Apologies.
This post was done in pieces and is not what I would have liked but given the slow connection I am not going to redo.
We had an unexpected additional day in Sao Paulo due to Candida’s business. We decided to leave our big bags at the left luggage in the bus station and take the subway and bus to her sister Margaret. Candida is allowed free travel on the buses but had to sit in a separate area from me and she was to signal when to get off. She did and I went to the back of the bus and only just got off before the doors closed.. I then found that she had not got off the bus. Holy cow!!. There was I in the middle of somewhere in Sao Paulo (I certainly did not know where I was!, alone at 10pm!! I did what I thought was best and that was nothing. I just waited and Candida returned after a few minutes and we went on. I decided to at the least have an address with me from then on in case I got lost again. She was planning early to be ready to get off at the stop after the one I got off at and I jumped the gun!
This post was done in pieces and is not what I would have liked but given the slow connection I am not going to redo.
We had an unexpected additional day in Sao Paulo due to Candida’s business. We decided to leave our big bags at the left luggage in the bus station and take the subway and bus to her sister Margaret. Candida is allowed free travel on the buses but had to sit in a separate area from me and she was to signal when to get off. She did and I went to the back of the bus and only just got off before the doors closed.. I then found that she had not got off the bus. Holy cow!!. There was I in the middle of somewhere in Sao Paulo (I certainly did not know where I was!, alone at 10pm!! I did what I thought was best and that was nothing. I just waited and Candida returned after a few minutes and we went on. I decided to at the least have an address with me from then on in case I got lost again. She was planning early to be ready to get off at the stop after the one I got off at and I jumped the gun!
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| View from the bank building |
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| Candida and her sister Margaret |
We went back into the center of town the next day and got the business taken care of and then spent time looking around including a trip to the top of one of the bank buildings for a panoramic view of this huge city.
There are over 20 million people in Sao Paulo and they range from dirt poor to incredibly wealthy. I think we saw them all.
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| A city park built over the top of a freeway. Kinda like "The Big Dig" in Boston but quicker and not as many $$ |
There are over 20 million people in Sao Paulo and they range from dirt poor to incredibly wealthy. I think we saw them all.
The Mercado Municipal was very interesting and we ate lunch there at a very small place. Our server as excellent and rally intent on us enjoying our food. I had a beer (so what’s new!) and it came in its own cooler.It was a 600ml bottle and the Styrofoam container is durable and common in Brazil. A neat idea.
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| Moving propane cylinders. I recall a post from India about a year ago with similar systems |
We saw colorful fruit stands with vendors more than happy for you to sample their wares.
We headed back home through the wholesale part of the market and marginally ahead of the rush hour traffic both on the roads but also on the subway.
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| Sao Paulo subway. 10 min before rush hour |
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