Hi everyone,
I added more people to the list so that you guys could follow our travels if you chose to do so. The first day was pretty boring but feel free to read about it below. I will continue where I left off last. We went and got coffee at a really cute place that was located by our hotel. Afterwards we went back to be welcomed officially by our guide. He offered a few tours that we could buy and we told him that we would think about it (riiiiiiiiiiiight) it was total rape so just between you and me it's never gonna happen. We planned out our next few days here. On the 6th we were going to go to Sugar Loaf on our own in the morning, and then do the included Corcovado +Beaches+H. Stern Jewelry Museum tour in the afternoon. On the 7th we were going to explore downtown. The guide also told us that the Shafrans suitcase was "arriving" soon.
We then went to our complimentary dinner, which I might add was surprisingly delicious. After dinner - since we weren't tired enough we went to the mall to do some quality shopping, however found the stores to be too expensive. The Brazilians like to post about a fourth of the actual price in large print and then add a tiny 4X on the upper left hand side. Those tricky Brazilians, we have a math teacher with us ha ha ha so we were able to multiply correctly.
Today we woke up and had our breakfast at the hotel. It was amazing, the variety of food was very nice (don't worry mom and dad).It was raining and foggy so we figured that we should reverse our planned days and walk around downtown today since we wouldn't be able to see anything from the mountains anyway. We must have walked through ALL of downtown. It's a cute city and the architecture is pretty interesting, but not much else to see. Olya bought a dress and a sweater at one of the stores and then it started raining even harder. My poncho soaked all the way through!! (Also mom, your purse colors my clothing black, just an FYI)
We managed to find a café that came highly recommended and had lunch. The cafe is called Cafe Colombo and it was very European style. Since I was soaked through to the bone Olya gave me the sweater she just bought and then told me to keep it (so I did buy something after all) the rain didn't stop, but we didn't care. The Shafrans called our guide to see if their suitcase was here, but it was still "arriving soon". We walked around downtown a little bit more and then decided to go to the "sambadome" where the carnival floats get built. Our cab driver took us there with no problems and then when we got there let us know that there was nothing there (which we could see for ourselves since the carnival is in February). We had him take us to the Naif Museum
The Naif museum has art that reflects the history and culture of the country rather than the skill of the artist. There was a huge international exhibition in the basement. Only Brazilian art occupied the first and second floor. I would have to say that the most impressive piece of art was a painting with 19 scenes, which was 24 meters long. The painting told the history of Brazil
After the museum we went home and surprisingly the Shafran's suitcase arrived! (To the airport) it should be in their room by Olya said she doesn’t believe anyone and will not be sure of the suitcase until she sees it. I don't blame her. We went to a Kilo Buffet because Olya was starving and couldn't make it to dinner. It was the best option for us since they charge per 100 grams and since we had only tiny amounts of food it turned out to be really cheap. I paid 2.39 for my meal (exactly a dollar) After the INTERNET cafe our plan is to go to a Meat buffet (a Brazilian specialty) and go to an "International" dance club tonight. I will tell you all how it went in my next installment
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