (each island has its own species, usually identifiable by the markings on its shell), some cool birds including blue foot boobies, sea lions and penguins. <br /><br />Most of the wildlife lived from the sea, as the island is volcanic. Thus the terrain is rather rugged and inhospitable apart from the many lovely beaches. The weather is overcast for the most part during the Northern Hemisphere's summer, and they say the best weather is later in the year. I met some cool Israeli and English people over the last days in Isabela. The last day in the Galapagos I snorkled with sea lions that swim with you and stare at you and they're so cute. 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Graduation from Georgetown MBAOh what a feeling to be finished with my schooling!<br /><br />My Mom, Dad and Eddie came out for the ceremony. We spent the weekend eating well and seeing sites and museums in DC, including a drag brunch at Perry's and a trip out to the National Arboretum. 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It was a beautiful day, and the last good one for viewing them. Here are some photos.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2biHBNIXOig706ZjpXA5IhIF7yc4dFMT1bI6FHE-YVS0mF1nirlBXaixp7UPxgJ-f0xv7A706AhLIaqhUMTbWxuBolLw9ulAkWwR2d1e6-9307PI7pOm3r7Z_ZiSX0Zkg-9b/s1600-h/cb1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2biHBNIXOig706ZjpXA5IhIF7yc4dFMT1bI6FHE-YVS0mF1nirlBXaixp7UPxgJ-f0xv7A706AhLIaqhUMTbWxuBolLw9ulAkWwR2d1e6-9307PI7pOm3r7Z_ZiSX0Zkg-9b/s400/cb1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070711103327743986" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlz9ryl8LE9PvRqdLPAbi23IWDVW2wa8CxDUdJSHytTeeipiicsz0kqOPeJkZDWpQ201rhg-LoaVjNg71-JiFPYYJ_jUkYKAelSYKBGwRuyvaGvfU7jXGXtzzyddRk9o0v2RvY/s1600-h/cb2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlz9ryl8LE9PvRqdLPAbi23IWDVW2wa8CxDUdJSHytTeeipiicsz0kqOPeJkZDWpQ201rhg-LoaVjNg71-JiFPYYJ_jUkYKAelSYKBGwRuyvaGvfU7jXGXtzzyddRk9o0v2RvY/s400/cb2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070711021723365346" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5fmB9Dv0VxKXwhQNXoGYYWEpyTKepaCLmilU7JrrEoX6wXVrz-WMoXEv-yMVXVP59GqmcrT20gji015ePUMGel3xeP0_J1RQNVId-JXDoUcrqX_z0aYIJsHBPDTOTnzMNVWIH/s1600-h/cb3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5fmB9Dv0VxKXwhQNXoGYYWEpyTKepaCLmilU7JrrEoX6wXVrz-WMoXEv-yMVXVP59GqmcrT20gji015ePUMGel3xeP0_J1RQNVId-JXDoUcrqX_z0aYIJsHBPDTOTnzMNVWIH/s400/cb3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070710892874346450" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8I4jJ2NYeX90stE7QBaAz9AOrMyf5k0RnbEHld4dPXgTUS-WVQKnsn13F2a8uGw4a2vhJagjvB67bzfWrOU174hYiDI533ch7NUIn6kurIdCKKeEsPnR5LG8L-fxS4o17b0It/s1600-h/cb4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8I4jJ2NYeX90stE7QBaAz9AOrMyf5k0RnbEHld4dPXgTUS-WVQKnsn13F2a8uGw4a2vhJagjvB67bzfWrOU174hYiDI533ch7NUIn6kurIdCKKeEsPnR5LG8L-fxS4o17b0It/s400/cb4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070710819859902402" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCGJG-6L182jNhery-yHR2juoHLDS4sEsxJhR9SLQKa7t-l2UzOtt0w6JmNHk5UCWABl7NIZF992_s51sTSHPPT6mV1b-bjZhORSD4HSxGAaz6CjwzI0YUAVL85NuIxFcbTlq/s1600-h/cb5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCGJG-6L182jNhery-yHR2juoHLDS4sEsxJhR9SLQKa7t-l2UzOtt0w6JmNHk5UCWABl7NIZF992_s51sTSHPPT6mV1b-bjZhORSD4HSxGAaz6CjwzI0YUAVL85NuIxFcbTlq/s400/cb5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070710712485719986" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32582899.post-88918892361119249852007-03-08T09:16:00.000-05:002007-05-31T06:52:20.793-05:0024 Days in Southeast Asia: Thailand, Cambodia and Viet NamChris, Joe & I flew out of NYC on March 1st on Thai Airways, destined for Bangkok. The most direct route took us over the North Pole, and and 17 hours later we were there, except for our ankles, which arrived a bit later.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIda_niuC340OeHtThvoULwK4DxhPcy_Nx7cvpuP-n8ikVwlfPyw1R27d1vU2yXMFfLuL63S6ic-uFdvJNB6m7FfOcoxbDXCtZR1R0MNlvxcAQaIY4EPzRUDbPKXQ9WPAIqtOI/s1600-h/IMG_1168.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIda_niuC340OeHtThvoULwK4DxhPcy_Nx7cvpuP-n8ikVwlfPyw1R27d1vU2yXMFfLuL63S6ic-uFdvJNB6m7FfOcoxbDXCtZR1R0MNlvxcAQaIY4EPzRUDbPKXQ9WPAIqtOI/s400/IMG_1168.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048066480308419554" /></a><br /><strong>March 2</strong><br /><br />Bangkok is very cool. It's hot, humid, bustling and, despite being overrun with tourists, has a lot of personality. Scyscrapers, many half-finished from the financial crisis of the late '90s, and hot pink taxi cabs abound. Because it's so warm, one of the nicest ways to get around Bangkok is a Tuk Tuk, a brightly decorated, three-person bench with wheels pulled by a two-stroke motorcycle. They're smaller than cars, so they weave through traffic more easily.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSOB-_CmnREopzSVpw_EvZmvkOxIRwqbBXryZPQ3habEbS7c-WQ2DN6qoVA9FDO9sSiDRNQQIR2lsPQPwiaBAlK8tl5leNBnorOW60f_k592qE047Btu1rzGREjM3zlXLaKZeU/s1600-h/bangkok+skyline2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSOB-_CmnREopzSVpw_EvZmvkOxIRwqbBXryZPQ3habEbS7c-WQ2DN6qoVA9FDO9sSiDRNQQIR2lsPQPwiaBAlK8tl5leNBnorOW60f_k592qE047Btu1rzGREjM3zlXLaKZeU/s400/bangkok+skyline2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048094410480745522" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPb5_I9hGVHrPTf_0Gz0IyIY8NtuT5C-pQAEZi-2X8C_e7tSOA3Pi-AFBR_fyjtnLiLBhxlictiM_kd3TTxj6DDaPqSszoeBcyfv_w9a0cJIm5UVLHYsCtpdREi7nZskED0Tg/s1600-h/pink+taxi.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPb5_I9hGVHrPTf_0Gz0IyIY8NtuT5C-pQAEZi-2X8C_e7tSOA3Pi-AFBR_fyjtnLiLBhxlictiM_kd3TTxj6DDaPqSszoeBcyfv_w9a0cJIm5UVLHYsCtpdREi7nZskED0Tg/s400/pink+taxi.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048094569394535490" /></a><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CmugG2h4BzE"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CmugG2h4BzE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><em>A Tuk Tuk ride in Bangkok</em><br /><br />Despite being somewhat tired, after checking in we immediately showered and went out for dinner and drinks. As is common in Thailand, the cab driver did not take us to the restaurant we told him but an entirely different one from whom he received some type of kickback, though we were none the wiser until we reread the review in our guide several days later. From there we went to the gay area of Bangkok, the center of which seemed to be Silom Road. The narrow streets are <em>full</em> of gay bars, many of which are full of aged, unattractive white men out for the so-called skin trade, and just as many others geared toward ordinary Thais.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj5mOWFRJ_poYkApT0RK0Sg8hLTEfW9xAYsItEZrO_UYsnGGJAjXT394_az-k031Gb8jClEL9j455-A4dMFJGadVqBXj21_V8LhU4aTCtmwTZDhXAwOvEdUQeYKuUGHFvd1LpC/s1600-h/IMG_1177compressed.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj5mOWFRJ_poYkApT0RK0Sg8hLTEfW9xAYsItEZrO_UYsnGGJAjXT394_az-k031Gb8jClEL9j455-A4dMFJGadVqBXj21_V8LhU4aTCtmwTZDhXAwOvEdUQeYKuUGHFvd1LpC/s400/IMG_1177compressed.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048071204772445170" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLLpJ8_lrV0t5EcL5moBuLGUDoLq-Ea_nX_XSaCYFwx5A9ataAgXiX03zv9_yIceGddWPX0QTqcDmJpIPCL9daBYzhhoZsEs2lOyGvyKz8yBAg7alWXgUIwphdwkt1UxtBgLU/s1600-h/IMG_1181compressed.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLLpJ8_lrV0t5EcL5moBuLGUDoLq-Ea_nX_XSaCYFwx5A9ataAgXiX03zv9_yIceGddWPX0QTqcDmJpIPCL9daBYzhhoZsEs2lOyGvyKz8yBAg7alWXgUIwphdwkt1UxtBgLU/s400/IMG_1181compressed.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048071737348389890" /></a><br /><em>At the Telephone Bar on Silom Soi 4</em><br /><br />From there we went a few streets over to one of Bangkok's notorious sex shows. Before the show was another spectacle, which was a rotating line of boys one the bar, displaying themsleves for would-be customers. The show that followed was somewhat tame, whereas other shows include live sex and more. Unfortunately, we did not get to see any of the lady shows which, according to one traveler I met, <em>do</em> include the infamous popping out of ping pong balls and even mixing of cocktails, all using tools Mother Nature provided. Breaking the rules, I snapped a few shots of a ridiculous but entertaining number we saw, which included wax-melting and leather outfits.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmicDKie_y-HP6_z0QR6NUwGUC4uLXgV0kCzVyWcoPM18zHX75BcERrCzbNuGLk-YhPFSE9PwrI3rpYawnk0oJ8oYSl2jjn23xtBDRDFU9NuN3uEU78Q0-2X6usf3dgFRD0tOp/s1600-h/IMG_1186compressed.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmicDKie_y-HP6_z0QR6NUwGUC4uLXgV0kCzVyWcoPM18zHX75BcERrCzbNuGLk-YhPFSE9PwrI3rpYawnk0oJ8oYSl2jjn23xtBDRDFU9NuN3uEU78Q0-2X6usf3dgFRD0tOp/s400/IMG_1186compressed.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048074322918702098" /></a><br /><strong>March 3</strong><br /><br />The next day we took it easy, got massages (excellent massages are available throughout Thailand for between six and ten USD per hour) and laid by the pool. The bars that Saturday were closed because of Makha Bucha day, one of three major holidays for Thai Buddhists, during which alcohol cannot be sold. In celebration, almost everyone in Thailand was wearing yellow most of the time we were there. For dinner, we met up with our friend Camelia at the place we intended to go the night before. Then, very tired from the sun and jetlag, we went back to the hotel and to bed.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_4utCqKn6-2ihVquuWimEcOBp6GxzXt9LEBABA7kV3uqnLkvaYvL8KoQFOwpzr-_Q5LsVpgfmpIjro5KDOsh6dNUb-4I7j4X2e2mIdrg6W1LbRduRsLiyiDEwT6vMOIIRECn/s1600-h/IMG_1218compresed.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_4utCqKn6-2ihVquuWimEcOBp6GxzXt9LEBABA7kV3uqnLkvaYvL8KoQFOwpzr-_Q5LsVpgfmpIjro5KDOsh6dNUb-4I7j4X2e2mIdrg6W1LbRduRsLiyiDEwT6vMOIIRECn/s400/IMG_1218compresed.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048079756052331554" /></a><br /><br /><strong>March 4</strong><br /><br />The next morning we headed out by Metro to the Chatuchak Weekend Market, also called the JJ Market. By itself it is a small city filled with long rows of stalls, selling everything from cabbage to vintage movie posters to silk, and much more.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFczEFRiZ8TzuMjz5CbUhsFvjGYhQahgEohlVEswBX3ck7_qkUGsJd1sbKyEPtCmKUDjAsZqAFaW8p0Xd0s86neKLfja1FOSCdQsK7ialcySXB8KtGo199x7NwLFTTLwCWwQ7/s1600-h/camelia+bangkok+metro.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFczEFRiZ8TzuMjz5CbUhsFvjGYhQahgEohlVEswBX3ck7_qkUGsJd1sbKyEPtCmKUDjAsZqAFaW8p0Xd0s86neKLfja1FOSCdQsK7ialcySXB8KtGo199x7NwLFTTLwCWwQ7/s400/camelia+bangkok+metro.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048095832114920530" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw64PSpeZOYhVwLvGEjC7XMpcc5SWBnpCJRzgqC5lZH-ZUh0JvmizloykhMnjyjRGAhMkzUe3FfOkvGj1kb4l3FET00rtTJw80ChQN8ZHjVp6FjqtihuARTXsINFy4bTdsaPdr/s1600-h/jj+market+stalls.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw64PSpeZOYhVwLvGEjC7XMpcc5SWBnpCJRzgqC5lZH-ZUh0JvmizloykhMnjyjRGAhMkzUe3FfOkvGj1kb4l3FET00rtTJw80ChQN8ZHjVp6FjqtihuARTXsINFy4bTdsaPdr/s400/jj+market+stalls.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048095982438775906" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCOWz5na1zwRQOTYyFMhggSQ1otnljFOnhBCdHJAAY9y0idEGffG217xscSqUJybWkbW_XUx49mC4cpek4Xv4IIskAugaeOJZTUV_hITbn7QwQdaCyuloVDD1CCdOKJg-lO67O/s1600-h/peanut+candies.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCOWz5na1zwRQOTYyFMhggSQ1otnljFOnhBCdHJAAY9y0idEGffG217xscSqUJybWkbW_XUx49mC4cpek4Xv4IIskAugaeOJZTUV_hITbn7QwQdaCyuloVDD1CCdOKJg-lO67O/s400/peanut+candies.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048096180007271538" /></a><br /><em>Amazingly, all of these candies are made from peanuts</em><br /><br />That afternoon we visited the <a href="http://thailandforvisitors.com/central/bangkok/goldmnt.html/">Temple Mount</a>, which is part of the Wat Saket Temple. 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You can't get in with shorts or exposed shoulders, so I donned this lovely ensemble taken on loan from the visitors office. It was hot as hell without it, so by the time we left I was drenched.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFyrr3vQ5wCDsHbTpuNrunR8EJZ3kDSFZLkw5WHukLzTzUa3ON9hFujQCu3JCZrDasArqiJ62m87mroPeltlfplpznxk7pzRTH43qjb1cx7dnP0AkODkjBMpPgUrh6a_ZfZlW/s1600-h/grand+palace+outfit.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFyrr3vQ5wCDsHbTpuNrunR8EJZ3kDSFZLkw5WHukLzTzUa3ON9hFujQCu3JCZrDasArqiJ62m87mroPeltlfplpznxk7pzRTH43qjb1cx7dnP0AkODkjBMpPgUrh6a_ZfZlW/s400/grand+palace+outfit.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048117268296695058" /></a><br />The Grand Palace is saturated with beautiful temples, statues, shrines, wall painting and literally tons of gold.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2bORz6hzvxTCsMOZ7TfgxYx0Jkd29ehycLnijwq-bJtjNHYKq8B4qUsH3MWbmjoq147I2fud-Rvq7t-uvp1-78E-_kyBY9JviWr4MFNqTuEIUfjqis_mf7Mh5K22UGyClQUEJ/s1600-h/grand+palace1.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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I swear you can find anything you want if you look long enough at the markets in Thailand. We also stopped and had some street food, reputed to be the best place to sample Thai cuisine and, from the looks of it, where most Thais take their meals.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihRrVt7U5esD4tXuefU0Qx3cRmfRSOOEQtZ2IKXl0FKSDVt0BxMD1pa9Xu-mA3rgrUp4K7SZ4S4NsGCCOCpDFyiskNUYVw_SRW85FWnXEhTCpU3STuUJ0Q_xAV0d-0g1qEmCEe/s1600-h/bangkok+market+view.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihRrVt7U5esD4tXuefU0Qx3cRmfRSOOEQtZ2IKXl0FKSDVt0BxMD1pa9Xu-mA3rgrUp4K7SZ4S4NsGCCOCpDFyiskNUYVw_SRW85FWnXEhTCpU3STuUJ0Q_xAV0d-0g1qEmCEe/s400/bangkok+market+view.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048126283433049586" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMS5QoZM_5IPx8il-ZCwOLi3fP-PD3Q-pACu0mW2SHifhhUr_WJbvaT0Tx3jViKX6nZKAnaWYwAUkIvFxzzZ6YND2_HDd7KILEIcZr4n2JwqoCMYfEM7IJT0ja1ds6dfAUJTVC/s1600-h/acrylic+nails.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMS5QoZM_5IPx8il-ZCwOLi3fP-PD3Q-pACu0mW2SHifhhUr_WJbvaT0Tx3jViKX6nZKAnaWYwAUkIvFxzzZ6YND2_HDd7KILEIcZr4n2JwqoCMYfEM7IJT0ja1ds6dfAUJTVC/s400/acrylic+nails.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048127090886901314" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1J6TvCLS4pTsGMP1OX0cfaHZpnUXolqzzYSUGZLeCY5rBttj0cdVQuHZc0R0nXhMB86LJY3vuKxhcKQjTKFVgCYc309aXv5ZkEjW58ef2ANX6YSGWTKcXp4b15-9JvT3fmhAx/s1600-h/market+nibbly+things.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1J6TvCLS4pTsGMP1OX0cfaHZpnUXolqzzYSUGZLeCY5rBttj0cdVQuHZc0R0nXhMB86LJY3vuKxhcKQjTKFVgCYc309aXv5ZkEjW58ef2ANX6YSGWTKcXp4b15-9JvT3fmhAx/s400/market+nibbly+things.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048126996397620786" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjky8z-HXMsbk87_B_eTNqQiEOBpC2uNvrYMce6w0ERM6SOkgy7FFMflrO1vlTYnh7FTkHh6SXUCwxGrc5VCEqS9OO2v-P3mAsvH7eM2AtdeBOvmF6AH2J1rW5tAFRbnJQ5y_Lk/s1600-h/bangkok+restaurant+kitchen.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjky8z-HXMsbk87_B_eTNqQiEOBpC2uNvrYMce6w0ERM6SOkgy7FFMflrO1vlTYnh7FTkHh6SXUCwxGrc5VCEqS9OO2v-P3mAsvH7eM2AtdeBOvmF6AH2J1rW5tAFRbnJQ5y_Lk/s400/bangkok+restaurant+kitchen.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048126717224746530" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQou2IW7GvHNmObx7LNK_tEE0wX1reakURm4j4jy8qcbq4SlvFHLD-BiZZvmwS6B4BX9vNy1olRgazZKZIPaxS__k76FGFwar7XKBs5vbh9_Zz_gZ4e888h_NbWQI0zDxqMtU/s1600-h/spicy+food.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQou2IW7GvHNmObx7LNK_tEE0wX1reakURm4j4jy8qcbq4SlvFHLD-BiZZvmwS6B4BX9vNy1olRgazZKZIPaxS__k76FGFwar7XKBs5vbh9_Zz_gZ4e888h_NbWQI0zDxqMtU/s400/spicy+food.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048126562605923858" /></a><br /><em>It was very spicy</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLjnpdkq8OgK5R9dDGfUQgihQyyoSP0papt7LybABvhB2WzL58YFr7KEZxdJ9w8JfjRmPasuYE8P2p6zdmis2WmZswEud4DIR3PHzatpxHkZ1C8dwsxhJmaXQNhjSJjpnGiqq/s1600-h/bangkok+river.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLjnpdkq8OgK5R9dDGfUQgihQyyoSP0papt7LybABvhB2WzL58YFr7KEZxdJ9w8JfjRmPasuYE8P2p6zdmis2WmZswEud4DIR3PHzatpxHkZ1C8dwsxhJmaXQNhjSJjpnGiqq/s400/bangkok+river.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048126459526708738" /></a><br /><br /><strong>March 5 & 6</strong><br /><br />The next morning we fly to Phuket for several days in the sun. I had a paradise-like image of Phuket before going, but the area we stayed in -- Patong Bay -- was the trashiest beach town I've ever seen. We stayed there because all of the gay life is there, but other areas of the island and, based on what I heard, other islands nearby are calmer, cleaner and more picturesque.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP1R1lQ9UL_n2S6Y8nlsFQraDOS9GJ8FAPxofSH3wlP_Yr6UtynIwUtr4OcghV2osLs8nsZBU4vHCT8aNyKR4QAAavaqJpARbK1r0xc6v5EBxtlGRV6jr_xq1p4c2apLGYxB9j/s1600-h/phuket1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP1R1lQ9UL_n2S6Y8nlsFQraDOS9GJ8FAPxofSH3wlP_Yr6UtynIwUtr4OcghV2osLs8nsZBU4vHCT8aNyKR4QAAavaqJpARbK1r0xc6v5EBxtlGRV6jr_xq1p4c2apLGYxB9j/s400/phuket1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048132167538245218" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FlUdSUvQx0ElggZcA9qDZJgzYzqH6yrflLvtlejvcFaiyMwQZp97JVGvDgEq1qtnoX4CeOKS7qCU_4Zy8KImfw9NuqV5N1Z07gKVCoMO49jVd5eZRmejXQlYnqzyR7wqQX6V/s1600-h/phuket+711.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FlUdSUvQx0ElggZcA9qDZJgzYzqH6yrflLvtlejvcFaiyMwQZp97JVGvDgEq1qtnoX4CeOKS7qCU_4Zy8KImfw9NuqV5N1Z07gKVCoMO49jVd5eZRmejXQlYnqzyR7wqQX6V/s400/phuket+711.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048133529042878178" /></a><br /><em>To my surprise, 7 Eleven has a stronghold on the Thai convenience store market. They are everywhere!</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxH2TMHHmoerFVn0WIfHL1U5EEHyBF3tiTBSlE2eRAzDt3AohtT97Q3uPtIrHLayuNYGqeN_J1fYz_VtQ4fGUucM2N4beZi1c3WCgnUBwKV8vsczlvHFdPWpONx0BAL8KBtcrG/s1600-h/phuket+beach1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxH2TMHHmoerFVn0WIfHL1U5EEHyBF3tiTBSlE2eRAzDt3AohtT97Q3uPtIrHLayuNYGqeN_J1fYz_VtQ4fGUucM2N4beZi1c3WCgnUBwKV8vsczlvHFdPWpONx0BAL8KBtcrG/s400/phuket+beach1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048133456028434130" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSjsrSEM6nSns1YaxmN17JeJSKfUZURzJAcl2DH0CLexBbjw4GXmMxNgVsjo1b37j-kDeKxon1Vt9bcZLMej2SpWNlCacKtvr9PohS8M3QmZnUW4UFAsVeKKQmaZEqchq4FD4/s1600-h/phuket+beach+ladyboy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSjsrSEM6nSns1YaxmN17JeJSKfUZURzJAcl2DH0CLexBbjw4GXmMxNgVsjo1b37j-kDeKxon1Vt9bcZLMej2SpWNlCacKtvr9PohS8M3QmZnUW4UFAsVeKKQmaZEqchq4FD4/s400/phuket+beach+ladyboy.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048133395898891970" /></a><br />Here is a funny ladyboy working the gay beach with her sarongs. Attitudes about gender identity in Thailand are incredibly laissez-faire; no one bats an eyelash, and you often cannot tell whether someone is a girl or a boy. It was very refreshing and entertaining.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjORjVgbWa2xnht7uscZLm6Peg5KJ5OLcp1unqC-jehryiTnGGgUth84uru-269c3RTABjwbOTDMq6R-7kwbYcvUY3B74w9qD6kCFyLdaJhtPwF4eaGzBXTNHfTq7rCOS7uw-Dk/s1600-h/phuket+chris+joe+%26+I.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjORjVgbWa2xnht7uscZLm6Peg5KJ5OLcp1unqC-jehryiTnGGgUth84uru-269c3RTABjwbOTDMq6R-7kwbYcvUY3B74w9qD6kCFyLdaJhtPwF4eaGzBXTNHfTq7rCOS7uw-Dk/s400/phuket+chris+joe+%26+I.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048133335769349810" /></a><br />At night, all of the gay bars are located inside a complex surrounding the Paradise Hotel. It's a fairly laid-back but enjoyable scene.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0ST1lt717rGpuW6Dnu-Jq1W-Gu_y-eWGMVK-Mgq00S_mRdAt7soUh1d8f318q2aTCeIlGp9ugVPx20PP2Nbax2Wi1smAbZalOwBSgQbaXfwg2T1flZgStK-5tBimMR0d9UuE/s1600-h/phuket+paradise.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0ST1lt717rGpuW6Dnu-Jq1W-Gu_y-eWGMVK-Mgq00S_mRdAt7soUh1d8f318q2aTCeIlGp9ugVPx20PP2Nbax2Wi1smAbZalOwBSgQbaXfwg2T1flZgStK-5tBimMR0d9UuE/s400/phuket+paradise.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048132691524255394" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2cCI6k24bXgN2EOVlxFrSNqDO54rF5TUiTw2HJiGFpWNQzZKfLoxQSwWizdpFlJ6qkjatVWEaRC9uGrdiSQYqzFt4JoxpBZbCwJhJ3T3OgVD1TNvouEoOok66s7213OYY852/s1600-h/phuket+ladyboys.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2cCI6k24bXgN2EOVlxFrSNqDO54rF5TUiTw2HJiGFpWNQzZKfLoxQSwWizdpFlJ6qkjatVWEaRC9uGrdiSQYqzFt4JoxpBZbCwJhJ3T3OgVD1TNvouEoOok66s7213OYY852/s400/phuket+ladyboys.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048132597034974866" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmkxEtFoOPFVP5LfkxXy6GfBQLMX8_Jm7dOP-O7OAMgb99CaybL09AJ7hpUBX-DvRICoeWHnY0ewW5NKw6pCUb6FCjkrSOMrQ6vTDkzuLBaGXo9Wpx_Ktucl0aINpUHirdUjQ/s1600-h/phuket+joe+kiss.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmkxEtFoOPFVP5LfkxXy6GfBQLMX8_Jm7dOP-O7OAMgb99CaybL09AJ7hpUBX-DvRICoeWHnY0ewW5NKw6pCUb6FCjkrSOMrQ6vTDkzuLBaGXo9Wpx_Ktucl0aINpUHirdUjQ/s400/phuket+joe+kiss.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048132519725563522" /></a><br /><br /><strong>March 7</strong><br /><br />The next day I flew back to Bangkok for a connection through to Siem Reap, Cambodia, to meet up with Camelia. Siem Reap is the gateway to Angkor, the site of a series of capital cities built for the Khmer empire. There are many sites to visit there, some of the most notable of which are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angkor_wat/">Angkor Wat</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayon">Bayon City</a>. The size and remoteness of the structures is deserving of the word amazing. I had heard before and during the trip that they were one of so-called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Wonders_of_the_World">Seven Wonders of the World</a>, but based on my Internet research that appears to be false. The whole area is a photgrapher's dream, both for the architectural beauty and the way the changing light makes every picture unique.<br /><br /><br /><strong>March 8</strong><br /><br />We hired a Tuk Tuk driver named Mr. Lai, and left from our hotel before dawn to see Angkor Wat, as is recommeded to enjoy the light of sunrise setting off the structure's silhouette. 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It was built much later than Angkor Wat, and is equally impressive.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqEXm_qx11f7m9LvYD0m50vegWpwTqrIbc0ZrKRnrxQKvvm1zK1Mg2UqHHng4EQWZGX_dsl8h-fKwlQ_dfhW6NdNFhyphenhyphenmjxPVZ384dN5pmYm1jz_kJLIQHGmRamxes8Dsvd2nos/s1600-h/bayon3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqEXm_qx11f7m9LvYD0m50vegWpwTqrIbc0ZrKRnrxQKvvm1zK1Mg2UqHHng4EQWZGX_dsl8h-fKwlQ_dfhW6NdNFhyphenhyphenmjxPVZ384dN5pmYm1jz_kJLIQHGmRamxes8Dsvd2nos/s400/bayon3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048170908143255714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJiDnKvCSyy5TJr4pkT59CBD-8ObgZVXjn6ZDCEeX025ihnSV90iJWMA_ZxKn5mLJYM-lMpQmh3wsR-odHKW2ARnX6IS3kzwJK5dXS6rFOE9ukpL7ucKOo_koqyCI01_6seGV/s1600-h/bayon4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJiDnKvCSyy5TJr4pkT59CBD-8ObgZVXjn6ZDCEeX025ihnSV90iJWMA_ZxKn5mLJYM-lMpQmh3wsR-odHKW2ARnX6IS3kzwJK5dXS6rFOE9ukpL7ucKOo_koqyCI01_6seGV/s400/bayon4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048170852308680850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYAtFjexoY4tJeMReb-ub3jYRLR7ZRigTeWXr1tEyMnrOFXe89TFeu-MlTMMSm-K_j19FQY3mSHz2lxRx8ttPnOwW_KkugGYNL4hLq9M99Y29iV6ju5G5Y2WvvRP9nlRUrbPs/s1600-h/bayon5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYAtFjexoY4tJeMReb-ub3jYRLR7ZRigTeWXr1tEyMnrOFXe89TFeu-MlTMMSm-K_j19FQY3mSHz2lxRx8ttPnOwW_KkugGYNL4hLq9M99Y29iV6ju5G5Y2WvvRP9nlRUrbPs/s400/bayon5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048170749229465730" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7j_d2M8ih-t6eMU43Pg9aMEK2w5xj_JokfIy-w0Odr2FyZK6R_R5-ameswsxgRDxP_IvnJ9ArmH7szDNLbCgmx6fj7BUiCU7IPn0Qg2JDYuEGZ1bA7TZLlUaJdhTXIDSoU6e/s1600-h/bayon6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7j_d2M8ih-t6eMU43Pg9aMEK2w5xj_JokfIy-w0Odr2FyZK6R_R5-ameswsxgRDxP_IvnJ9ArmH7szDNLbCgmx6fj7BUiCU7IPn0Qg2JDYuEGZ1bA7TZLlUaJdhTXIDSoU6e/s400/bayon6.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048170680509988978" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUM15F6Rbi4oI3msWnKufl9EERyuYrm_IQt2j02xy7ph1gu0_OElJDXukLO676jc7LW4XM-QBh6YvFb7FkT4PYEtNvo1QFAaCl9iOTRssa4KSk-WKPM8-s7C8drLi_izWq4N7/s1600-h/bayon7.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUM15F6Rbi4oI3msWnKufl9EERyuYrm_IQt2j02xy7ph1gu0_OElJDXukLO676jc7LW4XM-QBh6YvFb7FkT4PYEtNvo1QFAaCl9iOTRssa4KSk-WKPM8-s7C8drLi_izWq4N7/s400/bayon7.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048170620380446818" /></a><br /><br />We moved on to see several other temples, which were all beautiful. Elephants, lions and multi-headed snakes seemed to be common themes throughout. Here are some other pictures of the other sites we visited.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDlWxdXnla77W_0xknIiVgNyD6O1dhS7phfjjWodvhKDT5ZamYhvBjC8jA-t976VPrYn19auaJdGLR4x6aLwPaFNXcrxOjAdqS4DsrjsPfzrbeNrzIAjMRN2gZ80a2h6C646I/s1600-h/IMG_1596.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDlWxdXnla77W_0xknIiVgNyD6O1dhS7phfjjWodvhKDT5ZamYhvBjC8jA-t976VPrYn19auaJdGLR4x6aLwPaFNXcrxOjAdqS4DsrjsPfzrbeNrzIAjMRN2gZ80a2h6C646I/s400/IMG_1596.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048221833570484402" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPWeh2dtSYUb4Kd02YFQCKDZHeDliLOWGnED5U89s1x8K65T32jVvzfLSQ2nBvbRfASIjiVvJDkjSF-AY-gGccoq2EXrp8pjrM8p_6XE5HGhZi6U4naQflPVgvF7zVFDswj5q/s1600-h/guardian+lions.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPWeh2dtSYUb4Kd02YFQCKDZHeDliLOWGnED5U89s1x8K65T32jVvzfLSQ2nBvbRfASIjiVvJDkjSF-AY-gGccoq2EXrp8pjrM8p_6XE5HGhZi6U4naQflPVgvF7zVFDswj5q/s400/guardian+lions.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048222048318849218" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb5FsHnyDm71lW90Q85lwo8lbomylK6rHtCXe7I6sAfHeSlKCeXwAuZxT1ZbyNyqp-mWP-zjt1uLhUNVB8aWrS-G_bLr9xKufPFAlw_vA9iCuMW9kNdW9_mqezY2xLdUwswt7B/s1600-h/lions+and+snakes+afar.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb5FsHnyDm71lW90Q85lwo8lbomylK6rHtCXe7I6sAfHeSlKCeXwAuZxT1ZbyNyqp-mWP-zjt1uLhUNVB8aWrS-G_bLr9xKufPFAlw_vA9iCuMW9kNdW9_mqezY2xLdUwswt7B/s400/lions+and+snakes+afar.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048226858682220786" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5fgyfs2hw0MEGT_FhsIW3UXIw7g5C1SVXXPlMBmRHQaKoIVnx14hycxzPK-2yuTxsAbK1dw00dmYB5HTPWdOhzb1cOxaClgsPVYa8b3-VxoYPRupINeqU4z7JUJ6DBGja7U0/s1600-h/snake.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5fgyfs2hw0MEGT_FhsIW3UXIw7g5C1SVXXPlMBmRHQaKoIVnx14hycxzPK-2yuTxsAbK1dw00dmYB5HTPWdOhzb1cOxaClgsPVYa8b3-VxoYPRupINeqU4z7JUJ6DBGja7U0/s400/snake.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048222735513616594" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2lNjDPARB-Y6Q9pHg_JyNvvlHU3I3OgRDtvC8D39pui3CzTlEf72zceu4i9NNw1QJcMF32w03PknCiEcmHy_V01JKVjy4DRuNDI3KFtSGcn_P3lUcY55YVMWICdHC8lmeA31/s1600-h/modern+snake+and+lions.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2lNjDPARB-Y6Q9pHg_JyNvvlHU3I3OgRDtvC8D39pui3CzTlEf72zceu4i9NNw1QJcMF32w03PknCiEcmHy_V01JKVjy4DRuNDI3KFtSGcn_P3lUcY55YVMWICdHC8lmeA31/s400/modern+snake+and+lions.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048222890132439266" /></a><br /><em>A modern day recreation shows the multi-headed snake in better detail</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTeK_bKU3gKUI4nvl45g6sboTw2BPalvaKt3XbQ84YFs8mqZ8lQvE_VHWPM3_PNPrYKMk4T4pSL0nZK8a2gPkgC8Ee5vMw20naRndUHeiWJDloJBpj3oKl-A_iZSQZ58mrOWp/s1600-h/wat1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTeK_bKU3gKUI4nvl45g6sboTw2BPalvaKt3XbQ84YFs8mqZ8lQvE_VHWPM3_PNPrYKMk4T4pSL0nZK8a2gPkgC8Ee5vMw20naRndUHeiWJDloJBpj3oKl-A_iZSQZ58mrOWp/s400/wat1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048168528731373650" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwCeUiEmBzv47KTZuLEYQHZqh3b1XEmeYDCGZJpQG18zi1-fmrp4d1i0gONLuDQy1XcMlYnwZvwzQmbYfUFsX8t8VRw3Fr0OanCEZOJDIE2yL0GXAwZKla1RrgeZ0cAuY2ukdS/s1600-h/wat2.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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The baskets shown below were used a coquettish back-and-forth between the boy and the girl.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2M7hLSUVkRtPhduQo8tu3noqK-VR0ecIIKZFAf3_KqLbfu-ohJy4Y087x0deOwUhJaBOtP3UnxfVmbCmxWPgPEhCoKb22nCAZqHFIlNx467EqeKRRaX9ohKRj-7ktSxZ90-H/s1600-h/dead+fish.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2M7hLSUVkRtPhduQo8tu3noqK-VR0ecIIKZFAf3_KqLbfu-ohJy4Y087x0deOwUhJaBOtP3UnxfVmbCmxWPgPEhCoKb22nCAZqHFIlNx467EqeKRRaX9ohKRj-7ktSxZ90-H/s400/dead+fish.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048242900385071362" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4rfxOL7yu9zpB5vFlKtgj2biwESlzZs4QEYIdwtDM29WY8CFqOuJdD6IPQ8_0VRe67FrwmfgnGUujZDNkw8fP9PNdD9xLL8UlZsNF9wGEYCvOXv9ACL-izfjrcW-0ogPNVYV/s1600-h/apsara2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4rfxOL7yu9zpB5vFlKtgj2biwESlzZs4QEYIdwtDM29WY8CFqOuJdD6IPQ8_0VRe67FrwmfgnGUujZDNkw8fP9PNdD9xLL8UlZsNF9wGEYCvOXv9ACL-izfjrcW-0ogPNVYV/s400/apsara2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048243024939122978" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkUscFu778iPbSKoMNs-RcuuQICN6Up30SepqXsdkOzdFQJVPEgcYBHrHl2oLhabs5bRVGgZ5p8UBD1chCGdGJbwN95HULIawYSljPraecp7RFNsC1swEel1J0G8fBS1AFl8f/s1600-h/apsara.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkUscFu778iPbSKoMNs-RcuuQICN6Up30SepqXsdkOzdFQJVPEgcYBHrHl2oLhabs5bRVGgZ5p8UBD1chCGdGJbwN95HULIawYSljPraecp7RFNsC1swEel1J0G8fBS1AFl8f/s400/apsara.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048242973399515410" /></a><br /><br /><strong>March 9</strong><br /><br />The next morning, we hired Mr. Lai again to take us for an elephant ride. They're such intelligent and adorable animals. We got to feed them little bananas afterwards.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaPrQtsFTFG5l2NS0VKeeOZL2SY4Btahf2jrFADSXhfxPbXdVMDi5Pl3-AlYyPWH_Pural_sQMt9x_vLPoCKCadW2Lt6jnJdXf0njyccm79sn-nXDWlKK7s4lqangJ-vK8hMd/s1600-h/elephant+crossing.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaPrQtsFTFG5l2NS0VKeeOZL2SY4Btahf2jrFADSXhfxPbXdVMDi5Pl3-AlYyPWH_Pural_sQMt9x_vLPoCKCadW2Lt6jnJdXf0njyccm79sn-nXDWlKK7s4lqangJ-vK8hMd/s400/elephant+crossing.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048243888227549554" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAb9MC6A4r75txT_HG_lL03wlxheIqs-ERUqTWU_p3P6-PD_oyRDYtfGzA9HRzQ4_Jb0n0NI_Y_oLD4Tx2GyV8Q_k1xF8lztjVkBveEsp9Mrf9OW_dqCHtztoAkKT-QAJPecMa/s1600-h/camela+and+I+on+an+elephant.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAb9MC6A4r75txT_HG_lL03wlxheIqs-ERUqTWU_p3P6-PD_oyRDYtfGzA9HRzQ4_Jb0n0NI_Y_oLD4Tx2GyV8Q_k1xF8lztjVkBveEsp9Mrf9OW_dqCHtztoAkKT-QAJPecMa/s400/camela+and+I+on+an+elephant.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048243832392974690" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiacq3n57SSvoLisHF6zLTbyJ7IxiVoqBV-DfoSkKpkydxJhV6H6AxC4fABoxx_MG_FaW2rQvFSmxaWh_Z5H555jiudlRNM_jhTgnp44wqqiHWSICmvZbTEy2oMjdGDZ0TBBmi5/s1600-h/elephant1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiacq3n57SSvoLisHF6zLTbyJ7IxiVoqBV-DfoSkKpkydxJhV6H6AxC4fABoxx_MG_FaW2rQvFSmxaWh_Z5H555jiudlRNM_jhTgnp44wqqiHWSICmvZbTEy2oMjdGDZ0TBBmi5/s400/elephant1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048243759378530642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9qTdhpQ-Onfqzx0D8WEpnRhxHi8vAzPh3ftLCFUQQMRTZkMMsf9X9W3PjnFGKFbPusI80QBCkOH4QsMoUP9BzgvYX1gNVUGix61OQMv2613Wvts7hniMAhL2MxjLbnItxTQo/s1600-h/elephant2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9qTdhpQ-Onfqzx0D8WEpnRhxHi8vAzPh3ftLCFUQQMRTZkMMsf9X9W3PjnFGKFbPusI80QBCkOH4QsMoUP9BzgvYX1gNVUGix61OQMv2613Wvts7hniMAhL2MxjLbnItxTQo/s400/elephant2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048243703543955778" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwtTIRqfnRPiQ6IjdEy1i49daCgd7HUZZETNifxMxDgaBQ7zQhUyYZxBkYAIgG48D6ufCqXtuikqT57YcJqNDPF0MfjtZUbcIAx_Qy-Ioyv1vKSy9DAD-XAH55Ek9trpch_xa/s1600-h/elephant3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwtTIRqfnRPiQ6IjdEy1i49daCgd7HUZZETNifxMxDgaBQ7zQhUyYZxBkYAIgG48D6ufCqXtuikqT57YcJqNDPF0MfjtZUbcIAx_Qy-Ioyv1vKSy9DAD-XAH55Ek9trpch_xa/s400/elephant3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048243566105002290" /></a><br /><br />After saying good-bye to the elephants, we stopped at a site containing a memorial to the many Cambodians killed by the Khmer Rouge under the leadership of Pol Pot. It is estimated that he killed 25% of the population, included most of the educated people. The bigger and better known Tuol Sleng interrogation and torture center in the capital, Phnom Penh, recently opened as a museum.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetsVKQCXa6vbXewQv61UuB05rGTFv_oMttIk1X27vmpS8CCYzBsuTa38HZeu1_-SmrBp6g_gnj-XavzwFgSe-2LqKltIreR1tT6p-1ZjXAXYg_1V3_9SE7Cf9Gpk0VDM7XBDl/s1600-h/khmer+rouge+bones1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetsVKQCXa6vbXewQv61UuB05rGTFv_oMttIk1X27vmpS8CCYzBsuTa38HZeu1_-SmrBp6g_gnj-XavzwFgSe-2LqKltIreR1tT6p-1ZjXAXYg_1V3_9SE7Cf9Gpk0VDM7XBDl/s400/khmer+rouge+bones1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048245859617538466" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hNqn5-EktGEpFPiT7Uc7-nrIN9ELHpTcap3fS1X_P7Qwqayp88hmXjTD-pxcWX2g4xeZjIVT2QuNQma-AZ6ZCuQf8jFHP1N_3YvS6GSWIwJTM66fIvgda3hcfEnjISGudIdV/s1600-h/khmer+rouge+bones2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hNqn5-EktGEpFPiT7Uc7-nrIN9ELHpTcap3fS1X_P7Qwqayp88hmXjTD-pxcWX2g4xeZjIVT2QuNQma-AZ6ZCuQf8jFHP1N_3YvS6GSWIwJTM66fIvgda3hcfEnjISGudIdV/s400/khmer+rouge+bones2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048245756538323346" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfpE7PFfqvzNgMl3hWRXD1XByX2xWFuraBoPXiEEvc7L-YeNTQtuBrPPpoXEKTCSRmlSFUnv48yJDb33Dy92KnuekYthgHtmllpGVt8UZ54Iv32C4OpbK7SThKhRtEvIifAtu/s1600-h/khmer+rouge+bones3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfpE7PFfqvzNgMl3hWRXD1XByX2xWFuraBoPXiEEvc7L-YeNTQtuBrPPpoXEKTCSRmlSFUnv48yJDb33Dy92KnuekYthgHtmllpGVt8UZ54Iv32C4OpbK7SThKhRtEvIifAtu/s400/khmer+rouge+bones3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048245704998715778" /></a><br /><br />From there we headed to a floating village near Siem Reap. The "village" consists of a bunch of floting structures, which include many homes, a police station, amusement park and a restaurant, which has a crocodile farm attached to attract tourists. The local residents use boats to travel from structure to structure. Living in this way seems rather clever when you see that the homes on land are all built on tall stilts to stay above water during th rainy season. Our boat driver told us that that area was split into Vietnamese and Cambodian communities, but we couldn't tell the difference.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8eKs0CaHfIP_D-pYXe5iT3O4HJE7bDMvypW_JTJdT5PZ3uv0v2wZqFc9hyCgPx7R5wV8c5eKeXPS_59LoprPXESCtKwJ088TfbfLfL7OJIH8F_MTOVDVvoIpe2UFCDuWBsz-a/s1600-h/IMG_1619.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8eKs0CaHfIP_D-pYXe5iT3O4HJE7bDMvypW_JTJdT5PZ3uv0v2wZqFc9hyCgPx7R5wV8c5eKeXPS_59LoprPXESCtKwJ088TfbfLfL7OJIH8F_MTOVDVvoIpe2UFCDuWBsz-a/s400/IMG_1619.