Blogs from Iguaçu Falls, Paraná, Brazil, South America - page 3

After a wonderful week spent in Rio, welcomed by the whole Tada family (including Kenji!), superb guides Ricardo and sons (English Kings Ricardo Jr and Enrique) and hosted in style by Luiz and Bia, it was time to leave the wonderfully gregarious coastal Rio to head inland to the falls of Iguacu which borders Argentina and Paraguay. The falls are the biggest in South America and can be viewed from both the Brazilian and Argentinian sides. We got equally soaked from both sides! We got to meet some of the locals: the quati are unfortunately discovering a liking for human junk food and you can see whole groups of them crossing roads near settlements to jump in the bins bin; they are natural climbers though and we saw them hiking up palm trees to fight over ... read more

From Asuncion I wanted to go and visit the Iguaçu Falls. The only direct bus was to the Brazilian side of the falls (they are on the Brazilian-Argentinian border) so here I am in Brazil. I visited both sides of the falls and they are absolutely spectacular (see photos 1 and 2). I would urge anyone who gets the chance to go and visit them. However, I noticed just in time an attack by a vampire butterfly (see photo 3). I thinks I managed to discourage him before he could suck my blood and he flew off into the jungle where I think I noticed the early stages of a transmogrification into a Transylvanian count. *** Desde Asunción quería ir a visitar las Cataratas del Iguazú. El único autobús directo era al lado brasileño de las ... read more

Our flight from Brazil arrived around 7pm and after a short taxi ride we arrived at our hostel, Iguassu Hostel. Original name I know, but that was the theme when naming hostels and hotels in the area.......... Hotel Iguassu Royal , Costa Del Sol Iguassu, Iguassu Grand Resort to name a few we passed. The hostel was good, it had a nice little bar and pool area. Not that we got much chance to use them. We decided to visit the Brazilian side of the falls first, this involved catching a bus from the station which was a short walk from the hostel. 30 minutes later we arrived, paid and got another short bus ride to the falls. It´s all very organised. After a short walk down the path we reached the falls. Our first thoughts ... read more

14th March ’13 Iguacu Falls After sleeping in and missing breakfast (it finishes at 9am) we visited the supermarket, got some bananas and sandwiches and caught the local bus down to the Iguacu Falls National Park. It was the usual fight with the turnstile and a full bus. The sign said the bus seated 27 and had room for 65 standing!!!!!!!!!!!!! The buses we have been on in Brazil all have seating which disabled, elderly and pregnant people get ‘prefencial’ the buses here have an additional category – obesio complete with a picture of a big fat person, strange but true. I have never seen a big fat person use these seats and I very much doubt they could get through the turnstile to reach one anyway! I make sure I stand well away from them ... read more

Šiandien planų nedaug, iš ryto važiuojam su Micheliu į prekybos centrą pirkti kalėdinių dovanų. Diena karšta, tad visai neblogai būti viduj, kur veikia kondicionieriai. Čia įprasta kalėdines dovanas pirkti tiktai vaikams, bei pasikeisti dovanom kaip mes kažkada mokykloj. Po apsipirkimo einam pasivaikščioti po miesto centrą. Ištikrūjų nelabai čia ir yra ką žiūrėti, kelios parduotuvių gatvės, bei keletas kevinių. Prisėdam papietauti picerijoj. Šiandien paskutinis mano vakaras šiuose namuose, tad vakare turėtumėm važiuoti į Argentiną pavakaroti. Išsiruošėm gan vėlai, tik apie 10 vakaro. Vaizdelis kaip iš filmo, kai amerikonai važiuoja į meksiką švęsti. Susėdam į mašiną, skamba portugališka muzika, pravažiuojam pasienį. Surandam barą, užsisakom alaus bei užkandžių. Maždaug 1.30 nakties pradeda groti gyva muzika... bent jau man atrodo neįprasta koncertą pradėti taip vėlai, bet vietiniai atrod... read more