tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13969399462638085432024-03-22T19:39:56.921-04:00Gabi On The GoThe adventures of a fast turtle!Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10000931073837922786noreply@blogger.comBlogger230125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396939946263808543.post-56593206845556265912024-01-23T13:38:00.005-05:002024-01-23T13:38:51.042-05:00Jan. 22 - Last - rainy - day in Vancouver<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69RHT8sCXJInHPFm1RC51hUCp27fsQ1BRnS9QZRSiMplSXHbzMWYJZYi-3gHNx8WC7tMCDGd8C8wuTvD22SwLRGM22eye-Z_ruqY06qRpoH55cUyNoTdbIJ4qDM9WmbF5VkFH6-2ijxvimE_duBazyefwXvLB9B4jKtHw54YwatX7Hk9HcuFsXVQd3Tc/s4032/IMG_8233.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69RHT8sCXJInHPFm1RC51hUCp27fsQ1BRnS9QZRSiMplSXHbzMWYJZYi-3gHNx8WC7tMCDGd8C8wuTvD22SwLRGM22eye-Z_ruqY06qRpoH55cUyNoTdbIJ4qDM9WmbF5VkFH6-2ijxvimE_duBazyefwXvLB9B4jKtHw54YwatX7Hk9HcuFsXVQd3Tc/s320/IMG_8233.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After a delicious breakfast at the Yolk restaurant, we joined a 5 hour bus tour through downtown Vancouver and Capilano Suspension Bridge Park. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was pouring rain, so most of the pictures look pretty wet, from inside the bus. <br />This is the Vancouver Public Library. According to tour guide, the decision to build this grandiose building came from a 1990 referendum. The population was asked to choose among a Auto building, a casino or a library. The library project won... by far!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Public_Library</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Vancouver Public Library</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> (</span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">VPL</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">) is the public library system for the city of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Vancouver">Vancouver</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, British Columbia. In 2013, VPL had more than 6.9 million visits with patrons borrowing nearly 9.5 million items including: books, ebooks, CDs, DVDs, video games, newspapers and magazines. Across 22 locations and online, VPL serves nearly 428,000 active members</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> and is the third-largest </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_library" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Public library">public library</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> system in Canada.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><br /></p></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnodKVflo8vdjcMflJPG-V5ynZEeJzaI2pzkaHNpa_OZ6AZNIlgfdKt3UX3-izPkWlRYQg7d8lODFGnDAaJgCBBOs4orFuiDxTeBIG2sOZabqs-T1qVTuhZ14CO0r69plVgeUjGEtHYbFsr2bjoREXJfFUHlN7-1pHR_8NqtEzQFb0d8SfIYPbv4LHFd0/s2668/IMG_8239.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2668" data-original-width="2642" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnodKVflo8vdjcMflJPG-V5ynZEeJzaI2pzkaHNpa_OZ6AZNIlgfdKt3UX3-izPkWlRYQg7d8lODFGnDAaJgCBBOs4orFuiDxTeBIG2sOZabqs-T1qVTuhZ14CO0r69plVgeUjGEtHYbFsr2bjoREXJfFUHlN7-1pHR_8NqtEzQFb0d8SfIYPbv4LHFd0/s320/IMG_8239.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">From there, we drove through the second largest Chinatown outside of China. Vancouver's Chinatown is just smaller than the San Francisco one.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBIsM4OVU9JLVye8IvJpMWdBpIZ9QjApRvix63-gPcKtIBhyPND51Y8Dk_Ox2LrEjsF7_ScnSyWcoGOXZ5KdgZRbCJQc1FNNv95RqzlWTe4T1w45XkSpcWmW186YIELF2J7-qEKdTqBaljQxuYLfCrBAxG3RgX6oNHgl3FSnOLVCDbRSzR6E5YXpSu_E/s4032/IMG_8236.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBIsM4OVU9JLVye8IvJpMWdBpIZ9QjApRvix63-gPcKtIBhyPND51Y8Dk_Ox2LrEjsF7_ScnSyWcoGOXZ5KdgZRbCJQc1FNNv95RqzlWTe4T1w45XkSpcWmW186YIELF2J7-qEKdTqBaljQxuYLfCrBAxG3RgX6oNHgl3FSnOLVCDbRSzR6E5YXpSu_E/s320/IMG_8236.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">The </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Sam Kee Building</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, located at 8 West Pender Street in </span><span style="color: black;"><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver,_British_Columbia" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Vancouver, British Columbia">Vancouver, British Columbia</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Canada">Canada</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, is the "narrowest commercial building in the world" according to the </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinness_Book_of_Records" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Guinness Book of Records">Guinness Book of Records</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-og7PljIaA3u9VGy3CKYKQUbv8c6Hfs6fX44qNsJk4GNKb3HFH0EKZ0v32Tom5yplZtrrt4cDQvfVNTmpT-xJGzZCsThtNvt0MMqzq04e3RZQ8HbGrpLJnmx70tltlJ_W97CwNexPptNk8ES7EoKYh5Ozdr6jtQjZwZLwyYVULWT6QVzh3LT2-Qbkl3A/s4032/IMG_8240.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-og7PljIaA3u9VGy3CKYKQUbv8c6Hfs6fX44qNsJk4GNKb3HFH0EKZ0v32Tom5yplZtrrt4cDQvfVNTmpT-xJGzZCsThtNvt0MMqzq04e3RZQ8HbGrpLJnmx70tltlJ_W97CwNexPptNk8ES7EoKYh5Ozdr6jtQjZwZLwyYVULWT6QVzh3LT2-Qbkl3A/s320/IMG_8240.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the famous Gastown Steam Clock, in Vancouver's oldest neighbourhood.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_clock</b></i></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>A <b>steam clock</b> is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Clock">clock</a> which is fully or partially powered by a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_engine" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Steam engine">steam engine</a>. Only a few functioning steam clocks exist, most designed and built by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadians" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Canadians">Canadian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horology" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Horology">horologist</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Saunders_(clockmaker)" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Raymond Saunders (clockmaker)">Raymond Saunders</a> for display in urban public spaces. Steam clocks built by Saunders are located in <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otaru,_Hokkaido" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Otaru, Hokkaido">Otaru</a>, Japan; <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis,_Indiana" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Indianapolis, Indiana">Indianapolis</a>, United States; and the Canadian cities of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Vancouver">Vancouver</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistler,_British_Columbia" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Whistler, British Columbia">Whistler</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Coquitlam,_British_Columbia" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Port Coquitlam, British Columbia">Port Coquitlam</a>, all in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a>. Steam clocks by other makers are installed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Helier" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="St Helier">St Helier</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Jersey">Jersey</a> and at the Chelsea Farmers' Market in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="London">London</a>, England.</i></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Although they are often styled to appear as 19th-century antiques, steam clocks are a more recent phenomenon inspired by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastown" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Gastown">Gastown</a> steam clock built by Saunders in 1977. One exception is the steam clock built in the 19th century by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Birmingham">Birmingham</a> engineer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Inshaw" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="John Inshaw">John Inshaw</a> to demonstrate the versatility of steam power.</i></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijTVypH8ggDmS8byBaQF6lhvqBPNYa7lxFY3UFPsZpbps7Zw6hQ9GuAAEOqyqtNjt66W28V1TgcUZ2UcjwYG1qUfNO6qXVOYPacB1bL4Cp3WPW7JwRYVdUKaLqxOiCNefKogBl-uwx6EN4aTGSAQWm3nFSohE_qQ20Ts0OcFQCzQhzaLHVLw8ZzMokrKU/s4032/IMG_8243.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijTVypH8ggDmS8byBaQF6lhvqBPNYa7lxFY3UFPsZpbps7Zw6hQ9GuAAEOqyqtNjt66W28V1TgcUZ2UcjwYG1qUfNO6qXVOYPacB1bL4Cp3WPW7JwRYVdUKaLqxOiCNefKogBl-uwx6EN4aTGSAQWm3nFSohE_qQ20Ts0OcFQCzQhzaLHVLw8ZzMokrKU/s320/IMG_8243.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next stop was to appreciate the Toten Poles at the Stanley Park.