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048449303628415554" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf74ZqgPRdsr1U_udpYatfJCyblSF_UEDJPyRpQ5cha0d4Ee58w1uFoxgV1O6zEAWbkE9EfciPPVlL1Xmf5JPyLc3ZmpVkpGioTGCBoMKe0tZ1oHh0EUPEkJbyrkIBduMSYPQE/s1600-h/IMG_1623.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGieBShh-Pn8-1ZpzDTpEKQ5OdHzAB8JzzKr4KeRpjcTZp7oBQ_4N7if0_q1t_UZbs8UsbchIEXIDxws2_NZUhFP_i9xfg-oZGO7XzcEo1eQKeKSeBQBwuGGq0dLLf8KXBbQf/s400/IMG_1678.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048448616433648050" /></a><br /><br />After having lunch and relaxing we were picked up again in the afternoon to visit a tethered helium baloon from which you can get an aerial view of Angkor Wat and areas nearby.<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbr-4kM9DViU_YpU1N1IMGLxSWj3W0p4UY2LNU8TTWArb9ZOkvnvfNerqXa7AuqbI3HFShlFN8KcweCWqWM15ZQBHMI_kyJ34Y1X6wPLgbQ__TJyKJGq7aSN9opNC2kzCvG0yU/s1600-h/IMG_1661.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbr-4kM9DViU_YpU1N1IMGLxSWj3W0p4UY2LNU8TTWArb9ZOkvnvfNerqXa7AuqbI3HFShlFN8KcweCWqWM15ZQBHMI_kyJ34Y1X6wPLgbQ__TJyKJGq7aSN9opNC2kzCvG0yU/s400/IMG_1661.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048448779642405330" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9kW_oJ8RLvFd3B4dIBY16hEgwhtc7tiGSOnv8fldzKeXJQMMYUFL9daz8R3pThxk25CDa_Lcmfj0Jcc_68yc6veD9Wl6VjlbOGA9IRAf52UbHGJM1KZtZiwis2P4P__AEaSP/s1600-h/IMG_1669.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9kW_oJ8RLvFd3B4dIBY16hEgwhtc7tiGSOnv8fldzKeXJQMMYUFL9daz8R3pThxk25CDa_Lcmfj0Jcc_68yc6veD9Wl6VjlbOGA9IRAf52UbHGJM1KZtZiwis2P4P__AEaSP/s400/IMG_1669.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048448728102797762" /></a><br /><em>The Tethered Baloon ride and view of Angkor Wat from above</em><br /><br /><strong>March 10</strong><br /><br />The next day, Camelia and I took it easy and laid by the pool during the day. In the evening, we caught a flight to Saigon, aka Ho Chi Minh City, to rendez-vous with our classmates for what Georgetown MBA calls the Global Integrative Experience. It is a mini-consulting project that students perform for companies, located this year in South Africa, Czech Republic, Brazil, Dubai or Viet Nam. This was the reason we came to Asia in the first place. Our client was state-owned Vietcom Bank, the country's largest financial institution.<br /><br />After having dinner, Chris, Joe and I went for a cocktail at the Park Hyatt, whose bar is reputed to be gay-friendly. From there we checked out a bar we had read about called Sam (Samsara). Most of what I can remember is that it was hot as hell inside, but it was interesting to get a glimpse of how the Vietnamese socialize. We moved quickly to another bar, Apocalypse Now (can't make sense of that name choice), before retiring for the night. This was the first and last attempt to experience gay Vietnam. Despite the raving reviews we had read, Vietnam's gay scene is still in its infancy.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-r5DNGRQBAbzkSbtWJwG3pcfm7vzFpneCZxX3oHzC5mia74VPK98Fu5Vtvv4OTJHyPJP9G7d2FKZAaRUN4Fe4Og-zlGdK8EctU2dfDrYXmC0_l-C5zWcQYUBWWzz_Vj_lJu6/s1600-h/IMG_1690.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-r5DNGRQBAbzkSbtWJwG3pcfm7vzFpneCZxX3oHzC5mia74VPK98Fu5Vtvv4OTJHyPJP9G7d2FKZAaRUN4Fe4Og-zlGdK8EctU2dfDrYXmC0_l-C5zWcQYUBWWzz_Vj_lJu6/s400/IMG_1690.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048473162171744898" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2VE3C1sd2_PNOD7QXsugwXjdWl8sJlDyuXSMMZv1n9gQTKDlndb8NcYceKROLqQYDaR4EX2t-OHUDpr1NDSBlZJerSGdeCR67pSFx3HxyVp9-igJfwun6wgqIfmi1Ao-JMSR/s1600-h/IMG_1693.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2VE3C1sd2_PNOD7QXsugwXjdWl8sJlDyuXSMMZv1n9gQTKDlndb8NcYceKROLqQYDaR4EX2t-OHUDpr1NDSBlZJerSGdeCR67pSFx3HxyVp9-igJfwun6wgqIfmi1Ao-JMSR/s400/IMG_1693.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048473029027758706" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4NTL-XABy9sNmQloSIajTO9WRNM3YsEPZJiGx2yF5ljnIuZBez6t-pbKry0W8pZnrPX7BYr99-r-DcFWbMs7lpj4XYa7lU6u-x-e7k2FWSNj9fK9pRt6ofyihyphenhyphenQyAqGNihHW/s1600-h/IMG_1694.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4NTL-XABy9sNmQloSIajTO9WRNM3YsEPZJiGx2yF5ljnIuZBez6t-pbKry0W8pZnrPX7BYr99-r-DcFWbMs7lpj4XYa7lU6u-x-e7k2FWSNj9fK9pRt6ofyihyphenhyphenQyAqGNihHW/s400/IMG_1694.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048472822869328482" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWoeaDudUFD_aQBvrwFLlI0K49Goa7h3j8MF3OWdm1Rbh7WF_iJHp2tcjg1W5NiJ2FytL6AyU3_7R25bTs6Lt1i9BDKWOiK65aFRQ8GwYPDVZgfKhR6UjR6-FW9eq9fTkG_uIo/s1600-h/IMG_1696.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWoeaDudUFD_aQBvrwFLlI0K49Goa7h3j8MF3OWdm1Rbh7WF_iJHp2tcjg1W5NiJ2FytL6AyU3_7R25bTs6Lt1i9BDKWOiK65aFRQ8GwYPDVZgfKhR6UjR6-FW9eq9fTkG_uIo/s400/IMG_1696.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048472758444819026" /></a><br /><br /><strong>March 11</strong><br /><br />The first thing you notice about Viet Nam when you get there is how atrocious the traffic is. Vietnamese roads are the most chaotic I've ever seen. Scooters cover the pavement, and they along along with the cars engage in a unqiue brand of merging and improvised yielding. Almost no one stops at traffic lights, and quite a few even drive against traffic. The most troubling part about it is that no one wears helmets; I saw two collisions while I was there, though luckily no one was seriously injured.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VWnzUOmKKkI"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VWnzUOmKKkI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><em>A tame example of Saigonese roadways in action</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjG5R1KEaSyciAIrC3ikwJypWN_DDsUdA6GqHtm4wuXmKyZmj7csv8CndmBUqN8DafISn4L5t9Xpo8aWOqXVoeKZH8CQkJd2e4g97pTevTUWMHkMvZGxfWYuMeP3xg8IfuXHn/s1600-h/IMG_1801.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjG5R1KEaSyciAIrC3ikwJypWN_DDsUdA6GqHtm4wuXmKyZmj7csv8CndmBUqN8DafISn4L5t9Xpo8aWOqXVoeKZH8CQkJd2e4g97pTevTUWMHkMvZGxfWYuMeP3xg8IfuXHn/s400/IMG_1801.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048495835304100962" /></a><br /><em>A view of the river and some of the city from our hotel</em><br /><br />The next thing you notice about Viet Nam is how quickly things move. The country has been experiencing rapid growth of the past several years. there were even Gucci and Roberto Cavalli shops opening up near our hotel.<br /><br />Our first day was spent touring the Mekong Delta, care of Georgetown. We drove for about two hours by bus to a boat, which took us to several islands. First, we had some local fruit and enjoyed a short concert of traditional music.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIPp2gOEplX7AbNTPFDH5ytJMC9eVk19xyckTYPVOdMy4qmBGVLVzx55kPGpsLsT59TPwV5QvyGoAEIvUIY3gbezKk1joIO8PbokbavO6l1d5-gu76S3K582zZj_7GXa-uD3l/s1600-h/IMG_1704.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIPp2gOEplX7AbNTPFDH5ytJMC9eVk19xyckTYPVOdMy4qmBGVLVzx55kPGpsLsT59TPwV5QvyGoAEIvUIY3gbezKk1joIO8PbokbavO6l1d5-gu76S3K582zZj_7GXa-uD3l/s400/IMG_1704.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048475326835262130" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzc1jrAf1T6PyNV4UHRHr7WTqqQKpkDk3qQTVafAWbjbnIBzYyfm9lu75Ku4Q53EkPhSu-WlcZKkvZ9Lv9w8Oeo7L9feFuPuBXnqRTGQ_79Bs_Fw8HGUybCbuEXWSziDWe6Ms/s1600-h/IMG_1710.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzc1jrAf1T6PyNV4UHRHr7WTqqQKpkDk3qQTVafAWbjbnIBzYyfm9lu75Ku4Q53EkPhSu-WlcZKkvZ9Lv9w8Oeo7L9feFuPuBXnqRTGQ_79Bs_Fw8HGUybCbuEXWSziDWe6Ms/s400/IMG_1710.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048475258115785378" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZizP0coGM2MAJRwqNWbj9SO3Wg1Do3-Z1yH4rca-1Kp2Fb7meiIJDlcnA1e8M13cGnvhv99VwGrFfQOkKIJLcIPkczPkd1o5aYBvzeZsDs8s1LqvpHDh6JsZq-C4tf2DPyEwK/s1600-h/IMG_1712.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZizP0coGM2MAJRwqNWbj9SO3Wg1Do3-Z1yH4rca-1Kp2Fb7meiIJDlcnA1e8M13cGnvhv99VwGrFfQOkKIJLcIPkczPkd1o5aYBvzeZsDs8s1LqvpHDh6JsZq-C4tf2DPyEwK/s400/IMG_1712.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048475197986243218" /></a><br /><br />Then, we visited a coconut candy operation, and bought some of the warm, chewy candies at the end of assembly line. They also sold another Vietnamese specialty, snake wine!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3lSVIOtQhMX8oy5s7ijD-PSnzLIOILnfLIU9Xklq0JNHKtKCqPvIJJb2FCf02snSqKPRtWMf0Imp2srTlGCi5A17FmIH1I9xU-Vf0bDUnhOX2e-bTgQRuhtjde7G1UMvEnZE/s1600-h/IMG_1718.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3lSVIOtQhMX8oy5s7ijD-PSnzLIOILnfLIU9Xklq0JNHKtKCqPvIJJb2FCf02snSqKPRtWMf0Imp2srTlGCi5A17FmIH1I9xU-Vf0bDUnhOX2e-bTgQRuhtjde7G1UMvEnZE/s400/IMG_1718.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048476065569637122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOl7OvMDYPXbjW9u8NiWaUstiwByzaL2ibCcziA0dQ8dk05PQWidcm1sI9xnN4PdBMplRI09Jc2vbquPNIVikH6T6FJp8Ml0Q-jESDZksxy1h6KUviU1-3Lpv82bXQ14RW9D3/s1600-h/IMG_1719.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOl7OvMDYPXbjW9u8NiWaUstiwByzaL2ibCcziA0dQ8dk05PQWidcm1sI9xnN4PdBMplRI09Jc2vbquPNIVikH6T6FJp8Ml0Q-jESDZksxy1h6KUviU1-3Lpv82bXQ14RW9D3/s400/IMG_1719.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048476172943819538" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7kdRBCp2LkHnbEXF_LHxZVSC7GHgEO_Wr57XX-0yWGsOCkZrATJtMGkHxwONpNQqEIZFEsuj7uNMB-FaGohdccRxDq8-PkbeBVrM2F8ejGgV7mO_pxSnGXXxprWJgBIbGass/s1600-h/IMG_1720.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7kdRBCp2LkHnbEXF_LHxZVSC7GHgEO_Wr57XX-0yWGsOCkZrATJtMGkHxwONpNQqEIZFEsuj7uNMB-FaGohdccRxDq8-PkbeBVrM2F8ejGgV7mO_pxSnGXXxprWJgBIbGass/s400/IMG_1720.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048475790691730146" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXQ_RIQsvbDmCNUGKyuQQlygT4QAWEupRUObAEZc-6-b6Md3YAdTBK1xnyQ1iL8V8L4bQQULvGSP1dJA0UUjQrKn8l5UCKC8lH2Vdu6VKPX7Y3AXs_fZ5qX0YDoWeQFLgVtM_/s1600-h/IMG_1722.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXQ_RIQsvbDmCNUGKyuQQlygT4QAWEupRUObAEZc-6-b6Md3YAdTBK1xnyQ1iL8V8L4bQQULvGSP1dJA0UUjQrKn8l5UCKC8lH2Vdu6VKPX7Y3AXs_fZ5qX0YDoWeQFLgVtM_/s400/IMG_1722.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048475721972253394" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGMVxDwBnBHcB9ATGZqjUZhC5CVHCUKZC5cnDJpz3EKksFNxx0hqOtPhxrIdxp2Byq3fd2dWljzyiFm5AlEb49n1J-L_FF9z2J_I05y4CXpIUJe24a7ZHWM3pPmDznR1i-icd8/s1600-h/IMG_1723.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGMVxDwBnBHcB9ATGZqjUZhC5CVHCUKZC5cnDJpz3EKksFNxx0hqOtPhxrIdxp2Byq3fd2dWljzyiFm5AlEb49n1J-L_FF9z2J_I05y4CXpIUJe24a7ZHWM3pPmDznR1i-icd8/s400/IMG_1723.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048475661842711234" /></a><br /><br />Then, we took a short trail to see some of the island's flora, before arriving at a canal that took us back to the main waterway by rowboat. The leaf shown below is the one used to make the typical Vietnamese hat, also pictured.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VGKFBOdFXj1_xNW2yWXNMuFXgcDMJE5C3Ixg-xB2UAz2_K4HeBpQVZimr41k54WWtwBrv0-zcz7HmumJVn7rG1pbAPuYOoTxgzVOeB7fPj7Q5ss7QbXpRxVVxcupK502e8bf/s1600-h/IMG_1729.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VGKFBOdFXj1_xNW2yWXNMuFXgcDMJE5C3Ixg-xB2UAz2_K4HeBpQVZimr41k54WWtwBrv0-zcz7HmumJVn7rG1pbAPuYOoTxgzVOeB7fPj7Q5ss7QbXpRxVVxcupK502e8bf/s400/IMG_1729.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048477281045381986" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFFWCB8AxUFMOvTo1Lj11mGbS3zqUHKSyysO9yRzdGDFPYbWYtjh2XvnH3r4-eHCLBXWGpqP-3OnJ2Exnu_LUsQD1QwGFtMlmvUqJIan_I9rna70U9qjSYQbDducUTmcMkEJv/s1600-h/IMG_1850.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFFWCB8AxUFMOvTo1Lj11mGbS3zqUHKSyysO9yRzdGDFPYbWYtjh2XvnH3r4-eHCLBXWGpqP-3OnJ2Exnu_LUsQD1QwGFtMlmvUqJIan_I9rna70U9qjSYQbDducUTmcMkEJv/s400/IMG_1850.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048477220915839826" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRdIqpooXycv6P8tSYGEQDTfNz31Yg2jpzDfVGjqP3Li2a_HR9twA-hvMsANR8QzX-Dq02oWut-6b7jjHwMJhvGwokcwO2Lnh-mrLA6-PcP8lO0PECG1G-qhY-D-whPdJ2K0w3/s1600-h/IMG_1730.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRdIqpooXycv6P8tSYGEQDTfNz31Yg2jpzDfVGjqP3Li2a_HR9twA-hvMsANR8QzX-Dq02oWut-6b7jjHwMJhvGwokcwO2Lnh-mrLA6-PcP8lO0PECG1G-qhY-D-whPdJ2K0w3/s400/IMG_1730.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048477135016493890" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-4e0khcGd2KK0qv1-DNfg1UIeEcunUnH1aGSYJ8sMth1U1TSCKJxK06fL2QR9Ce1fqzkaSd_m9_9m8uGLbxFrmimSXeHDgEZqP-hHKTUXYQaSuv73wwtpHeJMFeHKQF0Yc27/s1600-h/IMG_1731.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-4e0khcGd2KK0qv1-DNfg1UIeEcunUnH1aGSYJ8sMth1U1TSCKJxK06fL2QR9Ce1fqzkaSd_m9_9m8uGLbxFrmimSXeHDgEZqP-hHKTUXYQaSuv73wwtpHeJMFeHKQF0Yc27/s400/IMG_1731.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048476868728521522" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMphqfdUVgEdbB3sihoDSd7vGCo406Nuia7iYAnAvuVralaQSd3_TrLH2toSZSTkFqw1v53QZB4pt7r3diunwCceKjj1573hofKYR8NK8-6ZSkJyYMK366NwkPCTzZwjfNcRI4/s1600-h/IMG_1736.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMphqfdUVgEdbB3sihoDSd7vGCo406Nuia7iYAnAvuVralaQSd3_TrLH2toSZSTkFqw1v53QZB4pt7r3diunwCceKjj1573hofKYR8NK8-6ZSkJyYMK366NwkPCTzZwjfNcRI4/s400/IMG_1736.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048476636800287522" /></a><br /><br />One the way back to the bus, our tour guide expressed an uncomfortable liking for me, and egged my class on into chanting my name so that I would sing a song on the boat's microphone. It was mortifying. We then had a mediocre lunch of catfish before returning to the hotel.<br /><br /><strong>March 12</strong><br /><br />The next day we had a tour of a local plant. We got the short end of the stick and were sent to Cargill's animal feed manufacturing facility over the local Nike factory.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFbTfrv-FAIVjAYXCrX4eG97pfIRgO3dpJysktYx4Tj0QonAyfjemfk7opORpBiBU1vI32E6mrJyDd5LTlpJMUnBdLFcMdSAn6vRHBL7Nww3Ew214V71uTvqGMC1SdYevC-W2/s1600-h/IMG_1737.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFbTfrv-FAIVjAYXCrX4eG97pfIRgO3dpJysktYx4Tj0QonAyfjemfk7opORpBiBU1vI32E6mrJyDd5LTlpJMUnBdLFcMdSAn6vRHBL7Nww3Ew214V71uTvqGMC1SdYevC-W2/s400/IMG_1737.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048485209555010434" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtuU_kcmRsjKt2-C2JhTMaS1ynLyyPhj374BNlq5h6VNAEHy8e3A_LZcwp06pQkqyvOzCdwLv_02KEdn_z-2Yyd5r77fDgbbajKP-iVuhchF8IHwJ73-2YRMiCC4N0Nby3-Pk/s1600-h/IMG_1740.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtuU_kcmRsjKt2-C2JhTMaS1ynLyyPhj374BNlq5h6VNAEHy8e3A_LZcwp06pQkqyvOzCdwLv_02KEdn_z-2Yyd5r77fDgbbajKP-iVuhchF8IHwJ73-2YRMiCC4N0Nby3-Pk/s400/IMG_1740.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048485145130500978" /></a><br /><br /><br />In the afternoon I went with my classmate and friend Rob to Vinh's Tailoring to be fitted for customer-made suits. To get there from the hotel we took a cyclo, a Vietnames version of the Tuk Tuk which is powered by a bicycle. The suits cost about USD200 each, so I bought some work clothes while the getting was good.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjORJGlxIrfI6Q4tJgQ8TayqhjHTbfSdVzVfLXyDK31H7rxYBhU_zg8mh4cI7-knllZLFT99EeoNizZ9PrrTFlJfLetPZog1VXgQfKl1WhSw5TSPDABmRfMtpzKOBijUPZxBAyS/s1600-h/IMG_1745.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjORJGlxIrfI6Q4tJgQ8TayqhjHTbfSdVzVfLXyDK31H7rxYBhU_zg8mh4cI7-knllZLFT99EeoNizZ9PrrTFlJfLetPZog1VXgQfKl1WhSw5TSPDABmRfMtpzKOBijUPZxBAyS/s400/IMG_1745.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048487378513494962" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUg37jLlbpwbJcfeaTxSCMLIEWMFBzp8IgbY8-hbtaD-9CqcQjXSqsk6D144xths3oQulDXdmo0BvulYFTxzzB9bOppQmJkXdZo88ngiQp35xPfYxyWGj6z3LaaU-oieKcFRD/s1600-h/IMG_1746.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUg37jLlbpwbJcfeaTxSCMLIEWMFBzp8IgbY8-hbtaD-9CqcQjXSqsk6D144xths3oQulDXdmo0BvulYFTxzzB9bOppQmJkXdZo88ngiQp35xPfYxyWGj6z3LaaU-oieKcFRD/s400/IMG_1746.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048487305499050914" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifUPDBwPEqibpXPDh6wKJrZeDjoHvyxVS41qExn05GYVvBDJ8lF8aAmSHyJ-GwevD_iw_1azbf1e4xaeqUrAspykkpFkdvftmszdXeUXwZwMk30uhN1XmjkGnZmiwqvV2got5/s1600-h/IMG_1752.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifUPDBwPEqibpXPDh6wKJrZeDjoHvyxVS41qExn05GYVvBDJ8lF8aAmSHyJ-GwevD_iw_1azbf1e4xaeqUrAspykkpFkdvftmszdXeUXwZwMk30uhN1XmjkGnZmiwqvV2got5/s400/IMG_1752.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048487232484606866" /></a><br /><br /><strong>March 13</strong><br /><br />The next morning we had a presentation from Intel, which is building factory in Vietnam. The American Consulate in Saigon also spoke about Viet Nam's political and economic position today, which was very interesting.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUXt50yGxhOW-287m8L0gKffAqSoHnW2_rQwn74Get_9mG7hxbNQaIb1_P8Ee3dCePoXWKt3epYuOf_nFnEiBANDriXYbMZVgkbi-qLVUTgBpfXpv0tJ6pNW3xLu3XSNkqJ9F/s1600-h/IMG_1757.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUXt50yGxhOW-287m8L0gKffAqSoHnW2_rQwn74Get_9mG7hxbNQaIb1_P8Ee3dCePoXWKt3epYuOf_nFnEiBANDriXYbMZVgkbi-qLVUTgBpfXpv0tJ6pNW3xLu3XSNkqJ9F/s400/IMG_1757.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048487803715257282" /></a><br /><br />In the afternoon, I went to the War Remnants Museum, which treats Chinese and American conflicts in Viet Nam. It honors journalists' role, but aims more as bringing attention to the atrocities of war in Vietnam, mostly through pictures. A considerable section was devoted to the victims of dioxin, the agent in napalm. They also have a bunch of American war equipment, aircraft, etc. captured during the Viet Nam War. Many people I know criticized it as weak, propagandistic and overly one-sided, though I didn't share that opinion entirely. It was moving at times, and served as a gentle reminder of the intransigence of factions involved in idealistic wars and of the unintended consequences of those wars, the innocent bystanders.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_-X_3oTvemyM-9d2yvvpFxca1MHzTYdWd0BvCCefavlujMDrHZTg6Uk4Phnvmnq50-t-pnP8z4D5UNbd1JaN7QzE7MAlhr9CxVeFjCY-5Afb97Ds30CtLizECzDdbzOI9NlZ/s1600-h/IMG_1760.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_-X_3oTvemyM-9d2yvvpFxca1MHzTYdWd0BvCCefavlujMDrHZTg6Uk4Phnvmnq50-t-pnP8z4D5UNbd1JaN7QzE7MAlhr9CxVeFjCY-5Afb97Ds30CtLizECzDdbzOI9NlZ/s400/IMG_1760.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048489543177012258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvAZJ-LEgEyhcJTKyxecoNJR7XVFugj1F6ukKPb71nxvU_fGySL2xxRoCSb10VGnrW5BVloF1alwJvebIXxeC5wKXCdgoq62nNtaxiMJjNDKmVzHboYIs-n9OJa97wKDNIbn0/s1600-h/IMG_1761.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighnDTubRt_x1dF8OF8guqLPRkslr5I-PfckdcFqRkIe-7wxSYli_iZtiIHxJWKxthgalLmAfSF8IH-iX1gpqWkeON18ajSBjlGneTCNfd5hGmkxF4qTIeLu5UW_q9xnpxwxaN/s400/IMG_1780.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048488602579174354" /></a><br /><br />In the evening, we presented a case to a class of Vietnamese economics and business students, and before bed had a few drinks at the Rex Hotel, a well-know spot in Saigon's District 1.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsfn-EYI75Wfii9B8BoIyY-4K-7UzFkWzRXVrHUzD4GOLhJNmZ3Mc2oaSXZweNGLcWrOElhqeBH1FvtrUmpuzIGYEpvN3BErAbbxw6qtNazuqfr29TY2_30jYAFLmGgv-QVVu/s1600-h/IMG_1783.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsfn-EYI75Wfii9B8BoIyY-4K-7UzFkWzRXVrHUzD4GOLhJNmZ3Mc2oaSXZweNGLcWrOElhqeBH1FvtrUmpuzIGYEpvN3BErAbbxw6qtNazuqfr29TY2_30jYAFLmGgv-QVVu/s400/IMG_1783.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048489934019036242" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYZfkqgO8sMqmgmG_AwYl3IdI-f8d8qgRC0J9vWW3SaarucLRiG2n8l1PspyR9c8yS_WM0t7YX6MEV3-d8_BrwqLqliUsynkJqKyuqX2Wd4KSg48x8nZwizEQ2CnClHGogX2yP/s1600-h/IMG_1791.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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Ha Noi is just as busy as Saigon, but the streets are narrower and the weather is cloudier. The result is a damp, dingy and dirty city. The architecture there is more noticeably influenced by the French. The whole city centers around Hoan Kiem Lake, at the center of which sits the Ngoc Son Temple. We did some walking around that afternoon, had dinner at a nice restaurant and a beer near the lake, then to bed.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-0iZzZd0FQd2zU4n1zgUbIm6lIxO3pdbRyDWDrDWOkmBRus7w90431uLktdmt8PcEDxg_jq-yURr3LIu3AFx1xr9w4hEsFpVwUYoEW3o9YsMYXYzuRFVXSVgz7TqvRfNXFLO7/s1600-h/IMG_1814.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-0iZzZd0FQd2zU4n1zgUbIm6lIxO3pdbRyDWDrDWOkmBRus7w90431uLktdmt8PcEDxg_jq-yURr3LIu3AFx1xr9w4hEsFpVwUYoEW3o9YsMYXYzuRFVXSVgz7TqvRfNXFLO7/s400/IMG_1814.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048508922069452018" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidoJkGJ9HIdVAbVqBbMv4ORyHdqbifmYItc91uu2jOevp9bpMvFX5TUQjChdpA_Q1M6pShncIRPTe1VWWAVmUvkZ-PspaDRLfCrnUc42h0snCqaDVNpLXFbuO8hwOo0TUXGL8c/s1600-h/IMG_1818.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidoJkGJ9HIdVAbVqBbMv4ORyHdqbifmYItc91uu2jOevp9bpMvFX5TUQjChdpA_Q1M6pShncIRPTe1VWWAVmUvkZ-PspaDRLfCrnUc42h0snCqaDVNpLXFbuO8hwOo0TUXGL8c/s400/IMG_1818.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048508866234877154" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-7LghNn32BHTAkKCRg9wzhu6xorTFUfLAvEc3UwwPg3JnqGnhQw7OL3tJdrvvceDZAYZB3Im_ZH08_pWwZb63NAvvGNgAye-ICbhu3CuGbyArhsO_sELnHXk4X0FLxgIaqmL/s1600-h/IMG_1819.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-7LghNn32BHTAkKCRg9wzhu6xorTFUfLAvEc3UwwPg3JnqGnhQw7OL3tJdrvvceDZAYZB3Im_ZH08_pWwZb63NAvvGNgAye-ICbhu3CuGbyArhsO_sELnHXk4X0FLxgIaqmL/s400/IMG_1819.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048508814695269586" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_T110WFu1qF7FagxBhkdZ-_W-R9uTxbK7vfqIaixiKIZItLQytZEvsWZjt4jThuV860INGz8o9wF0e7yhupfp-EhbIQ2s5yp_qnSqchDfYS_Wj5nHZbzeJYTla6HN4FFFzZDc/s1600-h/IMG_1822.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_T110WFu1qF7FagxBhkdZ-_W-R9uTxbK7vfqIaixiKIZItLQytZEvsWZjt4jThuV860INGz8o9wF0e7yhupfp-EhbIQ2s5yp_qnSqchDfYS_Wj5nHZbzeJYTla6HN4FFFzZDc/s400/IMG_1822.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048508733090890946" /></a><br /><br /><strong>March 15</strong><br /><br />At nine o'clock we presented our findings to a fairly large audience at Vietcom Bank. They were gracious hosts, and invited us to lunch afterwards.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidRwhraWnSURuW1uMxh-h4_Yu-iK1sd6RupE3OpAF_x1wz5VV2eFLPV0posgG1qnXShosnvlyQ0BfIOBdMSblX_Zof9yMkxPhHUkHR6H13I0tEWAo-4Kyo0mBlRWbusI9pb9i9/s1600-h/IMG_1806.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidRwhraWnSURuW1uMxh-h4_Yu-iK1sd6RupE3OpAF_x1wz5VV2eFLPV0posgG1qnXShosnvlyQ0BfIOBdMSblX_Zof9yMkxPhHUkHR6H13I0tEWAo-4Kyo0mBlRWbusI9pb9i9/s400/IMG_1806.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048508209104880818" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_uwfMg_FTksQCuEjaUb8N_292vnM2UjrExrwmiR1txMihKPIrbIBkcYOOInCIpQRgq0XdTkvwgY8ZuVW0j52QNDa5xzJTTgUFYmH3O5gERfLhdSUtpFAwtNeRdxKE0p947UK/s1600-h/IMG_1808.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_uwfMg_FTksQCuEjaUb8N_292vnM2UjrExrwmiR1txMihKPIrbIBkcYOOInCIpQRgq0XdTkvwgY8ZuVW0j52QNDa5xzJTTgUFYmH3O5gERfLhdSUtpFAwtNeRdxKE0p947UK/s400/IMG_1808.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048508157565273250" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMDYJEGycuXsMQ86_UpxxWpKkNRjjlJNBDBiutQSDgtYa5M9tRT9FEZjsy3v8196qPKXqUAgTbNVfwdl3osRTmnO38Nr2FbwqZ-JcKorxtWaPS70tEPZfyBIJE9Gj3L_7tZqj/s1600-h/IMG_1809.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMDYJEGycuXsMQ86_UpxxWpKkNRjjlJNBDBiutQSDgtYa5M9tRT9FEZjsy3v8196qPKXqUAgTbNVfwdl3osRTmnO38Nr2FbwqZ-JcKorxtWaPS70tEPZfyBIJE9Gj3L_7tZqj/s400/IMG_1809.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048508088845796498" /></a><br /><br />In the afternoon, we attended a water puppet show at the Thang Long Water puppet Theatre, walked around a bit more and passed by the Ha Noi Opera, which was modeled after the Paris opera House. Then, we headed back to Saigon after a quick meal.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5F8XJ3oDpq-NmXEJ29BKKXDNgBODXlLcGnb6-mBMgRDpkzKvjh2uMqER2xltLwYdR1RgOtWHU6r1RmJF_12ODRkgce1D7O7Yd6w56tDb_XM2JVBOPVy7MciiBh_aGWcGwcEN/s1600-h/IMG_1849.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5F8XJ3oDpq-NmXEJ29BKKXDNgBODXlLcGnb6-mBMgRDpkzKvjh2uMqER2xltLwYdR1RgOtWHU6r1RmJF_12ODRkgce1D7O7Yd6w56tDb_XM2JVBOPVy7MciiBh_aGWcGwcEN/s400/IMG_1849.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048510786085258626" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi478-rqK9bnc3oso0euyNeaLnYSoJRSVpwmxL7M4Q7R5IFc7mQYWfYnEItCU6hhpGedNlKBE4tI7fsUQv77cayqwbJ1j1YBk2m0nyZr2iT6joVQ5pHeEezCDcXmBz_vbsegSoE/s1600-h/IMG_1826.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi478-rqK9bnc3oso0euyNeaLnYSoJRSVpwmxL7M4Q7R5IFc7mQYWfYnEItCU6hhpGedNlKBE4tI7fsUQv77cayqwbJ1j1YBk2m0nyZr2iT6joVQ5pHeEezCDcXmBz_vbsegSoE/s400/IMG_1826.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048510695890945394" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfleeX7UkTOgcc_Lno9ybeUzHm5DbfnlcUXMQvj3b8CO_mjzAThQfsEoMcEk_ld_o4TdF6wqsekRbEQGdeGIJtofBT9LUZQnNiaX5ALNcjbUAFt-3-48A3QiVYAQtpslTesAyA/s1600-h/IMG_1842.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFIqKwmzfLATqG_v1pDqusq-CqD1u7_LDecCWV7WnoxdlpoXllpE96TbKlCiaDFQUUie-F4iZmwJT9OOI0iYnqG13JcNWWt3iq0eWLgl5_-gyliBOS5KdpFTbcU4LZY4lYeWs4/s400/IMG_1859.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048510111775393026" /></a><br /><br /><strong>March 16</strong><br /><br />On last day of the Georgetown-run program in Viet Nam, we visited the Dieu Giac Orphanage, run by several loving buddhist nuns. It was hands-down the highlight of my time in Viet Nam. The children were so adorable and well-behaved, and seemed so much to enjoy our visit and playing with our cameras. The conditions there were not terrible, though the children work with practically nothing. The orphanage is badly in need of more resources for feeding the children and hiring teachers and others to give the kids more personal attention. For those reading this who wish to make a donation to the orphanage, you may contact the nuns by e-mail at dieugiac.vn@hcm.fpt.vn to obtain the necessary money transfer information.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNW3QBjoyqjBu1OMkOCQ_6aEAj5tBsVxz2Lb5EsqXR48HCrhbRDmkr_1NNfbDJrGwCIK7I_OUSk5ReAhkyMAIzeayGxiVsvJxkRkmhSr0CDQEueYtqgYamMHAK7cFylFOkLi6/s1600-h/IMG_1875.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNW3QBjoyqjBu1OMkOCQ_6aEAj5tBsVxz2Lb5EsqXR48HCrhbRDmkr_1NNfbDJrGwCIK7I_OUSk5ReAhkyMAIzeayGxiVsvJxkRkmhSr0CDQEueYtqgYamMHAK7cFylFOkLi6/s400/IMG_1875.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048518482666653154" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztTmlZLciVbe2v2zLFQq9mHEd5gZWJDTgiwlJbjsC4CpYOEF2oAaSD-jW3lWvtmADZAianLVmOLawc_oLMrWSMSDpUyTRvh8JsoRImrwC3tnhLmifWPpdAxGGIF8XDlEgZWmK/s1600-h/IMG_1879.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztTmlZLciVbe2v2zLFQq9mHEd5gZWJDTgiwlJbjsC4CpYOEF2oAaSD-jW3lWvtmADZAianLVmOLawc_oLMrWSMSDpUyTRvh8JsoRImrwC3tnhLmifWPpdAxGGIF8XDlEgZWmK/s400/IMG_1879.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048518255033386450" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwP6_HKP6mLeHtJtmYmOOfwWWezqwokLSvHzvIolTbZbrEN4rGAPrPVuNiHieiNQcBc2V_3sZbB5fgCtKqAYi1GKp3joMbdRL8FkHl6X_v1vhmXZryxgMgg5oVn1L5IGCO2CD6/s1600-h/IMG_1895.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwP6_HKP6mLeHtJtmYmOOfwWWezqwokLSvHzvIolTbZbrEN4rGAPrPVuNiHieiNQcBc2V_3sZbB5fgCtKqAYi1GKp3joMbdRL8FkHl6X_v1vhmXZryxgMgg5oVn1L5IGCO2CD6/s400/IMG_1895.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048518143364236738" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_K3Mz_pEd0SGekGzlsRmJCv8XWkO9CKqXBvFGeT4Ti9qDocFXZp0cifQcf784WzybBfJc8vyywI_DadbGEwavWAEBg2f8sEosA_bylQJoVi_X3dNPAexWH97xa6EVRSJ0JgeC/s1600-h/IMG_1901.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_K3Mz_pEd0SGekGzlsRmJCv8XWkO9CKqXBvFGeT4Ti9qDocFXZp0cifQcf784WzybBfJc8vyywI_DadbGEwavWAEBg2f8sEosA_bylQJoVi_X3dNPAexWH97xa6EVRSJ0JgeC/s400/IMG_1901.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048518001630315954" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnbRtfUIZ_cM64J-iAtWcmfB0fpp720STBFMKrjFZZRS8znfUpKWLl111WBUzWHidQbZEX3Wjnc4NJOj5ii5OO4KR3TuUZPFlteIf2Ph0HHJ0cOlk54GG_D0TFpyrkmAExWQZ/s1600-h/IMG_1904.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnbRtfUIZ_cM64J-iAtWcmfB0fpp720STBFMKrjFZZRS8znfUpKWLl111WBUzWHidQbZEX3Wjnc4NJOj5ii5OO4KR3TuUZPFlteIf2Ph0HHJ0cOlk54GG_D0TFpyrkmAExWQZ/s400/IMG_1904.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048517937205806498" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxdkCF-2NfbxY6ffq4tWzaK9BgOsAu5mW93ypJ5htqxvjmTeUzwnWlMWlpbbE4h5jdAO_UuxaE5MqL6NX1Zk0VSPAmRngkRR-NqtjVw0EMZYNBRzHGtUUzq-9_9MoZW6YLUFW/s1600-h/IMG_1905.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxdkCF-2NfbxY6ffq4tWzaK9BgOsAu5mW93ypJ5htqxvjmTeUzwnWlMWlpbbE4h5jdAO_UuxaE5MqL6NX1Zk0VSPAmRngkRR-NqtjVw0EMZYNBRzHGtUUzq-9_9MoZW6YLUFW/s400/IMG_1905.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048517868486329746" /></a><br /><br /><strong>March 17</strong><br /><br />The next morning we flew to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hue%2C_Vietnam">Hue</a>, the imperial capital of Viet Nam's Nguyen Dynasty from 1802 to 1945. It is located smack in the middle of the country. 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We checked into the one of the biggest flewabag hostels I think I've ever stayed in. Here is a picture of Chris looking very frightened.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2tgTGCD_ddlDLJdNJUul30wxyObMWnhFe0Dg5CEcwMpUDtqaFk4I4En9Jyf6vQPSAdXS8OO9ttTW28-EM3wLCawCUYzFppH7X-X-17VhYCGfG_ct0yUWOU5R3a3IDkiDmTSX/s1600-h/daytwo7.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2tgTGCD_ddlDLJdNJUul30wxyObMWnhFe0Dg5CEcwMpUDtqaFk4I4En9Jyf6vQPSAdXS8OO9ttTW28-EM3wLCawCUYzFppH7X-X-17VhYCGfG_ct0yUWOU5R3a3IDkiDmTSX/s400/daytwo7.JPG " border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070683332069207842" /></a><br /><br /><strong>March 19</strong><br /><br />The next morning we waited in long lines to visit the tomb of Ho Chi Minh, surely vietnam's most revered leader. His body is preserved in a climate controlled room that has more security than Fort Knox. It was anticlimactic, to be sure. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGBDvYKpOsKHuEMHidCtG6OE18NeQSl0pxVtB7etAUNWh8Z2pAoHMsgsaAn09vmYBbogqzZsqkg9-PnZv8zT98wV4s46soIYWKb3WdeeI5Ei3wLJClHr0gOekHV7P1W9kQG4Jv/s1600-h/daythree1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGBDvYKpOsKHuEMHidCtG6OE18NeQSl0pxVtB7etAUNWh8Z2pAoHMsgsaAn09vmYBbogqzZsqkg9-PnZv8zT98wV4s46soIYWKb3WdeeI5Ei3wLJClHr0gOekHV7P1W9kQG4Jv/s400/daythree1.JPG " border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070683220400058130" /></a><br /><a href=" https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCFeiFZsLUnRjRXztcHWUl9Dix7MVytWCGtGl5ys_OLyGpezW-QxeZuOeXVi7bi4T_xgEceJwUDFpE6xDgf9TW-1cw1A75OxK6E-wbggm8Y0JANmnWdQMqI3Wf6LQqbePXvMH/s1600-h/daythree2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src=" https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCFeiFZsLUnRjRXztcHWUl9Dix7MVytWCGtGl5ys_OLyGpezW-QxeZuOeXVi7bi4T_xgEceJwUDFpE6xDgf9TW-1cw1A75OxK6E-wbggm8Y0JANmnWdQMqI3Wf6LQqbePXvMH/s400/daythree2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070683151680581378" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxdE6B99wXYiE29m5CMPWPUkPJyvDqEydPEAarSODIqNI95Kj_O7GahmbDkaU9oBWVWKllRwyOP2Edl_OnDjE6n0TQBnwe8nhTdnHSgPJrbVVAT_BKLoId1QIWs7wex73B9E9/s1600-h/daythree3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxdE6B99wXYiE29m5CMPWPUkPJyvDqEydPEAarSODIqNI95Kj_O7GahmbDkaU9oBWVWKllRwyOP2Edl_OnDjE6n0TQBnwe8nhTdnHSgPJrbVVAT_BKLoId1QIWs7wex73B9E9/s400/daythree3.JPG " border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070683035716464370" /></a><br /><a href=" https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4utC2EZv5v4mR8xwF-VUf-WQNZ1jllQy-wVVz6LMXxleQpUaFs2ERbCMmnVkcLO5UECCBT5YxXltdo6ZWH53uklZK1ptovxn5U4NpStuqsU-L1EvoF3MTnbi4ZvgVGV5iDBs/s1600-h/daythree4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src=" https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4utC2EZv5v4mR8xwF-VUf-WQNZ1jllQy-wVVz6LMXxleQpUaFs2ERbCMmnVkcLO5UECCBT5YxXltdo6ZWH53uklZK1ptovxn5U4NpStuqsU-L1EvoF3MTnbi4ZvgVGV5iDBs/s400/daythree4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070680188153147106" /></a> <br /><br />That afternoon, we changed hotels, ran some errands and booked a two-day tour of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ha_Long_Bay">Ha Long Bay</a> for the following morning. <br /><br /><strong>March 20</strong><br /><br />Ha Long Bay is a Unesco World Heritage Site. In it there are tons of tiny islands of stone created by water erosion. Basically, there are two types of rocks in the earth there, and one of them is more easily worn away than they other, creating a great site of natural beauty. The Vietnamese have a legend involving dragons and pearls that explains their existence. I forget the details. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MpignXmS79fEnVd9mqYc-idO4I9eShUC6C6P1i-lqhyR_VZCUR31EMKlY0-rNmxsQuO526cPew6nc-w3j2ldFsynejSw7e8kDkLCzItZyscrPbWJvVQi-Aqe4DYNPxJyz0wu/s1600-h/dayfour1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MpignXmS79fEnVd9mqYc-idO4I9eShUC6C6P1i-lqhyR_VZCUR31EMKlY0-rNmxsQuO526cPew6nc-w3j2ldFsynejSw7e8kDkLCzItZyscrPbWJvVQi-Aqe4DYNPxJyz0wu/s400/dayfour1.JPG " border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070680037829291730" /></a><br /><a href=" https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlh_7Py280RgJaCSYMp-F-KTnprMHnLWZMVzoQ7QpcNSCU0JxeM6odTREW4iOeGPPNLbjvAxLo7-en1PycPl3wLoxSDyG2JR7iAvL4oQneabVeY3FV40UY4C6Saz_MT6vlNkGe/s1600-h/dayfour2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src=" https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlh_7Py280RgJaCSYMp-F-KTnprMHnLWZMVzoQ7QpcNSCU0JxeM6odTREW4iOeGPPNLbjvAxLo7-en1PycPl3wLoxSDyG2JR7iAvL4oQneabVeY3FV40UY4C6Saz_MT6vlNkGe/s400/dayfour2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070679964814847682" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhku1oGiGZSuz6dHtY0qE6BBGzVwh40hyphenhyphenVF2X_jr0jqRFOI-GWONImSlNfkE35y5aFqhSRlTBxbgTmzJnjU228ZZaMH6-k42Votv7mmHG8TgJWQU7iHYExkCnaTQedV9vDd1jMU/s1600-h/dayfour3.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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We were so ready for a break from deep-fried spring rolls, processed pork products and uncomfortable beds. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOnmskUkpvLxIO-E6QlkHy4-kWzOnBPhcK3v40LIFuiwobUtMFySEnQeqdcNcSP_HSHyj-_s8nnEwiNV8K0VhOd7XKDxJPDo4pF6Q9HDkTivpkMzViNQaVit19ztH8AmVGXDN/s1600-h/daysix.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOnmskUkpvLxIO-E6QlkHy4-kWzOnBPhcK3v40LIFuiwobUtMFySEnQeqdcNcSP_HSHyj-_s8nnEwiNV8K0VhOd7XKDxJPDo4pF6Q9HDkTivpkMzViNQaVit19ztH8AmVGXDN/s400/daysix.JPG " border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070678461576293906" /></a><br /><br />It was an overdue end to a long trip, but I enjoyed it thoroughly.