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I am now in Foz de Igaçu - note: Igaçu in Brazil and Iguazu in Argentina - anyway, i flew from Rio this morning - very straightforward - checking in was easy as was security - the airline was TAM & the plane a newish A320. Now - if they´d painted it chocolate brown & given out chocolate biscuits during the flight then they could - of course - call the airline TIM-TAM - but they aren´t & they don´t and it wouldn´t be any funnier to them that it would be to anyone else unfamiliar with Tim-Tams......
Anyway - i left Rio knowing that Iron Maiden are due to play there on the 14th March (phew!). The plane was catered by Gate Gourmet & in the terminal i could have got a coffee at Caffe Ritazza - you just can´t get away, can you? What other banalaties can i entertain you with? Oh yes, currency exchange places in Rio all seem to shut about 5.30pm - so remember that when you come here. And, on my last night, i found a nice Brazilian restaurant - www.cozinhatipica.com.br - not as arcane as it might sound - the food was really nice & the service was friendly - unusual as the Brazilians seem to have the same attitude to service as the English..... - anyway, i had the set menu for one but there was enough for two or even three....
I´ve had a quick look at the falls from the Brazilian side - tomorrow i´m going over the wall to the Argentinian side - there´s more of it to see apparently. What makes these falls interesting is that it is a 2.7km series of cataracts - and so much more interesting than the Niagra Falls (impressive though they are) (from the American side) (the Canadian side is really tacky & cheesy) (you wouldn´t expect that, would you?)...... - anyway, if you like butterflies then come to Brazil - there are an amazing number - lots of different colours, patterns & sizes - utterly butterly, in fact.......
It´s still hot & sunny here - i see England has had more snow - it´s very humid here, too - but you probably didn´t want to know that.
Good luck to Penny who has her HR exam at Ashridge tomorrow (Sunday 8th) - funny day for an exam - but i hope it goes well regardless of that. And Happy Birthday to Maijor for the 8th as well - Maijor is somewhere in Borneo at the moment (Malaysian Borneo).....
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