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Park</b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Stanley Park</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> is a 405-hectare (1,001-acre) </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_park" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Public park">public park</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, Canada, that makes up the northwestern half of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Vancouver">Vancouver</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">'s </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Vancouver" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Downtown Vancouver">Downtown</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> peninsula, surrounded by waters of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrard_Inlet" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Burrard Inlet">Burrard Inlet</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Bay,_Vancouver" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="English Bay, Vancouver">English Bay</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">. The park borders the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_neighbourhoods_in_Vancouver" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="List of neighbourhoods in Vancouver">neighbourhoods</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_End,_Vancouver" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="West End, Vancouver">West End</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_Harbour" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Coal Harbour">Coal Harbour</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> to its southeast, and is connected to the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Shore_(Greater_Vancouver)" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="North Shore (Greater Vancouver)">North Shore</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> via the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lions_Gate_Bridge" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Lions Gate Bridge">Lions Gate Bridge</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">. </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brockton_Point_Lighthouse" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Brockton Point Lighthouse">The historic lighthouse</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> on </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brockton_Point" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Brockton Point">Brockton Point</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> marks the park's easternmost point. While it is not the largest </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_park" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Urban park">urban park</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, Stanley Park is about one-fifth larger than New York City's 340-hectare (840-acre) </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Park" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Central Park">Central Park</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> and almost half the size of London's 960-hectare (2,360-acre) </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Park" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Richmond Park">Richmond Park</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">.</span></span></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNXZUl_1slGbbgGU0ntgI0ozlk4dCP5EQ3mPEVh3lQ6vA3olGAtBs5xX7VVBigYdVjcXPUVX8BYX0bMtm3X-WvcOTIODr-IFxCH-P6_VyamikvwyEmPrlbg1SODlWMM0JBypcZ0ZKKFzQlfRInXMJlyNaio5P2cgwYTzWKM4hYAU2wh1JbkegSYiRAJ0/s4032/IMG_8252.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNXZUl_1slGbbgGU0ntgI0ozlk4dCP5EQ3mPEVh3lQ6vA3olGAtBs5xX7VVBigYdVjcXPUVX8BYX0bMtm3X-WvcOTIODr-IFxCH-P6_VyamikvwyEmPrlbg1SODlWMM0JBypcZ0ZKKFzQlfRInXMJlyNaio5P2cgwYTzWKM4hYAU2wh1JbkegSYiRAJ0/s320/IMG_8252.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans", arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: small;">About Stanley Park’s Indigenous Art: </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>https://vancouversbestplaces.com/top-attractions/stanley-park/vancouver-stanley-park-totem-poles/ </i></span></b></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "IBM Plex Sans"; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">There are a total of nine totem poles at Stanley Park. You’ll notice that some of the poles have bright colours, and one or two don’t. The display of totems has been at Brockton Point since the 1960s, and the newest pole was added in 2009.</span></i></p></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "IBM Plex Sans"; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">Interestingly, the majority of the totem poles are not actually from the Vancouver area. They are all from British Columbia though. Except for the newer local art pieces, most are also replicas of the originals.</span></i></p></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "IBM Plex Sans"; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">Four of the totems are from Alert Bay on Vancouver Island. Others are from Haida Gwaii (formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands) and River’s Inlet (on BC’s west coast close to halfway up the province).</span></i></p></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "IBM Plex Sans"; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">The newest pole is the only one made by a Vancouver-area artist. It’s by Robert Yelton of the Squamish Nation and set up in Stanley Park in 2009. Yelton’s is the tall pole near the entrance that stands on its own. It’s not as colourful as some of the others. That’s not because it’s old, but because it’s more the style of local Indigenous art instead of art from regions like Haida Gwaii.</span></i></p></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "IBM Plex Sans"; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">The totem pole area at Stanley Park also has three wooden gates carved from red cedar by Vancouver artist <a href="https://susanpoint.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Susan Point</span></a> of the Musqueam Nation and her collaborators. Installed in 2008, these art pieces reflect the style of traditional Coast Salish architecture and design elements.</span></i></p></div></div></blockquote></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieyjihlaYPRr9QRBcAU5YAszhupNJnOzZTOIqqV7-WnjmvZhido-ZY1MztU8sfzMzaMgDWk9-rr9kybRTchavA0eBAKAIQ8KKqzUYbBqR_dyaBQTovqPCUF21ABQUy7-5wVPq085TUDhGqXquXVC_ZeMPTmUl6aNWSnR7B_bZhIM3Bp85hTzRZRC3JKIM/s4032/IMG_8253.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieyjihlaYPRr9QRBcAU5YAszhupNJnOzZTOIqqV7-WnjmvZhido-ZY1MztU8sfzMzaMgDWk9-rr9kybRTchavA0eBAKAIQ8KKqzUYbBqR_dyaBQTovqPCUF21ABQUy7-5wVPq085TUDhGqXquXVC_ZeMPTmUl6aNWSnR7B_bZhIM3Bp85hTzRZRC3JKIM/s320/IMG_8253.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96AJ2ddYWN9wjf2-gOxPE5ELB6ZjimjTtgE9u7AYHvqPrzomoMKUE8U2p_75ISDqzBPuj9gnD7Xs5P3Wrh0oFIFHdRNIcu6UdfpmEqOjiRiQgY2l_WwUjW7e1FCs9SsqbMgj_W0Dq8sLtzfWALp8K9i0JAJ6-1bP1SUeP5thWbt0meOgvSLmrM7tuvpA/s320/IMG_8282.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here our main attraction of the day: the Capilano Suspension Bridge Park.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYyvlrbLsFIlv54hUqRKyxMzbc3F6mCYO9goU3i0j-HLvsiytMtYpuKmt0Kh2-AbIq3c7TRTvxjmMCxeh_RZXue8zJ6Ucnuw-Fr8U4pgbqxV8I7fbXyx1U6BC8mrApgFu9aMC7Om8JRR1Nd6esNNpijOpDJ4jPmQ0f0VxkrTz-6q60BUnqfgcjPQqjxhM/s4032/IMG_8301.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYyvlrbLsFIlv54hUqRKyxMzbc3F6mCYO9goU3i0j-HLvsiytMtYpuKmt0Kh2-AbIq3c7TRTvxjmMCxeh_RZXue8zJ6Ucnuw-Fr8U4pgbqxV8I7fbXyx1U6BC8mrApgFu9aMC7Om8JRR1Nd6esNNpijOpDJ4jPmQ0f0VxkrTz-6q60BUnqfgcjPQqjxhM/s320/IMG_8301.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capilano_Suspension_Bridge</b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><br /></b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">The </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Capilano Suspension Bridge</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> is a </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_suspension_bridge" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Simple suspension bridge">simple suspension bridge</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> crossing the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capilano_River" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Capilano River">Capilano River</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> in the </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Vancouver,_British_Columbia_(district_municipality)" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="North Vancouver, British Columbia (district municipality)">District of North Vancouver</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, British Columbia, Canada. The current bridge is 140 metres (460 ft)</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-structurae_1-1" style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; text-align: start; text-wrap: nowrap; unicode-bidi: isolate;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capilano_Suspension_Bridge#cite_note-structurae-1" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;">[1]</a></sup><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> long and 70 metres (230 ft) above the river. It is part of a private facility with an admission fee and draws over 1.2 million visitors per year.</span></span></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY_mMLcUQ5LuKEb4Diq8G3LDlVqBS-BcV1TaP9ZVcNnbKZ3h_lroDCzvcFUph1ITKOj8sB7eM5hMv_4D_yXLBCH5PP2ClQ61OwSv3bhip5NDwRhz7PP-AT9XlsVZNAi4UflxC-lamdqnZKEowCqAueZ3n7-CJ4ozLqalujo34OOMAKbN5w_e9HmHfrBm0/s3088/IMG_8310.