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32582899.post-35267354262525351542007-02-14T12:07:00.000-05:002007-02-16T13:24:26.034-05:00One of the Joys of Midatlantic Living, Especially for StudentsI woke up this morning to about 1/4 inch of ice and a few inches of snow covering everything, which of course meant that the city is mostly shut down today. As expected, school is cancelled, too!! One of the things I've always loved about living in Midatlantic region of the US is that people aren't used to bad weather. At the mere suggestion of snow, grocery stores sell out of bread and milk and schools can't delay or cancel classes fast enough.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9erEClZdy2oRjKlg4sIzflXk7sxIYq5x7zfabOsdjEQYRdWttphEy2Upu7qnWK4vGcEhSVC3y0YAWKBejvfewRHaZ5z39RUXe2AsHRrZ9OXleiUkQLn4xQBbAZDw438nRyYG4/s1600-h/IMG_1145.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9erEClZdy2oRjKlg4sIzflXk7sxIYq5x7zfabOsdjEQYRdWttphEy2Upu7qnWK4vGcEhSVC3y0YAWKBejvfewRHaZ5z39RUXe2AsHRrZ9OXleiUkQLn4xQBbAZDw438nRyYG4/s400/IMG_1145.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031442225156866930" /></a><br /><em>Not Really that Bad</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kgD5Z5sjhjAdlBwMeGo4Yizs5HalGHwOK9bMOXww0jhxFwf80CBdzt6yacFwneg-EDlRjmE_pIOSRrr7tCgmNME5JjwYHaeCoMn7Twrd0li2H1P7rk2HBzqFaujzFEEquFw9/s1600-h/IMG_1143.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kgD5Z5sjhjAdlBwMeGo4Yizs5HalGHwOK9bMOXww0jhxFwf80CBdzt6yacFwneg-EDlRjmE_pIOSRrr7tCgmNME5JjwYHaeCoMn7Twrd0li2H1P7rk2HBzqFaujzFEEquFw9/s400/IMG_1143.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031442581639152514" /></a><br /><em>Bailey Loved Running in the Snow During This Morning's Walk</em><br /><br />I'm off in boots and a hat now to have lunch and Margaritas at Lauriol Plaza. Hope every one is having a great day at work.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32582899.post-25381206061754017672007-02-04T22:48:00.000-05:002007-02-05T14:07:33.871-05:00Alowhat? The Beginning of the EndAbout a month ago I noticed a small circular area on my right cheek in which there was no longer any hair. It was most peculiar, especially beause it just appeared there from nowhere, seemingly overnight, and the skin below it was as smooth as before I started shaving.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjovOfU9ZoYlqSFdZnXiEA1WkmvU0jh02qKWzArmT7kM4XXykT3RM8vnfavhRh4SqqkAJqsclBFZXHGX_Scgflr4YEk7rfjbC-3NlYjirmmFNQDLgdGxPYsP9au4eybDfId0Vnj/s1600-h/IMG_1073+compressed+and+cropped.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjovOfU9ZoYlqSFdZnXiEA1WkmvU0jh02qKWzArmT7kM4XXykT3RM8vnfavhRh4SqqkAJqsclBFZXHGX_Scgflr4YEk7rfjbC-3NlYjirmmFNQDLgdGxPYsP9au4eybDfId0Vnj/s400/IMG_1073+compressed+and+cropped.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028104528470048146" /></a><br /><br />I took my problem into the finest in medical care, the Georgetown University Health Clinic. They think it might be a fungus, so I've been applying an antifungal topical cream for the past five weeks. The doctor says if that doesn't work it means that I simply have a case of <em>alopecia areata</em>, which is hair loss confined to particular area. The Internet says the hair will probably grow back soon, and if it doesn't they'll try injecting steroids into my skin, but I'm not holding my breath. I now suffer from delusions of hair loss, thinking I see new bald spots appearing daily.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32582899.post-37012810950802818192007-01-29T10:36:00.000-05:002007-02-05T12:15:14.028-05:00An Afternoon in Washington: Checking Out the Sculpture Garden, the Nat'l Museum of the American Indian & the Most Recent Iraq War ProtestA week or so ago I went with my friend Michael to the ice skating rink in the Washington Sculpture Garden. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidVfdHWIu7ow06z7mziHG0dhq1-OE3RIogSHoGtOfAtBFKUzqyDxtRUqZt81MzOZZ8YAS0Ku9M1Y1or__y9qJhtmEpQ3J_lumhcQ51D6MaoPUnUd9zFMRTY5G_3BdOGBLRpV4r/s400/IMG_1029.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028090294948428898" /></a><br />This has got to be the one of the poorest federal museums in Washington. It had an air of being some federally-mandated initiative, and as such failed in several key areas. First, the building looked expensive, and most of the space inside was poorly utilized. Half of the four story structure belonged to its atrium, in which only three quite recent recreations of Indian canoes resided. There was also an excessive number of retail shops. More confounding still is that the museum didn't focus on Indian tribes in the US, but aimed instead at the wider range of indigenous peoples of the Western hemisphere, which limited its utility for most Americans. Then, the material inside proved not to be very educational at all. The exhibits consisted of high-tech, modern media, with many a glass-enclosed showcase showing color photographs and looped videos played on monitors. What a waste of money, never mind the squandered opportunity to house some of the rarest and most important artifacts of indigenous culture in the country known today as the United States.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzjuB2nxFzzcwkDs5gBArMp4QNTWT4eDU_vDBBMdouNG_YhZDw-sKOZJdiYvMbKxFKvlQGqCL10-kbyaUCQ8DkiMXeC1PfQsT26PlBcgFPvmVLHywCq7xLJvXfY7oLKgiR_YC/s1600-h/IMG_1041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzjuB2nxFzzcwkDs5gBArMp4QNTWT4eDU_vDBBMdouNG_YhZDw-sKOZJdiYvMbKxFKvlQGqCL10-kbyaUCQ8DkiMXeC1PfQsT26PlBcgFPvmVLHywCq7xLJvXfY7oLKgiR_YC/s400/IMG_1041.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028090574121303154" /></a><br /><em>An upward view at the atrium ceiling</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BFpwV4BmbU8_bAB4krSp4FvSN-FWxCA0Bgfjy8PhxavWNI6Hq-NAx9jK4B359YJ0ijK73daYY-wlcjEmK7FWJIx0hZcyHB5BbrXU9Gy0f9wY3akpw-8-etBAAAR7ahqO-1P3/s1600-h/IMG_1042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BFpwV4BmbU8_bAB4krSp4FvSN-FWxCA0Bgfjy8PhxavWNI6Hq-NAx9jK4B359YJ0ijK73daYY-wlcjEmK7FWJIx0hZcyHB5BbrXU9Gy0f9wY3akpw-8-etBAAAR7ahqO-1P3/s400/IMG_1042.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028090952078425218" /></a><br /><em>An example of an Aymara / Quechue reed boat (we saw similar ones in Lake Titicaca in Bolivia)</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9EFPITbyZCeQdF_dkdWxICHLAXXGczqD2OCqJgmTvKmD8uyxyjDA4222j6pRb1b_Y_4iNFELRMBSw80A4osHbdisJbRIGMDyy0xiKcemJwm9932uaFFEuDagx3GHR5St1r2jU/s1600-h/IMG_1043.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9EFPITbyZCeQdF_dkdWxICHLAXXGczqD2OCqJgmTvKmD8uyxyjDA4222j6pRb1b_Y_4iNFELRMBSw80A4osHbdisJbRIGMDyy0xiKcemJwm9932uaFFEuDagx3GHR5St1r2jU/s400/IMG_1043.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028091733762473106" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5lN9u67HimntTyg45E8YMKWOxz0_tyIU3sM-679BY1nN0cxL5PY3KTPsMfsy7Ag1YDNvhEtPcOtPKDlHJO7JwNrzdC8WAyjJtcUVl5ogk3wOQ1-7BXLWu6cL11DiMSzjixTB/s1600-h/IMG_1044.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5lN9u67HimntTyg45E8YMKWOxz0_tyIU3sM-679BY1nN0cxL5PY3KTPsMfsy7Ag1YDNvhEtPcOtPKDlHJO7JwNrzdC8WAyjJtcUVl5ogk3wOQ1-7BXLWu6cL11DiMSzjixTB/s400/IMG_1044.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028091952805805218" /></a><br /><em>Another example of an Indian canoe and some art from a British Columbian tribe</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwtdtn13ETIQQZ_XQfkf6_irbQVSThlsKGWLCVJjKpfwszZS-ddIxdThKeqnZIfb88ku6N6MZmLwUfsi2VZZn1MA8RUjR5fkFPCh29OZIVo2nFZ8V2jtr7DcK-J6DgbYGUgF7/s1600-h/IMG_1048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwtdtn13ETIQQZ_XQfkf6_irbQVSThlsKGWLCVJjKpfwszZS-ddIxdThKeqnZIfb88ku6N6MZmLwUfsi2VZZn1MA8RUjR5fkFPCh29OZIVo2nFZ8V2jtr7DcK-J6DgbYGUgF7/s400/IMG_1048.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028092347942796466" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFpTv1dvV1ErQYF8tu8ZKnfYhA_kU3oO4-kXEmv6VxNU-2ZXtAwpQqmvU8q6_AaIqN9ompqNnVSK95fYLk6NwamHVpcasdpgfVDSTQrmA6lFgcwLVhRN_oYOyR6-DYVG0Ee4n/s1600-h/IMG_1049.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFpTv1dvV1ErQYF8tu8ZKnfYhA_kU3oO4-kXEmv6VxNU-2ZXtAwpQqmvU8q6_AaIqN9ompqNnVSK95fYLk6NwamHVpcasdpgfVDSTQrmA6lFgcwLVhRN_oYOyR6-DYVG0Ee4n/s400/IMG_1049.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028092588460965058" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbxU_V5FB4E94epQJy7nTctdunbuuCRDy4myjQJd6-UVYA6tDdJUsQNPU5bVJmOs4Am6G-MxBPsxz6MCevoQGjnk5lxA_nkq2UijF0rdzwZIcRy-tbaUT7hSKm6HdrwSTdjN0/s1600-h/IMG_1050.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbxU_V5FB4E94epQJy7nTctdunbuuCRDy4myjQJd6-UVYA6tDdJUsQNPU5bVJmOs4Am6G-MxBPsxz6MCevoQGjnk5lxA_nkq2UijF0rdzwZIcRy-tbaUT7hSKm6HdrwSTdjN0/s400/IMG_1050.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028092777439526098" /></a><br /><em>Several examples of the Bible translated to Indian languages - I'm sure the accuracy is spot on</em><br /><br />From there we wandered down the Capital Mall, and were reminded that there was a protest against the Iraq war that day. We commented to each other on the low turn-out as well as the fact that we and so many we know were not taking part despite extreme opposition to Bush's war. 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We had a delicious meal followed by blueberry pie.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCml0Vl1XE4v58dk7sZyfme-xKn8gjfQuAbDAK1eRPS4NOH3DDBSsH5VaFRGhZ4BDpsmlYOF7YKu7lzKAUQEIghIe9LPowmmaLwIzpxH4qZZBIb91ZvpLKvuanc9XCkAsYq7c/s1600-h/IMG_0788.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCml0Vl1XE4v58dk7sZyfme-xKn8gjfQuAbDAK1eRPS4NOH3DDBSsH5VaFRGhZ4BDpsmlYOF7YKu7lzKAUQEIghIe9LPowmmaLwIzpxH4qZZBIb91ZvpLKvuanc9XCkAsYq7c/s400/IMG_0788.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028052520711060178" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMrjhHsplEgXzyVUkHEa1C8qalg96MWivwk4PNWPei6pGgXzBOmUVcv8unYWTkOz6GejfB2eq3dVaVsD6CCsMGuYTay0wQqFABlXp38J79PCRtTxtQH-GoHlpE-LFhkeG0xBa/s1600-h/IMG_0783.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMrjhHsplEgXzyVUkHEa1C8qalg96MWivwk4PNWPei6pGgXzBOmUVcv8unYWTkOz6GejfB2eq3dVaVsD6CCsMGuYTay0wQqFABlXp38J79PCRtTxtQH-GoHlpE-LFhkeG0xBa/s400/IMG_0783.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028053590157916898" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32582899.post-11165911113388548592007-01-25T02:27:00.002-05:002007-02-05T09:35:13.684-05:00Back in the Distri't; Another Great Craigslist FindI arrived back in Washington on the 9th of January. It was great to catch up with my friends here, and make some new ones.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmlgRlKu2HOT83MiJ0qZD-z-vw5BPQPX0Ve83X7RNg_g1r2jGfRfEKJDmVhCr5ZuvxqH3-seu7UyPSVmA1o1mSuFhQLtHKJK1F__50uiG7CNuTxSCDGp8nmIka1M4-WkWMT8Z/s1600-h/IMG_1072.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmlgRlKu2HOT83MiJ0qZD-z-vw5BPQPX0Ve83X7RNg_g1r2jGfRfEKJDmVhCr5ZuvxqH3-seu7UyPSVmA1o1mSuFhQLtHKJK1F__50uiG7CNuTxSCDGp8nmIka1M4-WkWMT8Z/s400/IMG_1072.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028049664557808274" /></a>INSERT PICS<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhlfvlj3Kk6Da-S2qBdNBLZdXmrMBfShNzZwBdd462DzrPbcDc7jwDM1OJoIBqI1zkwS66r64UZ1eO7IL1T53hlPaq43XO714tpZ75S2nAJu4H0gDBfFJwjsIpeNlJ1LkjC70/s1600-h/IMG_0795.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhlfvlj3Kk6Da-S2qBdNBLZdXmrMBfShNzZwBdd462DzrPbcDc7jwDM1OJoIBqI1zkwS66r64UZ1eO7IL1T53hlPaq43XO714tpZ75S2nAJu4H0gDBfFJwjsIpeNlJ1LkjC70/s400/IMG_0795.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028050175658916514" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiggZ0o7RUFBHl9FZuJFKRDBHu0JnZy-I8hc5VLkO-0SbWR7UbfZMBANbJaV-mjx3hWZ-UNFeXJ04TK6A6S9isvlx-nEgfNYapaugKEeSF8B3n-W0UrqyqjcSFL2nOIPmF8E5hE/s1600-h/IMG_1080.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiggZ0o7RUFBHl9FZuJFKRDBHu0JnZy-I8hc5VLkO-0SbWR7UbfZMBANbJaV-mjx3hWZ-UNFeXJ04TK6A6S9isvlx-nEgfNYapaugKEeSF8B3n-W0UrqyqjcSFL2nOIPmF8E5hE/s400/IMG_1080.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028051610177993394" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrCvBhUqA2B2tNb_wNiDTicfawM0q23B0UORIeSFRTjTDKWi0gcb6UGenOsZzjXVFAujTyleIZ9H1FmJmE01C6gP7Ik7xjxwxg9mJ8DyZ0woNBIzuSXGXlH8oW89ue7WYKDRu/s1600-h/IMG_1081.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrCvBhUqA2B2tNb_wNiDTicfawM0q23B0UORIeSFRTjTDKWi0gcb6UGenOsZzjXVFAujTyleIZ9H1FmJmE01C6gP7Ik7xjxwxg9mJ8DyZ0woNBIzuSXGXlH8oW89ue7WYKDRu/s400/IMG_1081.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028052164228774594" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJUfHQjzB_x_oSdvffi89YO59SxUTH-5jwPJKzZj-JhEGUo-cNlLVQyOqcmKardBOqKfaffMB97fG3-bBz1u3hb9PiB-eSG2BcF1WEmFIcg4SXPXDjXdP_FxH5TCVulj8SmJf/s1600-h/IMG_1087.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJUfHQjzB_x_oSdvffi89YO59SxUTH-5jwPJKzZj-JhEGUo-cNlLVQyOqcmKardBOqKfaffMB97fG3-bBz1u3hb9PiB-eSG2BcF1WEmFIcg4SXPXDjXdP_FxH5TCVulj8SmJf/s400/IMG_1087.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028053989589875442" /></a><br /><br />--<br /><br />I found the greatest roomate situation ever through Craigslist while I was still in Brazil. I had emailed and spoken on the phone with Marc, the owner of the house, several times. I also had my friend Chris go over to meet him and see the place in my absence. Despite a small amount of apprehension about moving in before ever meeting him or the other housemate, Leandro, I decided to move in. And what a surprise. I mean, talk about lucking out. I'm living in a three-bedroom house smack in the middle of Georgetown and Dupont Circle. The furnishings are beautiful, and I had to take very little of my personal belongings out of storage. I have the only bedroom on the second floor, which has its own bathroom and looks onto several tennis courts and a park. The house came along with a smart, well-behaved Corgi, a breed which I recommend highly as a pet. Here are some pics of the house and Bailey.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-SxwdLjNDtIW9s4G4PilejADQw4UaW0GUzUh82Nvfa8KnWmQtZO9u30IgbKtgbvVek1yUvir-pimeaOaaDQWYeXeORWluQZrI5Ukq51xDnVgz7TNZ7yBsJKOy6f1y-Z3klQw/s1600-h/IMG_0960.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-SxwdLjNDtIW9s4G4PilejADQw4UaW0GUzUh82Nvfa8KnWmQtZO9u30IgbKtgbvVek1yUvir-pimeaOaaDQWYeXeORWluQZrI5Ukq51xDnVgz7TNZ7yBsJKOy6f1y-Z3klQw/s400/IMG_0960.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028054857173269250" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-SVrhEYdFV-zwtd046XMoYrNcLN6hJxxl2uU7dIfhvw7INS7J5fMY8ETphor5KWWFTKTwjJVui2NDz7_vOj-l2E2vbHA878tFDbo6xDG9pzG0cbUQ4_VPLkLLDZ6JDWR8imtg/s1600-h/IMG_0961.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-SVrhEYdFV-zwtd046XMoYrNcLN6hJxxl2uU7dIfhvw7INS7J5fMY8ETphor5KWWFTKTwjJVui2NDz7_vOj-l2E2vbHA878tFDbo6xDG9pzG0cbUQ4_VPLkLLDZ6JDWR8imtg/s400/IMG_0961.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028055260900195090" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEl3W4ryCnDat3N6uG1sgzz87o7iKjSHezr2Ph3VBWgoi12IHB2U77tYCVmG75InfMUr5Y3HhRlBXd5M6oCX9LL3wO_YL8XWKE9Ux9849tkVsDBs6pSL3t4EByWNK1CbjElps/s1600-h/IMG_0962.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEl3W4ryCnDat3N6uG1sgzz87o7iKjSHezr2Ph3VBWgoi12IHB2U77tYCVmG75InfMUr5Y3HhRlBXd5M6oCX9LL3wO_YL8XWKE9Ux9849tkVsDBs6pSL3t4EByWNK1CbjElps/s400/IMG_0962.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028055535778102050" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hH2LG2W6lbyXLVUVe9ddQj_PY9iOHfUW8wV4_8enBkJhTbaJJjaG6r1yLFxXeS9dRnuWC_WqVT-xn0eEBXkiHaYomuCfVSjmxTGIWb_TIUEdieBek4nJFuxyJkuMq5AmtFxp/s1600-h/IMG_0963.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hH2LG2W6lbyXLVUVe9ddQj_PY9iOHfUW8wV4_8enBkJhTbaJJjaG6r1yLFxXeS9dRnuWC_WqVT-xn0eEBXkiHaYomuCfVSjmxTGIWb_TIUEdieBek4nJFuxyJkuMq5AmtFxp/s400/IMG_0963.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028055802066074418" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WvbqIJxCYTtzjZhZxpSilAIBnf5PZe2nd8jq8-H0PCXSsY32kG7Fn6ySj-hFXR4QANp0EPfU-QDjsjn0B08Oe2F-7fHzGz7NL6-HJyuNjENV9zwG3ZZ4pYqK_2IqxqQqnZeH/s1600-h/IMG_0964.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WvbqIJxCYTtzjZhZxpSilAIBnf5PZe2nd8jq8-H0PCXSsY32kG7Fn6ySj-hFXR4QANp0EPfU-QDjsjn0B08Oe2F-7fHzGz7NL6-HJyuNjENV9zwG3ZZ4pYqK_2IqxqQqnZeH/s400/IMG_0964.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028056386181626690" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJvQqRbgduWf5QLHhJmSAdQIg-YhCp_ipuTUFZK3EedPReH8nS80yHEQPOIxBYZCn8t2Uc0Af-HOfEL0gkNvcJ1dhi-7dGWYn0lTgtWkECE1YnaQgwpVMxkxXsh6xt40zJWg3/s1600-h/IMG_0797.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJvQqRbgduWf5QLHhJmSAdQIg-YhCp_ipuTUFZK3EedPReH8nS80yHEQPOIxBYZCn8t2Uc0Af-HOfEL0gkNvcJ1dhi-7dGWYn0lTgtWkECE1YnaQgwpVMxkxXsh6xt40zJWg3/s400/IMG_0797.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028056643879664466" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32582899.post-77090621391514790332007-01-25T02:27:00.001-05:002007-01-25T16:50:20.367-05:00Spending the Holidays in NYCI left São Paulo on Dec 24, arriving in Newark on Christmas morning. I took an expensive cab to my friend Colin's house in Brooklyn. The driver got lost on the way.<br /><br />Colin accepted me warmly, and we hung out in his room, ate Chinese food and talked all day and evening as though I had never left. I would stay with Colin the whole time I was in the City, and thank him for having me.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9InLt-x-KUR0QjhOFdmK5cej2S38hvDiCRhcIQxGB2Pd9MkhsFOhN74lrfW_sYwKO0SolblaUMH1xX5i2Tr-_PpAI7eQxs4M084VQOEQx7gN69htczrhh739FMN5vQQ5HpwKg/s1600-h/HPIM0238.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9InLt-x-KUR0QjhOFdmK5cej2S38hvDiCRhcIQxGB2Pd9MkhsFOhN74lrfW_sYwKO0SolblaUMH1xX5i2Tr-_PpAI7eQxs4M084VQOEQx7gN69htczrhh739FMN5vQQ5HpwKg/s400/HPIM0238.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024012718734051330" /></a><br />A couple of days later, my former roomate Holly had her annual birthday part at the Roxy. On Wednesdays, they still have rollerskating as they did back in the day. Every time I go I am amazed at the skills of some of the guys and girls there, many of whom seem to have been regulars since the 1970s. It was great t see Holly and Amy, our other roomate from Washington Heights.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyF9jxU4Sbx6Z6X7yLDK0fYxx68Vkk5qyhsGCLWYoY1u_jDSXZgGCCUCu6xrXgIcWBcXsem56hl2eWNrtmD3KBqRKGzK6ZiohZHVbNwEyQnFl3V4UEyPguctRUzeFQPHnw1Qi0/s1600-h/IMG_0724.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyF9jxU4Sbx6Z6X7yLDK0fYxx68Vkk5qyhsGCLWYoY1u_jDSXZgGCCUCu6xrXgIcWBcXsem56hl2eWNrtmD3KBqRKGzK6ZiohZHVbNwEyQnFl3V4UEyPguctRUzeFQPHnw1Qi0/s400/IMG_0724.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023998919004129122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFiKUmMIUjdkcM17L5ZS4rnUwhpmNtmjUhM7x3Y0vq8_bKlYKQm1L6nj5OrO5eg4HWHB25ITAC0DoHGQGHk7Gp0geCc243vNyS5JbyCrpITOzATZvCPXE-90PDYv4vfOlBySHF/s1600-h/IMG_0725.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgSmKaPqOALi0ksaHKnTWnuhsm4PD_WA_JvVfl8pCZvXoqdpxj5RisZ0rxn10K7IjWvCJd58eQm7Bsi2NXKo2wG2advHV_hbzKigJ4P9lgKCCDa9cYY0MEFdiwVMDyxnl59yb/s400/IMG_0730.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024000009925822354" /></a><br />I also enjoyed seeing my good friend Lincoln and finally meeting his brother, Colton, after hearing only stories about him for so long.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsCMW65Ju4Ec22Z6eWLSN6R4bU5AfZy6sO6cbTmZcESBnKUz4mUCnM7zYqFeIqjGQWGWbvScF515-f6Upyzd0iF6aAboOBf-2O_4R5b7cRAtL2lSbQ9qXB0fXC7Se9vRhgNn5l/s1600-h/IMG_0739.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsCMW65Ju4Ec22Z6eWLSN6R4bU5AfZy6sO6cbTmZcESBnKUz4mUCnM7zYqFeIqjGQWGWbvScF515-f6Upyzd0iF6aAboOBf-2O_4R5b7cRAtL2lSbQ9qXB0fXC7Se9vRhgNn5l/s400/IMG_0739.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024003991360505762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHa_iRPQG-GPH9DMPm43a9WteyFZ8kdrzapHzy40MWHP-okB5l2pThk2GvCg62f8OoaErn8IX258YdX5urrvUtTipx_nrjrLJOcpNM7-ehL7l0oaiz2IXpAMNpkQa0cvqSmwV7/s1600-h/IMG_0741.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHa_iRPQG-GPH9DMPm43a9WteyFZ8kdrzapHzy40MWHP-okB5l2pThk2GvCg62f8OoaErn8IX258YdX5urrvUtTipx_nrjrLJOcpNM7-ehL7l0oaiz2IXpAMNpkQa0cvqSmwV7/s400/IMG_0741.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024004309188085682" /></a><br />Other friends, Gretchen and Jay, had us over for dinner one of the nights, too.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5N2egHrMU-7lWZoPkNoXEhjdJ_LnQQxJq745V1nOALyzrB5vrtvEGYGyB4O8KzieY1vMzlg4AGW-pUiDeA-ngGgNQOo99z03yl9GoUXoytGzlKFTjsEM5GNOsRZmNQE7MOfA/s1600-h/IMG_0772.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5N2egHrMU-7lWZoPkNoXEhjdJ_LnQQxJq745V1nOALyzrB5vrtvEGYGyB4O8KzieY1vMzlg4AGW-pUiDeA-ngGgNQOo99z03yl9GoUXoytGzlKFTjsEM5GNOsRZmNQE7MOfA/s400/IMG_0772.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024004927663376322" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQvrqnJMe7sszN2NgaU17s2R5hEByxkTydqzUpTICOoGDSL2suT968BaKzLMJ9Ad5ugxqQUFj_f43kA4uHQLE33FiHa0tvdCdJVcE_CwwJzg6XhQjnWnm6IIp_kYJCqPSHrZJ/s1600-h/IMG_0773.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0YSSZJ9yag3mAOLOqfh0rhh2we8WGbzynzQhTVtzs0byiwvSI1Wo_L9GzbRJ6moJ4Z-diVxIhP0Yk711NTk-yUKC8YLmqyZbDrU4DFaCDd71hyVUKnR4gk0xwoAOskGoBGOe/s400/IMG_0770.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024006259103238130" /></a><br />On the 31st, my friend Darren had me over to his and Patrick's apartment in Brooklyn for a New Orleans tradition: a New Year's gumbo. They call the New Year reveillon, which interestingly is the term also used in Brazil for that holiday.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIup6_ZhBGEYveMxHKWXfe0JU5b8PZouHxrWLPNcIPNGbA2HE2grNekTp-8MmYWwYA8X8CyCKY8lvma5PxvSUPKhzPxOMhtdWzIsHD-7OR2E_kNd6nVDR4yazrLgUizxjRGGHb/s1600-h/IMG_0733.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIup6_ZhBGEYveMxHKWXfe0JU5b8PZouHxrWLPNcIPNGbA2HE2grNekTp-8MmYWwYA8X8CyCKY8lvma5PxvSUPKhzPxOMhtdWzIsHD-7OR2E_kNd6nVDR4yazrLgUizxjRGGHb/s400/IMG_0733.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024014380886394898" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_-lJh5tGXkZh31FXVRB_s_8uYVzVlml283NCbu_jFnx44Z7J59Rsxjg3pBBPHfARKpsL-D-Gl43utmcJ4kKPoTnv6mSs4FiszUJysWsbN6OaHFT8KOJIm-uMH9iP5dflOmGY/s1600-h/IMG_0736.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_-lJh5tGXkZh31FXVRB_s_8uYVzVlml283NCbu_jFnx44Z7J59Rsxjg3pBBPHfARKpsL-D-Gl43utmcJ4kKPoTnv6mSs4FiszUJysWsbN6OaHFT8KOJIm-uMH9iP5dflOmGY/s400/IMG_0736.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024014565569988642" /></a><br />For New year's Eve, I had dinner with my Colombian friends Pocho & Juan Manuel and Pepe and Juan, visiting from Spain and Argentina, respectively (see also Argentina entry on this blog). We also had dinner another night while I was in town.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnvZ_h-2HTngyiVQ7ixw_l8uo1wJiqpwfRndDIk_mcyHD16u-PUSXBQ-LkUZ7LrdZwdsi2m5I9bJYp0NOz3D9BR1e1PJ3YAyDxIoIbIxUlUEATY2wcK01cBMHKTKjAUtvIipK/s1600-h/IMG_0757.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnvZ_h-2HTngyiVQ7ixw_l8uo1wJiqpwfRndDIk_mcyHD16u-PUSXBQ-LkUZ7LrdZwdsi2m5I9bJYp0NOz3D9BR1e1PJ3YAyDxIoIbIxUlUEATY2wcK01cBMHKTKjAUtvIipK/s400/IMG_0757.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024014866217699378" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYvESZpqG9LAegxQE6A_D8vFDa8FVF27rIaXh-eH7XoAjmNq1-6sthls90045gOAS8N-PIIRh8xx330QcDPJ8r4GgoXmHLzYLj-9uio1FmKr-9jCs_4qoEdhOAKSq9Eds2Kgh/s1600-h/IMG_0752.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYvESZpqG9LAegxQE6A_D8vFDa8FVF27rIaXh-eH7XoAjmNq1-6sthls90045gOAS8N-PIIRh8xx330QcDPJ8r4GgoXmHLzYLj-9uio1FmKr-9jCs_4qoEdhOAKSq9Eds2Kgh/s400/IMG_0752.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024015007951620162" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghakXAVkh5RKPECNz79JYlrEVKto24DTf9xvcG1sGJG9GyKu5_f-_CPGmPM1Qk_GFyzaRHndETZR2paRxnaTP3h6JcnBKB5GUDaGxYd6v5eBi_R5n3TESNlevB0tgVZCky2vsU/s1600-h/IMG_0753.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghakXAVkh5RKPECNz79JYlrEVKto24DTf9xvcG1sGJG9GyKu5_f-_CPGmPM1Qk_GFyzaRHndETZR2paRxnaTP3h6JcnBKB5GUDaGxYd6v5eBi_R5n3TESNlevB0tgVZCky2vsU/s400/IMG_0753.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024015184045279314" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizTmy44L4RjE363IVKb1NEQhoZzFRAtWbdJCckDsD6HO0WCr4aaafQ0DhaS37V9n0UahP6BmDYAYYCp5anZVPJsU6pwTGUZJ_WrIEHrbpYxImpVCUD-Cw8aoFB8X9VRrYnLo0g/s1600-h/IMG_0755.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizTmy44L4RjE363IVKb1NEQhoZzFRAtWbdJCckDsD6HO0WCr4aaafQ0DhaS37V9n0UahP6BmDYAYYCp5anZVPJsU6pwTGUZJ_WrIEHrbpYxImpVCUD-Cw8aoFB8X9VRrYnLo0g/s400/IMG_0755.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024015446038284386" /></a><br /><em>Happy 2007</em><br />I also got to see my good friend Chuck a couple of times. Holly came along one of the nights.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeKZjFVL2jdU9eDIBEbcLF06s1zn8pliozKquk8aZK8M2P0sU_IQ-ZpF6NZiWwvUhnJ6twlYrB20-k3ihMzjuetpbIOq2ZOHul6b13xb6Zjrs2um5h3ZLAJdkiXnwUClGFNZv/s1600-h/IMG_0768.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeKZjFVL2jdU9eDIBEbcLF06s1zn8pliozKquk8aZK8M2P0sU_IQ-ZpF6NZiWwvUhnJ6twlYrB20-k3ihMzjuetpbIOq2ZOHul6b13xb6Zjrs2um5h3ZLAJdkiXnwUClGFNZv/s400/IMG_0768.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024016378046187650" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7I-w8xd-0nvy73u8M7qasmyqYDDbbqR9GiaAhhjqJwqe4WHr0-cjUYVev4Hh9tNW7_4wn5o-saUYCkz4BqHnhWHXAGoPZFac_FTTiJZwi2sxA_Dr2b1ObbiXjCJF0f-cM1EtV/s1600-h/IMG_0765.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7I-w8xd-0nvy73u8M7qasmyqYDDbbqR9GiaAhhjqJwqe4WHr0-cjUYVev4Hh9tNW7_4wn5o-saUYCkz4BqHnhWHXAGoPZFac_FTTiJZwi2sxA_Dr2b1ObbiXjCJF0f-cM1EtV/s400/IMG_0765.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024015793930635378" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3v1dLLxYZh56jFT75fNkaxlc9kUr8bquCPXuWEHy56IhnUE1p2TucC1F21lGEzOvTsj7mjxhm1Z1ZbfF77syMhU9CXPAourMV4qL4-SbanqbsQP8I1eZBu5eyFiFb6z3WJEfR/s1600-h/IMG_0764.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3v1dLLxYZh56jFT75fNkaxlc9kUr8bquCPXuWEHy56IhnUE1p2TucC1F21lGEzOvTsj7mjxhm1Z1ZbfF77syMhU9CXPAourMV4qL4-SbanqbsQP8I1eZBu5eyFiFb6z3WJEfR/s400/IMG_0764.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024016584204617874" /></a><br />I left NYC on the 9th for DC. Back to school:(Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32582899.post-39123710006902429322007-01-25T02:26:00.001-05:002007-01-25T12:46:25.262-05:00Leaving Brazil in Style: A Jaunt to Maresias and Rio de JaneiroA few days after coming back from Bolivia, I went with my cousin Lisa to Maresias. i had translated a website for her so we got free lodging at the Maresias Beach Hotel. Maresias was still calm, as holiday travellers had not yet arrived. Although the waves were great for surfing and I wanted to take lessons, time didn't permit.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNAc3DTVxRCrrJsD9wTQObgzHbkhFBMQ2ZRzhZVTV17lDGtWgrEVUHNwS7dGy1DxO_aRDnatbR8T-F8oV_tBc1BXAXsds1nyrbUKUTokXPilIRAUE-0ePIDuuAm8F2cYT2F2T/s1600-h/IMG_0672.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNAc3DTVxRCrrJsD9wTQObgzHbkhFBMQ2ZRzhZVTV17lDGtWgrEVUHNwS7dGy1DxO_aRDnatbR8T-F8oV_tBc1BXAXsds1nyrbUKUTokXPilIRAUE-0ePIDuuAm8F2cYT2F2T/s400/IMG_0672.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024017649356507298" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0p_10-SXasPKU4PxTFf74bqUPxa8TMghHvN13dpRJ3mPXe3iEeO1zOCZHuEu4pb-pvgqJtt9dsyy9f6QU-fXL9quI4JOmyJ-nvyg00RZIocBTkvuBZOtC5dGBEDMLRMlCiZbe/s1600-h/IMG_0673.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0p_10-SXasPKU4PxTFf74bqUPxa8TMghHvN13dpRJ3mPXe3iEeO1zOCZHuEu4pb-pvgqJtt9dsyy9f6QU-fXL9quI4JOmyJ-nvyg00RZIocBTkvuBZOtC5dGBEDMLRMlCiZbe/s400/IMG_0673.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024018134687811762" /></a><br />We had dinner with some friends of Lisa that night.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRhGo_-pctT0l7YbBrPUJI-o3FRxz3oc_SG4f1sGMiRZkccpGnh_3iCATk1aed6eXLhB7-cHzhM_NWT_rNiVT73zsazfkHMz3yPpRW8RZClAfZnDrUq-CsGhXShpHpoCOoTr6/s1600-h/IMG_0674.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRhGo_-pctT0l7YbBrPUJI-o3FRxz3oc_SG4f1sGMiRZkccpGnh_3iCATk1aed6eXLhB7-cHzhM_NWT_rNiVT73zsazfkHMz3yPpRW8RZClAfZnDrUq-CsGhXShpHpoCOoTr6/s400/IMG_0674.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024018426745587906" /></a><br />The next day, I rode back to São Paulo, and got dropped off at Congonhas airport to board a flight to Rio de Janeiro.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQz0i7xNDg7eF09OkgwYcHWJgEnVe7E3FaMlCB_l8jAqKeDGrh2fQRfzvP9rC6z7IwmTlUv2cSd3ZpaQh0b0okRXtE8O_NKRzriqb-nNRbWJTR36gv93Gxyb4zcM5rW9q0tuTV/s1600-h/IMG_0698.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQz0i7xNDg7eF09OkgwYcHWJgEnVe7E3FaMlCB_l8jAqKeDGrh2fQRfzvP9rC6z7IwmTlUv2cSd3ZpaQh0b0okRXtE8O_NKRzriqb-nNRbWJTR36gv93Gxyb4zcM5rW9q0tuTV/s400/IMG_0698.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024023374547913026" /></a><br />During the five months I have been in Brazil, I had not yet been to this wonderful city; and what a feeling of regret I had once I arrived. Rio is so cool...much prettier than São Paulo, and the people are much better looking. The weather is also great, not cold like São Paulo. It was 40 Celsius that day and only about 18 in SP. the down side is that Rio is very humid, and there are often thick clouds or fog, and that was the case most of the time I was there.<br /><br />I stayed in Ipanema, which is less touristy, safer and has a younger crowd.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0XMoGDiz5u9D5SRcQdnyP6Orx_RgdC5T1UsJSnnOKLa55jscuvAX5yApCzTMr606MoPY9E4utG8nv60-1vZ2sjbrZV94npjaop81g70DbxI7rDn6KmG3xUBNBTa2J414uaNb/s1600-h/IMG_0717.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0XMoGDiz5u9D5SRcQdnyP6Orx_RgdC5T1UsJSnnOKLa55jscuvAX5yApCzTMr606MoPY9E4utG8nv60-1vZ2sjbrZV94npjaop81g70DbxI7rDn6KmG3xUBNBTa2J414uaNb/s400/IMG_0717.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024020183387212002" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgloP41kCly5THT43j34BNMOuUfc42pku1sD0X_F6XktrxX31BertdTqyhRvB3JcvBzo_Kr_0yaTsRJJjhvYJaMNx9p1_vSb_nHDsBXayMLXf8VSBGV99HfL22xXnQaCvxLZgEE/s1600-h/IMG_0718.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgloP41kCly5THT43j34BNMOuUfc42pku1sD0X_F6XktrxX31BertdTqyhRvB3JcvBzo_Kr_0yaTsRJJjhvYJaMNx9p1_vSb_nHDsBXayMLXf8VSBGV99HfL22xXnQaCvxLZgEE/s400/IMG_0718.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024019878444533970" /></a><br /><em>The sidewalks in Ipanema look like this</em><br /><br />Going past Arpuador, you get to Copacabana. The famed Palace Hotel is there. It was a hot spot during the 50s and 60s and foreign movie stars used to hang out there. The hotel was recently restored to its original beauty.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhceRDX37Nglr-XslgS7cm6k6KRoe4m1D4OJ_p_NNNJ88LoVpRfPmicOrTO5H57KtTYw5UNefxneISxB6Ed384BW1pV4zMT3SzwwYZbzpW3vLUA7o5cnT3KDwxCO7rOXHbfNKhK/s1600-h/IMG_0719.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhceRDX37Nglr-XslgS7cm6k6KRoe4m1D4OJ_p_NNNJ88LoVpRfPmicOrTO5H57KtTYw5UNefxneISxB6Ed384BW1pV4zMT3SzwwYZbzpW3vLUA7o5cnT3KDwxCO7rOXHbfNKhK/s400/IMG_0719.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024020651538647282" /></a><br /><em>The sidewalks in Copacaban look like this</em><br />All along Copacabana and Ipanema, guys with porno bodies are playing sports in <em>sungas</em>. They play a type of handless vollyball, which reqires amazing agility and strength.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgExZ4UprRvd4hLxYpNEU77-9TsrWarsEYtX0yU-Z1QA8m5VHx4XJWVKf0r51es-RyEDV2o0yUNrMQYLqGVQaJ9DJdWfQp05l6svOq12wgrZ0eq_wRdqBFDZDZkjl8rdYVg3E_e/s1600-h/IMG_0721.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgExZ4UprRvd4hLxYpNEU77-9TsrWarsEYtX0yU-Z1QA8m5VHx4XJWVKf0r51es-RyEDV2o0yUNrMQYLqGVQaJ9DJdWfQp05l6svOq12wgrZ0eq_wRdqBFDZDZkjl8rdYVg3E_e/s400/IMG_0721.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024021991568443650" /></a><br />A friend I met named Bruno took me to Corcovado and Pão de Açucar (Sugar Loaf).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZL6GE3vDkL-ch6O8X7SFe82L2Y5L77HLwY2k2OeSFDFywY3wddFK-tPwNI70fRqAyFSbJ6gblD5dqG-1zOmVQE3-Xr_WefxaWwkzqFnaHF4I1nQHJmo7FqJDzD0MB9Xa4Uj7/s1600-h/IMG_0679.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZL6GE3vDkL-ch6O8X7SFe82L2Y5L77HLwY2k2OeSFDFywY3wddFK-tPwNI70fRqAyFSbJ6gblD5dqG-1zOmVQE3-Xr_WefxaWwkzqFnaHF4I1nQHJmo7FqJDzD0MB9Xa4Uj7/s400/IMG_0679.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024022433950075154" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfQszQwMp_2GVV1F33mq2gpkb8mRLNs11hIV6S62jTYmSH8OASHUBimo4ZVOd9BmOfbHyjLO88pDNre94ZFoFk1TyR8pWDNXr9X6IZ8jdnmYO8HlM7G050jjs6OjuMLQ_Ohk7/s1600-h/IMG_0681.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfQszQwMp_2GVV1F33mq2gpkb8mRLNs11hIV6S62jTYmSH8OASHUBimo4ZVOd9BmOfbHyjLO88pDNre94ZFoFk1TyR8pWDNXr9X6IZ8jdnmYO8HlM7G050jjs6OjuMLQ_Ohk7/s400/IMG_0681.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024022902101510434" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPa1YQ7KMFxOTVM42Bum5zEoqE-RuhvQf8Ytsfk4XJT9QiMLHyWYv-9xNK4XpK-YlhK5n2B94SETP75fjyR_-EJUjAH4h7VMdzB214qeiUiI8he2pVWL6AzN0s2AcUgm2_R2g-/s1600-h/IMG_0688.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPa1YQ7KMFxOTVM42Bum5zEoqE-RuhvQf8Ytsfk4XJT9QiMLHyWYv-9xNK4XpK-YlhK5n2B94SETP75fjyR_-EJUjAH4h7VMdzB214qeiUiI8he2pVWL6AzN0s2AcUgm2_R2g-/s400/IMG_0688.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024023134029744434" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPHRn6HA3RNFjMFCMM5Zz3JTzJVgJmwFVpez_LIzqF0LRZMGhsgeAxYFFU9UBz_GkK2L6YgWRTS7MvMGJNCPA1Mxhe4DRYNJPpDzGStlZkmG2YlCenm0L9QgVN5FJm3k6yR4Mh/s1600-h/IMG_0708.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPHRn6HA3RNFjMFCMM5Zz3JTzJVgJmwFVpez_LIzqF0LRZMGhsgeAxYFFU9UBz_GkK2L6YgWRTS7MvMGJNCPA1Mxhe4DRYNJPpDzGStlZkmG2YlCenm0L9QgVN5FJm3k6yR4Mh/s400/IMG_0708.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024023851289282898" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE524x1GaNngFHZQnsBmOUtzUHdH1gosInwrZ0q8ZmyQBc8TuJn_Kya8B0usVP9C_s7HZ2EiuytQn0z692OZC-kIuVfievNit5WbsWHISfFvpk7kvL0PE3K5V30dFwRvgnHPCL/s1600-h/IMG_0703.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE524x1GaNngFHZQnsBmOUtzUHdH1gosInwrZ0q8ZmyQBc8TuJn_Kya8B0usVP9C_s7HZ2EiuytQn0z692OZC-kIuVfievNit5WbsWHISfFvpk7kvL0PE3K5V30dFwRvgnHPCL/s400/IMG_0703.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024024233541372258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThOpB3Gy_PVPJEdrr_HgtFB8F0miwAruUoL-v0fT8L72VSzkTjqSrUqvyFy1HYlLjGRoAm0oCSvPxGJA1bMi-7rP1K5NMXshCWdaemu9N9MzSKNnW0_B_QkJlR8xCwASVpGdv/s1600-h/IMG_0709.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThOpB3Gy_PVPJEdrr_HgtFB8F0miwAruUoL-v0fT8L72VSzkTjqSrUqvyFy1HYlLjGRoAm0oCSvPxGJA1bMi-7rP1K5NMXshCWdaemu9N9MzSKNnW0_B_QkJlR8xCwASVpGdv/s400/IMG_0709.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024024469764573554" /></a><br />Next time I'm in Brazil, I will be sure to spend more time in Rio. Saudades!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32582899.post-21665778209182279332006-12-18T07:16:00.000-05:002007-02-04T22:57:42.591-05:00My Misadventures in the Bolivian HighlandsAfter finishing the fall semester, I went with Adrian to Bolivia for 10 days. The trip was Adrian's idea, so I pretty much tagged along. Although the experience was memorable, this was due more to the discomfort, nausea and appalling conditions than the natural beauty or Bolivian culture, though both of the latter were very interesting at times. As I write this, it's so nice to be back in São Paulo, and to no longer be carrying around a roll of toilet paper, a shrinking cake of soap and a bottle of clean water.