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We set off from Trindade for our 24 bus journey to the Iguazu falls. We're actually starting to enjoy them now.
The waterfalls, which are actually 275 individual falls, lie between the Brazil, Argentine and Paraguayan borders. As we had heard there wasn't much to do there but see the falls we rather ambitiously decided to head straight to the Brazil side from the bus station.
The Brazil side of the falls is known for it's better overall views and it didn't disappoint, they really are huge. The main attraction, the devils throat viewing point, allows you to get up close to the bottom of the falls and get soaked. After a few hours and the realisation that we needed to shower we headed across the border to the Argentine side to our hostel to freshen up (my trainers haven't been the same since) and relax.
The next day we headed to the Argentine side of the falls which is known for more up close views (we were sceptical after seeing the Brazil side). It's pretty expensive to get into the national park (roughly £20) and we thought there wouldn't be much more to see. Since we didn't get up early enough (a common problem for us so far travelling) we didn't get a chance to do the longer hikes in the park which allow you to actually take a dip in the smaller falls. We did however do a more relaxing walk called the blue route which really did get you up close and personal and even more soaked.
After a day and a half of waterfalls (more than enough time) it was time to get another night bus to Buenos Aires. We've heard a lot about the Argentinian buses, with fully reclining seats and wine and dinner served to you. Here's to hoping its true.
And with our Brazilian adventure over, here's what we learnt about the country:
Everyone wears havianas, even in Rio everyone still wears them.
Women of all shapes, sizes and ages wear thongs to the beach. On a similar theme, Brazilian men love budgie smugglers, you're not Brazilian if you're not wearing them. I didn't try and fit in if your asking.
They love ham, bread and cheese particularly cheese. Of course they have the more famed churascerias, mocquecas (a northern fish stew we tried once and felt a bit ill the next day) and feijoada (A bean and meat stew) but our daily diet consisted of at least one ham and cheese meal
They love Acai, a super fruit berry from the amazon that they use to make a sorbet with banana and granola. They even have shops dedicated to it and we found it less sugary and better in the north.
It's full of entrepreneurs. You want a beer, coconut water, poncho, selfie stick, there's someone selling it and cheaply.
Fat men love to role their top up after a big meal. Apparently it's a status/wealth thing (like something out of 16th century England) and another traveller said it happens across all of Latin America. Here's to more interesting sites then.
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Laura Love reading about your "interesting sites" and glad you're making the most of a good lie in! Look forward to the next blog installment!