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY_mMLcUQ5LuKEb4Diq8G3LDlVqBS-BcV1TaP9ZVcNnbKZ3h_lroDCzvcFUph1ITKOj8sB7eM5hMv_4D_yXLBCH5PP2ClQ61OwSv3bhip5NDwRhz7PP-AT9XlsVZNAi4UflxC-lamdqnZKEowCqAueZ3n7-CJ4ozLqalujo34OOMAKbN5w_e9HmHfrBm0/s320/IMG_8310.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitj3TPgBmAEKi3fcnz3uXzkt7samSRowwxSGmSlMfQ6a0qQs9gcqppKAJYJYVgDzliCsLwJXqYfeR77MECcJy2m869Xchz-in_AwVeo22rBXrTd-ptYaOF1n13t9UtfK6oHSWVyT8GAIV8xICBsgIgSUxjeuwFTpG4ZeYMU7rxP7Cd-BiC5J5sMUEpLKY/s4032/IMG_8311.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitj3TPgBmAEKi3fcnz3uXzkt7samSRowwxSGmSlMfQ6a0qQs9gcqppKAJYJYVgDzliCsLwJXqYfeR77MECcJy2m869Xchz-in_AwVeo22rBXrTd-ptYaOF1n13t9UtfK6oHSWVyT8GAIV8xICBsgIgSUxjeuwFTpG4ZeYMU7rxP7Cd-BiC5J5sMUEpLKY/s320/IMG_8311.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amazing view from the middle of the bridge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LFcGdafOpxIpg-HqtX3DQXIr-pyHDRhVWLqMbJA1l7-dKmfgHo7Og26V5s89qa7DZdH94mb17FRqMQCwj-rfr-z5B2IQs2ZcbwmaaqpmTV9lVftaYKvwYOnTQXKJhFWsLd2q2YTLcQhQ-Jl3x0B6Kfz1dg8YDD47QQQk-iHyCYGZvnKisq-e7FguRPE/s4032/IMG_8315.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LFcGdafOpxIpg-HqtX3DQXIr-pyHDRhVWLqMbJA1l7-dKmfgHo7Og26V5s89qa7DZdH94mb17FRqMQCwj-rfr-z5B2IQs2ZcbwmaaqpmTV9lVftaYKvwYOnTQXKJhFWsLd2q2YTLcQhQ-Jl3x0B6Kfz1dg8YDD47QQQk-iHyCYGZvnKisq-e7FguRPE/s320/IMG_8315.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Instead of Beaver Tails, they have Otter Balls (?!) here. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cIGLDsSxOgS9x4YmsadmECdx4RCL21AxCzDG-bjjoHkYj3kXGkRVegpCw3CxXsGbTc8hGfJ3S2AIBOTFt0eGoFeKR3YZQ4gP1xncOvEB66-nzlzFJz2d1jy_EJ3OtTVgc4d3Dph0Q56CGj6spwCQNK1ho_33he9w2M7UG3cmCLhvtguuQPqKmAPrJjc/s4032/IMG_8316.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cIGLDsSxOgS9x4YmsadmECdx4RCL21AxCzDG-bjjoHkYj3kXGkRVegpCw3CxXsGbTc8hGfJ3S2AIBOTFt0eGoFeKR3YZQ4gP1xncOvEB66-nzlzFJz2d1jy_EJ3OtTVgc4d3Dph0Q56CGj6spwCQNK1ho_33he9w2M7UG3cmCLhvtguuQPqKmAPrJjc/s320/IMG_8316.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Otter Balls: approved</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lSXp1f_JLSClyQVWs9CtteDH8CzNGqez6KFyXYWkOzFuz6StRjQXQJLhEOsfTgEYy1LjmT08QC8YevKyH5bD3JFI2Jq6rCeaRy0ZzwA390wUZUYcprF2cz5Jxpsal9glfuJkjybb5B-rmQaoVI0aPLKGc-mcX9AWbavgmeX87x-gwrEJ4dP_PonGxoY/s4032/IMG_8319.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lSXp1f_JLSClyQVWs9CtteDH8CzNGqez6KFyXYWkOzFuz6StRjQXQJLhEOsfTgEYy1LjmT08QC8YevKyH5bD3JFI2Jq6rCeaRy0ZzwA390wUZUYcprF2cz5Jxpsal9glfuJkjybb5B-rmQaoVI0aPLKGc-mcX9AWbavgmeX87x-gwrEJ4dP_PonGxoY/s320/IMG_8319.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Treetops adventure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSbUdPf3nX3X13wmVdyy2cyT8O5WI-CkpZpaC7rSeVIv0PiOhIcFA9_ZX91RuaNfWfidIKbxofAXQ077yUAe8aPzGsBOD8GY4_ZijPwlSd6MwvGhYTjpTxJewW2U-OGkf85ZYcMlAqeLQKYNMIoG4NWR7Lm3XpCOsNggGmdUHubdJh3mDhRZF3BHPiyw/s4032/IMG_8320.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSbUdPf3nX3X13wmVdyy2cyT8O5WI-CkpZpaC7rSeVIv0PiOhIcFA9_ZX91RuaNfWfidIKbxofAXQ077yUAe8aPzGsBOD8GY4_ZijPwlSd6MwvGhYTjpTxJewW2U-OGkf85ZYcMlAqeLQKYNMIoG4NWR7Lm3XpCOsNggGmdUHubdJh3mDhRZF3BHPiyw/s320/IMG_8320.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you just visiting the park, 2 hours should be enough. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I recommend to do the trails when is NOT raining.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDEYwcjsSc7hyGAiGlD7Wc6XWG7WZN35O0-suq25WBjkMWqqbs4SjC8CABo6WUB3I6oimfBl4uDJiss13lyUjaOH4htBOQ0q2USR_XSlXhHssi0UuiAh9kIAxzX4VPviGAosE5EpAL5FLUZxhYVMnMZPIR1fdsqlB-sfcdyvf4KwcmzRdKJYN58bs_MU/s4032/IMG_8321.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDEYwcjsSc7hyGAiGlD7Wc6XWG7WZN35O0-suq25WBjkMWqqbs4SjC8CABo6WUB3I6oimfBl4uDJiss13lyUjaOH4htBOQ0q2USR_XSlXhHssi0UuiAh9kIAxzX4VPviGAosE5EpAL5FLUZxhYVMnMZPIR1fdsqlB-sfcdyvf4KwcmzRdKJYN58bs_MU/s320/IMG_8321.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The trees here are massive!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5g4hySSGqdOhcu6LyaZqAx1Y4jXdiWN6Al9fki4j_3Xka69F91NPmbBp40e3e6DaUduiHmqzlUveVJ-NdW4aR84ox6hOHNQ741wLuSzI_UaXI2v708ieatO0680xEmLf_ucXv_pGP76vNH2hofuJ9jogAtYdbb3wRPd3_jKVJz8ClfVVtCrXHtuwzvrc/s4032/IMG_8324.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5g4hySSGqdOhcu6LyaZqAx1Y4jXdiWN6Al9fki4j_3Xka69F91NPmbBp40e3e6DaUduiHmqzlUveVJ-NdW4aR84ox6hOHNQ741wLuSzI_UaXI2v708ieatO0680xEmLf_ucXv_pGP76vNH2hofuJ9jogAtYdbb3wRPd3_jKVJz8ClfVVtCrXHtuwzvrc/s320/IMG_8324.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />Tree huggers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxw_wV_BOjIbJt1_RuhZAsLppW8vWSWP3lJ9idtG4Rruiys_Av3GF1s3IOUFOmRsUtS7P2Q-H3KkQvaoXCjNgYsiQ4lBNboNxX2gyBYNJkhpSYcTy4tC9Co86bS29e-y-AC24vu3-njUqc3NC8pLG3sOYYDaENtLQp-kgYOF9p2-jhuFQCb7NRD3swxM/s4032/IMG_8327.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The crew up there!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />We were totally soaked wet, but we still had fun. <br />That's the end of our British Columbia adventure. </div><p></p></div>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10000931073837922786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396939946263808543.post-59044781249830915932024-01-22T20:55:00.003-05:002024-01-22T21:08:26.433-05:00Jan. 21 - From the mountains to the sea<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKT4JUF2UQP6MXhfQOtbSvm8Kd5qJsMPGBIX8G1gAJjzKi7bxPAVl9u_Tcmn2qX8ftA-LEn_60muzxLRZxjowCwSumfJ1wcVfdxORUEXUSSW0Fr1hwWn3LieWn6UkQAo9I3Q3ap2OyjMXP13Sva1hB0Egq63iEjq7iOry87TQjCtJje-zz4pp7gRBm8IQ/s4032/IMG_8132.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKT4JUF2UQP6MXhfQOtbSvm8Kd5qJsMPGBIX8G1gAJjzKi7bxPAVl9u_Tcmn2qX8ftA-LEn_60muzxLRZxjowCwSumfJ1wcVfdxORUEXUSSW0Fr1hwWn3LieWn6UkQAo9I3Q3ap2OyjMXP13Sva1hB0Egq63iEjq7iOry87TQjCtJje-zz4pp7gRBm8IQ/s320/IMG_8132.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was time to say goodbye to Mike - who stayed behind for work in Whistler - and head south with the "children" to Vancouver. <br />The driving was super wet, and overclouded, but we still could appreciate the stunning beauty of the massive rocks! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We stopped in Squamish for breakfast as the rain give us a break.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvr-MFXnuB7V-n2uwIF97n_I3efjFojf8diQ1n5MlRjGWLKsPcEGMTm3DDuGmf-G_DKW4fxh7HkCa_HU__wQGBEJ-DsSF7VBqpKSgZPSXkEWfChBtZfzs07vGjomlNLkDVg0333DUOiUqP3S5T8tH2rRjg6mnfvh9ETrbq3wqMd1ju4vF5JFhCf2IKEPY/s4032/IMG_8154.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvr-MFXnuB7V-n2uwIF97n_I3efjFojf8diQ1n5MlRjGWLKsPcEGMTm3DDuGmf-G_DKW4fxh7HkCa_HU__wQGBEJ-DsSF7VBqpKSgZPSXkEWfChBtZfzs07vGjomlNLkDVg0333DUOiUqP3S5T8tH2rRjg6mnfvh9ETrbq3wqMd1ju4vF5JFhCf2IKEPY/s320/IMG_8154.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZhemBQqnk-rGEr7xSA2c4MPHXOzrOMPMe06baRjup3fU4bpDafMFc1vsir0dsblziqYXAgHRopH5W3c4LAZSpqpsTx9A0YZejXp6rc80dYSLujWWvzF_h76251nf6KhbF-stM6rX2u70v2v6hoXw0dT3zG5jLHkdBgmvExXonqyqs4QxRACLZROq_Gk/s3088/IMG_8144.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZhemBQqnk-rGEr7xSA2c4MPHXOzrOMPMe06baRjup3fU4bpDafMFc1vsir0dsblziqYXAgHRopH5W3c4LAZSpqpsTx9A0YZejXp6rc80dYSLujWWvzF_h76251nf6KhbF-stM6rX2u70v2v6hoXw0dT3zG5jLHkdBgmvExXonqyqs4QxRACLZROq_Gk/s320/IMG_8144.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />The first visit of the day was suppose to beat the Grouse Mountain, in North Vancouver, but we decided to cancel it because of the poor visibility. The idea was to get the gondola up and appreciate an aerial view of Vancouver, the ocean and the mountains around it, but it wasn't possible today. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still, we took a family picture to prove we were here!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_8_G5Ncchq8Xs8geIIv17BWJ7JY-xae16a_aZ3dnU32XvRQGvUDZZq7rThnw4NZRsxLdzk8bDU_0FThMGW7z9snvnHVFA88-s2D4q3kzcir1AOHzFlwoTydNQPa0eFsYbZgqPnFLrTGBJA_6dcASNXYlizBAmkMa6et1jWLAvtVagJkLbjwVnRdvCaI/s4032/IMG_8147.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_8_G5Ncchq8Xs8geIIv17BWJ7JY-xae16a_aZ3dnU32XvRQGvUDZZq7rThnw4NZRsxLdzk8bDU_0FThMGW7z9snvnHVFA88-s2D4q3kzcir1AOHzFlwoTydNQPa0eFsYbZgqPnFLrTGBJA_6dcASNXYlizBAmkMa6et1jWLAvtVagJkLbjwVnRdvCaI/s320/IMG_8147.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />The gondola takes visitors and skiers up the mountain. There were lots of little kids going up the hill, which made me wondered if this is the learning place for the little ones - only a 25 minute drive from downtown Vancouver - before they adventure in the taller mountains, in Whistler and area.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhed_QR3mzY8q01EAypqwckABMLUq7Ex6rB0ICOADEkJKVQaZl2f2GbbeAwPogkJfL3UOPTc33GBZ5kf3jEJ4gW1b-EXjJc1dcPqoojbvbHeo6vnV7NrInrFC4wDP2AY3hFp2yKt9css2uQeV2exjIS5PuUdQI2p_2DGuEThW8dvWvrkGrehsRdg6w5dP4/s4032/IMG_8152.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhed_QR3mzY8q01EAypqwckABMLUq7Ex6rB0ICOADEkJKVQaZl2f2GbbeAwPogkJfL3UOPTc33GBZ5kf3jEJ4gW1b-EXjJc1dcPqoojbvbHeo6vnV7NrInrFC4wDP2AY3hFp2yKt9css2uQeV2exjIS5PuUdQI2p_2DGuEThW8dvWvrkGrehsRdg6w5dP4/s320/IMG_8152.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vancouver down there in a moment of clarity.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6H2e55PV3tA2Mo7pZX74UbOudmVMgqtHZgHNdb5EAEKWU_-LP2WSdNFLU7Foj0Fg7o6MToBW6lFP4fzJNPT2OhJfkSzHfpnHy6VmoPbcu2RjQY6LJGb0RBCBnNapWoz-jO0bwd__n9gttcYHdaVV-hUUZQQNK67_4oxFhrNu0Q6-ni95uFfcXvyttX-Y/s4032/IMG_8155.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6H2e55PV3tA2Mo7pZX74UbOudmVMgqtHZgHNdb5EAEKWU_-LP2WSdNFLU7Foj0Fg7o6MToBW6lFP4fzJNPT2OhJfkSzHfpnHy6VmoPbcu2RjQY6LJGb0RBCBnNapWoz-jO0bwd__n9gttcYHdaVV-hUUZQQNK67_4oxFhrNu0Q6-ni95uFfcXvyttX-Y/s320/IMG_8155.