<br /><br /><strong>Friday, December 8</strong><br /><br />We flew on state-owned Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano (LAB), which ought to be renamed Fuck-my-ass-with-a-rusty-pipe Airlines. We received a call the day before we were supposed to leave advising us that our flight was cancelled, with no apologies or explanations. They told us, however, that we could fly on their competitor, Aéro Sur, so we went to their office to make the change. Yet when we arrived at the airport five hours early to ensure we got on the flight, the change was not made in the computer systems, so we stood at the check-in counter for about 2 hours while the idiot working there made the necessary changes. Two hours?!! That there were no passengers behind us the whole time was a sign of how bad this airline is. Finally, the woman managed to change Adrian's seat but could only manage to put him in business class. I wanted business too for all the trouble, but didn't feel like dealing with her any more.<br /><br />We left only about a hour late on Aéro Sur to Santa Cruz, the economic capital of Boliva, and were supposed to go back to LAB for the remaining leg to the capital, La Paz. We had a few hours between flights, so we took a taxi downtown for dinner. We had few choices, and settled on a nauseating dinner of fried chicken and French fries. Then, we saw a huge protest in the main plaza of the town, which was over the city's being a net contrbutor to the national finances, and their wishes for autonomy. I don't think Evo Morales would allow that.<br /><br />When we got back to the airport, we were informed that that flight would be 3 hours late because the airplane had not yet arrived. After 3 1/2 hours, they informed us of an additional 2 hour delay while they fixed the windshield wiper on the aircraft. All the while we were sitting around and eventually sleeping in the airport while watching an interesting montage of videos from movies and movie musicals. They repeated "What a Feeling" from Flashdance, "Against All Odds", several songs from Grease, Saturday Night Fever, and the eponymous tune from The Neverending Story plus others over and over again. I was impressed with Bolivian's taste for American pop culture.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUWsd9Lph3DMSVI8w1xNf2UTFQzYvZRZxa4Xc5lCMnf5B-J4VylFjV0C6_EbwR6M8RSEj35Q85gquCIE3gThUYNIOm8fJEo_Cqzv0-CQ768HdycHJAjnL5mFZsoj1Q1Qojfpob/s1600-h/IMG_0444.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUWsd9Lph3DMSVI8w1xNf2UTFQzYvZRZxa4Xc5lCMnf5B-J4VylFjV0C6_EbwR6M8RSEj35Q85gquCIE3gThUYNIOm8fJEo_Cqzv0-CQ768HdycHJAjnL5mFZsoj1Q1Qojfpob/s400/IMG_0444.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009842759671617490" /></a><br /><br /><em>The girl's thigh from the Flashdance video</em><br /><br />When the airplane was finally ready for boarding near dawn, the flight attendants told us to sit wherever we wanted, so I sat up front in business class with Adrian. The aircraft was old, and when Adrian asked the flight attendant, he said it was the first airplane purchased by LAB in 1969, and "it's still flying," he said.<br /><br />We made an unexpected stop in Cochabamba, where some passengers got off and others got on. There were, in fact, more passengers than seats for the last leg. The flight attendants were asking mothers to hold their babies on thier laps, and passengers were sitting in the seats flight attendants use during take-off. They made me go back to coach from business, and I imagine they had some people doubled up in those seats.<br /><br />We arrived in La Paz at dawn, only 9 hours late, and what a shock. It was freezing, and coming from Brazil, we were rather poorly dressed. At 3,640 meters (11,942 feet), La Paz is the highest capital in the world. The altitude makes you feel dizzy and short of breath, and you can feel your heart beating in side of your body.<br /><br />Amazingly, our luggage come out of the plane, and we took a cab downtown to a hostel.<br /><br /><strong>Saturday, December 9</strong><br /><br />We immediately got into bed to rest, but found it very difficult to sleep, a typical symptom of the altiude sickness. Adrian told me that while I slept I entered into very deep, irregular breathing every few seconds. We woke up around noon, and headed out to see La Paz. The city is situated near the top of a mountain. At the highest parts is the airport, and a lower-class area called the High City, or <em>El Alto</em>. In general, the further down you go, the nicer the city gets. Whether you are looking down from the top or up from the bottom, you see a seemingly endless cityscape of buildings, perched precariously on very steep hills.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlmcGa9hLw7kV9ZONqQWVFc4Y6ZGAHrFQl6ffj8BimAT2tw6ZfguP3GznrifAKAQcTBEZ2gWadt_HLABW87CoCjF7O5mm1Kon7Q6l_OqCrd5K64XahOhRfw9PbWvMWfaqorYv/s1600-h/IMG_0474.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlmcGa9hLw7kV9ZONqQWVFc4Y6ZGAHrFQl6ffj8BimAT2tw6ZfguP3GznrifAKAQcTBEZ2gWadt_HLABW87CoCjF7O5mm1Kon7Q6l_OqCrd5K64XahOhRfw9PbWvMWfaqorYv/s400/IMG_0474.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009903623653169778" /></a><br /><br /><em>Looking down at the Centro</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWlAjlefORItxGMU62QdOezGQXLw0CTCtmnVpAr9fZzIbhIMyY6HRjyIEOK7g2qK-AccsMoavLaM-VeyfLF5eJQ5HABY-cNb_QG_jQJJWODpzCQu7edBF9y9-8B-prbtBe1ea/s1600-h/IMG_0470.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWlAjlefORItxGMU62QdOezGQXLw0CTCtmnVpAr9fZzIbhIMyY6HRjyIEOK7g2qK-AccsMoavLaM-VeyfLF5eJQ5HABY-cNb_QG_jQJJWODpzCQu7edBF9y9-8B-prbtBe1ea/s400/IMG_0470.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009904856308783746" /></a><br /><br /><em>Looking up at El Alto</em><br /><br />Leaving our hotel, we walked into what seemed to be the main plaza, which was very pretty and full of colonial buildings.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUIDlyd3Ao61dsmMi6-gf3wJ7_6AocUBLeL6rMGcbS6C8Fukpv2hOF4YtZPM___bPw6IZGdDTm6FqUC77QEgIbI2Ih8oQ8nliKjkqduf9ghHDWj7scHk8UfYGLTTMxg0UvW33/s1600-h/IMG_0451.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUIDlyd3Ao61dsmMi6-gf3wJ7_6AocUBLeL6rMGcbS6C8Fukpv2hOF4YtZPM___bPw6IZGdDTm6FqUC77QEgIbI2Ih8oQ8nliKjkqduf9ghHDWj7scHk8UfYGLTTMxg0UvW33/s400/IMG_0451.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009905676647537298" /></a><br /><br />As we walked further down towards the Calle Sandaga, the main tourist drag where the Iglesia de San Francisco and many hostels and touristy shops are located, things began to change. La Paz is very dirty, with extremely polluted air and other stenches related to sanitation issues - They throw both organic and inorganic waste into the streets at night. The narrow sidewalks are littered with merchants, selling llama and alpaca wool sweaters, hats and gloves, coca leaves, and many other items. One of the most curious sights in La Paz are the <em>cholas</em> or <em>cholitas</em> if you want to use the diminutive, which are a type of Indian women who wear strange clothes. Usually made of pretty materials, their outfits consist of long ruffly dresses, and a large shawl that covers everything else. On their backs are a hobo-type piece of fabric filled with all of their things, and the shawl covers this sack. Since they are usually fat (genetic, I think, related to the altitude) they end up with a large, round form to them. Finally, on their heads sit funny-looking top hats that are too small, and are made of felt with a curled up brim and a ribbon around the side.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9H3BrcoCcP63V1uVvs5WKCM2J3ggE8H_qtxsmrxRL0y1u0AHrXt-0yXtyrMJBYOqJsqJgD0ZdWDuGTPayvuJtYrqkYCNZsU8Wasm0NV9aIEfq2HDe1DQWiYa_vP9k1JF6h6L/s1600-h/IMG_0468.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9H3BrcoCcP63V1uVvs5WKCM2J3ggE8H_qtxsmrxRL0y1u0AHrXt-0yXtyrMJBYOqJsqJgD0ZdWDuGTPayvuJtYrqkYCNZsU8Wasm0NV9aIEfq2HDe1DQWiYa_vP9k1JF6h6L/s400/IMG_0468.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009916259446954658" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Qgm9ZtR7OoJkvaLOdYTDw4rJmyaXbFPXkWaOBpSetQrKemq5Lo9KodPRLyixov2p5shmiXJ4E8c5J-g05egDTMFfu11sXccPDKl_B9QzpW6Ba7mngyN0qSooWsdVvCwbsqmI/s1600-h/IMG_0466.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Qgm9ZtR7OoJkvaLOdYTDw4rJmyaXbFPXkWaOBpSetQrKemq5Lo9KodPRLyixov2p5shmiXJ4E8c5J-g05egDTMFfu11sXccPDKl_B9QzpW6Ba7mngyN0qSooWsdVvCwbsqmI/s400/IMG_0466.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009925893058599714" /></a><br /><br /><em>Some cholas</em><br /><br />We walked a little ways, and saw the Iglesia mentioned above, and then went to buy some crafts (hats, gloves and the like) before going to the Museo de Coca, or the Coca Museum, which is a small building with numbered posters you follow along the walls to read about coca. Interesting, but too much reading.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib69Gz3QIpIWvv6ep2FyBxyRvoSKj1qOGoN6esKK_wLik4pPCCR6WL_RcQ1uFriEoXTWg0KNjVYcnIDRkMjYHQj-pMunR632t-7Ry6SmjDHyJ69vCYU-7OcI3GyEVGibyx3f2F/s1600-h/IMG_0453.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib69Gz3QIpIWvv6ep2FyBxyRvoSKj1qOGoN6esKK_wLik4pPCCR6WL_RcQ1uFriEoXTWg0KNjVYcnIDRkMjYHQj-pMunR632t-7Ry6SmjDHyJ69vCYU-7OcI3GyEVGibyx3f2F/s400/IMG_0453.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009917096965577394" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHYSJZPZt9RbWi18ol3jod5MhjJHj3Ck0Agz11YBOAhulOQOeVVAacg3G5TjVkoTuCAf8B7B0gB4OQk5s7Qu_v6p4IFKoeo5590yosc_oRuZSr_Kn7iZ4DUVcF7xWgqSY2BcwE/s1600-h/IMG_0452.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHYSJZPZt9RbWi18ol3jod5MhjJHj3Ck0Agz11YBOAhulOQOeVVAacg3G5TjVkoTuCAf8B7B0gB4OQk5s7Qu_v6p4IFKoeo5590yosc_oRuZSr_Kn7iZ4DUVcF7xWgqSY2BcwE/s400/IMG_0452.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009917346073680578" /></a><br /><br /><em>The Iglesia de San Francisco and the market out front</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtWZxPA6bkPuXeOA1PCznDTkDaRdIouk5L9voyaOxYJdUySE06M6AQodT8JBou7tbRKc_CJZkWl_nBafMR-HpNv-R5lzdfdyu0aI28UzU9mNyO5MsTlHy2OCll-V7zTwb2T_Qw/s1600-h/IMG_0456.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtWZxPA6bkPuXeOA1PCznDTkDaRdIouk5L9voyaOxYJdUySE06M6AQodT8JBou7tbRKc_CJZkWl_nBafMR-HpNv-R5lzdfdyu0aI28UzU9mNyO5MsTlHy2OCll-V7zTwb2T_Qw/s400/IMG_0456.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009918441290341074" /></a><br /><br /><em>Outside the Museo de Coca</em><br /><br />From there, we walked over the Witch's Market, which is full of traditional medicine, statuettes and, most notable, dead llama fetuses, used in religious ceremonies in Bolivian culture, I guess.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2zWydZkoW0k1ivo3oczvXCPWMSxk7Dkf8Sz09lMnUtVVdBgr6UUova1VKi9VjZi_r-06kqMf8klqcUBengWCwCdTGQZd_qH51htV42lZ7DpKFaMF7tto3-BW4IGp201-cHdy/s1600-h/IMG_0463.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2zWydZkoW0k1ivo3oczvXCPWMSxk7Dkf8Sz09lMnUtVVdBgr6UUova1VKi9VjZi_r-06kqMf8klqcUBengWCwCdTGQZd_qH51htV42lZ7DpKFaMF7tto3-BW4IGp201-cHdy/s400/IMG_0463.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009923732690049762" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMbfh98K2ogL6ZtJMLWveNi4GYMrp51XTAUAaRfigckhptilqnhoc_vxGcACUafdN99rRpR8CEsJNAVPxwHHhucF8a_phxEUOonuAIb2oBGJgI7qBMDFMrWtgeh_8h0CA7YqM/s1600-h/IMG_0462.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMbfh98K2ogL6ZtJMLWveNi4GYMrp51XTAUAaRfigckhptilqnhoc_vxGcACUafdN99rRpR8CEsJNAVPxwHHhucF8a_phxEUOonuAIb2oBGJgI7qBMDFMrWtgeh_8h0CA7YqM/s400/IMG_0462.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009924192251550450" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-qvhsqAfmX9ZwSiS35uxwiUKMCRUvtuHrqHqvnzwwJg6R_svHDKRodaMvLxkrQI91ixbjID8z6Ii_HNKZeLqkNJY9xvQKbLK5xUgOxNCIL5T1Wa8YfMf_gD1dgCQbwrKxGJr/s1600-h/IMG_0459.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-qvhsqAfmX9ZwSiS35uxwiUKMCRUvtuHrqHqvnzwwJg6R_svHDKRodaMvLxkrQI91ixbjID8z6Ii_HNKZeLqkNJY9xvQKbLK5xUgOxNCIL5T1Wa8YfMf_gD1dgCQbwrKxGJr/s400/IMG_0459.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009924784957037314" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm02UYc4sT9KDDSiO5ahXWByAc4XjgYyZKpjNCH3lEyg-7nbJxuSLlMOzDH8DEY6MuQq_Eq9G7GnZbf6lN99PqUJEypOSpTWdcdH9QYKDMLwpkmLhU3H2aIpQ_As1jiPjz0CIM/s1600-h/IMG_0460.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm02UYc4sT9KDDSiO5ahXWByAc4XjgYyZKpjNCH3lEyg-7nbJxuSLlMOzDH8DEY6MuQq_Eq9G7GnZbf6lN99PqUJEypOSpTWdcdH9QYKDMLwpkmLhU3H2aIpQ_As1jiPjz0CIM/s400/IMG_0460.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009925532281346834" /></a><br /><br />Here is a video to give you an idea of the noise and chaos of a La Paz street. I wish video could give you smells, too - noxious exhaust fumes everywhere are no fun. The <em>micros</em> (microbuses) have young boys that hang out the windows, shouting the stops their bus will make in auction-style speed. It is obnoxious, because they do it non-stop, whether anyone is around or not. In the video you can hear "dos bolivianos, dos bolivianos" shouted repeatedly.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rrjUSZ4gTKA"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rrjUSZ4gTKA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="600" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br /><strong>Sunday, December 10</strong><br /><br />The next moring, we woke up early and took a bus to Copacabana, which sits right on Lake Titicaca. We took a really cheap bus in which we were the only tourists, which surprisingly was ok as far as comfort. Still, Bolivians appear very unorganized, and they seemed unable not to stand up and walk around the bus before and after departure, turning around, talking, reorganizing their bags and, in general, making travelling much more difficult than necessary. I had some cholas stick their big asses in my face more than once. I think Bolivian's have a some serious complexes, because we sat in the wrong seats to avoid two rowdy boys running up and down the aisle while their father just watched. When the people who were supposed to sit in our seats got on, no one said anything to us even though they knew our seats belonged to them. On the streets, also, they ignore you sometimes when you speak to them in Spanish. Although many Bolivians speak Aymara and Quechua as their first language, most all of them speak Spanish, too. Also, practically all of the Bolivian ads (billboards and the like) have Caucasian people in them, many of whom are blonde, which is so ridiculous because 95% of the Bolivian people are not even mestizo but pure Indian. The only blondes I saw had badly dyed highlights, most of which looked ridiculous. But I digress...<br /><br />We had to cross a part of Lake Titikaka to get the the peninsula on which Copacabana sits. That peninsula is attached to Peru, and the Lake it the only sizable body of water in land-locked Bolivia.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-Bq_ayxL6wzkwKXKCi3VCnoXwRFDKNpRkHpLafLv5pa-4ktFds350xojdmar0sGfpYkjkgHZZa-cxk1ecx4EQgX3cs_O26M2GIz52zRZ5c6xWTSgIUf5aAZfi-2iAGRtn3KB/s1600-h/IMG_0485.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-Bq_ayxL6wzkwKXKCi3VCnoXwRFDKNpRkHpLafLv5pa-4ktFds350xojdmar0sGfpYkjkgHZZa-cxk1ecx4EQgX3cs_O26M2GIz52zRZ5c6xWTSgIUf5aAZfi-2iAGRtn3KB/s400/IMG_0485.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009930488673606450" /></a><br /><br /><em>The Bolivian Navy at Titicaca</em><br /><br />When we arrived at Copacabana, we went and bought a boat tour of the Isla del Sol (Sun Island), which sits in Lake Titicaca and is where the Inca civilization is said to have begun. They believe the first Inca emerged from the Lake. Before leaving, we took a micro to the Peruvian border for thrills. We couldn't get the stamp in our passports, because the Peruvian government requires you to stay overnight if they stamp your passport. Still, they let you just walk right across, and we did.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjcE17AsPfe9wu4yFL-ctRkcEKjoLSPB_QDWnpFDGkdlQTiX06oLKG7gzb2EsGF3Y6cAmxu_tOroNB6wT_tI7jWF2Qy9lTE3vfi4x3X3yBu7mxwhyphenhyphen9G8Y0rnAMkLHKEalIvLZ/s1600-h/IMG_0494.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjcE17AsPfe9wu4yFL-ctRkcEKjoLSPB_QDWnpFDGkdlQTiX06oLKG7gzb2EsGF3Y6cAmxu_tOroNB6wT_tI7jWF2Qy9lTE3vfi4x3X3yBu7mxwhyphenhyphen9G8Y0rnAMkLHKEalIvLZ/s400/IMG_0494.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5013633557936610274" /></a><br /><em>On the Peru-Bolivia border</em><br /><br />When we got back, we walked briefly around the tiny town of Copacabana, and saw the church there. Before the beach in Rio de Janeiro or the Barry Manilow song, the real Copacabana has always been in Bolivia. The name is derived from the Aymara <em>kota kahuana</em>, meaning "view of the lake." The church in Copacabana has a well-known virgin in it, a copy of which was brought to Rio de Janeiro, which is how the beach there got its name.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8qpojvVqXnQz8PY94tRgZU6pn56XOoVY3eX1kbWJ2PDDfTqOThqtIM9JNOQ0c_8BD9kq68VABztk8TEf7keV0qqivZ6cMVjeVHkHvQzQwZVh_GLN64DucWJK-_ay5JMVw_42/s1600-h/IMG_0496.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8qpojvVqXnQz8PY94tRgZU6pn56XOoVY3eX1kbWJ2PDDfTqOThqtIM9JNOQ0c_8BD9kq68VABztk8TEf7keV0qqivZ6cMVjeVHkHvQzQwZVh_GLN64DucWJK-_ay5JMVw_42/s400/IMG_0496.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5013634021793078258" /></a><br /><em>The Church of Copacabana</em><br /><br />We left for the tour of the Sun Island, and met a Norwegian couple on the boat. They allowed us to piggyback on the guided tour they had purchased, so we did.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxgcYEg9Zs6dCN_DHlyuoOE9SRTRpMdLMaO3UNmElnEJESG2REqInavrUy22cK-4b8qke5KYr_eww7cFjigC-BJ3gDCgvx4_rCV0Df8Lfk-oX9yQnnMLsVRJ1wYph2z91PVxD/s1600-h/IMG_0497.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxgcYEg9Zs6dCN_DHlyuoOE9SRTRpMdLMaO3UNmElnEJESG2REqInavrUy22cK-4b8qke5KYr_eww7cFjigC-BJ3gDCgvx4_rCV0Df8Lfk-oX9yQnnMLsVRJ1wYph2z91PVxD/s400/IMG_0497.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5013635065470131218" /></a><br /><em>Martin & Sessel</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheKNDawyxw3q-CoMfU_Xu2Gr9PNGpTpzXEUGOX78Gx9UiGcYoYxacNCIB6QCoPanZS7BTBEw7szl8D7zg-rjCqNQF9386apMQMksT74FNsoFG25F-OfrvtJ9Rkwwxtxwno1MAL/s1600-h/IMG_0505.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheKNDawyxw3q-CoMfU_Xu2Gr9PNGpTpzXEUGOX78Gx9UiGcYoYxacNCIB6QCoPanZS7BTBEw7szl8D7zg-rjCqNQF9386apMQMksT74FNsoFG25F-OfrvtJ9Rkwwxtxwno1MAL/s400/IMG_0505.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5013634481354578946" /></a><br /><em>On the way to Sun Island</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPfIiDdgT89VudAPMRsDZat0LieOS_5pkoEVR6UaS17gpze_8ViBEKeEjFd5zmq6Ja37jqsRWVeKEOHaO0rciihpIFJ3MzKgwvGV259-l8D321ehVH5aSFw78oYf1tt-r0oJp/s1600-h/IMG_0513.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPfIiDdgT89VudAPMRsDZat0LieOS_5pkoEVR6UaS17gpze_8ViBEKeEjFd5zmq6Ja37jqsRWVeKEOHaO0rciihpIFJ3MzKgwvGV259-l8D321ehVH5aSFw78oYf1tt-r0oJp/s400/IMG_0513.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5013638870811155490" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJAg0mzJOu6dyUNVlzVgz9aPSimmb3HeySUefWrlskjHMirLZCUtD0dYSYObaAyL8Xa_N9DzorL0fHEUKvP9Ut6fZIVxumNFwzE_MC9O-fF2bRPGAXiXhHgrbZPLk3-myljRl/s1600-h/IMG_0516.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJAg0mzJOu6dyUNVlzVgz9aPSimmb3HeySUefWrlskjHMirLZCUtD0dYSYObaAyL8Xa_N9DzorL0fHEUKvP9Ut6fZIVxumNFwzE_MC9O-fF2bRPGAXiXhHgrbZPLk3-myljRl/s400/IMG_0516.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5013639270243114034" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibjpbgiwllI6B432oyD1bcdTAIkGJzrJo8qOjUztUS9iPdmQremxU8gUM80LYrm0IkD3Jt_dUKuH7G0aLNeM0_by2XEIruWvk26ioXKvIdXUwKjuQuNnsoitVysM1I59PmCBnh/s1600-h/IMG_0517.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibjpbgiwllI6B432oyD1bcdTAIkGJzrJo8qOjUztUS9iPdmQremxU8gUM80LYrm0IkD3Jt_dUKuH7G0aLNeM0_by2XEIruWvk26ioXKvIdXUwKjuQuNnsoitVysM1I59PmCBnh/s400/IMG_0517.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5013639497876380738" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtHFbrOBkjJiOplYHX8ivXkhAOxwv8K3u5FKwKdWBdh9ELi_9bEKs-CSjqmCgOOD-TzCaXUKLDHnkh-aPL0D9GlNg8Dwob0SLVeIiisfVYhYgc4f1vXNPGdcpLkbhNJw2QzMb/s1600-h/IMG_0518.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtHFbrOBkjJiOplYHX8ivXkhAOxwv8K3u5FKwKdWBdh9ELi_9bEKs-CSjqmCgOOD-TzCaXUKLDHnkh-aPL0D9GlNg8Dwob0SLVeIiisfVYhYgc4f1vXNPGdcpLkbhNJw2QzMb/s400/IMG_0518.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5013639755574418514" /></a><br /><em>The Incas believed the terraced ladscape was a gift from their Gods</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDPh_V5hQOLhT1-z9tqRIgbZye-6-s0bR2RvmLFTL6StIZvG1qLxqOpjZKqTX2KUuwOTQXiwqDI_DHOHhT1tUhexqHQO-UrW5tQ_UcLNvVh2R0egDE06JsJhZi51NfkOjy961/s1600-h/IMG_0520.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDPh_V5hQOLhT1-z9tqRIgbZye-6-s0bR2RvmLFTL6StIZvG1qLxqOpjZKqTX2KUuwOTQXiwqDI_DHOHhT1tUhexqHQO-UrW5tQ_UcLNvVh2R0egDE06JsJhZi51NfkOjy961/s400/IMG_0520.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5013641172913626210" /></a><br /><em>A view out at at the wide expanse of mountains</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbQnIqHoqNiOQgPdasWavyV-WzUNFz52QB29AECtJA6MDd1tgGYW3kZXYcn9P2P1ak4-0OoywgLFtqMhHjwVs_QBidTi-2f1EtUzGfQSa6RIY8BH7Ukcx9ySObTeojpZzpIdW/s1600-h/IMG_0524.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbQnIqHoqNiOQgPdasWavyV-WzUNFz52QB29AECtJA6MDd1tgGYW3kZXYcn9P2P1ak4-0OoywgLFtqMhHjwVs_QBidTi-2f1EtUzGfQSa6RIY8BH7Ukcx9ySObTeojpZzpIdW/s400/IMG_0524.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5013641593820421234" /></a><br /><em>More alpacas (alpacas are simply smaller llamas)</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBJybxNKyqbYFBJsgrB-bL9SRoKKwPBp1BzKD9oREOidGQJjBHyCwISVwC8jt1WV5MgAELfRX9sy8XrhSIuHJiuDI-J2QjTOD3yfWA8E8UAOGLgVDxSFABvzwJDyZk5RCOR89/s1600-h/IMG_0530.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBJybxNKyqbYFBJsgrB-bL9SRoKKwPBp1BzKD9oREOidGQJjBHyCwISVwC8jt1WV5MgAELfRX9sy8XrhSIuHJiuDI-J2QjTOD3yfWA8E8UAOGLgVDxSFABvzwJDyZk5RCOR89/s400/IMG_0530.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5013641937417804930" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM53_Pc9LvISxOh5RWUC_vD9qnv_4BmbpznoGQyifupHBCNAZuDNlvPFgaRA-vpbVPhyphenhyphenyGOH-CrlnGm_LZvGkBQUtDigFZhlepNobEP7zLB2yNI7XUPjdcpbmckc_ZCag5zf5Q/s1600-h/IMG_0531.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM53_Pc9LvISxOh5RWUC_vD9qnv_4BmbpznoGQyifupHBCNAZuDNlvPFgaRA-vpbVPhyphenhyphenyGOH-CrlnGm_LZvGkBQUtDigFZhlepNobEP7zLB2yNI7XUPjdcpbmckc_ZCag5zf5Q/s400/IMG_0531.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5013642676152179858" /></a><br /><em>The Inca's Sun Temple</em><br /><br />That night we too a bus back to La Paz. Martin & Sessel had agreed to come with us and go to the Calle de la Muerte (Road of Death) the next morning.<br /><br /><strong>Monday, December 11</strong><br /><br />The Calle de la Muerte (Death Road) was by far the coolest excursion we went on in Bolivia. The road earned its name for its dangerous, twisting curves above steep cliffs that drop off into rocky hillsides or lush vegetation (mostly coca plants) far below. If memory serves correctly, in the past decade about 800 people have died descending this road from it's 4900 meter (16,076 ft) summit about an hour from La Paz to the 1,200 meter (3,937 ft) low point at Yolosa. Luckily, bicyclists have had better luck; only about eight have perished during the same period. Some of their tombstones line the rocky path, providing an eery reminder of the dangers. Israeli graves seemed over-represented.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzagHoXHsFXb2-uroNxzzXAvEDuEchcYsawdMtaRu87ss89kuMf0B6qleFMwsLc_lScxyVRQDZ6ET3HqCJ6YaI4TnbmsHV8l4qxqQsypAEJamNr5wOZxc-Kl-WvUna-NZA1hyphenhyphenL/s1600-h/IMG_2101.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzagHoXHsFXb2-uroNxzzXAvEDuEchcYsawdMtaRu87ss89kuMf0B6qleFMwsLc_lScxyVRQDZ6ET3HqCJ6YaI4TnbmsHV8l4qxqQsypAEJamNr5wOZxc-Kl-WvUna-NZA1hyphenhyphenL/s400/IMG_2101.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023796630339454306" /></a><br /><br />When we arrived at the summit, we along with the Norwegians and a group of three Australian guys got into the brightly-colored windbreakers and pants the tour company (Astrid Tours) provided and got acquainted with our bikes. We had the good fortune of taking this tour just three days after the opening of a new stretch of the Death Road, so we began our journey on a smooth, paved surface. The temperature was markedly lower there, and the wind made outr ears red and we zipped downward, literally riding through the clouds at speeds up to 50 kmh (30 mph). It was exhilarating!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m_D1mhiTyLUucXeuctdmKFoP42olKM4ZSJJvbHCJIRxwuIDIxKtaUnRcOHGuGU6w_PDlFzzD4WeTVu9Ytp_7ScjoyTIXU3JkZa9dmTw7bv8wU5nid4u2jV_M4rQUnOw1NJj4/s1600-h/IMG_1994.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m_D1mhiTyLUucXeuctdmKFoP42olKM4ZSJJvbHCJIRxwuIDIxKtaUnRcOHGuGU6w_PDlFzzD4WeTVu9Ytp_7ScjoyTIXU3JkZa9dmTw7bv8wU5nid4u2jV_M4rQUnOw1NJj4/s400/IMG_1994.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023791450608895202" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nIhZnsAy2Cckg3D0TUUSXyN1rNYeQvDnJi-7JlAj2lWQy7TS3wVQk29j-_GEjh39zcrAf85nt9E62uJQBP4z4OQeG2yIWt_07cg1dHrcQgsc7WITtrA1IerIBkyo-QXg8WLe/s1600-h/IMG_2001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nIhZnsAy2Cckg3D0TUUSXyN1rNYeQvDnJi-7JlAj2lWQy7TS3wVQk29j-_GEjh39zcrAf85nt9E62uJQBP4z4OQeG2yIWt_07cg1dHrcQgsc7WITtrA1IerIBkyo-QXg8WLe/s400/IMG_2001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023792597365163250" /></a><br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lKRuos0wdMY"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lKRuos0wdMY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="600" height="350"></embed></object><br /><em>I'm the one in the back with the black backpack on</em><br /><br />Soon we arrived at the old stretch of the Death Road, which is still an unpaved rocky path. As we descended, the temperature rose quickly and the vegetation increased in quantity. There were also more and more waterfalls and wet, muddy patches we had to cross. The bouncing over large rocks was painful on my hands as I gripped the brakes tightly, but was well worth it; you really feel alive when you're close to death.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBm4FzyT9-Wh1n7f32JBd_4ZboKvyMbHsWMIsMPt85zyeppVT01eHWHgCatwdAvBC-Qj_f4CUN6lY_Q2C6FN2saAKIR00Gr2dMYf6j8bqfJxSXWKckuXRiUCu6GgSPNiRFoOct/s1600-h/IMG_2022.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBm4FzyT9-Wh1n7f32JBd_4ZboKvyMbHsWMIsMPt85zyeppVT01eHWHgCatwdAvBC-Qj_f4CUN6lY_Q2C6FN2saAKIR00Gr2dMYf6j8bqfJxSXWKckuXRiUCu6GgSPNiRFoOct/s400/IMG_2022.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023793340394505474" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsdNmSV33K34CsBi7mGCd-SALdO4PDxA-blGvnQJb6Wf8YUkAHndnmAyBJez1kR2VBwv4YQb0f0ZzvXrXpZRMueDVq64mzID14myrNuAMiF3N8-vGQ1MYqWm4gjT5O0EO8Yws/s1600-h/IMG_2024.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRCnISRrqePoddgWG2JY99u2t_5Q8JiqAlt-p8eiTWWL924oZZcYEvj3sVYIMO30w9zjbJFHEc1GEE-n2aG7UJdL5-UjhL9HWBqIG0rbl5uabosKXlabvVmxO2IVL6SHdKlFQ/s400/IMG_2045.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023795127100900658" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlxS8jvqpPAG54C7KraPxJuVW-yX7PCW7qxwUWuBaWy9LDqU5sNQjgNq49MO7M8VJWiMcP98BjEG0QecissBUtAnjduxCHPWatuvNJrXlROnwq1T8lG3MUDXXGKH_Op5WFKdIs/s1600-h/IMG_2048.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlxS8jvqpPAG54C7KraPxJuVW-yX7PCW7qxwUWuBaWy9LDqU5sNQjgNq49MO7M8VJWiMcP98BjEG0QecissBUtAnjduxCHPWatuvNJrXlROnwq1T8lG3MUDXXGKH_Op5WFKdIs/s400/IMG_2048.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023795513647957314" /></a><br /><em>Here you see an Israeli tombstone next to the Australian guys</em><br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LlEIH5u5aT8"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LlEIH5u5aT8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="600" height="350"></embed></object><br /><em>Riding through a waterfall beside a steep cliff</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKDj5qJLFC31wozPgLWsMTT6tuCMIc7g9QRv6inqb2DTx1A3ysmx8yGh3ht1WmQDDRqqwAlUggcrzCSLQo9I2lDzTCAeP0Ru_as5h0xbEu31lH6oGcIV7AGk_iVKKvHlA5kkTC/s1600-h/IMG_2081.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKDj5qJLFC31wozPgLWsMTT6tuCMIc7g9QRv6inqb2DTx1A3ysmx8yGh3ht1WmQDDRqqwAlUggcrzCSLQo9I2lDzTCAeP0Ru_as5h0xbEu31lH6oGcIV7AGk_iVKKvHlA5kkTC/s400/IMG_2081.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023796273857168722" /></a><br /><em>Cooling off near the bottom</em><br /><br />After reaching the low point, we got back in the van and headed up the hill to Coroico.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6k-jjowJMR6TSuj1HHh2Sx3WGhEBymmnJBBB3Aux1uHiJNM9j_w_2NzAJPfvdiA7Ad0NJoC4eBal6fpQ-SmH71FZvuGcdIQczHgSLzDkfiCeLB7OvVERH640e9-3A1rmTV-0K/s1600-h/IMG_2105.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6k-jjowJMR6TSuj1HHh2Sx3WGhEBymmnJBBB3Aux1uHiJNM9j_w_2NzAJPfvdiA7Ad0NJoC4eBal6fpQ-SmH71FZvuGcdIQczHgSLzDkfiCeLB7OvVERH640e9-3A1rmTV-0K/s400/IMG_2105.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023796978231805298" /></a><br /><em>Having lunch at a hotel in Coroica afterwards</em><br /><br />We arrived back in La Paz that evening quite tired, and paid a hotel to let us take a shower before boarding the bus to Uyuni, the gateway to the famed Salar de Uyuni(Salt Desert of Uyuni). My Bolivian friend in DC named Carlos said to avoid road transportation in Boivia, so I did not expect the 10-hour overnight bus ride to go well, and it didn't. We left around 9 PM, two hours late, and around 3 or 4 in the morning I noticed a fire up ahead on the road. As we got closer, it became apparent that there was a road block made by local villagers. I can't explain why they chose to block roads in an effort to get a greater share of the government's spending, but using large boulders and gasoline-filled tires shooting huge flames into the air they effectively stopped all traffic until dawn. All the while, our bus full of tourists and ordinary Bolivians just sat there, unable to do anything. This is where the trip really started to go downhill.<br /><br /><strong>Tuesday, December 12</strong><br /><br />Somehow, we arrived in Uyuni around 10, not too late to catch tours leaving that day. As soon as we stepped off the bus, throngs of tour operators rushed us and every other passenger. Like moths to a flame, they came at us aggressively and deaf to our nos in Spanish. Some insisted on speaking English to us even though they had no idea where we were from and we only spoke to them in Spanish. Eventually, a curt <em>váyase</em> became necessary.<br /><br />Over breakfast in the main plaza of Uyuni, we decided somewhat arbitrarily on the company we would take. We had no real knowledge on them, but read everywhere about scams they pull on you. A rankings bureau exists to help tourists avoid companies that charge you extra along the way, or skip sites to save time and gasoline; however, we had heard more than once that operators pay for good rankings. We ultimately decided on one, and left shortly after noon.<br /><br />Our driver was accompanied by a young girl named Elisabet who was probably about 15 years old. Her job was to help out and cook all the meals during the four day tour. The Norwegian guy and I had both brought along MP3 players and a car adaptor, and when we asked her to put it in she replied rudely saying simply "no," and putting on annoying Bolivian flute music. Right there I told her that we had paid a lot of money for the tour (for five people, some USD$400 - a fortune in Bolivia) and she would allow us to listen to the music we brought. She bowed her head in embarassment and did not reply at all, showing her age and immaturity.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQsiBsaLiCCAbln6oC35a3l1Dm5tsPEB5pfNma79VGLAteQ0gfUEFDdtqj_P-uqBojGfI4KMBwhaJDYh19_e5TNIvsJXq_mzoPM9Gx0xzdlgKDDBZOF2Fg7QdzovHcLWMzWv_K/s1600-h/IMG_0625.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQsiBsaLiCCAbln6oC35a3l1Dm5tsPEB5pfNma79VGLAteQ0gfUEFDdtqj_P-uqBojGfI4KMBwhaJDYh19_e5TNIvsJXq_mzoPM9Gx0xzdlgKDDBZOF2Fg7QdzovHcLWMzWv_K/s400/IMG_0625.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023826437412488786" /></a><br /><em>Our driver, Miguel</em><br /><br />We continued to our first stop, if it even counts as one. The Train Graveyard is simply a dirt yard located in the outskirts of Uyuni in which the Bolivian railway operator throws old, broken trains covered in rust, plus other garbage. It is certainly an unsafe place to hang out, but we took a quick walk around to see if there was anything interesting. There really wasn't.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENCKryKnBfONNQ6V-UMJdcZDOeWjljRZilDQnHNe2_RPvUeZ242QN7LG885Rjt3XcNjce2HsuCW4CvxyiB0QOTsX_PxJDiWlhDfwXiftb0ipD8XJWoMm0bIbqQnX0C8MbbkFI/s1600-h/IMG_0561.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENCKryKnBfONNQ6V-UMJdcZDOeWjljRZilDQnHNe2_RPvUeZ242QN7LG885Rjt3XcNjce2HsuCW4CvxyiB0QOTsX_PxJDiWlhDfwXiftb0ipD8XJWoMm0bIbqQnX0C8MbbkFI/s400/IMG_0561.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023808256815924610" /></a><br /><em>The Train Graveyard near Uyuni</em><br /><br />Next, we arrived at beginning of the giant Uyuni salt desert, the attraction for which the tour really exists. The totally flat expanse of salt is what is left of Lake Minsin, which dried up about 40,000 years ago, and was connected to other lakes including Lake Titicaca far away. It is huge, measuring 10,582 square km (4,085 square miles) and sits at 3,650 meters above sea level. There are an estimated 10 billion tons of salt there, of which less than 25,000 are extracted annually. The workers that come to extract the salt in what must be back-breaking work stay out from dawn to dusk, chewing coca leaves to keep their energy high. At high altitudes, the sun is extremely intense, and the reflection of the white ground burns your skin easily. If you look closely at the pictures you can see my nose got very red during trip.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp00VWeyE70Ya419GUYP3nMmGnA84uSxv-s_QfzdkHzIdKz7zA05jz6HFUKq002btrD5CiATw4PjTZamhyaNZdbIKoFi1c4_puxMoQJGlY6cX_Db_uyZXKW9Gf-mCtkjDpKNnD/s1600-h/IMG_0590.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp00VWeyE70Ya419GUYP3nMmGnA84uSxv-s_QfzdkHzIdKz7zA05jz6HFUKq002btrD5CiATw4PjTZamhyaNZdbIKoFi1c4_puxMoQJGlY6cX_Db_uyZXKW9Gf-mCtkjDpKNnD/s400/IMG_0590.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023814536058111410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4ZwDOXCgA9rVcN9bvVos3H4UxFUhsAAS71rrDFpIgZG5am_RxkBWgkeQLVq80VMLAR2cB6_2FrOLCEK1fOjlKXsMyuiAqsRDpwfM6mDKepEHL9tZzdDTJpx0Uszd8LbnOLJh/s1600-h/IMG_0563.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4ZwDOXCgA9rVcN9bvVos3H4UxFUhsAAS71rrDFpIgZG5am_RxkBWgkeQLVq80VMLAR2cB6_2FrOLCEK1fOjlKXsMyuiAqsRDpwfM6mDKepEHL9tZzdDTJpx0Uszd8LbnOLJh/s400/IMG_0563.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023813655589815714" /></a><br /><br />Soon we arrived at the Salt Hotel, which is no longer in use as a hotel but still cool to see. The whole struture save the roof is made of thick, heavy salt bricks taken from the ground. It is rock hard, and doesn't seem to dissolve in rainy times. Even the table and benches located out front where we ate lunch were made of salt.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_oCbbYq4kbeXXcGJw3rLku5RpD8TA2rDzfTtcmQzXY2VPQA4EmnNAtzDhP2uCFFv71_KD5Hqa8UpwU5bzqI-Lf8Zc_FzK6402yN6wcEa2K33FIhUjAOMCvVTV0_5kNb6soj_L/s1600-h/IMG_0589.