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Monthly Archives: April 2013
Copacabana v.s. Ipanema
We went to two beaches in Rio de Janeiro Copacabana and Ipanema. Personally I think that Ipanema was better same with the rest of my family. Enough with who would win, here is what happened on our beach day, in the morning we got on the subway and were going to go to Ipanema station, but Ipanema station was under construction so we got of at the closest stop and the took a very crowded bus to the stop we were getting of at and then walked to blocks to a restaurant called The Market. I got grilled chicken with — Read the Rest…
Posted in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo
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Farewell Toronto!
I think it was around 5am when I thought to myself, “If Dave is coming at 1pm, then we’re not going to get everything packed up in time.” Sure enough, at 2pm Barbara, Dave and I were hauling boxes to the basement like a bucket brigade desperate to put out a fire. It really all goes back to two weeks earlier…we thought Barbara would have two weeks off work before we left, and so that would help with tying up loose ends. Of course, things didn’t work out that way. She had only one week off, and had to wrap — Read the Rest…
Copacabana
We went to Copacabana beach today and it was really fun except for my Mom singing a song all day. We played in the waves for a long time And I got to use my new flip flops Yay! The water wasn’t cold but it was really salty. I don’t really have much to say other than it was really fun.
Posted in Rio de Janeiro
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I LOVE Cheddar cheese
I miss cheddar cheese soooooooo much, the last time I had it was in Mississauga I hope Grandpa (David Warner) can bring some cheese powder to make into sauce in South Africa . We have booked our Hobbiton tickets (I payed extra for a private tour so I can shower questions on our tour guide ) P.S. If anybody’s going to South Africa don’t wear blue because it attracts a type of fly that will get you very sick .
Posted in Rio de Janeiro
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Adios, Peru y bom dia Brasilia!
(I hope I got that right!) Just a quick note to say that we have arrived, safe and sound and happy, in Brazil. We are currently dining poolside, having signed our dinner of spaghetti, grilled chicken, mashed potatoes, pizza and banana-milk to our room! Clara and Jill did a good job at billards while waiting for the food. Tomorrow, we are headed to Iguazu Falls — probably the Brazilian side. Sunday we will visit the other country`s side, (therefore, probably Argentina) and Monday is up for grabs/ I suspect the junior set will be lobbying for plenty of swimming — Read the Rest…
Posted in Cusco
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Hasta la vista, Ollantaytambo; Buenos tardes, Cusco!
Saturday was a ruins-and-relaxation day. We hired a driver to take us from Ollantaytambo to Cusco, via some historic sites – Salneras (salt production in open tiers, very cool!), Moray (tiered crop fields, estimated to be a working agricultural laboratory), and Chinchero (city with Incan era walls, cathedral and roads). All were interesting though our abiility to get much out of the visits was hampered by not having guided tours. It turned out that guides are only on-site when tour buses are expected, and we weren’t visiting on the bus’ schedule. It was fine, though, as you can tell by — Read the Rest…
Posted in Cusco, Ollantaytambo
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We saw a lot of Incan sites today
We did a city tour of Cusco today and saw lots of sites. By the third site, I had this sense of déjà vu. The history of all the sites seemed to blend together. You can use the tool below to make up your very own Incan site story…