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grouse_Mountain</b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Grouse Mountain</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> is one of the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Shore_Mountains" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="North Shore Mountains">North Shore Mountains</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> of the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ranges" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Pacific Ranges">Pacific Ranges</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> in the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Vancouver_(district_municipality)" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="North Vancouver (district municipality)">District Municipality of North Vancouver</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Canada">Canada</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">. With a maximum elevation of over 1,200m (4,100ft) at its peak, the mountain is the site of an </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_skiing" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Alpine skiing">alpine</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ski_area" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Ski area">ski area</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, </span><a class="new" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grouse_Mountain_Resort&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Grouse Mountain Resort (page does not exist)">Grouse Mountain Resort</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, which overlooks </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Vancouver_Regional_District" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Metro Vancouver Regional District">Metro Vancouver</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> and has four </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chairlift" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Chairlift">chairlifts</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> servicing 33 runs. In the summer, Grouse Mountain Resort features </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumberjack" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Lumberjack">lumberjack</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> shows, the "Birds in Motion" </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_of_prey" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Bird of prey">birds of prey</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> demonstration, a </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chairlift" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Chairlift">chairlift</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> ride, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disc_golf" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Disc golf">disc golf</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_biking" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mountain biking">mountain biking</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zip_line" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Zip line">zip lining</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, </span><a class="new" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tandem_paragliding&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Tandem paragliding (page does not exist)">tandem paragliding</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, helicopter tours, and guided </span><a class="new" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ecowalks&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Ecowalks (page does not exist)">ecowalks</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">. Year-round operations include a 100-seat mountaintop theatre and a </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_refuge" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Wildlife refuge">wildlife refuge</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">. The mountain operates two </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_tramways" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Aerial tramways">aerial tramways</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, known officially as the Skyride. The Blue Skyride is used mainly for </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freight" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Freight">freight</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> transportation, while public access to the mountain top is provided by the Swiss-built Garaventa Red Skyride, which has a maximum capacity of 101 passengers (98 + 1 operator in summer). Summer access is also provided by the 2.9 kilometre Grouse Grind hiking trail, which is open for hiking from May to October. Similar to the nearby </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capilano_Suspension_Bridge" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Capilano Suspension Bridge">Capilano Suspension bridge</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, Grouse Mountain can be accessed via a free, regular shuttle bus that runs from 'Canada Place' in downtown Vancouver.</span></span></i></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHLzoyZ8RJICUeB9RUW6UB0eszLDWKaNzea1aXp97FJDlFOUs80DR6FkJSLYtLmDmx8Xy3_0rOL5TDfOVMuLRaggl41t3aTPL83vInD-PdwZS0r8H3H_lwRtIVh_nkLB7-K0QpgC-7yWy2pQUwlCKPwzjBMjnUeRzSsypix8lT7iRIK28FcAd6HwX8Emw/s4032/IMG_8157.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHLzoyZ8RJICUeB9RUW6UB0eszLDWKaNzea1aXp97FJDlFOUs80DR6FkJSLYtLmDmx8Xy3_0rOL5TDfOVMuLRaggl41t3aTPL83vInD-PdwZS0r8H3H_lwRtIVh_nkLB7-K0QpgC-7yWy2pQUwlCKPwzjBMjnUeRzSsypix8lT7iRIK28FcAd6HwX8Emw/s320/IMG_8157.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Lions Gate Bridge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lions_Gate_Bridge</b></span></i></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The <b>Lions Gate Bridge</b>, opened in 1938 and officially known as the <b>First Narrows Bridge</b>,</span><span style="font-size: 11.2px; text-wrap: nowrap;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">is a </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_bridge" style="background: none; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Suspension bridge">suspension bridge</a><span style="font-size: 14px;"> that crosses the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Narrows_(Vancouver)" style="background: none; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="First Narrows (Vancouver)">first narrows</a><span style="font-size: 14px;"> of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrard_Inlet" style="background: none; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Burrard Inlet">Burrard Inlet</a><span style="font-size: 14px;"> and connects the City of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver" style="background: none; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Vancouver">Vancouver</a><span style="font-size: 14px;">, British Columbia, to the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Shore_(Greater_Vancouver)" style="background: none; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="North Shore (Greater Vancouver)">North Shore</a><span style="font-size: 14px;"> municipalities of the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Vancouver_(district_municipality)" style="background: none; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="North Vancouver (district municipality)">District of North Vancouver</a><span style="font-size: 14px;">, the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Vancouver_(city)" style="background: none; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="North Vancouver (city)">City of North Vancouver</a><span style="font-size: 14px;">, and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Vancouver" style="background: none; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="West Vancouver">West Vancouver</a><span style="font-size: 14px;">. The term "Lions Gate" refers to </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lions_(peaks)" style="background: none; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="The Lions (peaks)">the Lions</a><span style="font-size: 14px;">, a pair of mountain peaks north of Vancouver. Northbound traffic on the bridge heads in their general direction. A pair of cast concrete lions, designed by sculptor </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Marega" style="background: none; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Charles Marega">Charles Marega</a><span style="font-size: 14px;">, were placed on either side of the south approach to the bridge in January 1939.</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Davis_2-0" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; text-wrap: nowrap; unicode-bidi: isolate;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lions_Gate_Bridge#cite_note-Davis-2" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;">[2]</a></sup></span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">The total length of the bridge including the north viaduct is 1,823 metres (5,981 ft). </span></i></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiucfwaZR2Xxw-oqqoQmBBW4Vm7ZiVTZy68rkt6kLsg2TvPFUUsqxiNRlejP7GQEpFp3RaLTHb_LXSGRR6d-KBo9UIjaNB2TPNHNXpHHYFXgfAyOoXLp33Z_7b7YHjL9WvbRpeZeL-hhbChxvxFnvstF6TdTZAqChcLXMgu6Bn2DPFdmNEe6iKFUrRWIEE/s4032/IMG_8166.