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_oCbbYq4kbeXXcGJw3rLku5RpD8TA2rDzfTtcmQzXY2VPQA4EmnNAtzDhP2uCFFv71_KD5Hqa8UpwU5bzqI-Lf8Zc_FzK6402yN6wcEa2K33FIhUjAOMCvVTV0_5kNb6soj_L/s400/IMG_0589.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023816176735618498" /></a><br />In front of the Salt Hotel<br /><br />Before lunch was ready, we experimented with some trick photography, which is made easy by the all-white surroundings!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLEI7GqPSX2TWUj9zUie6zO8DWAMJ_hDcY-zDrk62pkFL-ru0y7d_BA99lJt8xkbcioY2xacDKcd_ys2r_i8f0sBDBeDPhweMdKewWEj2AaTiQXWwCzXxYtFbOO5jA8bqrs1h6/s1600-h/IMG_0567.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLEI7GqPSX2TWUj9zUie6zO8DWAMJ_hDcY-zDrk62pkFL-ru0y7d_BA99lJt8xkbcioY2xacDKcd_ys2r_i8f0sBDBeDPhweMdKewWEj2AaTiQXWwCzXxYtFbOO5jA8bqrs1h6/s400/IMG_0567.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023817765873518034" /></a><br /><em>Me stepping on pint-sized Adrian</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiptTGbGVuVHFbJuDXHTGomHWO0PJmBlC_DILJvqbEfDujTaoCLaeLUqDv72_nDK-wCoFoKphSQ0lrDM0DZeMJ8vVClK159cQVtByBWqoPvGzi8gEnUdeNRBrwkjUk1f97mDWXK/s1600-h/IMG_0568.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiptTGbGVuVHFbJuDXHTGomHWO0PJmBlC_DILJvqbEfDujTaoCLaeLUqDv72_nDK-wCoFoKphSQ0lrDM0DZeMJ8vVClK159cQVtByBWqoPvGzi8gEnUdeNRBrwkjUk1f97mDWXK/s400/IMG_0568.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023818242614887906" /></a><br /><em>Adrian stepping on mini me</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsszwSzoqxTqMwbI9Wqv2HHfMjQRFkmvVdCXt-E7RKHo06yHK7-6WIaJ-vX_KObygtoDhSK22K82MoYJtDuferjcc5hTGemVQ4MnlU6ig9QEIxBwhzE2EntwAEhVffEfp17csk/s1600-h/IMG_0569.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsszwSzoqxTqMwbI9Wqv2HHfMjQRFkmvVdCXt-E7RKHo06yHK7-6WIaJ-vX_KObygtoDhSK22K82MoYJtDuferjcc5hTGemVQ4MnlU6ig9QEIxBwhzE2EntwAEhVffEfp17csk/s400/IMG_0569.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023818809550570994" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNpCVdDmEsRt0sg91qAVvP_sGRBvYK9KUDBcNcwXpbErTkTGPJbL9llgd4Bts4diJkLqWmqLQiVEjPhzo9f6UQWvM6E4jb0zQ-DtMKtGMeQkESEXU7ybudzjdLx2PQ36hFEuW9/s1600-h/IMG_0572.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNpCVdDmEsRt0sg91qAVvP_sGRBvYK9KUDBcNcwXpbErTkTGPJbL9llgd4Bts4diJkLqWmqLQiVEjPhzo9f6UQWvM6E4jb0zQ-DtMKtGMeQkESEXU7ybudzjdLx2PQ36hFEuW9/s400/IMG_0572.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023819213277496834" /></a><br /><em>Must Lift Giant Rock Save Earth</em><br /><br />After lunch we headed toward another hotel which they referred to as another salt hotel, though it wasn't.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAZMGCMZv-_WkSJ3EZ5n1_52fkUuj3i6E8TgjH42ow7nZm6RSi5P4tYqGKpt2Ekqoi1uDdcxYlgsZiFfzgIveXkVypBUQAYeZio9C7HoRVqisqM88jXDZmfZp-OBgdjmeHK-f/s1600-h/IMG_0591.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAZMGCMZv-_WkSJ3EZ5n1_52fkUuj3i6E8TgjH42ow7nZm6RSi5P4tYqGKpt2Ekqoi1uDdcxYlgsZiFfzgIveXkVypBUQAYeZio9C7HoRVqisqM88jXDZmfZp-OBgdjmeHK-f/s400/IMG_0591.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023822193984800274" /></a><br /><br />I had left the tape adaptor in the truck's deck, and noticed sometime during the afternoon that Elisabet had thrown it out onto the dusty ground. I was pissed, and spoke with our driver, who said not to worry and that we could go on without her. We jumped at the chance to ditch her, not only to avoid her bullshit attitude but to get some more room in the car.<br /><br />As the sun began to go down, the temperature dropped precipitously. The dry air and altitude made night time conditions surprisingly frigid.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwu_wgIFu-SwGSc_ES489IGxtCsfjo6GzpH2yZnhmCUtS_H5cdxOim0cQAG6CiKxk6UxqrSBlWKAtN8IK0wWTJ9ZAGvUdw9KbfJ5k740lwxiYyZRPzWYwIJ23c2potorBoUk3L/s1600-h/IMG_0595.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwu_wgIFu-SwGSc_ES489IGxtCsfjo6GzpH2yZnhmCUtS_H5cdxOim0cQAG6CiKxk6UxqrSBlWKAtN8IK0wWTJ9ZAGvUdw9KbfJ5k740lwxiYyZRPzWYwIJ23c2potorBoUk3L/s400/IMG_0595.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023826037980530242" /></a><br /><br />That night, we were all afraid to eat her dinner for fear she would mix some excrement, spit or God-knows-what in the food to make us sick, though everyone ended up eating the gruel except Sessel, the Norwegian girl. As luck would have it, only she woke up during the middle of the night and vomited all over the floor of her and Martin's room.<br /><br /><strong>Wednesday, December 13</strong><br /><br />At 6 the next morning, Elisabet just pushed open the door of both our room in which three men and a straight couple were sleeping, without a knock and saying simply <em>desayuno</em>. We talked during breakfast about how we were all so pissed at her, and would make sure she leave, that little shit!<br /><br />In the first part of the day, Adrian and a Dutch guy who was on our tour named Philbert decided to climb the volcano that sat right behind our lodging. Its peak was at about 4,900 meters, but in five hours they only managed to make it to about 4,700. We went back to bed and sat in the sun while they did that.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26rPullljPWGPj5gyTMAYdCkpBneIpDfv6n0xsnYNrDNbxeE6WRZhxV49BbbU5Sj-6U9hMuRQM1TJU1la5hoixAxSejGhwRwrdwtSbDqGGQe1AW3r8fFRCUCPR7JW6or1pEkw/s1600-h/IMG_0593.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26rPullljPWGPj5gyTMAYdCkpBneIpDfv6n0xsnYNrDNbxeE6WRZhxV49BbbU5Sj-6U9hMuRQM1TJU1la5hoixAxSejGhwRwrdwtSbDqGGQe1AW3r8fFRCUCPR7JW6or1pEkw/s400/IMG_0593.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023823319266231842" /></a><br /><br />Next, we headed to Isla del Pescado (Fish Island), named for its shape, though we never got the right view to appreciate that interpretation. It is not really an island, but a mass of rock that emerges from the salt flat. You can tell that there was once water in this region of the world when you look down at the beach-like base, as evidenced in the picture below. Spectacularly large cacti grow in abundance there. They estimate that each centimeter indicates one year of cactus growth, making many of the cacti there more than 1000 years old. Check out the pic of the 1,206 year old plant below.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kVaYmiYfPNzj4Q9LtsuIO3lo0hk7yvBxie78_6r7JdP1pnkTb2NTm8ZBl_76xPBsO_piO2nUDYir7Ld-dncgT0KkKo3phjUT05b0RIz4-upGDeV0IlHMS1EAVsXl30JAi-76/s1600-h/IMG_0599.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kVaYmiYfPNzj4Q9LtsuIO3lo0hk7yvBxie78_6r7JdP1pnkTb2NTm8ZBl_76xPBsO_piO2nUDYir7Ld-dncgT0KkKo3phjUT05b0RIz4-upGDeV0IlHMS1EAVsXl30JAi-76/s400/IMG_0599.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023827077362615906" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF63oCSPiQ7VQGbiybGeVsDIeNvvdoXUuXPEn3LutDvnRF1nWEl1SdfznVkT2AaLwUw_rDwmEu8xCDUC3fJ8nbrRfs1CW4o3qNFzFcu_NWOYW1VjEuNtf3sBn8DASHHb_lrDe7/s1600-h/IMG_0606.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF63oCSPiQ7VQGbiybGeVsDIeNvvdoXUuXPEn3LutDvnRF1nWEl1SdfznVkT2AaLwUw_rDwmEu8xCDUC3fJ8nbrRfs1CW4o3qNFzFcu_NWOYW1VjEuNtf3sBn8DASHHb_lrDe7/s400/IMG_0606.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023825604188833330" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4MxDqGgSch6hZbk33L-QPHdCPNKtfoq8GMSunE8EEDL3-qvht2ADNARS5Tq2mxpIb9VVVESPOBmxJ3yzkEOhT5JNtKuGprPnH7ByeoJVBdlBzul5wXZHRuGjlQuteYeVISyJe/s1600-h/IMG_0604.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4MxDqGgSch6hZbk33L-QPHdCPNKtfoq8GMSunE8EEDL3-qvht2ADNARS5Tq2mxpIb9VVVESPOBmxJ3yzkEOhT5JNtKuGprPnH7ByeoJVBdlBzul5wXZHRuGjlQuteYeVISyJe/s400/IMG_0604.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023827734492612210" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBgg1C5aUm18kXYEaCuoCEXy2BbVtElWV-9R201Y383KGRVvz0LC6yihdMGH6BM8putE43MnDbag1ghQSse1oJQF0lRbN6u1Zrgq_ToGZUUyKfp12f-SJyzq6-pAPpPDbNVfA6/s1600-h/IMG_0610.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBgg1C5aUm18kXYEaCuoCEXy2BbVtElWV-9R201Y383KGRVvz0LC6yihdMGH6BM8putE43MnDbag1ghQSse1oJQF0lRbN6u1Zrgq_ToGZUUyKfp12f-SJyzq6-pAPpPDbNVfA6/s400/IMG_0610.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023828322903131778" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC0XT2Can0A8v3hPJLLu5EGSR4yVn0nFN03qfJQR-Pw4yTbtEWjj_N8sv_EdWXy1NiPmNvIkpJLkPFhslD0vvTu9nJUsiL464Xfni5FwUTo8fbRxCVE_0zVDmRpscxrjr3XJ6G/s1600-h/IMG_0613.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC0XT2Can0A8v3hPJLLu5EGSR4yVn0nFN03qfJQR-Pw4yTbtEWjj_N8sv_EdWXy1NiPmNvIkpJLkPFhslD0vvTu9nJUsiL464Xfni5FwUTo8fbRxCVE_0zVDmRpscxrjr3XJ6G/s400/IMG_0613.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023828997212997266" /></a><br /><em>If you click on this photo, you can see that this cactus is 1,206 years old!</em><br /><br />After our last lunch with Elisabet, we noticed on of the volcanoes letting off some smoke. The whole of the desert and much of the surrounding areas is made of volcanic eruptions, which apparently continue to take place to some degree.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkvIT26Z_IHkzQIN4eqChIuD8b2_oelSakntTl4r5kwCIu2Kw7iuc2Aqw68X62f_trsUuJ7Vj6SkTAwYNXLeSCIiilRyylJtyKfxwVqe5fsGvnHUyU8eeheF1jSsRCukPhsWiE/s1600-h/IMG_0615.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkvIT26Z_IHkzQIN4eqChIuD8b2_oelSakntTl4r5kwCIu2Kw7iuc2Aqw68X62f_trsUuJ7Vj6SkTAwYNXLeSCIiilRyylJtyKfxwVqe5fsGvnHUyU8eeheF1jSsRCukPhsWiE/s400/IMG_0615.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023847040370607778" /></a><br /><br />Next we headed off toward a cave discovered a few years ago by two Bolivians. It is filled with cool plant fossils in limestone, evidence of a water world here a long time ago. They said they were still waiting for the lab report from Italy, which would tell them its age. Next to it is an Inca burial ground where, as legend goes, a lost girl once stopped after getting lost and died there. I forget the rest of the story, but a bunch of other children's skulls can be seen in some deep holes dug into the ground. Sacrifice or burial ground? You be the judge.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQ2uf8-qGYHJoRVRNxkwLMnG9SgDCe-YGSX97FxKAjM7iA9lYBnxgi49u1I6WxOr_0woTKiWMeDF2cc4QolSgvBnl0HyUgbX5Y6-9ccqzQEGaf-PqVCdlMr54EekQXr1YcJ_N/s1600-h/IMG_0617.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQ2uf8-qGYHJoRVRNxkwLMnG9SgDCe-YGSX97FxKAjM7iA9lYBnxgi49u1I6WxOr_0woTKiWMeDF2cc4QolSgvBnl0HyUgbX5Y6-9ccqzQEGaf-PqVCdlMr54EekQXr1YcJ_N/s400/IMG_0617.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023847714680473266" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0UdNDs_CckXd2UdJLBAPuMQxQCqcMn17r-ZN_63ZZtWi3nZnDPnA8bhfBgMLr_15dLQxreitfSk-WLkX1UXIZMQGLzb1PeNqMWVAwEL5ARCHRZHK2Ez1r0UqqnSUKLEB47Ec/s1600-h/IMG_0618.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0UdNDs_CckXd2UdJLBAPuMQxQCqcMn17r-ZN_63ZZtWi3nZnDPnA8bhfBgMLr_15dLQxreitfSk-WLkX1UXIZMQGLzb1PeNqMWVAwEL5ARCHRZHK2Ez1r0UqqnSUKLEB47Ec/s400/IMG_0618.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023848161357072066" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5oRRfBUnAubtKPgCvbcFrb62jh8Zd93uNr8cputsWXDqGMt8GcSNlLVpVq693n_8W4eFePHOjvADYnOeFrL_3qSAKW3tc-ivXhK89TTrquku3kV0n7VqfEfKJk-56wBKWvPec/s1600-h/IMG_0620.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5oRRfBUnAubtKPgCvbcFrb62jh8Zd93uNr8cputsWXDqGMt8GcSNlLVpVq693n_8W4eFePHOjvADYnOeFrL_3qSAKW3tc-ivXhK89TTrquku3kV0n7VqfEfKJk-56wBKWvPec/s400/IMG_0620.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023848582263867090" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYKnGLJKStM7621wVycwlFQlUlYkl2sO2iQcuQX54foFPjgWf9zsHAgDuH8SP0xe4q7jIjzY_3rYNtq6aDifrrJmYYrjisHD5tyoU9oGOWGBI3zu-7sT96kAgFWinPE3OnEO7i/s1600-h/IMG_0622.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYKnGLJKStM7621wVycwlFQlUlYkl2sO2iQcuQX54foFPjgWf9zsHAgDuH8SP0xe4q7jIjzY_3rYNtq6aDifrrJmYYrjisHD5tyoU9oGOWGBI3zu-7sT96kAgFWinPE3OnEO7i/s400/IMG_0622.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023849454142228194" /></a><br /><br />Then, we got back into the truck and headed down winding, dusty roads over mountains for several hours. We often had to keep the windows closed to avoid getting sand blown into our eyes and mouths, but of course it got very hot as a result. <br /><br />We finally arrived at our lodging for that night, a very simple house with two small rooms on the top floor. We ate an awful dinner and talked before going to bed. At this point in the trip, I was in a pretty bad mood because of the conditions, discomfort, the cold, the fact that i hadn't slept more than about four hours each night since arriving. This was due to the altitude and early start times each day. There was also a neverending feeling that I was going to either shit my pants or throw up. After dinner a group of kids with snotty noses came in and played a song for money. Then we went to bed.<br /><br /><strong>Thursday, December 14</strong><br /><br />We woke up and headed towards a series of cool rock formations.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MVMjk5kVjd7pFyDFAdUX9ZVMo2yXiR-8Yr9bxBNw6A1KEeIh2X7RVN2TiITWHPGBMC9LvBgUUoGj4OUv5IDIxKKtmf3JynyJt_OuikWI4XWUIKSZCLDhZXQHvgBkf3GUNaRW/s1600-h/IMG_0627.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MVMjk5kVjd7pFyDFAdUX9ZVMo2yXiR-8Yr9bxBNw6A1KEeIh2X7RVN2TiITWHPGBMC9LvBgUUoGj4OUv5IDIxKKtmf3JynyJt_OuikWI4XWUIKSZCLDhZXQHvgBkf3GUNaRW/s400/IMG_0627.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023851940928292594" /></a><br /><br />Then we saw the first of three pools where three species of South American flamingos breed.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifCjI7x3XsUI-scHGY8e9f8DZ708V1XqSwpnJd3VeXVOzg71PzIyYPAilueI_Yq5WMTDJ7Qbvz8JaCv9fccr-qKv8eRkYGsvOryvzoDkQYJ3PoZvHzmJNcXubSAnOYECJOiY6/s1600-h/IMG_0630.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifCjI7x3XsUI-scHGY8e9f8DZ708V1XqSwpnJd3VeXVOzg71PzIyYPAilueI_Yq5WMTDJ7Qbvz8JaCv9fccr-qKv8eRkYGsvOryvzoDkQYJ3PoZvHzmJNcXubSAnOYECJOiY6/s400/IMG_0630.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023852628123059970" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoBGXS_h2NpLLKtKpFCIqNEBxO3gde1b_-HQWYf08LHIQZ5FWEAueAYnTo3eDsILpYrZjVbXze91Q-Pu8XCJpiq1bUYdUcpEyfY22UxpEmQog4yYn7OzyNl6Qf4AYi7ogzU_y/s1600-h/IMG_0640.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoBGXS_h2NpLLKtKpFCIqNEBxO3gde1b_-HQWYf08LHIQZ5FWEAueAYnTo3eDsILpYrZjVbXze91Q-Pu8XCJpiq1bUYdUcpEyfY22UxpEmQog4yYn7OzyNl6Qf4AYi7ogzU_y/s400/IMG_0640.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023852980310378258" /></a><br /><br />Then, we drove onto some more cool rock formations, including a Salvador Dali-like Rock Tree.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7AvOemFhLPJppd9Yaq3LQPGa-sJ1PjQaN21-ukvrRURRJrCx2llPrdIA5ctlH_DLXpKSG7CarV0uJIDxX46MQwei6lDL7nHljDM1IuUDnmxuNWdL93ZlrtPUHurswFSSExFA/s1600-h/IMG_0641.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7AvOemFhLPJppd9Yaq3LQPGa-sJ1PjQaN21-ukvrRURRJrCx2llPrdIA5ctlH_DLXpKSG7CarV0uJIDxX46MQwei6lDL7nHljDM1IuUDnmxuNWdL93ZlrtPUHurswFSSExFA/s400/IMG_0641.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023853384037304098" /></a><br /><br />From there we drove to the Green Lagoon to see some more flamingos. The color is due to algae growth and minerals in the water, they said.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmfxmEMBgrdJdYkmMB85ibacqUV_UxgLIM1HogKeP7ONM2ZDBi39kG9koQamxixKvbDi0HD3C7a8DHVgIU5ISeyZFtjv9s5TOhXw-UGlnaQOBLpIzSWVhYbA260J8XDyJ6bMd/s1600-h/IMG_0647.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmfxmEMBgrdJdYkmMB85ibacqUV_UxgLIM1HogKeP7ONM2ZDBi39kG9koQamxixKvbDi0HD3C7a8DHVgIU5ISeyZFtjv9s5TOhXw-UGlnaQOBLpIzSWVhYbA260J8XDyJ6bMd/s400/IMG_0647.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023853959562921778" /></a><br /><br />That night we slept at a strange compound comprised of about four barracks-like buildings. We slept in one room on very uncomfortable metal spring beds. The cold was unbearable here, near 4,500 meters above sea level. The owners cut the generator at 9 PM, and before bed I spent a few minutes stargazing, which was unbelievably good. I've never seen such a sight in the sky as in Bolivia. There were extremely clear forms to the Milky Way and at least two other galaxies, with a purplish bright blue light to the sky.<br /><br /><strong>Friday, December 15</strong><br /><br />The temperature when we woke up was literally freezing. Keep in mind that this was in prime Summer for the Southern Hemisphere, and temperatures at this elevation during the winter are said to go as low as -30 degrees Celsius, though this was probably an exageration. We went first to some geysers, which spewed up hot, sulphuric gases high into the air. The smell was great!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhkHBJuvUTQVznKOh0CSmy1dKrfTqIFQo9bZTYdyRjEu5sZmkqKaz3GRc05acKxdzip9nWNrpbuWJfO1wvh3Io8Rdim2tBCdW_tkAoUGCGORs0zSgIH47xATGjIgAhQgYemnE/s1600-h/IMG_0652.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhkHBJuvUTQVznKOh0CSmy1dKrfTqIFQo9bZTYdyRjEu5sZmkqKaz3GRc05acKxdzip9nWNrpbuWJfO1wvh3Io8Rdim2tBCdW_tkAoUGCGORs0zSgIH47xATGjIgAhQgYemnE/s400/IMG_0652.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023855823578728258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCiJDQIw9dx4wCeFvawwwnj-N_RFE7PYHjhigHYFfOOrwgrweHsE47-LBNb2PcOWGSNC2SUWEyaKtMLqdL-Tm3nh37YChTS2NhPWUowebWu2YkHOM04DAcQV6_o09fSXVKB8r/s1600-h/IMG_0660.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCiJDQIw9dx4wCeFvawwwnj-N_RFE7PYHjhigHYFfOOrwgrweHsE47-LBNb2PcOWGSNC2SUWEyaKtMLqdL-Tm3nh37YChTS2NhPWUowebWu2YkHOM04DAcQV6_o09fSXVKB8r/s400/IMG_0660.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023856394809378642" /></a><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VV0pJqt9td8"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VV0pJqt9td8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="600" height="350"></embed></object><br />In hot, muddy places like these, scientists say, life began.<br /><br />Then we drove to a natural hot spring. The cold of getting undressed was awful, but getting in the water I really warmed up for the first time in many days. Some ignorant Israelis broke out some shampoo and lathered up, polluting the water before I bothered to say something to them.<br /><br />From there, we ate breakfast and drove to the Chilean border, where I said good-bye to Adrian and the others on our tour. I was to go back to Uyuni with the driver by myself that afternoon in order to catch the night bus to La Paz, and my flight. About a half hour before we reached the border, we sprung a leak in the coolant tank, which stranded us for a short while. Once I was alone in the car with the driver, we began having consistent problems and stopped every twenty minutes along the six or seven hour journey to add water to the tank. We filled up a couple dozen empty water bottles wil water to take with us, first at the hot springs, then later at other natural springs along the way. The engine was also having trouble starting at this point, so we had to push the truck just the two of us whenever we stopped. While doing it on an upward slanting spot where we got stuck I think I almost had a heart attack, and was breathing like someone who had been underwater and on the verge of suffocation for a good 5 minutes, thanks to the altitude. Needless to say, I was eager to get back to Uyuni. As luck would have it, about an hour from the town we ran out of gas. The driver then had the nerve to ask me for money to buy more, though I refused and made the Bolivians he picked up along the road (against my wishes, as we had paid for a round trip whether we were five or one) pay him their fare as gas money.<br /><br />While getting out of the truck in Uyuni, I cut my toe badly and looked for a shower, but there was no water in the town due to an water outage. So I bought a few bottles of spring water and, in the main plaza where we had sat four days earlier, I took a bottle bath and cleaned up my foot, then got something to eat, checked my email and boarded the night bus back to La Paz.<br /><br /><strong>Saturday, December 16</strong><br /><br />Once there, I headed straight for the airport to change my ticket to leave the next morning. On my way, I got some cash and left my ATM card in the machine. It was Saturday and the bank was then closed, so it was unrecoverable. I was so ready to get the hell out of Bolivia and back to lovely Brazil. I spent that day sleeping under the covers in my mold-infested hotel room, the nicest I could find, and watching cable. I awoke at 3:45 the next morning for the 6 AM flight back to SP, as I had been instructed the day before. Thankfully I had about 40 American dollars, and was able to pay the surprise airport tax of USD$22, a lot of money in Bolivia. In true form, LAB advised that the plane was behind schedule and had to fly to Lima, Peru, and back before we could go to Brazil. We left at about 11:30 that morning, and I was cursing life itself by that point. Landing at Guarulhos airport in São Paulo was like the end of a nightmare. Thanks for the memories, Bolivia. I'll never forget it.<strong></strong><strong></strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32582899.post-16345562952037755852006-12-16T14:24:00.000-05:002006-12-18T11:01:39.059-05:00An Evening at the Escola de Samba Vai-VaiIn early December, I finally got around to going to the Carnaval rehearsal that goes on every Sunday at the samba school, Escola de Samba Vai-Vai, located behind my house. Though I usually hear the festivities from my apartment, with very loud drumming that goes on until 11:30, it was great to finally go have a look. Despite the fact that Carnaval takes places in February or March, these rehearsals go on all year.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7KAecxqbE_WV-C4PcDnU9OhvGBQEe_WmkcNmgzwFX4iYPEofU6it_MRRNzblPbKPW_J2Vf6pjVj59YIPTgRusfCB5-Zh3XOmS2oFwoaj5shZ7LnyoPaX5Sb_I6K_F4UmB7U3w/s1600-h/IMG_0440.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7KAecxqbE_WV-C4PcDnU9OhvGBQEe_WmkcNmgzwFX4iYPEofU6it_MRRNzblPbKPW_J2Vf6pjVj59YIPTgRusfCB5-Zh3XOmS2oFwoaj5shZ7LnyoPaX5Sb_I6K_F4UmB7U3w/s400/IMG_0440.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009838198416349074" /></a><br /><br />I went with my friend Gaetan and a French friend of his. The atmostphere was super charged, with every type of person there enjoying the party. From children to the elderly, samba is for everyone. It was expecially nice to see the older women dancing with big smiles on thier faces, enjoying each other's company and the crowd.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhT3yhU3-x3RKe1C4y8DMUBwMefqbR6MCDfYrkI7T-G1Q0kFXUdarR8AnRELeSYjc2G7Bxnd68NfMTQaJU0skfA75l0lpoieauHUv0VlR61Vz81Ex1GLkgfTQZOINg7Rasbyc9/s1600-h/IMG_0437.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhT3yhU3-x3RKe1C4y8DMUBwMefqbR6MCDfYrkI7T-G1Q0kFXUdarR8AnRELeSYjc2G7Bxnd68NfMTQaJU0skfA75l0lpoieauHUv0VlR61Vz81Ex1GLkgfTQZOINg7Rasbyc9/s400/IMG_0437.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009838486179157922" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NpVKuyRzCooujYb7Ffekaagq6VixGa4kb3q-kb0J6z2GB44eTIn8rLPrC1UdSRdrd74B1q3dzcWky4E1fWkBTjZjr08gHit-OiS8PZhPSXSbeNO0jyFiB7_m6v2wkbuH-fef/s1600-h/IMG_0436.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NpVKuyRzCooujYb7Ffekaagq6VixGa4kb3q-kb0J6z2GB44eTIn8rLPrC1UdSRdrd74B1q3dzcWky4E1fWkBTjZjr08gHit-OiS8PZhPSXSbeNO0jyFiB7_m6v2wkbuH-fef/s400/IMG_0436.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009838928560789426" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHR3YKDTI9XV-dKA2vju1ovNx2DIRz8Qo9_RlouUTdf64MB1EPrPqNJxV-Uh0248vP6LTAWJekCMaRVl5LUtNibDmWHO-Gi92tBTv4lTcWLaBMBDKPzbSbRXPb8zQd2sdFJWT/s1600-h/IMG_0439.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHR3YKDTI9XV-dKA2vju1ovNx2DIRz8Qo9_RlouUTdf64MB1EPrPqNJxV-Uh0248vP6LTAWJekCMaRVl5LUtNibDmWHO-Gi92tBTv4lTcWLaBMBDKPzbSbRXPb8zQd2sdFJWT/s400/IMG_0439.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009839431071963074" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32582899.post-54747509419666273242006-12-16T14:23:00.001-05:002006-12-18T11:16:45.282-05:00Thanksgiving in BrazilA Colombian-American friend from GV named Mafe had the great idea of organizing an American Thanksgiving get-together for all of the international students. Everyone brough something, and it was a great time, and the last time many of the exchange students saw each other. Here are some pics.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_L_lI7qSrbTCqMveErB-1CIa6GgT7a4DEzYjtua6cloGH8JiYzGEVZfEqYx9UywU5IauhRixNueC2UQpYWF_4gjheXEjhd1r1w-E2ZzZQhcKNQGGJlH4V_Z5np3_z3gtTErP/s1600-h/IMG_0404.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_L_lI7qSrbTCqMveErB-1CIa6GgT7a4DEzYjtua6cloGH8JiYzGEVZfEqYx9UywU5IauhRixNueC2UQpYWF_4gjheXEjhd1r1w-E2ZzZQhcKNQGGJlH4V_Z5np3_z3gtTErP/s400/IMG_0404.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009898658670975506" /></a><br /><br /><em>Some of the holiday spread</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wEuwR76aFnOorTnPFravqKJr84v8LuiyNlSpRwmsGNoxFAdRqxAol5Sr50rpWKSngaeqRnW2nSEEYDROzwf1SycDdlScf6vc6xyqbOWA3e3AmQBr8Sj0zZI8XRhYzoe_ORyq/s1600-h/IMG_0407.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wEuwR76aFnOorTnPFravqKJr84v8LuiyNlSpRwmsGNoxFAdRqxAol5Sr50rpWKSngaeqRnW2nSEEYDROzwf1SycDdlScf6vc6xyqbOWA3e3AmQBr8Sj0zZI8XRhYzoe_ORyq/s400/IMG_0407.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009899053807966754" /></a><br /><br /><em>Mafe, Thibault, Katarina & I</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtCJ9aRAAQw9LMyG5f2EsPxtSFPi4_zQCSpvQZU2sk3Dn3saicJdc8XLhzBDW-YmQCVYRLSWSnl-B8EQineACh5sReVVlTH8b5IeaMsidNwWcvfRGU-3IDdCmaDp4MbUVD-QC/s1600-h/IMG_0409.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtCJ9aRAAQw9LMyG5f2EsPxtSFPi4_zQCSpvQZU2sk3Dn3saicJdc8XLhzBDW-YmQCVYRLSWSnl-B8EQineACh5sReVVlTH8b5IeaMsidNwWcvfRGU-3IDdCmaDp4MbUVD-QC/s400/IMG_0409.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009899410290252338" /></a><br /><br /><em>Adrian eating turkey</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4C6Oh42BZ4RM69oZl5wdAKHExY6EhpY7b4mqsnk-imZkdW_n4YyY2fnUNYrCSYvtv7JLc00fMDlIVIUIf1ClJLQ9Gcgip2f_m2R2_yXcIpXuyOWKrvWa8kdURR5JZ4-wy7VD/s1600-h/IMG_0420.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4C6Oh42BZ4RM69oZl5wdAKHExY6EhpY7b4mqsnk-imZkdW_n4YyY2fnUNYrCSYvtv7JLc00fMDlIVIUIf1ClJLQ9Gcgip2f_m2R2_yXcIpXuyOWKrvWa8kdURR5JZ4-wy7VD/s400/IMG_0420.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009900204859202114" /></a><br /><br /><em>Caroline, Fanza & David</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwIKCACyheY3IR90d4_6Afv1Y9VQEaf3zWj3rbSyt9bsS1yu0CDWD139E6sluIh8KWX0DpxABqPlpf_iXuR0gRcrp_nW9hnA732BbMJ977jutw459TZbchiY4MCJNdwFBFkqYJ/s1600-h/IMG_0422.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwIKCACyheY3IR90d4_6Afv1Y9VQEaf3zWj3rbSyt9bsS1yu0CDWD139E6sluIh8KWX0DpxABqPlpf_iXuR0gRcrp_nW9hnA732BbMJ977jutw459TZbchiY4MCJNdwFBFkqYJ/s400/IMG_0422.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009900711665343058" /></a><br /><br /><em>Filipe and I</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbwWqwzN9wVBXtCR1wC4Ay4p0kHy-cCBOQQdakmobs3qbMvXHt5R_ZSQeljT_U5LrqVTPbYL77UPDu5jFQ-lNhEIkog689_V6EiGemwxw-eifSQixt-OaWjKr86-JKIy2TU4L/s1600-h/IMG_0426.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbwWqwzN9wVBXtCR1wC4Ay4p0kHy-cCBOQQdakmobs3qbMvXHt5R_ZSQeljT_U5LrqVTPbYL77UPDu5jFQ-lNhEIkog689_V6EiGemwxw-eifSQixt-OaWjKr86-JKIy2TU4L/s400/IMG_0426.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009901089622465122" /></a><br /><br /><em>Lucia, Laura & Justinho</em><br /><br />A great proxy for the usual celeb with the fam, I must say.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32582899.post-39435695353556518842006-12-16T14:21:00.000-05:002006-12-27T08:55:09.984-05:00Reunion with an old friend; we go to Belo Horizonte, Tiradentes and BrasiliaDuring my freshman year at University of Maryland College Park, I was good friends with a Brazilian girl named Ana Cristina, or Cris, but she and I had last touch since then. After living in the US many years, Cris recently returned to Brazil and lives in Belo Horizonte (BH) in the state of Minas Gerais. During my time in Brazil, though, we got to see each other again. In November, cris stayed with me when she was in SP, and afterwards, I decided to go back to BH with her and travel over some Brazilian holidays. We only spent about a day in BH, but over about a week, we went to Tiradentes and then to the capital, Brasilia.<br /><br />We left BH for São João del Rei, from where we took a train to Tiradentes, the home of the Brazilian Independance movement, or the <em>Inconfidencia Mineira</em>. The train is old, and has been restored to its original grandeur. Interestingly, the little museum they have at the station has relics from Pennsylvania's train works, which I imagine helped provide some of the equipment at that time.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgz8me6vX9DKKDdai7-XNiptljn1S7nL_XHCGSccCRnBv2vWaUnaCffKpmueENaXyUuCq4JtgrUSuITp4oTKbAMcSXRcZq7M9aJ1DlotNMDyZZBvNTxjQG_S2ZK_-QJMriHQMh/s1600-h/IMG_0229.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgz8me6vX9DKKDdai7-XNiptljn1S7nL_XHCGSccCRnBv2vWaUnaCffKpmueENaXyUuCq4JtgrUSuITp4oTKbAMcSXRcZq7M9aJ1DlotNMDyZZBvNTxjQG_S2ZK_-QJMriHQMh/s400/IMG_0229.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009871707751192562" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilsKJcEfUGfz4TNXhEmK7fwLN4CeJhoGNbqD2KXxkVz8Nd6unHIWQe0FrDqSMfkz6y1PfjREObFew5USS-kXeMBkNBIk0gygCRjXKDVOAo71YEN1TuBF6cUcvVstZKdbLkesfQ/s1600-h/IMG_0227.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilsKJcEfUGfz4TNXhEmK7fwLN4CeJhoGNbqD2KXxkVz8Nd6unHIWQe0FrDqSMfkz6y1PfjREObFew5USS-kXeMBkNBIk0gygCRjXKDVOAo71YEN1TuBF6cUcvVstZKdbLkesfQ/s400/IMG_0227.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009872725658441746" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyP82TnWR876GRuWsJjK56YuPt_KG1AHoIAznxI3lcbjuqE8PW7WBopUzGWKWxAHRICmk9MS7t_8pexq1f20BgJ-k1Mi-cieAMQdxHLMUxs-81ZjlJ9sZusgpzQTF3fJx8D4Fl/s1600-h/IMG_0233.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyP82TnWR876GRuWsJjK56YuPt_KG1AHoIAznxI3lcbjuqE8PW7WBopUzGWKWxAHRICmk9MS7t_8pexq1f20BgJ-k1Mi-cieAMQdxHLMUxs-81ZjlJ9sZusgpzQTF3fJx8D4Fl/s400/IMG_0233.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009872115773085698" /></a><br /><em>Danger: Stop, Look, listen</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGo50cnWcAwgG7iB8S02m8MvEqf03UadZ6B2LZ3Qte8alGX5Dw6j-3CyESkU0IWhHjZSgeKwNuMvwwNbGjhAX6I1IEfrm13u0Oa0SX7eBgud4p8u7Zc17MGi5lpYvqg3UNqaV/s1600-h/IMG_0255.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGo50cnWcAwgG7iB8S02m8MvEqf03UadZ6B2LZ3Qte8alGX5Dw6j-3CyESkU0IWhHjZSgeKwNuMvwwNbGjhAX6I1IEfrm13u0Oa0SX7eBgud4p8u7Zc17MGi5lpYvqg3UNqaV/s400/IMG_0255.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009874447940327458" /></a><br /><em>On the way to Tiradentes</em><br /><br />We arrived in Tiradentes, which was named for Joaquim Jose da Silva Xavier, also known as Tiradentes (Tooth Puller), who was the leader of the first organized movement against Portuguese rule in Brazil in 1789. He was born in 1748 near São João del Rei, and besides being a revolutionary worked as a physician, merchant and dentist, hence his name.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuBeHkuXLzvGlurta8Rwedoep1XFHL73BMORChqxoUu5wHC0op_CH0dmtFnfCWZRfixY3_Yrdg4s6uX8JNkpldDtN-CqWky03_5bHL5nTdFzeURASEM9CR_GsLO6-zr_MqoT1/s1600-h/IMG_0275.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuBeHkuXLzvGlurta8Rwedoep1XFHL73BMORChqxoUu5wHC0op_CH0dmtFnfCWZRfixY3_Yrdg4s6uX8JNkpldDtN-CqWky03_5bHL5nTdFzeURASEM9CR_GsLO6-zr_MqoT1/s400/IMG_0275.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009878322000828530" /></a><br /><br />The town is pretty, with colonial architecture everywhere, and really good restaurants and shops.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEhlM0qPppqUYxGzkVJJqkAcy81HSIZt8xQI1Foc1EGZHQGKdiCcpWStc5x_p_whtMGNWURitu2gKLIUnuHg-CME1hbA_AgYayWEhVAE8ouk9PELbC30yyBfYdslbhdjHYC3nB/s1600-h/IMG_0260.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEhlM0qPppqUYxGzkVJJqkAcy81HSIZt8xQI1Foc1EGZHQGKdiCcpWStc5x_p_whtMGNWURitu2gKLIUnuHg-CME1hbA_AgYayWEhVAE8ouk9PELbC30yyBfYdslbhdjHYC3nB/s400/IMG_0260.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009875646236203058" /></a><br /><em>A well-known Tiradentes fountain with potable water</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVlqqJTzHQi5_MnL0gLJcaC4bUtfYQkxbvbdzF1CxKqcGahgEKe4zlsJz5TT5IREjYf2lsBI_ZXVxP7ox1PIEbE4dy5lSm40hWV8fnpcZtACziNC6J3tEmaCPojQk5FpFQTQg8/s1600-h/IMG_0265.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVlqqJTzHQi5_MnL0gLJcaC4bUtfYQkxbvbdzF1CxKqcGahgEKe4zlsJz5TT5IREjYf2lsBI_ZXVxP7ox1PIEbE4dy5lSm40hWV8fnpcZtACziNC6J3tEmaCPojQk5FpFQTQg8/s400/IMG_0265.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009876415035349058" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrep6wh5qjKH33PQWYejomZ4ap87xCa159sPCywVo0Bg78VNTEXO8K1BMwwGvzbSd4BnThy8l_qGz3g8_TapZWUrf8GmWJCoKazVxDbN3Cb5Fvqfq8lgVK8p-bCsS6HMdcGsGL/s1600-h/IMG_0270.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrep6wh5qjKH33PQWYejomZ4ap87xCa159sPCywVo0Bg78VNTEXO8K1BMwwGvzbSd4BnThy8l_qGz3g8_TapZWUrf8GmWJCoKazVxDbN3Cb5Fvqfq8lgVK8p-bCsS6HMdcGsGL/s400/IMG_0270.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009877334158350434" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5lmW1hDSDIqd4nd-qjFKOmtZHbfVCsKfIxieeVTrNboVUo049gfcgN2NSXT3IjRv_dr3IdikwD5NQpMCiimZl0-tcfj45gSNXjHX8dimLgsHv0II-VxAZzs7BFACGGsxk078s/s1600-h/IMG_0266.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5lmW1hDSDIqd4nd-qjFKOmtZHbfVCsKfIxieeVTrNboVUo049gfcgN2NSXT3IjRv_dr3IdikwD5NQpMCiimZl0-tcfj45gSNXjHX8dimLgsHv0II-VxAZzs7BFACGGsxk078s/s400/IMG_0266.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009876973381097554" /></a><br /><em>In the main square of Tiradentes</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8265Af-wT4IPuqoKrfqNb8uAI652caTgVY9dURg_6wP5F_uLHQmuuXCPl1n2R-1-u-OXVeZPDmFmWvfUdlAD49HItXlsLjzeztJrzTUo4Sew2adNHraDg7RNXkKXmV-Hqcm4/s1600-h/IMG_0295.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8265Af-wT4IPuqoKrfqNb8uAI652caTgVY9dURg_6wP5F_uLHQmuuXCPl1n2R-1-u-OXVeZPDmFmWvfUdlAD49HItXlsLjzeztJrzTUo4Sew2adNHraDg7RNXkKXmV-Hqcm4/s400/IMG_0295.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009878910411348098" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_B2QhqcgGjaI8hMAYsDASvi6u5NYhm8fjnG8wP1F2eHpHnOBiJUV-uaFS1sUGlGc8tzdgLrVmxZPZ_Z9y8wsgxIq-GrvLAZAr0roOLMsdOhd7qNFzD00o6BiKOyaw7e4LZZx4/s1600-h/IMG_0296.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_B2QhqcgGjaI8hMAYsDASvi6u5NYhm8fjnG8wP1F2eHpHnOBiJUV-uaFS1sUGlGc8tzdgLrVmxZPZ_Z9y8wsgxIq-GrvLAZAr0roOLMsdOhd7qNFzD00o6BiKOyaw7e4LZZx4/s400/IMG_0296.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009879387152717970" /></a><br /><em>In front of the main church of Tiradentes, where a rainbow had formed</em><br /><br />We had lunch and walked around that day, looking at the sites. The next day went on a hike through the Serra do São José, a thin mountain range that stretches out behind the town. I must have eaten or touched something the previous day, but had the worst diarrhea during the hike, with fever and frequent stopping, which sucked. Still, it was beautiful and, in retrospect, I'm glad I went. Only the two of us went on the excursion that day, so it was just us, the guide and a flea-ridden street dog that seemed to be in the habit of accompanying hiking tours.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfRRs2gYR_vWqArHKaRfH8MQhTEnb3hcSmw5KlRfXJJDfSiWkSkXNtsmk3cdt2n81mmGryWqfFAMSpXUeRLvqa4Pth_N4Ddwn0xJOaErkgYhU3JhC1RDhJW9EJgBRNnyON4Pm/s1600-h/IMG_0286.