Thorsten and Suzi 31/10/06
We have just eaten the nicest steaks we have ever had in our lives so far! We had a slab of sirloin each that was approximately 10 cm deep and 30cm long and equal to the weight of half a cow. Thorsten had his with mushrooms and I had mine with pepper sauce and we ate the whole lot. Absolutely fab!!!
Just thought we´d drop in to the internet on our way home and share that with you, the steak was that good. We are in Argentina by the way, having decided that we couldn´t resist the temptation of great steak that close to us (when in Rome and all that!!) and visiting Iguazu Falls is supposed to be both better and easier from the Argentinian side so we popped over the border. We´re going to go to the Brazilian side of the Falls later in the week instead.
Pleased to report the bus journey to Foz do Igaçu from Sao Paulo was fine. Took 16 hours in the end (we were 2 hours late despite there being no traffic, not sure how to explain that!!) but the bus was nice and we even got to sleep. We booked the luxury bus and so we had almost fully reclining seats and footrests that flapped down to create a sort of mini bed. There were also only 3 seats per row, not the usual 4, so we had lots of room and were given a complimentary blanket and pillow (needed the blanket as the driver kept the air con on a constant 19 degrees the whole night. All the rumours you hear from other travellers about sadistic Brazilian bus drivers and air con are indeed true!!).
Before coming over to Argentina this afternoon we went out to visit the Itaipu dam in Foz do Igaçu. It is smaller, area wise, than the new Three Gorges dam in China (it dates from 1984) but is the largest hydro-electric power station, power output wise, in the world and is absolutely gigantic. It took 40,000 workers 9 years to build and produces 25% of Brazil´s electricity and, unbelievably, 90% of Paraguay´s electricity (it is owned jointly by the two countries). We went on a (free!) tour offered when we arrived, which included a bus ride round the complex and along the top of the dam and it is really impressive. They do offer a technical tour of the plant itself but we didn´t think we were up to that so were content to simply gawp at the scale of the thing for an hour!! Really enjoyed our visit.
Off to Iguazu Falls in the morning so off to bed now (back to air conditioned rooms again after a few months break as it is absolutely boiling here. Went up to 35 degrees in Sao Paulo which was kind of strange as we saw our first Christmas tree on Av. Paulista and we´re not used to sunshine and Christmas going together!!). Take care xx
Just thought we´d drop in to the internet on our way home and share that with you, the steak was that good. We are in Argentina by the way, having decided that we couldn´t resist the temptation of great steak that close to us (when in Rome and all that!!) and visiting Iguazu Falls is supposed to be both better and easier from the Argentinian side so we popped over the border. We´re going to go to the Brazilian side of the Falls later in the week instead.
Pleased to report the bus journey to Foz do Igaçu from Sao Paulo was fine. Took 16 hours in the end (we were 2 hours late despite there being no traffic, not sure how to explain that!!) but the bus was nice and we even got to sleep. We booked the luxury bus and so we had almost fully reclining seats and footrests that flapped down to create a sort of mini bed. There were also only 3 seats per row, not the usual 4, so we had lots of room and were given a complimentary blanket and pillow (needed the blanket as the driver kept the air con on a constant 19 degrees the whole night. All the rumours you hear from other travellers about sadistic Brazilian bus drivers and air con are indeed true!!).
Before coming over to Argentina this afternoon we went out to visit the Itaipu dam in Foz do Igaçu. It is smaller, area wise, than the new Three Gorges dam in China (it dates from 1984) but is the largest hydro-electric power station, power output wise, in the world and is absolutely gigantic. It took 40,000 workers 9 years to build and produces 25% of Brazil´s electricity and, unbelievably, 90% of Paraguay´s electricity (it is owned jointly by the two countries). We went on a (free!) tour offered when we arrived, which included a bus ride round the complex and along the top of the dam and it is really impressive. They do offer a technical tour of the plant itself but we didn´t think we were up to that so were content to simply gawp at the scale of the thing for an hour!! Really enjoyed our visit.
Off to Iguazu Falls in the morning so off to bed now (back to air conditioned rooms again after a few months break as it is absolutely boiling here. Went up to 35 degrees in Sao Paulo which was kind of strange as we saw our first Christmas tree on Av. Paulista and we´re not used to sunshine and Christmas going together!!). Take care xx
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