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiucfwaZR2Xxw-oqqoQmBBW4Vm7ZiVTZy68rkt6kLsg2TvPFUUsqxiNRlejP7GQEpFp3RaLTHb_LXSGRR6d-KBo9UIjaNB2TPNHNXpHHYFXgfAyOoXLp33Z_7b7YHjL9WvbRpeZeL-hhbChxvxFnvstF6TdTZAqChcLXMgu6Bn2DPFdmNEe6iKFUrRWIEE/s320/IMG_8166.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are staying at the Burrard Hotel, which is a nice, affordable hotel - in a great location. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE54-LXTFGVrb4ONeLFZHVKBBerIdSf5eoeg0R3r3r1TcI9fDKch95WKC6noZCG0EGN_x_9EDFiJWBTtDI8-NPggcqAvJ5Qhu4RuN6dt1C7gHtmxcQkkLCdb5Gqaq_4uejKqw6BgRj0T8w3T5FCIxq7l_PjtrLxlAeAbLXuO20SWBxeTDB6iy8KDwl8LI/s4032/IMG_8167.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE54-LXTFGVrb4ONeLFZHVKBBerIdSf5eoeg0R3r3r1TcI9fDKch95WKC6noZCG0EGN_x_9EDFiJWBTtDI8-NPggcqAvJ5Qhu4RuN6dt1C7gHtmxcQkkLCdb5Gqaq_4uejKqw6BgRj0T8w3T5FCIxq7l_PjtrLxlAeAbLXuO20SWBxeTDB6iy8KDwl8LI/s320/IMG_8167.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Despite of the rain we went for a neighbourhood exploration right away.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxCB82Ib-sYqSU-PT_B9xje_4Y1lEQ2vpcx1Z5AQcqvtUX5xhUy1IqEEWh_scwUn6dkuhWY6gThWVIr3w_VwhgPUHqCIeveE1FsLO_iN4ywqtHKjdg1oRW2wNohGq7G1Z0x7B5LWW-UI6HMPfL7x5mwhEKhkoKXJtvEqXOhcfqduH_ufzV1gKs5SA4Bw/s4032/IMG_8175.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxCB82Ib-sYqSU-PT_B9xje_4Y1lEQ2vpcx1Z5AQcqvtUX5xhUy1IqEEWh_scwUn6dkuhWY6gThWVIr3w_VwhgPUHqCIeveE1FsLO_iN4ywqtHKjdg1oRW2wNohGq7G1Z0x7B5LWW-UI6HMPfL7x5mwhEKhkoKXJtvEqXOhcfqduH_ufzV1gKs5SA4Bw/s320/IMG_8175.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sea, the city and the mountains. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VlcpojfgvSz-cQUdK2by_maNcTOJ-7hr9exQBeI16WqDBJgoBlMouY4Y4MIhMIPcxwPXdWYoLg9VsGB3arkU-gWk7tWrhl5a0gTi-3MShnW4WL67X1oprvW_W8nF9F1aEUDZ8ihfEVyaJ3zly_XYdyTellcjt_uPrJP3zHikmBgJvdNbpQsLas_PchE/s4032/IMG_8171.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VlcpojfgvSz-cQUdK2by_maNcTOJ-7hr9exQBeI16WqDBJgoBlMouY4Y4MIhMIPcxwPXdWYoLg9VsGB3arkU-gWk7tWrhl5a0gTi-3MShnW4WL67X1oprvW_W8nF9F1aEUDZ8ihfEVyaJ3zly_XYdyTellcjt_uPrJP3zHikmBgJvdNbpQsLas_PchE/s320/IMG_8171.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We walked to the Canada Place, by the water. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTfvalbQZt2rIxBGMDuNLlDOVmKezGGFd6aJr3MBhpl92XV1jd6DBwdoGf2ofJp68j8Cn9bV43cFQeVrMPRCULSbzj6tU9h0qdwXsq7L-quPyZUeChf6B1OzYR25hq9znvAWUkGIQNcvxMAcVNZi2ihU_QVxeQZ_YZVZBq_OnF70EXHkDYX2yfC-nrIx0/s3678/IMG_8185.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3678" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTfvalbQZt2rIxBGMDuNLlDOVmKezGGFd6aJr3MBhpl92XV1jd6DBwdoGf2ofJp68j8Cn9bV43cFQeVrMPRCULSbzj6tU9h0qdwXsq7L-quPyZUeChf6B1OzYR25hq9znvAWUkGIQNcvxMAcVNZi2ihU_QVxeQZ_YZVZBq_OnF70EXHkDYX2yfC-nrIx0/s320/IMG_8185.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #e06666;">FROM WIKIPEDIA: </span></i><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><i>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Place</i></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>Canada Place</b> is a building situated on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrard_Inlet" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Burrard Inlet">Burrard Inlet</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Vancouver">Vancouver</a>, British Columbia, Canada. It is home to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Convention_Centre" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Vancouver Convention Centre">Vancouver Convention Centre</a>, the Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel, the Vancouver World Trade Centre, and the virtual flight ride <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FlyOver_Canada" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="FlyOver Canada">FlyOver Canada</a>. The building's exterior is covered by fabric roofs resembling sails. It is also the main <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_ship" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Cruise ship">cruise ship</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passenger_terminal_(maritime)" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Passenger terminal (maritime)">passenger terminal</a> for the region, where cruises to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Alaska">Alaska</a> originate. The building was designed by architects <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeidler_Roberts_Partnership" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Zeidler Roberts Partnership">Zeidler Roberts Partnership</a> in joint venture with Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DA_Architects_%2B_Planners" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="DA Architects + Planners">DA Architects + Planners</a>.</span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #e06666;">Canada Place is accessed via West Cordova Street and near <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterfront_Station_(Vancouver)" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Waterfront Station (Vancouver)">Waterfront Station</a>, a major transit hub with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTrain_(Vancouver)" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="SkyTrain (Vancouver)">SkyTrain</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SeaBus" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="SeaBus">SeaBus</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Coast_Express" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="West Coast Express">West Coast Express</a> connections.</span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #e06666;">The structure was expanded in 2001 to accommodate another cruise ship berth. During the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Winter_Olympics" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="2010 Winter Olympics">2010 Winter Olympics</a>, Canada Place served as the Main Press Centre.</span></i></p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO213IGFbPU5UW7u-wL1W5SA1c_qHaj6-DBrCOTjqN5v0Cx0JF6DvzOOqU3UpeW3YA1R4-kSfkydYZqoglMoecz3x8yT74z48zSSuWduw9xLHYl6ySPhZyvU8DufsPfHJdf87-j6-XV9c_wRIRBD09LytWlGpHoZCA4zNtkU0wkPzZ_YURfq6AI0rPVpc/s4032/IMG_8191.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO213IGFbPU5UW7u-wL1W5SA1c_qHaj6-DBrCOTjqN5v0Cx0JF6DvzOOqU3UpeW3YA1R4-kSfkydYZqoglMoecz3x8yT74z48zSSuWduw9xLHYl6ySPhZyvU8DufsPfHJdf87-j6-XV9c_wRIRBD09LytWlGpHoZCA4zNtkU0wkPzZ_YURfq6AI0rPVpc/s320/IMG_8191.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The gang in Vancouver!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hSR4wPrVz4a_m2d7qKAo0bjE_4kiORmZoBrUdFxbnk5Ec6pG82MIB7_F4PSrkeVzFXUiGKqy94agof66xcseq1hZ443CMCkmEqAanL7rgdHzvjRg2DF0IbIqZdUJLw8ddlIy57IIU9nrVm0TYk0DVZ6dcRUB5vt10oWlCkvJMM_TwBbkuAdKMQtyiEU/s4032/IMG_8209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hSR4wPrVz4a_m2d7qKAo0bjE_4kiORmZoBrUdFxbnk5Ec6pG82MIB7_F4PSrkeVzFXUiGKqy94agof66xcseq1hZ443CMCkmEqAanL7rgdHzvjRg2DF0IbIqZdUJLw8ddlIy57IIU9nrVm0TYk0DVZ6dcRUB5vt10oWlCkvJMM_TwBbkuAdKMQtyiEU/s320/IMG_8209.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHShLUsAjuvHhcBF6PLwF0k0SbJaBQXs5HBAFOeM_PV5XEQDGVQgF1JNZQtJWFY-YjSH36Z2OXZJaZcrX4wuAuyEZgE2BcOwKSaWqv10a5DiTrkeG1i8pAj0UZQ37GZ9K0a1EGsP6lVglOehtHo0NZ9l8LlMuHaGKjF-Zn5T1-WyleL6XT3GgyNRJdOiY/s4032/IMG_8214.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHShLUsAjuvHhcBF6PLwF0k0SbJaBQXs5HBAFOeM_PV5XEQDGVQgF1JNZQtJWFY-YjSH36Z2OXZJaZcrX4wuAuyEZgE2BcOwKSaWqv10a5DiTrkeG1i8pAj0UZQ37GZ9K0a1EGsP6lVglOehtHo0NZ9l8LlMuHaGKjF-Zn5T1-WyleL6XT3GgyNRJdOiY/s320/IMG_8214.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfszQWWbJ0q6IpM9Le-Xtjexkhcx39UitjUWbh5SIxKBMuZWJd_d0xDY1Squ-j8M0r9UqOOZW8z_PKGyBx4KGmLdEcPiGMsURLAzg8w8TjNDH3MZY30EgOIlHLDpCh8OagWaJ0V8CYzZMU34W-EeSSJWzY8mZU9OmgsYReCozWsBaUg2XvuBFea1BybkY/s4032/IMG_8212.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfszQWWbJ0q6IpM9Le-Xtjexkhcx39UitjUWbh5SIxKBMuZWJd_d0xDY1Squ-j8M0r9UqOOZW8z_PKGyBx4KGmLdEcPiGMsURLAzg8w8TjNDH3MZY30EgOIlHLDpCh8OagWaJ0V8CYzZMU34W-EeSSJWzY8mZU9OmgsYReCozWsBaUg2XvuBFea1BybkY/s320/IMG_8212.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #e06666;">FROM WIKIPEDIA: </span></i><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><i>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Place</i></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">During <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expo_86" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Expo 86">Expo 86</a>, the Canada Pavilion at Canada Place was opened by <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Charles" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Prince Charles">Prince Charles</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Mulroney" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Brian Mulroney">Brian Mulroney</a>, Prime Minister of Canada. Among the largest and most elaborate pavilions presented by any nation at any World's Fair, the Canada Pavilion hosted more than 5 million visitors prior to the October 13, 1986 closing date.</span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Place_Corporation" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Canada Place Corporation">Canada Place Corporation</a> (CPC), a Crown agent, continues to act as the coordinating landlord for Canada Place facilities.