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfRRs2gYR_vWqArHKaRfH8MQhTEnb3hcSmw5KlRfXJJDfSiWkSkXNtsmk3cdt2n81mmGryWqfFAMSpXUeRLvqa4Pth_N4Ddwn0xJOaErkgYhU3JhC1RDhJW9EJgBRNnyON4Pm/s400/IMG_0286.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009880344930424994" /></a><br /><em>The Serra do São José</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvXOzHLpJ3_j12YJBgz_z_CEQuuwM_ZUDzhGd2q6vAPLF7Zx3Jn6fU8PRGFBpgk2vVSSiWKN8waR_8Bjr1f6I29GkKU5leMsQxGDP_ZRC5hyl7e3cBnobmAA0N__E_Ipq-zeK/s1600-h/IMG_0313.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvXOzHLpJ3_j12YJBgz_z_CEQuuwM_ZUDzhGd2q6vAPLF7Zx3Jn6fU8PRGFBpgk2vVSSiWKN8waR_8Bjr1f6I29GkKU5leMsQxGDP_ZRC5hyl7e3cBnobmAA0N__E_Ipq-zeK/s400/IMG_0313.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009880783017089202" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xP0BOQDk7xFAhgQbB2zFvucQCm_OJoy7WxX8pM1XpGxuPBOpPxK6QSsxQUbC2-X3YAhh-be8S5t8iStrQEJFbi32xdHXFu0kfzlpkc_6lD5VF6ChDNAT2T0f3Os-Be6aSlRx/s1600-h/IMG_0317.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xP0BOQDk7xFAhgQbB2zFvucQCm_OJoy7WxX8pM1XpGxuPBOpPxK6QSsxQUbC2-X3YAhh-be8S5t8iStrQEJFbi32xdHXFu0kfzlpkc_6lD5VF6ChDNAT2T0f3Os-Be6aSlRx/s400/IMG_0317.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009883574745831618" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIcqcuBcgaix1RRlppkueC__OFDJYQTybNFN6knchpdMCcXZFGQyz1i3as_L4ehxfI03PnftBSrc3SCqu5RLwrrYgBtzhgEnMgZMFdN0w0um3_0Oib1ym0kQu8MYiVwRxlRKt0/s1600-h/IMG_0321.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIcqcuBcgaix1RRlppkueC__OFDJYQTybNFN6knchpdMCcXZFGQyz1i3as_L4ehxfI03PnftBSrc3SCqu5RLwrrYgBtzhgEnMgZMFdN0w0um3_0Oib1ym0kQu8MYiVwRxlRKt0/s400/IMG_0321.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009884992085039314" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghtncSQXzz27npx-WOastYtvb2dWxqDcE2EmKV_r0y2PB35V8YI0MegEZqmc5B2mnMESDNHkXByvOVujFfH-QsrSeGl7-o74GrnIS4KHEWgI4dw906nPxjTIAg072WGs8PkrBi/s1600-h/IMG_0325.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghtncSQXzz27npx-WOastYtvb2dWxqDcE2EmKV_r0y2PB35V8YI0MegEZqmc5B2mnMESDNHkXByvOVujFfH-QsrSeGl7-o74GrnIS4KHEWgI4dw906nPxjTIAg072WGs8PkrBi/s400/IMG_0325.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009885906913073378" /></a><br /><em>Large ant's carrying flower petals and other useful things</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzMFt8fbmnmu8yfIzD9JXf-j5GgJWOgOI9gUxWmlA0VHdI0bpt8A_bTVoxJSw3gmPy45zhfjjO1brpvpm8u_lNRojtEPSAEobRp34HVIAsoPra1Vam5aKX6Fb0kc6sLQYRZlX/s1600-h/IMG_0326.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzMFt8fbmnmu8yfIzD9JXf-j5GgJWOgOI9gUxWmlA0VHdI0bpt8A_bTVoxJSw3gmPy45zhfjjO1brpvpm8u_lNRojtEPSAEobRp34HVIAsoPra1Vam5aKX6Fb0kc6sLQYRZlX/s400/IMG_0326.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009886387949410546" /></a><br /><em>Some cows grazing near the summit</em><br /><br />Towards the end of the hike, there was a freezing cold pool of water you could swim in. It had a lot of tadpoles, too. Feverish, I opted to sit in the sun and watch Cris enjoy.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6f4GIkqdUgHjeWQ-QZIaEGgZfx6wQ4u4IuMCh_-HQ45gOJPp4bGA4CHcanoiAVMJCtWii9hNRRpUJI_uwigBH0odfdJX9s0kq8FPnnstYoZCu-3FAVeebUz9ShyJPPavtPEyT/s1600-h/IMG_0331.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6f4GIkqdUgHjeWQ-QZIaEGgZfx6wQ4u4IuMCh_-HQ45gOJPp4bGA4CHcanoiAVMJCtWii9hNRRpUJI_uwigBH0odfdJX9s0kq8FPnnstYoZCu-3FAVeebUz9ShyJPPavtPEyT/s400/IMG_0331.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009887951317506322" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRGLgKusyU6xq2atdW2-6T_n2oDvK-nkEimTGCfDrzma_CRMhrdj1whlEX4ENfVyQWpQVtcQ8g81h4hia-zbwsZAkzZQm9iXsOvaAwsZs8GswRhquxSDeoV8tYbqRRD7P2ruHE/s1600-h/IMG_0329.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRGLgKusyU6xq2atdW2-6T_n2oDvK-nkEimTGCfDrzma_CRMhrdj1whlEX4ENfVyQWpQVtcQ8g81h4hia-zbwsZAkzZQm9iXsOvaAwsZs8GswRhquxSDeoV8tYbqRRD7P2ruHE/s400/IMG_0329.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009887354317052162" /></a><br /><br />That night we went by bus back to BH, and the next day flew to Brasilia, where we stayed with Chris' father. It was so nice to arrive at his house, which was very spacious and comfortable, especially after being sick.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYPd9PDyvjxEnojxnWb3OHGt7h-JtnpPlhJunUTaDi3Zn_yzgI9XwVezRBZXdcIfYoI83SggXspHXe9xJq3Hqi9GUg-4ogbyZHdJ8FwRHvWxaPC8Kp_6X13vWpO1kMuDv0sMk/s1600-h/IMG_0392.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYPd9PDyvjxEnojxnWb3OHGt7h-JtnpPlhJunUTaDi3Zn_yzgI9XwVezRBZXdcIfYoI83SggXspHXe9xJq3Hqi9GUg-4ogbyZHdJ8FwRHvWxaPC8Kp_6X13vWpO1kMuDv0sMk/s400/IMG_0392.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009892327889181090" /></a><br /><em>Agua de coco is good for rehydrating</em><br /><br />That weekend was her father's birthday, and he had a lunch party with great <em>feijoada</em> for a bunch of his friends. He is a political scientist, and his friends seemed a cultured bunch, so it was a real treat to sit and talk with them.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUJ933jdFiLknivbIUxK_djcE1Prf8BXn3nj2W-e5aQskw74uzZMu5b5aBQOJOzzAWE41DBrb-wFBLBuDJnzEsEuCg56T5nm4JgabyLdKHQxKpkdMfLedvzN_wJjtcOt0M5sO/s1600-h/IMG_0346.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUJ933jdFiLknivbIUxK_djcE1Prf8BXn3nj2W-e5aQskw74uzZMu5b5aBQOJOzzAWE41DBrb-wFBLBuDJnzEsEuCg56T5nm4JgabyLdKHQxKpkdMfLedvzN_wJjtcOt0M5sO/s400/IMG_0346.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009888939159984418" /></a><br /><em>Cris and her father, Antonio</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5heCKH8z5eFhuDNNC9ImTGRSkCFqeuaK4qFlDtnOiNctXAKfJBYG3UeGHMC3LJnUZaafs-Z6CVG_k9yV5sZCgntP8eFLYozrllPIqwPVbyz-RikeJh7xtiOKbIUNZkQfMeTJH/s1600-h/IMG_0341.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5heCKH8z5eFhuDNNC9ImTGRSkCFqeuaK4qFlDtnOiNctXAKfJBYG3UeGHMC3LJnUZaafs-Z6CVG_k9yV5sZCgntP8eFLYozrllPIqwPVbyz-RikeJh7xtiOKbIUNZkQfMeTJH/s400/IMG_0341.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009889428786256178" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLElH88NPHav7E9WYJcQM_cInPs0SL2y1rf_GILvi77qHxXTcY_RfzyB9OcViEkzpzOxFTVY7A5fT2LoWMMaS6bwQe7GsmcvVtLK9IpJbmPNdGvkMZBvSnp5VgmMqpm2Ks3Dl/s1600-h/IMG_0335.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLElH88NPHav7E9WYJcQM_cInPs0SL2y1rf_GILvi77qHxXTcY_RfzyB9OcViEkzpzOxFTVY7A5fT2LoWMMaS6bwQe7GsmcvVtLK9IpJbmPNdGvkMZBvSnp5VgmMqpm2Ks3Dl/s400/IMG_0335.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009889712254097730" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5QHX__Syay6GqP6Eg-TbEU5PvxjqjS_LmiNbVODh89fuxJ585gcJ1uFgwYhtjvfMhJmryNOlUtVs00Ck4NvoFk_73cD1whtsK9PPrgq7tH-0DPWoWnZiQwHktu-SvDq6vmPa/s1600-h/IMG_0357.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5QHX__Syay6GqP6Eg-TbEU5PvxjqjS_LmiNbVODh89fuxJ585gcJ1uFgwYhtjvfMhJmryNOlUtVs00Ck4NvoFk_73cD1whtsK9PPrgq7tH-0DPWoWnZiQwHktu-SvDq6vmPa/s400/IMG_0357.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009890060146448722" /></a><br /><br /><br />The next day we went out and saw the town, which is very modern and pretty, with lots of green lawns everywhere. It reminded me of suburban America. Brasilia is a planned city, and was created only about 40 years ago. Most every important building was designd by Brazil's best-known architect, Oscar Niemeyer, and everything in the town has a somewhat dated look, with 1960s and 70s styles in most buildings.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5I4g-K-nwXvPThav8pSHHLYljgJIxkVU1dIbKH8tPf42SRyavUu-TV0iHvA_9s5Vo3D5NeMcbLz0JM37nYg_QQmuMSuVqIoshA2VdRGxwk0zjTrNobWaqzmu9WBXYn5sIOkS/s1600-h/IMG_0373.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5I4g-K-nwXvPThav8pSHHLYljgJIxkVU1dIbKH8tPf42SRyavUu-TV0iHvA_9s5Vo3D5NeMcbLz0JM37nYg_QQmuMSuVqIoshA2VdRGxwk0zjTrNobWaqzmu9WBXYn5sIOkS/s400/IMG_0373.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009890566952589666" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJhw7yYLpyBhFyz-DM2JiIktwaZu-1TkS-nshHFACOylqbLKARCR28kzATCqmz-pqW4theU5HgDfNKHOqBzc9HwPaScIrQEwRjrjC6TY3QbR0fmYjJl-gzIdn9sJJi5KEbw8Mq/s1600-h/IMG_0367.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJhw7yYLpyBhFyz-DM2JiIktwaZu-1TkS-nshHFACOylqbLKARCR28kzATCqmz-pqW4theU5HgDfNKHOqBzc9HwPaScIrQEwRjrjC6TY3QbR0fmYjJl-gzIdn9sJJi5KEbw8Mq/s400/IMG_0367.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009890932024809842" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9OHSOMR1OGP-eUr3ZjueziODpUpEu7Ooc36DPbG0nH8zKWTbrZ2RMcwbRVvvm02lvYuK8_rVVFqqfs4ac1ypWMvrkEuX8ofk2iZsHKFDNF-QpmZIBXOH-mgHpxf-HZybBlV7/s1600-h/IMG_0368.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9OHSOMR1OGP-eUr3ZjueziODpUpEu7Ooc36DPbG0nH8zKWTbrZ2RMcwbRVvvm02lvYuK8_rVVFqqfs4ac1ypWMvrkEuX8ofk2iZsHKFDNF-QpmZIBXOH-mgHpxf-HZybBlV7/s400/IMG_0368.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009891176837945730" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtD5rWNzBrPaaniy-MI4M8WzEC89OJhlTnkeWme6j_T9KRbyEzpcBTc7QKxA9P9_5v_BQidFMklqxyFshsKjaSev22cre4fSMlkehmb0nqtvNeXm0jf_hcP5Nz2ggVl-jaBUL/s1600-h/IMG_0369.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtD5rWNzBrPaaniy-MI4M8WzEC89OJhlTnkeWme6j_T9KRbyEzpcBTc7QKxA9P9_5v_BQidFMklqxyFshsKjaSev22cre4fSMlkehmb0nqtvNeXm0jf_hcP5Nz2ggVl-jaBUL/s400/IMG_0369.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009892740206041522" /></a><br /><em>The Cathedral of Brasilia</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDSH_pgucsOal8jippIcU5Km6LT09Ui_OuhHMH2djCU3ZaujeG8PQihECBzko4SkzOWaGvUQqKO7CeW3Qlj9b2WZ7NxUGSOjm1BKa0sHOJMmiYvXDgauYg2PW5PbuEvX4cG8a/s1600-h/IMG_0375.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDSH_pgucsOal8jippIcU5Km6LT09Ui_OuhHMH2djCU3ZaujeG8PQihECBzko4SkzOWaGvUQqKO7CeW3Qlj9b2WZ7NxUGSOjm1BKa0sHOJMmiYvXDgauYg2PW5PbuEvX4cG8a/s400/IMG_0375.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009893070918523330" /></a><br /><em>The Foreign Affairs Ministry</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwzsbRUnsx3oT6bHan4Ol5hoLi5BZCTPDc3o1KGfO52fJdz-Dhf-SOQKoOJWGypzCeQLdfz8PrstXwQltFxjXSJ5UAR9midaTxYsu_zk7YEIWFO4NXuofqYPt4X1ibAjnaWVtq/s1600-h/IMG_0379.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwzsbRUnsx3oT6bHan4Ol5hoLi5BZCTPDc3o1KGfO52fJdz-Dhf-SOQKoOJWGypzCeQLdfz8PrstXwQltFxjXSJ5UAR9midaTxYsu_zk7YEIWFO4NXuofqYPt4X1ibAjnaWVtq/s400/IMG_0379.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009893792473029090" /></a><br /><em>The Esplanade of Ministries</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8xexU_QSZ8XD_V6_-e5rRo0cMMz1JGDhmk-5iSUVqgMUvWtmEq2_WATv57M1Il8U1JH03aJMd8lUP_EBe7b56_JAf3eixh9RxvGft3gAbx_-YuKkmZtaMDTukd_h5D7qxfwa1/s1600-h/IMG_0382.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8xexU_QSZ8XD_V6_-e5rRo0cMMz1JGDhmk-5iSUVqgMUvWtmEq2_WATv57M1Il8U1JH03aJMd8lUP_EBe7b56_JAf3eixh9RxvGft3gAbx_-YuKkmZtaMDTukd_h5D7qxfwa1/s400/IMG_0382.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009893427400808914" /></a><br /><em>The National Congress building, with the Lower House on the left and the Upper House on the right</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLMGTMSzcifPCZxaGG8YUoBr1Sc6fnT6-5gGtDPRMBarYPcnWvJ7pWSXwH0IRSfj_BrbjeFAwww3khROIV_MC8tQhLhV8QohkJDKKDFPVq9vzMbp-6Hk5NPi5w9BZqt8HLlR7i/s1600-h/IMG_0387.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLMGTMSzcifPCZxaGG8YUoBr1Sc6fnT6-5gGtDPRMBarYPcnWvJ7pWSXwH0IRSfj_BrbjeFAwww3khROIV_MC8tQhLhV8QohkJDKKDFPVq9vzMbp-6Hk5NPi5w9BZqt8HLlR7i/s400/IMG_0387.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009894174725118450" /></a><br /><em>Another plaza whose names escapes me, but which has a lot of monuments</em><br /><br />That night I went out with Cris and two of her friends to several bars, and got a taste of the Brasiliense nightlife. We had a good time, and it was a great way to end the trip.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXDM3Ok9coZMn5OQ16orJknbQPyPQLcd2NNUWwoDYqUWfJ7L4CIMWVg0U3QaIfDbvIXdbgy-vCZrrmY412lvwJJtO0h0idIer7oHTTKRLyJxaRu4TQi7rM_B2ceIJYY4Axi-z/s1600-h/IMG_0399.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXDM3Ok9coZMn5OQ16orJknbQPyPQLcd2NNUWwoDYqUWfJ7L4CIMWVg0U3QaIfDbvIXdbgy-vCZrrmY412lvwJJtO0h0idIer7oHTTKRLyJxaRu4TQi7rM_B2ceIJYY4Axi-z/s400/IMG_0399.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009894827560147458" /></a><br /><br />Thank you, Cris and Antonio, for your hospitality.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32582899.post-78649093471211791092006-10-31T01:32:00.000-05:002006-11-02T15:55:02.070-05:00A Friend Visits Brazil, We Go To Argentina<span style="font-weight:bold;">Thursday, October 19</span><br /><br />My friend Said came to visit me during a break from school (we study together at Georgetown). He arrived in the morning and I picked him up at the airport. He brought me a new camera since mine had broken on my last trip. While he was here we did a lot of things I wouldn't normally do, so I got to enjoy some of the nicer things São Paulo has to offer.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0004.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0005.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">On Avenida Paulista</span><br /><br />We had a coffee on Avenida Paulista, then while I had class Said checked out the <span style="font-style:italic;">Museu de Arte de São Paulo</span>, which is right by my house. Later, we had lunch at <span style="font-style:italic;">Mestiço</span>, which is a fusion of Asian and Brazilian dishes. They had <span style="font-style:italic;">aracajé</span> like the ones I had eaten in Bahia, but more fancier.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0008.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">At Mestiço</span><br /><br />We relaxed after lunch, and later had dinner at an Italian restaurant called L'Open in Jardins with an Italian friend, Allessandro. Later, we went to a discobar called Sogo.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0018.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0018.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">At L'Open</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0022.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0022.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Said and Allessandro at Sogo</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0023.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0023.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">On the way home</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Friday, October 20</span><br /><br />In the morning, we walked to Ibirapuera Park, and rented a two-person bicycle and rode around for a little while.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0032.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0032.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0028.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0028.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0033.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0033.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">At Ibirapuera Park</span><br /><br />Later, we took a cab to the Oscar Freire area of Jardins, and had lunch at a terrific Lebanese restaurant called Arábica. We had <span style="font-style:italic;">kibe cru</span> (raw red meat), <span style="font-style:italic;">kibe missoui</span>, beef stuffed with spices, thabouli, hummus and delicious deserts. Said chatted in Arabic with the owner, a Brazilian Lebanese woman.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0035.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0035.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">At Arabica</span><br /><br />Then we walked around and went shopping in the great shops of Oscar Freire.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0036.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0036.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Later that evening, we went out for few drinks in the <span style="font-style:italic;">Praça República</span>. Afterwards, we went to an all night place popular after the bars called Estadão and had the best lomo sandwhich in the city.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0044.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0044.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">On Vieira de Carvalho near Praça República</span><br /><br />The next morning Said flew to Rio to spend a few days with a friend. That night, some friends from school had some people over.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0052.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0052.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0053.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0053.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0055.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0055.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0056.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0056.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0060.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0060.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0059.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0059.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Wednesday, October 25</span><br /><br />Said got back on Tuesday night, and on Wednesday we had lunch at a wonderful restaurant called Figueira Rubaiyat, which is built around a garden under a giant fig tree. We shared <span style="font-style:italic;">bacalhau</span> and a <span style="font-style:italic;">feijoada</span> buffet, which included cow tails, pig ears and all the fixins.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0064.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0064.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0071.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0071.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0072.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0072.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />That night we flew to Buenos Aires.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Thursday, October 26</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/southern%20south%20america.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/southern%20south%20america.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Our plane was late and we got to our hotel around 3 AM. My friend Pepe from Spain was working in Buenos Aires, and got us an two-bedroom apartment hotel for a good price. In the morning we walked around and had a coffee. In Argentina, you can order a coffee for about a dollar, and as in Italy, the waiters bring you a few little cookies and a class of bubbly water to clean your mouth and avoid coffee breath. The world needs to spread this culture around a little more.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/4669.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/4669.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">At a cafè in Recoleta</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/4677.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/4677.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">A plaza near our hotel</span><br /><br />Then we met up with Pepe and his partner, and they gave us a full-day tour of Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires is gorgeous city, and probably one of the nicest cities I have ever visited. It looks very much like Paris, with wide avenues, elegant cafés, lots of details in the buildings and very stylish, good looking people everywhere. Porteños are very European, made up mostly Italian, Spanish and French people, with significant Armenian, Jewish, Middle Eatern populations as well. It was nice to be able to speak Spanish and to listen to the Argentinian accent, which is very nice. I enjoyed listening to them use the <span style="font-style:italic;">vos</span> form, which is a relic of old Spanish that is still used in Argentina and some other places. The Porteños (people from Buenos Aires) also have a slang called <span style="font-style:italic;">lumfardo</span> which, like their accent, incorporates Italian, French and other languages.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0079.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0079.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0084.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0084.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Pepe and I</span><br /><br />The showed us some more of BA, and then we had dinner at a very nice restaurant called <a href="http://sucrerestaurant.com.ar">Sucre</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0085.0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0085.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />They dropped us off at a bar called Glam where we met a group of Ecuatorians. Then, we went back to the hotel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0089.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0089.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Friday, October 27</span><br /><br />Friday was our shopping day. One of the nicest things is that still, after the financial crisis in 2001, Argentina is extremely cheap. Cabs, food, leather goods, cashmere (not the scottish type, but still good, warm sweaters), and lots of fashion goods are all very affordable. I bought a pair of custom-made leather pants. There is a Christian Dior and Yves Saint Laurent factory in Argentina, so I also got a couple suits for a bargain.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0091.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0091.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">You can take taxis to your heart's delight in BA and never break the bank</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0096.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0096.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Having measurements taken at the leather shop on Calle Murillo</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0095.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0095.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">We had Argentinian parillada (grilled meat and sausages)for lunch</span><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0106.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0106.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0107.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0107.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Awash in sweaters</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0109.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0109.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Cleaning the wool off Said after trying on sweaters</span><br /><br />That night, Pepe got us into a Tango show for free at the <a href="http://www.esquinahomeromanzi.com.ar/">Esquina Humero Manzi</a>, which is a landmark Tango restuarant and show. Humero Manzi was a famous poet, playwright, and lyricist who revolutionized Tango, and his <span style="font-style:italic;">Esquina</span> is today an historic landmark. The place was mostly full of Argentinians, and the music and the dancing were mesmerizing. The accordeon, cello, piano and violin and their weeping melodies brought images of smokey cafés from days gone by (Buenos Aires is now smoke-free). And the dark, slicked back hair of the men in tuxedos and the women's red lips, endless legs and scanty dresses were stunning. The way they held each other, and then the woman would walk away in a sad, coquettish way, only to have the man chase behind her and take her back into his arms, at moments took me away.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/tango.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/tango.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Later, we went to a discothèque called Alsina. It was a nice place, very large, had good music and topped anything I've seen in São Paulo. There was a sign avertising a performance to be given a few days later by a Spanish group called <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1118062670787157311&q=time+gous+by+con+loli&pr=goog-sl">La Terremoto de Alcorcón</a>, which does a tacky and hystirical rendition of Madonna's <span style="font-style:italic;">Hung Up</span>. Click on the link to see it on Google Video.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Saturday, October 28</span><br /><br />We had lunch at a terrific place called <span style="font-style:italic;">Cabaña Las Lilas</span>, which turned out the be owned by the same people as <span style="font-style:italic;">Figeira Rubaiyat</span> in São Paulo.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0104.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0104.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Supporting the South American resutaurant giants</span><br /><br />That night Pepe had gotten tickets to the opera for us as well as one for a friend of his named Gustavo. It was the last night of a sold-out performance, and he got them for us for free. We saw Boris Gudunov, a four-hour Russian Opera, at the <a href="http://www.teatrocolon.org.ar/">Teatro Colón</a>. It was something of an endurance test, as it was subtitled in Spanish, but was a wonderful experience.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0117.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0117.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0124.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0124.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0130.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0130.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The Teatro Colón</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sunday, October 29</span><br /><br />The next day we had pizza for lunch, then went for dulce de leche ice cream. We also picked up some alfajores, delicious Spanish sweets that are popular and delicious from Havanna in Argentina, to bring home as gifts.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/alfajor.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/alfajor.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Alfajores</span><br /><br />On our way to the airport we stopped by the Plaza de Mayo for snap a few shots.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0113.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0113.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Me in front of the Casa Rosada</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0144.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0144.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMG_0143.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMG_0143.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Said and I in the Plaza de Mayo</span><br /><br />We said good-bye at the airport, and I headed back to Brazil and Said to Washington. I highly recommend Buenos Aires and cannot wait to go back.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32582899.post-1161050696874280902006-10-16T21:04:00.000-05:002007-01-08T19:18:00.804-05:00A 16-Day Journey Through Northeast Brazil<span style="font-weight:bold;">Thursday, September 28</span><br /><br />We left early for São Luis, capital of the state of Maranhão, more than four hours by airplane to the north and 2° south of the equator. (We could see lots of fires from the airplane, presumably the eastern fringes of rainforest burning, though some could have been low-cost waste disposal). The city of São Luis was settled by the French, hence the name, during the late 1500s and early 1600s, but by 1615 the Portuguese had driven the French out. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/1600/bl%20048.0.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/400/bl%20048.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">A city map of São Luis</span><br /><br />The French seem to have liked the name Saint Louis a lot. They founded another Saint Louis, the colonial capital of Senegal, where I lived in the Peace Corps, never mind the settlement in Missouri. Like St. Louis of Senegal, this one was also built on a small island right off the coast and the feel and architecture is similar. Sadly, the colonial buildings in the city's historic center are in a state of disrepair, and priceless structures are slowly deteriorating. The cost of restoring a building is high, so of course it's probably cheaper to build new instead of bringing the buildings back.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/1600/bl%20047.1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/400/bl%20047.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">A beautiful and historic lost cause</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/1600/bl%20035.0.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/400/bl%20035.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">A busy street in São Luis</span><br /><br />I was struck by other similarities I found between the Senegal and this part of Brazil. Low levels of development, it seems, favor certain lifestyles and construction techniques. Excessive dependence on concrete as a building material (hot and humid weather demands this, as wood or drywall would rot) and of paint to decorate businesses and advertise the goods being sold within. The high temperatures keep people sitting out front of their homes or businesses until late in th evening, too. The result is a feel very similar to that of Senegal. Of course, the two countries are not the same. Brazil is infinitely better off and a much happier and more pleasant place.<br /><br />Because of a layover in the capital, Brasilia, we did not arrive at our <span style="font-style:italic;">pousada</span> (inn or hostel in Portuguese) until around dark. Of course, the sun sets quite early near the equator. We stayed at the Reviver Pousada for R$63 a night. That night we walked around the old town, drank an <span style="font-style:italic;">agua de coco</span> and had dinner. Wet to bed early, as we were tired and had also booked a 5 o'clock pick-up. We were going the next day to Barreirinhas, a town located four hours east and SE of the Lençois Maranhenses National Park, the very reason we started our trip in this area.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/1600/bl%20034.0.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/400/bl%20034.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Adrian, my travelling mate, enjoying an agua de coco (coconut water), a deal at R$1.<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Friday, September 29</span><br /><br />We arrived in Barreirinhas around 9 SM and checked into the Pousada Brisa do Mar for R$25 a night. We reserved a "Toyota" for 2PM that afternoon, which would take us into the Lençois Maranhenses. In Brazil a Toyota is used somewhat generically for a truck, though many of the trucks are actually Toyotas. Barreirinhas is a dusty town that lives off tourism from the National Park, Lençois Maranhenses. Lençois means "sheets", used to describe the appearance of the giant sand dunes that are found in the Park.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/1600/bl%20051.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/400/bl%20051.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The main street in Barreirinhas</span><br /><br />Our <span style="font-style:italic;">pousada</span> sat right on the river that went through the town, so before leaving we swam across to a wrecked boat. Then we had lunch and walked around and bought a watermelon to eat later on at the dunes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/1600/bl%20053.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/400/bl%20053.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">A meat shop in the market area of Barreirinhas</span><br /><br />We were picked up in the Toyota, which was a large truck that was covered with three rows, each with four seats. There were two Brazilian couples, a Brazilian family, Arian and I and the staff. The father of the family was a heavy-set man with a speedo and a t-shirt that said "I may be fat, but I can lose weight. Worse is you, ugly." He was ugly, too, in my opinion, but everyone was nice. About 20 minutes into the one-hour trek to the Park, just after driving the truck onto a float to take it over a small river, our truck got stuck in the sand. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/1600/bl%20058.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/400/bl%20058.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Adrian on the float crossing the river</span><br /><br />The place where we got stuck was right next to two simple houses where a group of kids were sitting outside and cashew trees were in abundance. I never knew this, but cashews nuts are just one of the fruits of the cashew tree. The nut is attached to the bottom of a fruit, which can be yellow or red. The nut sits in a pod-like structure, and is supposedly poisonous before it is cooked. The <span style="font-style:italic;">caju</span> has a fairly nice taste, and is fairly popular throughout Brazil, especially in juice.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/1600/cashew%20fruit.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/400/cashew%20fruit.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The cashew fruit with the nut below</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/1600/bl%20062.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/400/bl%20062.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Adrian enjoying the fruit. You can see the red fruits hanging in the tree.</span><br /><br />We waited over an hour for another truck to come, and we were cutting it close but had time to make it before sunset. The road was a mix of deep sand, windy turns, going through water and a lot of bouncing, but eventually we made it to Lençois.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9x4I3VqPHMc"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9x4I3VqPHMc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="600" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />Between the dunes, pools of crystal clear water form, and reflect a deep color blue from the sky. There is no vegetation at all, though somehow a species of tiny little flagellem-propelled fish lives in the lakes. Their eggs survive the dry period and the baby fish come back every year.<br /><br />The landscape was amazing, like something from another world. It was beautful. We walked barefoot and swam in several of the lakes, and stayed for the sunset, which looked majestic over the dunes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/1600/bl%20069.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/400/bl%20069.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/1600/bl%20070.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/400/bl%20070.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/1600/IMGP2009.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/400/IMGP2009.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/425lw05-X4s"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/425lw05-X4s" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="600" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">You can see the sand blowing</span><br /><br />After sunset, we walked out and drove up a ways to a place where you could buy local cashew nuts and there were picnic tables. They had been keeping our watermelon in the truck, but when we stopped they cut up and only served about 1/4 of it, and we never saw the rest of it. Then we went back to Barreirinhas, had dinner and sleep before leaving in the morning.