4 countries in a day

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Today was always going to be a bit of a nothing day as we were shipping out in the evening, so after wandering into town to get my first dvd burned I found an acai for breakfast and wandered back to the hotel; 7 of us had elected to go to Paraguay for a couple of hours - an illicit border raid, if you will as we didn't get the passport stamps. Customs was just a chap sitting under a tree..
The contrast to brazil was striking - yes it was still scorching hot, but unlike the reserved streets of Foz there were stalls everywhere, and a lot more energy - maybe we were just in that part of town, but it didn't feel like a small enclave. There's no vat here, so electronics are the steal - saw my new camera for at least 30 quid less than I paid for it! We wandered the streets and stalls for about an hour and a half, before making our way back to Brazil.
A few relaxed hours this afternoon (by now it was scorchio) and then it was taxis across the Argentine border, and a wait for the overnight bus. While still plush, it was nothing like as good as the last one, so a very broken night's sleep (after playing the name game for 2 hours) and we woke up in.... Argentina still! We hopped off the bus and jumped into taxis, and a high speed ride to the Uruguaian border.

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Photos

the back streets of Cuidad del Este
busy, busy, busy!

the streets of Salto
we stopped here for lunch on our way into Uruguay