</span></i></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhav-aZ17IzKKRI-YEijjpQOsDDG9G_ZlSlnYQQn0Zn9WftHYJ_nbQWKydsdh73TlPnXcC208GaFsYz7FSG6RN6ortPeaAnGeyE_fWi7vvdpfYKIt7vJO3mE7aW4Wt5F3DjLjYECDasCH_4hrg0u3PONCjziz2x4BC5z-5vfvdW3lwsRCOR9G6GX2Jvo/s4032/IMG_8217.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dinner was at the Samurai Sushi Restaurant on Davie Street - suggested by one of the hotel workers. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2YA0kvMgqV_h9JezixGGhISv0CuCdcILQnWN5-OqMf9narfq20WCdZ0D8rR_TZx0w19ClY-QnEq1451w1ESb0bIAEz9o1r9TVoEeKfAeY0VtaeLSf4tS8gCxLNp4WeAUZfWAW2eUdBMt_Z5Qu2TVQC5W68ntMmEpn4kab41uNH-tR_EhFwl8YxDG-wq8/s4032/IMG_8220.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2YA0kvMgqV_h9JezixGGhISv0CuCdcILQnWN5-OqMf9narfq20WCdZ0D8rR_TZx0w19ClY-QnEq1451w1ESb0bIAEz9o1r9TVoEeKfAeY0VtaeLSf4tS8gCxLNp4WeAUZfWAW2eUdBMt_Z5Qu2TVQC5W68ntMmEpn4kab41uNH-tR_EhFwl8YxDG-wq8/s320/IMG_8220.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> She can't pass on an Sapporo opportunity!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6X4L1qcjgH_l7CYYQ1g_aNt7_PyG_S-mPszOicJz6t0iIYsMy4QolkKv9lz90V05BWVoAcsmnckHziNBSyRmD-2PYN8MQsu0D39i3yLjwPs6lAIakKcd3M0ep0z9lGzwyputAGtYD0wMkbojLD4Z7IDy-R3ABfwHrW8Uu4sJFNCEZoYjeBRNgqWx1x4/s4032/IMG_8224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6X4L1qcjgH_l7CYYQ1g_aNt7_PyG_S-mPszOicJz6t0iIYsMy4QolkKv9lz90V05BWVoAcsmnckHziNBSyRmD-2PYN8MQsu0D39i3yLjwPs6lAIakKcd3M0ep0z9lGzwyputAGtYD0wMkbojLD4Z7IDy-R3ABfwHrW8Uu4sJFNCEZoYjeBRNgqWx1x4/s320/IMG_8224.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Let's end the day with this yummy memory!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10000931073837922786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396939946263808543.post-81403711972393227442024-01-20T23:12:00.002-05:002024-01-20T23:12:56.382-05:00Jan. 20 - Day 2 of skiing and more fantastic art! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaERxTk2UpiOTvuNj9uBubNl4g0fNfwfx3xb3OSldIaZt-Ebh2OahoeSXEnnCZVBU8H-4zbXGqVw9HeHTz9hYLoYe3tpzdWzyUXdCfgajt-C-J3RTg8yqhuWtKzwcObfU8lnJAvNiKqRvlxmoZjzc8T_i9S_9XvqOsQx3oq41xPULEDc-4_WiWL0UYps4/s4032/IMG_8019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaERxTk2UpiOTvuNj9uBubNl4g0fNfwfx3xb3OSldIaZt-Ebh2OahoeSXEnnCZVBU8H-4zbXGqVw9HeHTz9hYLoYe3tpzdWzyUXdCfgajt-C-J3RTg8yqhuWtKzwcObfU8lnJAvNiKqRvlxmoZjzc8T_i9S_9XvqOsQx3oq41xPULEDc-4_WiWL0UYps4/s320/IMG_8019.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good morning with a breakfast for champions!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxD_XnN_UH2ID9LSZ2jDIV1APKI4bFGYrpEFnFHIL61TeV5i5srhQnfj5Cy2f_UoMRpqS8uFOLMnfrqxSYuTHqK7_TujPny0eIJRihxBadmSybgIIqxDfHcauSx1ubjk9a0qzUMpgY6IFoifuoQRuY5zR1j26vPf86D2ad9Abq7B-9C1_RoxH-UtU3MeE/s4032/IMG_8020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxD_XnN_UH2ID9LSZ2jDIV1APKI4bFGYrpEFnFHIL61TeV5i5srhQnfj5Cy2f_UoMRpqS8uFOLMnfrqxSYuTHqK7_TujPny0eIJRihxBadmSybgIIqxDfHcauSx1ubjk9a0qzUMpgY6IFoifuoQRuY5zR1j26vPf86D2ad9Abq7B-9C1_RoxH-UtU3MeE/s320/IMG_8020.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Bring it on!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPzbe1uxC6-CgKiHAQpSpNtcoa1H4hOziEfeX1iNVFYZvAGHF9eFBjYW-pDJlm_PaGiM-zaDzxHZ3_UlXahoeebOxR2eRt80t5j0QcPKPVur_eNe1P9Z64TrOSFrV1b1WxjMcNlMG70CTxUBvkgEIKBeWFw3qnlZMB14Y55RfcqE5sjkxyQNXuiH6agw/s4032/IMG_8021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2008" data-original-width="4032" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNli1-cmpnyj1qAhJjmj63wBNcV9LEyxcBPAWtCVQA_pQqtaQeU1r5ekeVZqc_gQ-WSYtoDqu5IM8t1HGC1CJbRXzgPlaWyYU7J6kDXLlD8Z-4jUApel9bnUnSuQkjrGCQByKx3jDnecwp7Krvls1hCBckj9fNd_S1W9wJFW9FWG-iBXqKDQz7mHwGM8/s320/IMG_8030.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />They went up for a day of adventure on the hills and I stayed on the lower ground for a fun arts experience. <br />Right beside the gondola station, there is the Whistler Contemporary Gallery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">https://whistlerart.com/</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIg90K27ynRMbFimRpKMFy7An9-jQ9m84QLnTAVo9T9T0t97GkdZLvl7jwpVFwue2KiatKUiR7n_6-xK5OTtXMMIaBRhzxRCyDUm0Tdi8_-_yWC-qkYPiExzr0Tv6QGxzKL-2z3gqyLBGMMtFZfJVq8ylavqGe8Q3MXeSGWeODqRdnObZqrvKjPLcRyjE/s3336/IMG_8027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding: 0px; position: relative; scroll-behavior: smooth; text-transform: inherit; vertical-align: middle;" token="ARTIST_NAME"><span class="artwork__artist notranslate" color="inherit" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding: 0px; position: relative; scroll-behavior: smooth; text-transform: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">David Robinson</span></span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h1 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #232323; font-family: Avenir, sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding: 0px; position: relative; scroll-behavior: smooth; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding: 0px; position: relative; scroll-behavior: smooth; text-transform: inherit; vertical-align: middle;" token="TITLE"><span class="artwork__title notranslate" color="inherit" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding: 0px; position: relative; scroll-behavior: smooth; text-transform: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Millstone</span></span><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding: 0px; position: relative; scroll-behavior: smooth; text-transform: inherit; vertical-align: middle;" token="EDITION"><span class="artwork__info__item__edition" color="inherit" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding: 0px; position: relative; scroll-behavior: smooth; text-transform: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"> (2/12)</span></span></h1><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #232323; font-family: Avenir, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: smooth; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: smooth; vertical-align: middle;" token="MEDIUM"><span class="artwork__info__item__medium" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: smooth; vertical-align: baseline;">Cement, bronze</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #232323; font-family: Avenir, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: smooth; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: smooth; vertical-align: middle;" token="DIMENSIONS"><span class="artwork__info__item__dimensions" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: smooth; vertical-align: baseline;">28 x 26 x 6 in</span></span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-family: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: smooth; vertical-align: middle;" token="ALTERNATE_DIMENSIONS"><span class="artwork__info__item__altdims" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: smooth; vertical-align: baseline;"> (71.12 x 66.04 x 15.24 cm)</span></span></p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtq-DYAIWpR0YBIJrkCflqzIjier_8chQz4tlY0LvBvubm04S3u1V3i7h05PgD213Y-uSIOmNBfDNFBBigpTh9nNLp8398DJV9-saWvg7Snk2EIIPChOUcW5XlGf8plK_GogPZoCS9wRC-vrS-9n-Af8_1giSHaZklXCnhx1KOP-fhS9N2XHhJlmJApY/s3740/IMG_8028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit; text-transform: inherit; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit; text-transform: inherit;">Rob Burman</span></div></span><span color="inherit" style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit; text-transform: inherit; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit; text-transform: inherit;">Skier (/500)</span></div></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Various Media</span></div></span><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #232323; font-family: Avenir, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: smooth; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: smooth; vertical-align: middle;" token="DIMENSIONS"><span class="artwork__info__item__dimensions" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: smooth; vertical-align: baseline;">8 x 9 x 3 in</span></span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-family: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: smooth; vertical-align: middle;" token="ALTERNATE_DIMENSIONS"><span class="artwork__info__item__altdims" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: smooth; vertical-align: baseline;"> (20.32 x 22.86 x 7.62 cm)</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #232323; font-family: Avenir, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: smooth; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-family: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: smooth; vertical-align: middle;" token="ALTERNATE_DIMENSIONS"><span class="artwork__info__item__altdims" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: smooth; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; 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<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On my way to the Audain Art Museum. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Crows are everywhere, changing the peaceful sounds of the mountains.