Today we crossed the brazil - Paraguay border to spend two crazy, hectic hours in a border down of del este in Paraguay.
The brazilians cross the border and do most of their shopping in this town, as it is apparently much cheaper for them. It was a crazy intense market streets filled with people and products and everything being pushed at you all at the same time. Watches, crocs, purses, DVDs, perfumes, tasers and a few rifles here and there. Our guide is practically running though the streets and we are all trying to keep up, whilst avoiding the tasers being demonstrated in the crowded marketplace. Very amusing!
I resisted the tasers and returned back to brazil with only a couple of scarves. Pretty dull I know!
The rest of the day was spent at a bird park, photographing the very photogenic toucans, other birds, flowers, and a beauty of a little snake.
We are now hanging out back at the hotel, waiting to board our night bus. It isn't going to be a public bus like the last one, so I might not need all the layers I've been planning on (or the scarves!), but I've got some warm gear just incase they try to freeze us to death.
Hopefully we will get some sleep and wake up in Bonito.
Ciao, love and miss you all!
So glad you didn't get a taser... but I do love the snake scarf. Beautiful... I love holding this size of snake. I do hope this night bus is much better than the last one. It was a beautifully warm day here again ... not fall like at all - well except the leaves were all blowing around, but it was 70 degrees outside. Just lovely!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your next days, can't wait to hear about them.
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