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Published: February 19th 2015
COFFEE MUSEUM
Where all the coffee lords used to sit and set the price of coffee!What a sight coming into Santos at 6.30 this morning, highrise as long as the eye could see! It took an hour and a half to come in the river, there is 50miles of port, the largest port in South America. Walked from the port to the old town about 4kms - very dodgy - seedy areas, unsmiling faces and falling down buildings etc etc probably the most apprehensive we have felt but walked into the old town with 6 others - so felt a little safer with numbers! The grand old buildings of the past are just gorgeous, the coffee museum, just beautiful - and boy was the coffee good too! Coffee and oranges are the largest exports from here, but Brazil is the largest beef exporter in the world. Pele (the soccer player) is their god here, even have the Pele Museum, housed in a lovely building with everything Pele! Grabbed a lunch on the run, a little pastry thingy with meat and cheese inside, nothing like an empanada but delicious! Walked to Santos Cathedral then to Monte Sarratt where we boarded the tramcar to the top of the mountain with a glorious view over Santos. Very sticky and
hot here but thank goodness it was cloudy for the most of the day. Walked half way back to the ship and a lovely Princess bus driver stopped and picked us up and took us back to the ship, we were so grateful as we were big balls of sweat!! I think this maybe a place we wouldn't be keen on coming back to. Back on board and get ready for the party in Rio tomorrow!!
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