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Saturday, September 30</span><br /><br />We left at 9 the next morning in a Toyota parked on the main drag of Barreirrinhas, in from of Banco do Brasil. We didn't arrive early enough to get in the nice Toyota, so we had to take on that took another 30 minutes to fill up. There was a Spanish couple, Iñigo and Ruth, on the truck, so we were chatting with them while we waited. Once the truck was full, the dumb driver drove all around the town picking up these skanky girls wearing next to nothing, and packed them in with everyone else; this delayed our departure another 30 minutes. The trip to our destination, Tutóia, took about 4.5 hours, even though it's only about 50k (30 mi). The road was very sandy and bouncy, and the truck we rode in had an unusually low roof, narrow wooden planks for seat and few places to hold on. Our rear ends hurt soon after getting started. A young boy, while his mother was holding him, spit up all over my pants at one point. It eventually got so uncomfortable that we sat on the back of the truck with our feet hanging off, and as a result for very, very dusty. We stopped in a small town called Paulino Neves, and had some fried fish with Iñigo and Ruth, then continued to Tutóia, and arrived at the intersection just in the nick of time to catch the bus to Parnaíba.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/bl%20083.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/bl%20083.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Adrian & I in Paulino Neves, very dirty from sitting on the back of the Toyota</span><br /><br />The bus we picked up in Tutóia was an old charter bus from Europe or the United States, it seemed, and despite its age and poor condition seemed like such luxury after our last mode of transportation. We arrived in Parnaíba close to sunset, and Adrian immediately hopped onto a bus to Teresina to see a friend of his. I was going to continue on and meet up with him Monday in Fortaleza.<br /><br />Because Parnaíba was so ugly when we got there, I thought I'd check out a beach town, Luis Correia, which was very closeby and had been recommended by some people we met. The Spaniards decided to go too to spend the night, however the town proved farther than we thought and less appealing, so we went back to Parnaíba straight away, checked into a <span style="font-style:italic;">pousada</span>, ate mediocre churrasco and drank beer and chatted before going to bed. <br /><br />The presidential elections would take place the next day. That night the president of the congress spoke on TV about the importance of voting and the responsibility of Brazilians to choose the right person. He said not to pick someone that you would like to be friends with or that you'd hire for a job, but someone you'd trust to stay in your house and take care of your affairs, which I thought was nice. I have found the seriousness with which Brazilians take their elections very refreshing. Every citizen is required either to vote or submit a waiver if s/he chooses not to. Also, the tallying of votes is almost instantaneous, with electronic voting machines used almost everywhere. Even in the Amazon jungle, they set up wireless booths and usually have a 99% count by the end of voting day. The incumbent, Lula, did not obtain the necessary majority in his race against Geraldo Alckmin, so there will be a run-off coming up in a week or so.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/bl%20127.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/bl%20127.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">A Lula campaign office</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sunday, October 1</span><br /><br />The Spaniards and I had bought tickets to Camouçim the previous night, and from there would continue to Jerícoacoara (Jerí for short), a beach town west of Fortaleza. We left at 7:15 from the <span style="font-style:italic;">rodoviária</span> (bus station), and when we got there we met an Italian couple from our bus, so we shared a taxi to pick up a Toyota, which would drive us there. We drove along the beach almost the whole time, but had to cross some water first on a float.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qDJ6Ehp5hbQ"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qDJ6Ehp5hbQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="600" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/bl%20084.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/bl%20084.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The Italian and Spanish couples from the trip</span> <br /><br />Along the way, a Brazilian guy named Jair was waiting on the beach for a truck, so we picked him up. When we got to Jerí, I asked him where he was staying since I knew he was on a a budget and I didn't want to pay a lot. He showed me the <span style="font-style:italic;">Pousada da Juventude</span> on the <span style="font-style:italic;">Rua do Forró</span>, where I paid $R25 a night (I later me a German girl who told me she got the same thing I got for $R15!). I spent that afternoon and the next day hanging out with him, and had a great time. Jerí is very touristy, but small and not yet overrun. There are plenty of nice restaurants, but you can still get Brazilian food and most of the people there are Brazilians. Because of where Jerí is situated, it has a strong and constant wind, which is ideal for windsurfing in the 2m water, though the sand hurts when it blows at high speeds against your legs. The earth on the beach is shaped in a way that creates a huge area of shallow water, so throngs of windsurfers and wannabees come here year round.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Monday, Ocober 2</span><br /><br />The next day we went to a well-known site in Jerí, the <span style="font-style:italic;">Pedra Forrada</span>, a giant rock with a big hole in the middle right on the beach.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/bl%20098.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/bl%20098.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The Pedra Forrada of Jerícoacoara</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/bl%20095.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/bl%20095.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Me inside the hole of the Pedra Forrada</span><br /><br />Later that afternoon we also rented sandboards, which is like a snowboard but you put wax on the bottom and can go down the big down right next to the town. It was hard and I could barely stay up. Some Brazilians from SP took a video of my doing it, but I'm still waiting for them to send it to me by email.<br /><br />I reserved a bus that night at 22:30 to go to Fortaleza, where I'd arranged to rendez-vous with Adrian at 5 AM in the <span style="font-style:italic;">rodoviária</span>. We had to take an open-air bus along the beach for about 40 minutes to get to the regular bus that would take us there. The driver drove on the sand beside the beach, and it was scary because he went very fast and it was night so I couldn't see anything and there was no seatbelts or anything. The Spaniards were on the same bus and so was Jair, who was on his way back to his city, Sobral, so we said goodbye there. Night buses in Brazil can be pretty nice, and this one scored all right. Unfortunately, we arrived early in Fortaleza, so I hung out with bloodshot eyes from 4 to 5:30 AM until Adrian arrived.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Tuesday, October 3</span><br /><br />We decided not to stay the night in Fortaleza, since there were so many more promising destinations further on in the trip and we also had to make good time to arrive in Salvador by the 14th. So we left our stuff in a <span style="font-style:italic;">guarda-volumes</span> (luggage storage) during the day, and since it was still early we went to the Praia do Futuro, a beach area in Fortaleza. In Brazil many beaches have series of <span style="font-style:italic;">barracas</span> (beach kiosk) which have tables, music and service food and drinks. However, all of the beaches on Brazil are public property and you can sit at any <span style="font-style:italic;">barracas</span> and are not obligated to buy anything. At 6 AM, this didn't matter much, but we plopped down, totally cracked out and punchy from not sleeping, to rest a few more hours before the sun came up. An ambulante (walking salesman) came by and offered us a bag full of shrimp for R$6, so at Adrian's insistence we bought some. In all seriousness, they might have been the best shrimp I've ever eaten.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/bl%20103.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/bl%20103.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">A seafood breakfast on a backpacker's budget</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/bl%20102.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/bl%20102.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Adrian eating shrimp</span><br /><br />After a while of reading our travel guides, we decided to spend our day in Fortaleza at Brazil's largest water park, Beach Park. They pronounce this "Beachee Parkee."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/bl%20109.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/bl%20109.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Arriving in Beach Park, I felt that I may as well have been in Orlando. Some things are very American, and waterslide parks are one of them, I think. We paid R$75 to get in, plus locker rental and some food, so not too bad. They had what they claimed to be the largest waterslide in the world there (can someone corroborate this?), but I was scared to go down it. This made me feel old. Adrian went down it about 10 times and had me film about half of them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/bl%20121.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/bl%20121.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/bl%20119.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/bl%20119.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Too high for me</span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/168zlhnFpmI"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/168zlhnFpmI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="600" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br /><em>Adrian going down the largest waterslide in South America</em><br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ug4iGG_BpxA"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ug4iGG_BpxA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br /><em>A funny video of Beach Park I found on YouTube. - A real treat for your eyes and ears - Nao Perca!!!!</em><br /><br /><br />That night, we walked around the old town of Fortaleza and took some pictures. We came upon a group of GLS (In Brazil, people say GLS for GLBT, which stands for gay, lesbian and sympathizers) kids doing AIDS education and awareness. We watched a play they put on about condom use, and talked to the cutest little street kids you've ever seen. Then, we talked to them and gave a little donation and were on our way.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0_kOeOQ-ftY"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0_kOeOQ-ftY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/bl%20136.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/bl%20136.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Adrian and I and our friends from Fortaleza</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2084.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2084.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The kids loved seeing their pictures on the digital camera</span><br /><br />Then, we had dinner and headed to the bus station where we boarded another night bus headed for Natal. Having slept very little, this overnight trip was one of the best I took, as I slept most of the time.<br /><br />Natal means Christmas in Portuguese, and earned this name because it was founded on Christmas day in 1599.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Wednesday, October 4 - My Birthday</span><br /><br />When we got to Natal, we decided to skip the city itself first and head south to a beach town called Praia da Pipa. We found out about a good hostel for only R$20 a night at the tourist information booth at the bus station. We took too long eating breakfast and missed the first bus to Pipa, but caught the next one and arrived early at the Pousada Vera My House. The owner, Vera, was a charming woman about 5 feet tall with long dreadlocks. She told us that she was married to an English guy who won the lottery and gave her the money to build the hostel. He comes twice a year to see her, and she described him as the type of guy who has two friends and goes out on Tuesday and Wednesdays. We thought that she was wacko after that. The atmosphere in the hostel was great...much more social than others we saw, as there were many travelers sitting around and talking in the common patio. For whatever reason, in Pipa there were tons of Israeli and Swiss tourists - like 10 Israelis and maybe six Swiss people, with much fewer travelers from other countries. It was weird how many of them there were, and they kept arriving. Most of them seemed to be have recently left the army and were doing enormous trips around the world.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2116.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2116.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2114.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2114.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">At the Pousada Vera My House</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2119.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2119.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Here we are with Tim, a Dutch guy, and two Israeli girls we met</span><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2120.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2120.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2121.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2121.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><em>Some other travelers</em><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2117.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2117.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The main drag of Praia da Pipa</span><br /><br />Pipa is known for a beach called Praia do Madeiro, where dolphins are known to swim very close to shore and within feet of swimmers. We walked down to the Praia do Centro (downtown beach) to find out about how to get there, but learned that since it was very close and free to get there we'd go without the boat tour. We made it down and ran into the Spanish couple from previous cities, chatted for a minute and ten walked along the beach. The trend of continuing to see the same travelers was a recurring one throughout the trip. We swam that day, but there were no dolphins. This might have been because of the tides at that time, during full moon. So, we went back to town, checked Internet and ate lunch, then relaxed at the <span style="font-style:italic;">pousada</span> for a while. In the evening we joined most of the town and the travelers there on the main drag, Avenida something or other, even though it was too small to be an avenue. I was very tired and went to bed early. Two more years until 30.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2098.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2098.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Praia do Madeiro</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2112.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2112.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"></span>Me in front of some colorful, swirling patterns on the rocks<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Thursday, October 5</span><br /><br />We got up early the next morning and walked back to down to the Praia do Madeiro with a Dutchman named Tim, and this time the dolphins were out and about. We were in up to our shoulders or so, about 5 or 6 meters from the shore, and the dolphins, even at that distance, swam as close as 3 meters away. Most of the time it was tough to catch a glimpse of them out of the water, and you often heard them only to turn around too late to see anything. Several times, though, we heard a splash of the water and looked to see a fish jump out of the water followed by a glimpse of the dolphin's fast moving gray, shiny back.<br /><br />I had left my sunglasses on the beach the previous day, hidden under a palm leaf, so after swimming I went back and found them but stepped on a cactus. Then we saw a crab so we cornered it to take its picture, and as karma would have it, I dropped my camera in the sand and it broke.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2089.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2089.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The crab</span><br /><br /><br />Then we went back to the hostel where I took out the splinters with a tweezer. After that, we basically bummed around the town, ate and later had dinner with a group of Swiss, an Argentine guy and an Israeli. We went and got an <span style="font-style:italic;">açaí</span> (Pronounced: Ah-Sa-Yee), an ice cream-like desert made from a fruit that grows in the Amazon. It is usually served with some bananas or other fruit and granola, and it absolutely delicious, non-dairy and good for you.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/acai.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/acai.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/acai%20novo%202.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/acai%20novo%202.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Açaí</span><br /><br />We had a few beers and returned early to catch the 7:40 bus the next morning to Natal and points north.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Friday, Ocotber 6</span><br /><br />We arrived back in Natal around 9 AM, and from there we headed to Ponta Negra, which is a touristy area of the city that has a boardwalk, nightlife and beaches popular with surfers. We never went to the beach in Natal because, apparently, there are a lot of shark attacks in the area. From what we heard, there are sound waves the city uses to keep the sharks away from the shore, so the some 400+ reported attacks annually affect mostly surfers; but still, it seemed like a good idea to do without a swim.<br /><br />We stayed in a hostel called <span style="font-style:italic;">Lua Cheia</span> (Full Moon), which was done in a medieval theme, but it wasn't too accurate so it felt more like a theme park. The rooms were full of tacky artwork you'd see in a dentist's office or portrait studio in a shopping mall. The employees wore red scarfs from their heads and long, lace-trimmed dresses and the like. It was a very nice place, albeit tacky, and was right on the main street for bars. It also had the best breakfast of any place we stayed, and cost the same as most of the other places, so it was definitely the best value***<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2200.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2200.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">It even had a mote</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2190.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2190.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Each room had a name - Ours was the Cripta dos Deuses (Crypt of the Gods)<br /></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2199.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2199.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The uniform gave it an authentic feel</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2189.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2189.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Me in front of one of the many pieces of art in the hostel</span><br /><br />That afternoon we took a bus to Santa Rita, which is right next to Genipabú beach, where we rented a dune buggy. It took up through the <span style="font-style:italic;">dunas moveis</span> (moving sand dunes), which line the coast for several miles north. Only licensed drivers are allowed to drive the buggies, and you can ask for your ride <span style="font-style:italic;">com o sem emoção</span> (with or without excitement). We had ours with, and went on a very exciting ride down steep slopes of sand through a series of beaches.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2128.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2128.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2122.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2122.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Our dunebuggy</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2136.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2136.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Standing at the foot of a dune</span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eteoLWVUJKk"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eteoLWVUJKk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />Along the way we stopped at a place where they have <span style="font-style:italic;">aero bunda</span> (literally, airbutt), which is a rapelling-type hoist that you sit in and slide town on a line that runs from the top of a hill into a lake. It cost R$5 per trip, and they bring you back up on a metal bench that rides on a track. A rigged Volkswagen beetle provided the power to pull us.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2137.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2137.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2138.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2138.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2139.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2139.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2140.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2140.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Then, we went to the world's smallest waterfall. Our drive told us it was "sem metros" (literally, without meters) which sounds the same as "cem metros" (100 meters). The water coming from the ground was very warm, so it spite of its small size we hung out in the reservoir below it for a little while, and spotted a toad hiding in a hole near the waterfall.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2146.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2146.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2144.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2144.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2148.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2148.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />We drove back to Genipabú and took pictures of each other in front of camels that that were for hire. The camels are not native to the continent, and nothing more than a tourist attraction, but still I couldn't resist the urge to snap a shot.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2165.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2165.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2169.0.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2169.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">There was a good view of Natal from atop one of the dunes on the beach at Genipabú.</span><br /><br />Then we took the bus back to Natal. That night, we had dinner at an all-you-can-eat shrimp restaurant which had a <span style="font-style:italic;">capoeira</span> show. <span style="font-style:italic;">Capoeira</span>, similar in nature to some American slave songs, was a way for African slaves to express their desire fo freedom and, in capoeira's case, extreme physical strength and flexibility. Today the martial art is practiced by all types of people and has become a world sport in recent years.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/capoeira-in-itaparica.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/capoeira-in-itaparica.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Afterwards, we had a few drinks along our street and another street near our hostel. There were a lot of people out, and there was a surprisingly large presence of transvestite prostitutes, too. Sticking with our early-to-bed-early-to-rise schedule, we retired by about 10 or 11.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Saturday, October 7</span><br /><br />After breakfast, we went to an area south of Natal called Pirangi to go on a snorkelling excursion. The boat we went on was large and full, and after about 30 minutes of sailing away from the shore we arrived at the reef, and pulled up right next to another boat of the same size. Unfortunately, the reefs there were mostly spoiled by over exploitation and also warm water termperatures, surely a symptom of global warming. In search of better fish viewing, we swam off from the boat and almost missed the boat back.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2176.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2176.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The view of the coast off Pirangi from the boat</span><br /><br />When we got back to land, we walked a few steps away to see the world's largest cajoeiro (cashew tree). Apparently, this baby produces 100,000 cashew nuts each season. After looking at the tree for a few minutes, I bought two large bags (about 1/2 kilo each) of cashew nuts, one roasted and salted and the other chocolate covered. They cost about 6 US dollars each, and came in handy as snack food for the rest of the trip.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2179.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2179.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"Welcome to the World's Largest Cashew Tree. Take care of it."</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2183.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2183.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Everything you see behind Adrian is part of this tree</span><br /><br />Then we bought some other trinkets in the stalls nearby and headed back to Ponta Negra. At this point in the trip, we were both feeling under the weather so we took it easy that night, had a good meal but and did not go out.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sunday, October 8</span><br /><br />We woke up late and took a cab to the <span style="font-style:italic;">rodoviaria</span> where we caught a bus to the town of Recife. Recife and Olinda, its twin city, are about thirty minues apart and both are full of terrific colonial architecture. It seemed to be an economically depressed area, but retains a great deal of charm because of the set-up of the city around an island and the bright colors that adorn its colonial structures. We got off in the Derby area of Recife around dark, and took a taxi to Olinda where out hostel was located. It was a nice place, though it was short on privacy. We met an English couple, Nick and Catherine, who were on a trip around the world. It sounded exciting, but at that point I was getting tired of travelling and didn't think I'd ever want to go on such a long journey. Who knows? We were still weary, so after we had dinner we hung out in a plaza that was full of young people drinking and hanging out. It was interesting to see the locals having fun among the beautiful architectural relics of the past in their city.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2225.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2225.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">A view of Recife from Olinda. Recife overtook Olinda in size and importance, though Olinda was founded first, so it has more colonial buildings.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Monday, October 9</span><br /><br />First thing the next morning we bought our tickets for the night bus to Salvador, and got two of the last four seats available. We spent the morning walking around Olinda and checking out the city.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2222.0.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2222.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">A Church in Olinda</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2219.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2219.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2217.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2217.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2229.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2229.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2240.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2240.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />In the afternoon we took the Metro to the bus station to store our luggage, then took it to Recife, where we had lunch and walked around. The first Jewish community in the Western Hemisphere settled in Recife, so I wanted to check out the <span style="font-style:italic;">Rua Bom Jesus</span>, also known as the <span style="font-style:italic;">Rua dos Judeus</span>, where the Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue is located. Unfortunately, it was closed.<br /><br />Then, we walked over to the Praça Rio Branco which had a very European feel, and from which you could look out onto the water. There was a sandbar about 100 meters out, and there was an interesting looking sculpture garden on the sandbar. We didn't have time to go to it, but it was very pretty from the shore.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2242.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2242.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Praça Rio Branco, the point from which all distances in Recife are measured<br /></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2250.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2250.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Standing in front of the Parque de Esculturas Francisco Brennand</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2249.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2249.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Some kids jumping into the water enjoyed showing off for us to take pictures</span><br /><br />Before heading back, we walked up to the <span style="font-style:italic;">Forte do Brum</span> or Brum Fort, which was built in 1629 to fend off attacks from the Dutch. Inside, there is a military museum but it was closed that day for improvements.<br /><br />We were pretty stinky by that point, so after taking another boiling hot metro ride to the bus station, we showered before getting on the bus. The showers in this bathroom were free, which was weird, and the attendant told us to place our backbacks on some shelves while we showered. When we got the shelves, there were very large gay porn pictures lining the shelves. We laughed, and took a picture to commemorate the moment.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2253.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2253.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Feeling fresh</span><br /><br />We got on the bus, and went to our seats, which were in the back row. We had chosen these over two others available that morning, because they were two aisle seats and we could not sit next to each other (you never know who you'll get). As fate would have it, the toilet on this night bus had some problems, or one of the passnegers made a problem that we wound up smelling almost the whole way to Salvador. It was horrible, and I don't think I'll ever sit near a bus bathroom again if I have anything to do with it.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Tuesday, October 10</span><br /><br />When we arrived in Salvador, we went straight to a hostel we read about in our guide. It was not such a nice place to stay, but we decided to stay that day. After napping we walked around, had lunch and checked out the city. Salvador (also called Salvador de Bahia or just Bahia, the state of which it is the capital) is the cultural capital of Brazil, as it was one of the earliest settlements (1549) and was the meeting place of European and Indigenous peoples. When the indigenous proved to be poor slaves, Africans were brought here during the 17th and 18th centuries. The clash of cultures defines the city and the country, and the African roots are evident as soon as you arrive there. I felt that I was back in Senegal, with throngs of walking merchants trying to sell their wares, destitute street kids begging at every corner and business owners a little more aggressive with their promotion. The prices were higher than we'd seen anywhere else on our trip, and we stuck out more than we did elsewhere because there were so many tourists and so few white people in the town.<br /><br />The city is very old, and we stayed in the <span style="font-style:italic;">Pelourinho</span> area of downtwon. <span style="font-style:italic;">Pelourinho</span> means whipping post, and in this area slaves and outlaws were publicly whipped way back when. The area has been preserved to its original colonial grandeur, and it very touristy and loud. Much like Lisbon in Portugal, Salvador is set up with a <span style="font-style:italic;">Cidade Baixa</span> and <span style="font-style:italic;">Cidade Alta</span> (high and low cities), with a giant elevator that connects the two. It costs five <span style="font-style:italic;">centavos</span> or 2 US cents to go up or down. Pelourinho is in the high city, as are a number of beautiful <span style="font-style:italic;">praças</span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2259.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2259.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2258.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2258.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Largo do Pelourinho</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2276.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2276.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2273.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2273.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Other spots in the Cidade Alta</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2256.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2256.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The Lacerda Elevador</span><br /><br />Salvador has a very unique culture, which is particularly evident in the Bahianas, the black women of Salvador who wear dresses like the one in the picture below. They typically make and sell a variety of foods, chief among them <span style="font-style:italic;">aracajé</span>, which is a croquette of fried black-eyed peas, parted and filled with prawns and spicy sauce. Guaranteed heartburn. They also sold a very good, super-sweet coconut cake.