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfyR7uUMZRwFJPFXkSuKN4ofQFXe24BvlbTcx9tiw98mz5b0E7o4hmQ9OftB0kOVYXJ4iT2fttwruat08STQmeclLSknWc9FepNXFtEbBgnFjjNYX5BsrmOjGS96D0oeWDSoU2OzujRb1VoNVbd6Oi5GAn4Nq-cebheKIcV1KbD2Qwrzybr4x2xOgAg0/s4032/IMG_8035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfyR7uUMZRwFJPFXkSuKN4ofQFXe24BvlbTcx9tiw98mz5b0E7o4hmQ9OftB0kOVYXJ4iT2fttwruat08STQmeclLSknWc9FepNXFtEbBgnFjjNYX5BsrmOjGS96D0oeWDSoU2OzujRb1VoNVbd6Oi5GAn4Nq-cebheKIcV1KbD2Qwrzybr4x2xOgAg0/s320/IMG_8035.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>FROM https://audainartmuseum.com/:</b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></i></div><p></p><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three" style="--awb-font-size: var(--h3_typography-font-size); --awb-highlight-color: var(--primary_color, #65bc7b); --awb-highlight-top-margin: 0; --awb-highlight-width: 9; --awb-link-color: var(--link_color); --awb-link-hover-color: var(--link_hover_color); --awb-margin-bottom: var(--title_margin-bottom); --awb-margin-left: var(--title_margin-left); --awb-margin-right: var(--title_margin-right); --awb-margin-top: var(--title_margin-top); --awb-sep-color: var(--title_border_color); --awb-text-color: var(--awb-color5); align-items: center; background-color: white; border-bottom-color: var(--awb-sep-color); box-sizing: border-box; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: var(--awb-font-size); letter-spacing: 0.24px; margin-bottom: var(--awb-margin-bottom); margin-left: var(--awb-margin-left); margin-right: var(--awb-margin-right); margin-top: var(--awb-margin-top);"><h3 class="title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="--fontsize: 20; --minfontsize: 20; box-sizing: border-box; flex-grow: 0; font-family: var(--h3_typography-font-family); font-size: 1em; letter-spacing: var(--h3_typography-letter-spacing); line-height: var(--awb-typography1-line-height); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">THE PERMANENT COLLECTION</span></i></h3><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></i></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">After years of collecting and living with the rich artistic heritage of the province they love, Audain and his wife Yoshiko Karasawa decided to donate their collection to the public by creating a cultural hub featuring their boutique collection of British Columbia art.</span></i></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">Situated on the shared, unceded territory of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) Nation and Lil̓wat7úl (Lil’wat) Nation, the Museum’s Permanent Collection celebrates artistic difference in BC from the late 18th century to the present. Anchoring the collection is <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">The Dance Screen (The Scream Too)</span>, a finely carved red cedar dance screen by Haida Chief 7idansuu (James Hart).</span></i></p></div></div><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: smooth; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: smooth; vertical-align: middle;" token="ALTERNATE_DIMENSIONS"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBhQfOTB2yNoL8eNJRVtzyavfx9NBIDkbMKHzp8ax5CGgvq7T-kmBwLCzSwxN5pF2z1SFjjFHOJH_NvjSbgUnyHOW3besdPqtAj7e8WfqdiyxEhBvNpfjRjZ84gLRFhh4Ty0zHLfAa25NKY3HXx2H99xFa8-6AsZm9hHKnua4rsWT16tP2yFdR0Ya7iE/s4030/IMG_8036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4030" data-original-width="2818" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBhQfOTB2yNoL8eNJRVtzyavfx9NBIDkbMKHzp8ax5CGgvq7T-kmBwLCzSwxN5pF2z1SFjjFHOJH_NvjSbgUnyHOW3besdPqtAj7e8WfqdiyxEhBvNpfjRjZ84gLRFhh4Ty0zHLfAa25NKY3HXx2H99xFa8-6AsZm9hHKnua4rsWT16tP2yFdR0Ya7iE/s320/IMG_8036.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Wiw8BAVF7tCWf2FAJ2WK6IVzhdKLOJXlv5Ez7yZEih34wrZm_0cPWWjX1oYPUIKPRl7FKQk5zoM-jBL5Pl66WljZeEGVUzadS2F7MtOsmT-bx2-j1ziD0Zd3SRVWjvEi1gUPp0jP6EbrLPPuFFfTXNniJp_ky5U1K-iCJI1H3xOuYR72YW4ES2bVDbM/s4032/IMG_8039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Wiw8BAVF7tCWf2FAJ2WK6IVzhdKLOJXlv5Ez7yZEih34wrZm_0cPWWjX1oYPUIKPRl7FKQk5zoM-jBL5Pl66WljZeEGVUzadS2F7MtOsmT-bx2-j1ziD0Zd3SRVWjvEi1gUPp0jP6EbrLPPuFFfTXNniJp_ky5U1K-iCJI1H3xOuYR72YW4ES2bVDbM/s320/IMG_8039.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>FROM: https://audainartmuseum.com/</b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></i></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">Our design responds to these determinants, simply and directly, by projecting a volume of sequential public spaces and galleries into an existing linear void within the surrounding forest. It is elevated a full storey above the ground and crowned with a steeply-sloped roof, containing administration and back-of-house support functions.</span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat; letter-spacing: 0.24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">The building design and siting work synergistically within the context of the site to create a public pedestrian link, beginning from the ‘Village Stroll’ (the pedestrian spine of Whistler Village) across Blackcomb Way, leading to and through the Museum and then across the site to Fitzsimmons Creek.</span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat; letter-spacing: 0.24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">A bridge from Blackcomb Way rises through the forest to arrive at a sky-lit museum entry porch. From there, visitors can either descend to the forest floor and central meadow to continue their passage through the site, or enter into the museum lobby and event space.</span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat; letter-spacing: 0.24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">Once inside, visitors proceed along a glazed walkway overlooking the meadow below, to gain access first to the galleries which contain the permanent collection and then to the temporary exhibition galleries.</span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat; letter-spacing: 0.24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">The form and character of the building and interiors is deliberately restrained to provide a quiet, minimal backdrop to the art within and the surrounding natural landscape. The simple form of the exterior is clad in an envelope of dark metal which recedes into the shadows of the surrounding forest. Where this envelope is opened, to provide access in the entry porch or view from the glazed walkway to the galleries, the metal is overlaid by a luminous wood casing.</span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat; letter-spacing: 0.24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">Public spaces in the interior, which are visible from the exterior, continue this warm luminous materiality. Gallery interiors in both the permanent and temporary exhibition areas are closed white volumes with minimal detail.</span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat; letter-spacing: 0.24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>John Patkau, Patkau Architects</b></span></i></span></p></div><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: smooth; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: smooth; vertical-align: middle;" token="ALTERNATE_DIMENSIONS"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAT5GI_nHOZkYOh9nObrpNoZmtwx5GCDztbNdlyfX2qcyi-9nvXdGticQYuJkjZsYI1fQ1oLqNY67sHogvwjMUCEzdK0wza4ZpVSPa7v60b9ya9lfIYxzG2gtcZomqcAr0ow-VX9l2FAGqbV8VH1Zg5gVNtrrd9bIglxX_fFdtKK2TeRWIDfwbn7GO93g/s4032/IMG_8041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAT5GI_nHOZkYOh9nObrpNoZmtwx5GCDztbNdlyfX2qcyi-9nvXdGticQYuJkjZsYI1fQ1oLqNY67sHogvwjMUCEzdK0wza4ZpVSPa7v60b9ya9lfIYxzG2gtcZomqcAr0ow-VX9l2FAGqbV8VH1Zg5gVNtrrd9bIglxX_fFdtKK2TeRWIDfwbn7GO93g/s320/IMG_8041.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_AmLTuMA_GWgftKNQwOYJMVcFV4rGZDCLa2JZszO5_NqCW9tOsMJJRU52rYYQv3Sf7AJS_bJFZLArM34igbMM_O06Afv5_Ae83rkojrQmc-pSEAfucc1-33OqjHAgMrLjW7oSxpzvY5hHILvkxF339-IX1v_Jlib4KbuT9DCTaCpXIA-xh9FFXGC9iCo/s4032/IMG_8043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_AmLTuMA_GWgftKNQwOYJMVcFV4rGZDCLa2JZszO5_NqCW9tOsMJJRU52rYYQv3Sf7AJS_bJFZLArM34igbMM_O06Afv5_Ae83rkojrQmc-pSEAfucc1-33OqjHAgMrLjW7oSxpzvY5hHILvkxF339-IX1v_Jlib4KbuT9DCTaCpXIA-xh9FFXGC9iCo/s320/IMG_8043.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42vo9i5dJHyyqFEP8vKM6o427hZl74CyD-AXZjHdyOUxSzLE5osELP2rPvUDhaE9cC6hbQfPsH-4_Z5JEgi5UbqnGXgs6sIiZZ9dI_v3u7uZGG73dLaBKmxubIaqYWzgbY7F8negUbU9FczWcm-MIpynS0gzFFQd9OXSv5NHdzU0L0TVgeiNAUMl5WTk/s4032/IMG_8046.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42vo9i5dJHyyqFEP8vKM6o427hZl74CyD-AXZjHdyOUxSzLE5osELP2rPvUDhaE9cC6hbQfPsH-4_Z5JEgi5UbqnGXgs6sIiZZ9dI_v3u7uZGG73dLaBKmxubIaqYWzgbY7F8negUbU9FczWcm-MIpynS0gzFFQd9OXSv5NHdzU0L0TVgeiNAUMl5WTk/s320/IMG_8046.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB8RmfU2WE0038tNuQ2J6vGo_17_uQ3sO_FL1i-qnmZkwiFTIx0Ls5gPGY0jOpwjDa8Fo0HGgoX3tuh-6_zagyu2fDsLhgCtK8A91cPoDMkP8NS9_KVyL4Yg6Rlzi9vmUMESQDCsRU-eFg1DZ6ADDkHYguEp2gqP45026bDod1SEpQO6xtpar1dLwrzIM/s4032/IMG_8047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB8RmfU2WE0038tNuQ2J6vGo_17_uQ3sO_FL1i-qnmZkwiFTIx0Ls5gPGY0jOpwjDa8Fo0HGgoX3tuh-6_zagyu2fDsLhgCtK8A91cPoDMkP8NS9_KVyL4Yg6Rlzi9vmUMESQDCsRU-eFg1DZ6ADDkHYguEp2gqP45026bDod1SEpQO6xtpar1dLwrzIM/s320/IMG_8047.jpg" width="320" /></a>
This is their signature piece: The Dance Screen by James Hart. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlWIOnm1TSKjD-Q_Nd501VO-qNCIRry3VxxcDRjgHFfOSMAeMG5yZQKM7Uq4H1s3wok7D8EKezqwpMUVFSHX9jVdXxCfNupIcWrStAUmnaWKFgZ8Yw30-FPrhNiCwlQne4NyXU8cHWuV-PhzkI-XeqkK1JZ4fMZHoNzbNUyFPFcum2d2BB7Yh5NUAnDc/s4032/IMG_8049.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlWIOnm1TSKjD-Q_Nd501VO-qNCIRry3VxxcDRjgHFfOSMAeMG5yZQKM7Uq4H1s3wok7D8EKezqwpMUVFSHX9jVdXxCfNupIcWrStAUmnaWKFgZ8Yw30-FPrhNiCwlQne4NyXU8cHWuV-PhzkI-XeqkK1JZ4fMZHoNzbNUyFPFcum2d2BB7Yh5NUAnDc/s320/IMG_8049.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;">
