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Travel Tip #23 Never leave original plane tickets in backpack
Water soaked thru my backpack and erased most of the ink on my return ticket
Ticket agents were not amused
This was one my last photos on the trip and I knew if I didn't take this photo I would regret it for a long time
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at the bird zoo
Now it gets exciting
Iguaca Falls Argentina
Its a.......?
Iddy Biddy Spider
Yes, directly underneath these falls
Thrilling boat ride were we thought we were going to drown
On the way to the falls
On top of the thunderous Diablo Gargunta on the Argentinean side
There was no escape getting wet
Sign on the way to Foz de Iguacu
On to Foz do Iguacu on both the Argentinean and the Brazilian side
The falls consists of 275 separate falls
Some falls water plunge from the heights of a 24-story building
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An old former prison converted jail cells into small stores selling crafts.
Our Hotel Navigantes lobby
I don't know how personally I should take this sign
After all we were wearing one piece swimming costumes
The view from our fancy hotel window in Recife
January is shark mating season in the shallow waters
Ouch
Look carefully towards the end to see someone being carried out by 4 people
Also note the Skol beer for sale @ .75 cents
Most of it ended up on the streets and in my hair
Thank you Aunt Adel for cooling us off in the impossible midday heat
But well worth it
Colonial Olinda's Carnaval was a hairy 45 minute bus ride away from Recife
I didn't mention yet Brazil has the best fruit drinks I've ever tasted
Go and try an Acai
Interesting alien fruit everywhere
Selling everything everywhere
Off to Recife where Carnaval starts
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Salvador warming up for Carnaval
Sunset
Jesus and a filing cabinet in an old church
Our hotel also had breakfast dessert every morning
Our wonderful Hotel Maridina
Walking down the cobblestone streets of Perinho
A hour day trip to Flamengo Beach offered us bbq cheese on a stick, sunglasses and sunburns
People swim at night because the weather is so warm
Here is a puree called Pirao made from the manioc root
Its quite filling and unlike anything I've ever tasted
The best meal I had was at a restaurant called Coisa Da Dada where we had an Afro-Brazilian regional dish called Moqueca
Its a fish stew with coconut milk, vegetables and palm oil
On to Salvador Brazil in the state of Bahia
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The "club" he told us he would take us to was just an outdoor jam session under a bridge
But the music was better than any I heard throughout our trip
Our very hospitable but sloshed guide gives us a tour of a district in Rio called Lapa
Lots of fantastic music wafting around crowded street corners and restaurants
He shows us some sketchy alleyways on our way home
Nice!