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2275.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2275.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">A Bahiana</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2265.0.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2265.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">African origins in Salvador</span><br /><br />At night we went to a <span style="font-style:italic;">forró</span> show. <span style="font-style:italic;">Forró</span> (pronounced: Fo-Ho) is a style of music that comes from the English worlds "for all", and sounds a lot like country music. It seems to attract a similar genre of people, with cowboy hats and all. Incidentally, country and <span style="font-style:italic;">forró</span> music are rather popular in certain parts of Brazil.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Wednesday, October 11</span><br /><br />The next morning, we headed out to an island across the <span style="font-style:italic;">Baía de Todos os Santos</span> (Bay of All Saints) called Ilha de Itaparica. We had to take an hour long boat ride to Bom Despacho, and then a taxi to a calm area of the island just north of there. And calm it was...boring, in fact. We checked into a hostel, and around dark we took a bus into the more happening area of the island, Mar Grande. It was also very boring, but we had some dinner and a beer at an outdoor bar that had a karaoke machine. A young man, who was ostensibly quite fond of singing - often in a screeching voice - sang song after song of popular Brazilian love songs (or "MPB", <span style="font-style:italic;">Musica Popular Brasileira</span>). No one else seemed to be interested in singing so after about five songs we left.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2267.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2267.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The view of Salvador from Itaparica</span><br /><br />We each took a <span style="font-style:italic;">moto taxi</span> or motorcycle taxi back to our hostel, which was exhilarating. We then had an ice cream by the beach and went to bed. We were both awoken shortly after shutting the light by tons of mosquitos, which bit us consistently throughout the night. We eventually turned on the air conditioning, which seemed to help, though we also spent some time killing any and every mosquito we could see in the room. The walls ended up covered with a bloody mess of dead mosquitos.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Thursday, October 12</span><br /><br />The next morning, we headed back to the Pelourinho area of Salvador, and stayed in another hostel we had seen which was totally empty, so we stayed in a community room alone for only R$20 a night, with a great hammock area and a small but not terrible breakfast included.<br /><br />We spent the better part of the afternoon in the <span style="font-style:italic;">Cidade Baixa</span>, getting some cash from the ATMs and shopping at the Mercado Modelo, an old market building that today is full of stands selling Bahian arts and crafts. I bought some souvenirs and also got my hair cut there.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2254.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2254.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The Mercado Modelo</span><br /><br />That night, we had dinner and came upon a troupe of drummers called <span style="font-style:italic;">Só Percussão</span> (Only Percussion), which were playing terrific samba-reggae drumming music in the street. A large group of people had gathered around, and began following them throughout the town as they marched. We joined in, and danced with about 30 or 40 people for hours through the streets of Pelourinho. I bought a CD of their music.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Friday, October 13 - Our Last Day</span><br /><br />On our last day we went to an area of Salvador called Barra. There wasn't too much to do besides checking out a lighthouse. There were few tourists there, with mostly middle to low-class Brazilians out enjoying the beaches. We had Chinese food for lunch and headed back to our hostel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/1600/IMGP2281.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3315/3977/400/IMGP2281.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Adrian in front of the lighthouse at Barra</span><br /><br />Later on we just took it easy, used the Internet and bought some nice T-shirts we found in a shop. We didn't do much besides this, and at night we had dinner and made arrangments to get to the airport for our flight back to São Paulo the next morning.<br /><br />In all, we travelled what I crudely estimate to be 1800k (1100 miles). It was a great trip, and I thank Adrian for his company and for tolerating me for 16 days.<br /><br />Please leave any comments you have after reading this here <span style="font-weight:bold;">-------></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32582899.post-1159396166647490952006-09-27T17:01:00.000-05:002006-10-18T13:42:06.506-05:00Updated Travel Plans; Moving, Again<span style="font-weight:bold;">Last-Minute Preparation</span><br /><br />A friend named Adrian decided at the last minute to join me for the trek across the north. The link to his blog is posted to the right. I am happy to have some company, and feel more at ease with the idea of being adventurous and exploring nature.<br /><br />I went to the doctor at school and got prescriptions for Cipro and other medicines for potential systemic issues, plus over-the-counter stuff like oral rehydration salts, tylenol, band-aids and disinfectants, among others. I felt like I was in the Peace Corps again, traveling around with my own little first aid kit. Diarrhea is common for travelers in the north, tough, so I do need to enter back into that mode of caution and disease prevention. Luckily, malaria isn't endemic in the areas I'll be so I don't have to take anything for it. I never realized how much money the Peace Corps spends on medical care. They used to hand brand-name Cipro out like Tylenol, and it costs about 100 dollars for a three-day regimen.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Moving</span><br /><br />I found an apartment to rent through a friend of a friend, and I'll be moving at the end of October. The girl who lives there is going to work on a cruise for 6 months, but has someone staying there from Jan to April, so she was looking for someone to take the place for just those two months. It was a perfect situation, and it's a lot cheaper. One fourth the price, to be exact. Yes, I will pay 450 <span style="font-style:italic;">reais</span> (about US$200) a month for November and December, and will save about R$2700 reais (about US$1200) by doing so. It is located a block away from where I live now, so I can move in a US$2 cab ride. It is a studio alcove on the 9th floor of a building that looks onto the Praça 14 bis. It is bigger and has two balconies that look onto the Praça, which is ulgy but that's ok; I can do a lot of traveling with R$2700.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/1600/Google%20Earth%20new%20apartment.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/400/Google%20Earth%20new%20apartment.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Google Earth Image of My New Place</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32582899.post-1159127758512809272006-09-24T14:41:00.000-05:002006-10-18T13:42:06.445-05:00Off to the NordesteI am off on an 18-day journey to the Northeast of Brazil. I finish the first quarter's final exams on Wednesday and on Thursday I am taking a backpack, some sunscreen and flip flops and going solo to São Luis, a a four hour flight north. From there I'll go east and head through the Lencois Maranhenses National Park, which is supposed to have enormous sand dunes along the ocean and you can ride camels through it. The rest of the journey I'll do by bus, and stay mostly along to coast, passing through Fortaleza, Natal, João Pessoa, Recife, Maceió, Aracaju, and then end my trip on the 15th of October in Salvador de Bahia, from where I'll fly back to SP. This region of Brazil is supposed to have a lot of travelers year round, and the temperature is the same all year. It is supposed to be in the 90sF (30sC)and dry.<br /><br />Check back after the 15th for pictures!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/1600/nordeste.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/320/nordeste.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32582899.post-1159125578762243862006-09-24T13:36:00.000-05:002006-10-18T13:42:06.387-05:00Pequeno Japão: A Taste of Dekasegi CultureBrazil has the largest Japanese population in Latin America and the greatest number of ethnic Japanese living outside Japan (3.5 to 4m in Brazil vs. about 800,000 in the US). The Japanese-Brazilians first arrived as farm laborers in the early 20th century, but during World War II Brazil severed relations with Japan, and Japanese-language newspapers and school were outlawed. After the war, though, many refugess came to Brazil and the size of the community grew markedly. Special names exist for each generation of descendants: <span style="font-style:italic;">nisei</span> refers to the first generation and <span style="font-style:italic;">sansei</span> is used for the second generation, the immigrants' grandchildren. At the same time that they retain their ethnic identities, the Japanese-Brazilians are very Brazilian. In Japan they are called <span style="font-style:italic;">dekasegi</span>, which translates roughly to "working away from home." The Japanese-Brazilian population in Japan is also the largest Portuguese-speaking group in Asia, surpassing numbers in the communities of Timor Leste, Macau and Goa.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"></span><br />This weekend I went to Liberdade, São Paulo's Japanese neighborhood, which was somewhat reminiscent of San Francisco's Japantown. In spite of the fact there are more Japanese-Brazilians than Japanese-Americans, their ghetto was smaller than San Francisco's. When we were getting out of the Metro, there was a political or community meeting with a Brazlian who had a translator for the people. We arrived a little late for lunch, and missed many of the sushi restaurants, which close around 2 PM. Still, we found a couple little places that were still open and got a good feel for the neighborhood.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/1600/japantown2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/320/japantown2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />This street is full of stores with Japanese goods, including a great selection of rice cookers, sushi dishes, groceries and such.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/1600/japantown1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/320/japantown1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Metró Liberdade</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/1600/mcdonalds%20japanese.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/320/mcdonalds%20japanese.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Some things are very American.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32582899.post-1158512371369283222006-09-17T11:57:00.000-05:002006-10-18T13:42:06.330-05:00Não Fume: Brazil's Anti-Smoking PoliciesAnti-smoking propaganda is compelling in Brazil. On the side of of every pack of cigarettes is a warning that reads: "This product contains more than 4,700 toxic substances, and nicotine which causes physical or psychological dependence. There are no safe levels for the consumption of these substances." Yes, this is more honest than the American warnings which consist of an innocuous statement about corbon monoxide or smoking during pregnancy, or even the European ones which state in large bold print "Smoking kills," "Smoking causes a slow and painful death," and other scary thoughts. But wait; there's more.<br /><br />Covering the entire back of every pack of cigarettes appears one of about ten different warnings on smoking's side-effects with a graphic photgraph to match. This sort of health warning is not specific to Brazil: I know in Singapore they use similar warnings. Still, I thought I'd share what I see every time I light up. This together with the fact that São Paulo is very hilly is making clear that I really need to quit. I'm really thinking about it.<br /><br />--<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/1600/dont%20smoke.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/400/dont%20smoke.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />A SAMPLING OF BRAZILIAN ANTI-SMOKING WARNINGS<br /><br />In order (from the top going from left to right), they are:<br /><br />- "When you smoke, you inhale arsenic and naftaline, which are also used against rats and cockroaches."<br /><br />- "This skin death (necrose?) was caused by tobacco consumption."<br /><br />- "Smoking causes spontaneous abortion."<br /><br />- "Children that live with smokers have more asthma, pneumonia, sinusitis and allergies."<br /><br />- "Smoking causes lung cancer." - This one's thre worst. Yes, those black bags are lungs.<br /><br />- "This man is a victim of tobacco, which causes vascular disease and can lead to amputation."<br /><br />- "Smoking causes mouth cancer and tooth loss."<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/1600/smoking%20causes%20impotence.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/400/smoking%20causes%20impotence.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />But this is the warning Brazilians hate the most:<br /><br />"Smoking causes sexual impotence."<br /><br />--<br /><br />Here are some more I've found:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/1600/trake.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/400/trake.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />"Smoking causes throat cancer"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/1600/intensive%20care.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/400/intensive%20care.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />"In pregnant women, smoking provokes premature labor and the birth of children with below normal weight."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32582899.post-1158511751387430942006-09-17T11:47:00.000-05:002006-10-18T13:42:06.273-05:00Aluga-se FlatTranslation: "Flat for rent"<br /><br />--<br /><br />After staying for two weeks with my cousin Lisa in her apartment, I rented what in Brazil is called a "flat" (pronounced Flat-chee). Here, a flat is a furnished, long-stay hotel suite, typically with daily maid service. Many buildings that offer flats also rent hotel rooms by the day. I considered staying with Lisa the whole time I'm here (and for cheap), and although she doesn't live that far from GV in distance, it took too long to get to school and then home. Living around the corner now is great, as I can run home betwen classes and have to leave just 5 minutes before they start. Also, most of the other students live in the area around school, which is very centrally located. In addition to this, living in someone's house is tough, and its nice to have personal space. To vacilate on this point, I now have some regrets about not living with Brazilians so that I might get more practice with the language and really feel immersed in it. Also, roomate situations run about R$800, which is less than US$400, so I keep thinking maybe I should move at some point, but I'm pretty happy where I am (in reality I am confused).<br /><br />I pay R$1800 a month, which at today's exchange rate is US$841. It is a small one-bedroom apartment with a living room, mini office and kitchenette in the main room. It has two single beds in the bedroom (full and queen size beds are rare for some reason in Brazil) and a pull-out sofa in the living room, plus a spin-around chair. The price includes daily maid service, too; I leave my dishes at night and the maid washes them in the morning. It also has cable TV (with lots of good English language channels) and has AC. Electricity is also included. It also has an outdoor swimming pool, a restaurant, a mini gym and a parking spot. I dont use the gym, as it's too limited. I joined a gym nearby, which is R$100 a month, and is open 24 hours. Or when I go running, I don't have to take anything since I can just ask for another key at the front desk. In spite of my misgivings about living alone, I think I will stay here until I leave.<br /><br />I rented the apartment through a broker. The man who showed them to me drove us in an old, beaten-up Volkswagen bug. It was orange, and the passenger seat was not attached to the floor of the car, so I had to hold on to the handle above the glove compartment as we went up and down the hills.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/1600/HPIM0524.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/320/HPIM0524.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />The front of my building<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/1600/Google%20Earth%20Rua%20Pamplona%2083.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/320/Google%20Earth%20Rua%20Pamplona%2083.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Google Earth Image of My Apartment - Shows GV, Avenida Paulista (running downward from left to right) and my building.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/1600/HPIM0474.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/320/HPIM0474.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />The bug<br /><br />More pictures coming soon!<span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32582899.post-1158210448222393112006-09-13T23:04:00.000-05:002006-10-18T13:42:06.218-05:00Ma Petite LanchoneteFor those of you who got the reference: No, this isn't a Brazilian-American version of the English cult film.<br /><br />A <span style="font-style:italic;">lanchonete</span> (pronounced Lan-Cho-'Netch-EE) is a simple, working class restuarant that serves traditional Brazilian food. <span style="font-style:italic;">Lanche</span>, which sounds like lunch in English, means "snack." Typical Brazilian dishes taste very good, are good for you and are quite affordable. They consist usually of meat, rice and beans, and most <span style="font-style:italic;">lanchonetes</span> give you a little salad of crudités, too. The <span style="font-style:italic;">lanchonete</span> around the corner from my apartment is called Casa de Lanches Beselga, and I take many of my meals there. I don't know what Beselga means; this place is just the closest one to both school and my apartment. On a chalk-board out front you can find a list of the five or seven dishes available on any given day.<br /><br />On Wednesdays and Saturdays almost all Brazilian restaurants serve <span style="font-style:italic;">feijoada</span>, Brazil's national dish. It consists of rice, <span style="font-style:italic;">couve</span> (steamed collared greens), <span style="font-style:italic;">farofa</span> (dried manioc flour), and a pork chop; and on the side they serve a mixture of pork and different types of sausage in a crock filled with black beans. Why is <span style="font-style:italic;">feijoada</span> served only on Wednesdays and Saturdays? Well, feijoada is made with beans (<span style="font-style:italic;">feijões</span>), which are time consuming to cook from scratch, so I imagine this twice-weekly convention came into being to eliminate waste for restauranteurs and to space out a very heavy meal for restaurant-goers. Other days, you can find <span style="font-style:italic;">picadinha</span>, a type of roast beef; <span style="font-style:italic;">carne assada</span>, <span style="font-style:italic;">filé de frango</span>, a filet of chicken, <span style="font-style:italic;">frango com molho</span>, slow-cooked stewed chicken, and many other dishes. Beef is very popular, and often costs less than chicken.<br /><br />All of these dishes cost between $R5,50 and $R8,00, which in US dollars at today's exchange rates is about $2.75 to $3.75. You even get a free coffee afterwards if you want it. Can't beat those prices, can you? I have come to love the food at my lanchonete. I walk in, say what I want, and within two minutes a healthy, filling, home-cooked meal is sitting in front of me.<br /><br />--<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/1600/casa%20de%20lanches%20beselga.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/400/casa%20de%20lanches%20beselga.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Casa de Lanches Beselga<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/1600/feijoada.0.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/400/feijoada.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Feijoada<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/1600/frango%20com%20molho.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/400/frango%20com%20molho.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Frango com molhoUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32582899.post-1157499165789075262006-09-05T17:39:00.000-05:002006-10-18T13:42:06.160-05:00Life Without a PC, Part II; Life At GV; Brazilian Independence Day<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/1600/fgveaesp.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/320/fgveaesp.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />It seems the day after writing the last post - actually no - minutes after, I felt a lot better. Actually, I felt rather dramatic and exagerated after the fact for making my problems seem so overwhelming, but expressing them in English helped me relax a bit and see that they were transient in nature, and time has proven as much. I was surprised and pleased to receive consolatory e-mails from a bunch of people. Thanks.<br /><br /><strong>Still Sans PC</strong><br /><br />After getting used to working again this summer, I've gotten back into the rhythm of academic life, though I'm still without computer. At this point, I'm almost used to the inconvenience. After spending ten business days calling the Lenovo Service Center in Brazil, and faxing copies of my passport, the computer invoice, etc., then making more calls, waiting and more calling, they finally cleared me for service; that is, they confirmed it was really me calling, and that my computer was covered under the "Accidental Damage Waranty" I purchased, so they transfered me to the Technical Support area to speak with someone who would address the needs of my situation. After uttering one sentence in which I relayed the fact that a beverage (it was a tall boy of Bud Light, but I didn't say that) was spilled on my keyboard, they put me on hold, came back after a long five minutes and said that that type of damage was not covered in Brazil, <em>ponto</em>. I hung up. I decided then and there that I would pay the $300 or whatever it cost at the other place, because wasting all this time is stupid. So, back at Casa do Notebook (pronounced No-Chee Buu-Kee) they told me they could do it, but it would be 15-30 days to receive the keyboard because it had to be ordered from the US. Also, because I took the computer out of the store after they performed the initial diagnostic test, they'd have to do another diagnostic that would be 3-5 more business days and another fee. All with a straight face, too! I left.<br /><br />I went back to school and signed onto Messenger in the computer lab. I had chatted before with a girl from the store where I bought the computer in Virgina, and she was online that day. So I told her my situation, and she said that she could get a keyboard for me, it would be there the next day and would be FREE, and then she could overnight it to Brazil. Apparently, a keyboard is very easy to install, so someone in Virginia is going to walk me through the process over MSN Messenger. It's on its way. I'll have to see what kind of taxes I'll have to pay, but regardless, situations like this one make me appreciate the efficiencies of the first world.<br /><br />Before I forget, the point of explaining all of these trifling details to you is to say that I would like to post more often and include digital photographs. But until I get my laptop fixed I will not be able.<br /><br /><strong>School Life</strong><br /><br />School is going fine. I moved into a flat two block from campus and am very happy with my location and the amenities of my building (more about my place and the search for it in a future post). I have classes three days a week, and this module (each semester is made up of two eight-week modules) I am taking: Politics and Culture in Brazil; Brazilian Economy; Internet Business; Government and Civil Society in the Local Setting: New Approaches to Public Management and Equity.<br /><br />There is a significant amount of work to do outside of class, but four-day weekends are a welcome change and something I highly recommend. My school, Fundação Getulio Vargas, Escola de Administração de Empresas (FGV-EAESP) or "GV" (pronounced Jay Vay) for short, is considered the best business school in Brazil. GV is actually an umbrella foundation that includes many schools, but the business school, EAESP, and others all share that prestigious reputation. It was fairly easy for me to get in as as study abroad student, so it's funny to me when I tell people what I'm doing here and most of them look at you with wide eyes and tell you that's the best in Brazil. Comparing the quality to the education to Georgetown, which is good but not the top ten for most disciplines, speaks very highly to the state of higher education at my school and in the United States in general. My classes at Georgetown are much harder and demand much more attention in and out of class; but I think that part of the experience of studying here for a semester takes place outside the classroom, and the class schedules reflect that.<br /><br />The school resides in a nine-storey building in which there are several restaurants, a beer hall, classrooms, computer labs, a library, bookstore and administrative offices. I stick mostly to three floors, and often make use the snack-bar type counter by the computer labs for a morning coffee or whatever. You can smoke anywhere in the building except the classrooms, which is certainly different from what I'm used to. I'd have to say its annoying, even though I've been known to smoke. Overall, the environment at GV is relaxed and nice, and the people are friendly. It is fairly light and airy inside, because windows are usually open and stairs connect the floors. There are elevators, too, but they take longer, so I avoid them.<br /><br />There is a mix of undergraduate, graduate a doctoral students, all doing their own thing in this building. The undergrads are greatest in number, and most of them are usually hanging out, smoking, kissing or making noise, and they are usually in the way of the stairs. They, like many Brazilians, seem to like to stop and chat in the middle of the staircase. Teachers rarely if ever are on time for class, and the students come in late as well. By habit alone, I am almost always the first person in the room. During lectures, the Brazilians that are in my classes seem to talk incessantly to each other, and rarely if ever are admonished or even asked nicely to stop by the teachers.<br /><br />My classes are made up mostly of other international students, many of whom hail from Germany and France though the Czeck Rep, Hugary, Bulgaria, Romania, Spain, Colombia, Africa, the US and others are represented to some degree. Although I am in classes with many MBA and other master's degree students, because of the way European university systems are organized, many of the students are a few years younger, have never worked and live with their parents back home. In spite of this, they have been a good network and some friends have come from there too. Most of us live right near the school, and there are also a lot of things we have in common, namely that we're all learning about Brazil from a different perspective, so it works. Nonetheless, I'm working hard on cultivating Brazilian friendships.<br /><br /><strong>My First Holiday Spent Here</strong><br /><br />This weekend is Independence Day for Brazil, which celebrates its freedom from Portugal in 1822. During Napoleon's reign in Europe starting around 1812, Portugal was invaded. The Portuguese crown, in order to evade harm, established itself for a short period in Rio de Janeiro. The monarch at that time, Dom João, wanted to remain in Brazil after Napoleon's forces had left Portugal, but was forced to return; however, his son, Dom Pedro, remained. He was then known as the prince regent and had the title <em>Defensor e Protetor Perpétuo do Brasil</em>. When he was ordered to return to Portugal in 1822, he defied the order and declared his will to make Brazil free. It stuck. Most Brazilians are off to spend a long weekend in Rio or somewhere. I was lazy and didn't put any effort into planning a trip, so I'm staying in town this weekend and will continue getting to know São Paulo. I hope to travel somewhere next weekend; I'm itching to get out and see some good stuff.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32582899.post-1155876624653928482006-08-17T23:46:00.000-05:002006-10-18T13:42:06.040-05:00Muito sono, o é a idade?: Maybe I'm Not As Resilient As I Used To Be<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/1600/fatigue.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6392/3563/320/fatigue.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><strong>Translation:</strong> "So sleepy, or is it my age?"<br /><br />--<br /><br />Because I arrived late to school I missed the first week of classes. In an eight-week module, this is 12.5% of the term, so there is a considerable amount of catching up I've yet to do. Arriving late also meant that I missed all the student orientations, the Portuguese class (included in the tuition), and the chance to get to know everyone. Yep, I have no friends here. In all seriousness, I know a few of the international students, but since they are not Brazilian I don't really speak Portuguese enough to improve as fast as I'd like. Also, since I was staying with my cousin for the first two weeks, I spoke more English than I should have done, which didn't help the situation much.<br /><br />I should really consider myself lucky for having studied Spanish so long, as I can understand a lot of things without much explanation. But knowing a related language both helps and hurts: yes, I often understand all right, but I say most everything wrong and then they answer me with <em>gracias</em>, which just pisses me off. Unless someone spells a word for me, in my mind it's hard not to think of the Spanish word. Spanish is something like a band-aid for now.<br /><br />Another difficulty related to Portuguese is that I've had to do a considerable amount of calling on the phone to get things done, and I've simply hung up a few times on the verge of tears because I just don't understand and the person on the other end is getting paid like $2 an hour and knows I'm foreign and just couldn't care less. The same is sometimes true in face-to-face interactions. Maybe Brazilians aren't as friendly as the Spanish (ah, to be back in Spain were things were easy!), or maybe my smile did more for me at 21. I'm only 27, so it's probably not that, but whatever the problem, speaking better would do a lot to help things go better, so the urgency of enrolling in Portuguese class <em>já </em> is undeniable. (I would like everyone reading this to have a newfound understanding for foreigners who don't understand, especially the non-Western ones who must think we're so weird and think such horrible things about us when we speak to them disrespectfully. Don't be mean ...it really stinks when you're on the other end of that equation.)<br /><br />--<br /><br />The day before I flew out I was drinking a beer in my apartment and it spilled onto the keyboard of my laptop. The machine shut off when it happened, which was not good, but it was kind of working after it dried (the thing turned on, which was cause for optimism), so I packed it and figured I'd get it fixed here. I think I've written already about bureaucracy in Brazil, and the cost of making phone calls, etc., so that should serve as a context to this and all future stories. Explaining, understanding explanations and figuring out what I need to do to get my computer fixed has become the bane of my existencee. Brazilians have a different sense of service, and to add to the adjustment I have to make related to that difference, they also seem to have a propensity when they don't know the answer to a question to simply make something up. I'm sure they are trying to help, and perhaps in their minds they think they are helping in some way, but it really just makes things worse. There's nothing wrong with saying " I don't know," is there?<br /><br />Anyway, it's not impossible, but highly problematic to do work without a computer, something to which I've become very accustomed. You don't realize just how much we need these machines until you no longer have one you can use when you want. Most of my reading and homework is posted on a site called Blackboard (seems to be an international success...we use the same site at Georgetown) so doing homework in a computer lab is tough. The labs are closed on weekends and during the week they shut their doors at 10 PM. When I'm there, the Brazilians talk very loudly, and there are a lot of 18 and 19 year old boys looking at porn on the Internet and laughing, and girls screaming on their cell phones about banalities of zero interest to me.<br /><br />Calgon, take me away!<br /><br />--<br /><br />The long and short of it is that since I arrived I'm simply exhausted every day, all the time. Between the language, the cultural adaptation, encountering a challenge in the simplest of tasks, then going to school and working twice as hard to cath up, not having my own computer, yadda, yadda, yadda...I get too tired to keep my eyes open at around 10 PM, and feel so old because of it. I've lived abroad three other times, and I remember feeling exhausted like this but never so unable to brush it off. Maybe my mind is becoming more sclerotic, or maybe I'm just a little ( or a lot )more set in my ways and finding less charm in the little differences that make the world go round. Cynical grin.<br /><br />This weekend I pretty much barricaded myself in my apartment and watched American TV and ate Nutella right from the jar. Maybe I'll gain a few pounds and make myself more miserable. I know this period of adjustment won't last forever, but for now (excuse the vulgarity) it sucks. That's all I can write for now...I need to go to bed (BTW, the time stamp on my posts seems to be wrong and I can't figure out how to fix it, but it is 9:30 PM).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3