I close up of the Dance Screen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>FROM: https://audainartmuseum.com/</b></span></i></div><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: smooth; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: smooth; vertical-align: middle;" token="ALTERNATE_DIMENSIONS"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three" style="--awb-font-size: var(--h3_typography-font-size); --awb-highlight-color: var(--primary_color, #65bc7b); --awb-highlight-top-margin: 0; --awb-highlight-width: 9; --awb-link-color: var(--link_color); --awb-link-hover-color: var(--link_hover_color); --awb-margin-bottom: var(--title_margin-bottom); --awb-margin-left: var(--title_margin-left); --awb-margin-right: var(--title_margin-right); --awb-margin-top: var(--title_margin-top); --awb-sep-color: var(--title_border_color); --awb-text-color: var(--awb-color5); align-items: center; background-color: white; border-bottom-color: var(--awb-sep-color); box-sizing: border-box; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: var(--awb-font-size); letter-spacing: 0.24px; margin-bottom: var(--awb-margin-bottom); margin-left: var(--awb-margin-left); margin-right: var(--awb-margin-right); margin-top: var(--awb-margin-top);"><h3 class="title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="--fontsize: 20; --minfontsize: 20; box-sizing: border-box; flex-grow: 0; font-family: var(--h3_typography-font-family); font-size: 1em; letter-spacing: var(--h3_typography-letter-spacing); line-height: var(--awb-typography1-line-height); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">ABOUT <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">THE DANCE SCREEN</span></span></i></h3><div><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></span></i></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-4" style="--awb-column-min-width: var(--text_column_min_width, auto); --awb-column-spacing: var(--text_column_spacing, normal); --awb-columns: var(--text_columns, auto); --awb-content-alignment: initial; --awb-font-size: inherit; --awb-letter-spacing: inherit; --awb-line-height: inherit; --awb-margin-bottom: 0; --awb-margin-left: 0; --awb-margin-right: 0; --awb-margin-top: 0; --awb-rule-style: var(--text_rule_style, initial); --awb-text-color: inherit; --awb-text-font-family: inherit; --awb-text-font-style: inherit; --awb-text-font-weight: inherit; --awb-text-transform: inherit; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat; letter-spacing: 0.24px; line-height: var(--awb-line-height); margin: var(--awb-margin-top) var(--awb-margin-right) var(--awb-margin-bottom) var(--awb-margin-left); text-align: start; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">Unprecedented in contemporary Northwest Coast art, James Hart’s elaborately carved cedar dance screen is unique in both the depth of the carving and the free-standing design. One of Hart’s most important works to date, the carving represents a strong connection to the traditions of the Haida.</span></i></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">The Dance Screen (The Scream Too)</span> depicts many traditional Haida beings and emphasizes the fundamental role of the salmon within Haida society and ecosystems. Many of the figures are shown speaking or calling out, acknowledging concern for the salmon who are threatened by environmental factors.</span></i></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">Both a barrier and a doorway, the work declares the existence of both the spirit realm and the human realm. When danced, the screen allows for a transition between these two realms.</span></i></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">Hart also positions this major Haida artistic achievement within an uncommon postmodern context with reference to the iconic artwork by Edvard Munch,<span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> The Scream</span>. This positioning makes a statement about traditional Haida life and culture, both past and present.</span></i></p></div></div><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: smooth; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: smooth; vertical-align: middle;" token="ALTERNATE_DIMENSIONS"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMx_73_RdtDxf1bm4JG1262Md_SBJ7psnJYPOWq25oDBtuD0FhC3iZ0l2SCau3Z0z0jCj-Z3PZUGA-prdh6cq7PVaPTZf9jeypFpL9MzZ3KOatzhQQ5uoEscGFgZUjhwgGI2Kfn0GZS9DMfBL0BVA6J2mCJ5N3XVRoHvLP6dTm_xpvKWQL0M-ZuGASUE8/s4032/IMG_8054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMx_73_RdtDxf1bm4JG1262Md_SBJ7psnJYPOWq25oDBtuD0FhC3iZ0l2SCau3Z0z0jCj-Z3PZUGA-prdh6cq7PVaPTZf9jeypFpL9MzZ3KOatzhQQ5uoEscGFgZUjhwgGI2Kfn0GZS9DMfBL0BVA6J2mCJ5N3XVRoHvLP6dTm_xpvKWQL0M-ZuGASUE8/s320/IMG_8054.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The museum has a vast collection of Emily Carr. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;">War Canoes, Alert Bay, 1912</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhYqxePZ3pMI34DMRQQzXmH7HejKA4M-BxEWDPjUXxCaJpfpqKlPosjnmixXu8-DU0ZmC5coyPtpE6r7r0UpjlHVuzTakj7glDZYjh6vneJY2YnC2Wq-HA-jZ21VhMn4_zebWnX1rHdpi64cYphy7hSjwh5u9kUS32-B9VuHSIl0WX0JQo4Awu7SA8Fk/s4032/IMG_8056.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhYqxePZ3pMI34DMRQQzXmH7HejKA4M-BxEWDPjUXxCaJpfpqKlPosjnmixXu8-DU0ZmC5coyPtpE6r7r0UpjlHVuzTakj7glDZYjh6vneJY2YnC2Wq-HA-jZ21VhMn4_zebWnX1rHdpi64cYphy7hSjwh5u9kUS32-B9VuHSIl0WX0JQo4Awu7SA8Fk/s320/IMG_8056.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #232323;">Street, Alert Bay, 1912.
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<b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b></span></i></span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Carr</b></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: collapse;">Emily Carr</b><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: collapse;"> (December 13, 1871 – March 2, 1945) was a Canadian artist who was inspired by the monumental art and villages of the First Nations and the landscapes of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; white-space-collapse: collapse;" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: collapse;">.</span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: collapse;"> She also was a vivid writer and chronicler of life in her surroundings, praised for her "complete candour" and "strong prose".</span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: collapse;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klee_Wyck" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; white-space-collapse: collapse;" title="Klee Wyck">Klee Wyck</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: collapse;">, her first book, published in 1941, won the </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_General%27s_Literary_Award" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; white-space-collapse: collapse;" title="Governor General's Literary Award">Governor General's Literary Award</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: collapse;"> for non-fiction</span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: collapse;"> and this book and others written by her or compiled from her writings later are still much in demand today.</span></span></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Q-0ZOksZ2iVLDQ4rSt29gdfRVzT6C7Iw9epEVM5NtniEALjDh5CAd3mvDbYBphzWXuTTSmU5bP1t3OziVRJR1ZYh-GtRyqlcOSvb2kuDB8-1kKoQ_aSoTA-tVivR8vJwWkLFJLWPIy1DNrGQhhHFiJipFUms-WcIhbsn4YmNXqt9YpkbzlwvcIRShf4/s4032/IMG_8067.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Q-0ZOksZ2iVLDQ4rSt29gdfRVzT6C7Iw9epEVM5NtniEALjDh5CAd3mvDbYBphzWXuTTSmU5bP1t3OziVRJR1ZYh-GtRyqlcOSvb2kuDB8-1kKoQ_aSoTA-tVivR8vJwWkLFJLWPIy1DNrGQhhHFiJipFUms-WcIhbsn4YmNXqt9YpkbzlwvcIRShf4/s320/IMG_8067.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;">
Bertram Charles (B.C.) Binning (1909-1976)
Triptych of Nautical Symbols, 1956</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQbkwHerAkjl3gTxmUeqNyDdy_bIjKmK95Szdd5FV9Au6rmsoI-6Wr6yzeIouIMHmuVj09qT8cehGa1R1pp2o7CBNJPbRn9A7TgIsA0iuwYV9Nfr_gPBGf4_c9jEPWMmAztX9iW4kaNtpsRyv_z2DwezB6JWUFsOH9ll0bpWeeRYUOR45VUKQQho6PpQ/s4032/IMG_8070.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQbkwHerAkjl3gTxmUeqNyDdy_bIjKmK95Szdd5FV9Au6rmsoI-6Wr6yzeIouIMHmuVj09qT8cehGa1R1pp2o7CBNJPbRn9A7TgIsA0iuwYV9Nfr_gPBGf4_c9jEPWMmAztX9iW4kaNtpsRyv_z2DwezB6JWUFsOH9ll0bpWeeRYUOR45VUKQQho6PpQ/s320/IMG_8070.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYFylI4Tu1dcIkrhOljc2u3eMjimQGIUZEKKTmP_iR70TNM-UzeS-SG-yLsTY0g1cqVhXeu0n0xPLrWRIPfhuuid_YuNCREuzbnRM3K_rEuhK-xGVst0xN_cQcHaPxOj3apUUf0FqORDgbOOY7v7lN5TJc6IJNoQHMQJK08o1M5Kl-RCRdaVgHfmHCOo/s4032/IMG_8071.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYFylI4Tu1dcIkrhOljc2u3eMjimQGIUZEKKTmP_iR70TNM-UzeS-SG-yLsTY0g1cqVhXeu0n0xPLrWRIPfhuuid_YuNCREuzbnRM3K_rEuhK-xGVst0xN_cQcHaPxOj3apUUf0FqORDgbOOY7v7lN5TJc6IJNoQHMQJK08o1M5Kl-RCRdaVgHfmHCOo/s320/IMG_8071.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Freda Diesing (1925-2002)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Old Woman with Labret, 1973</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65f2qxuOAdLtlDcWSYqK18P2qL7dacPR5z6XazX4HaTCtQ1lWycAOrukqxIhAVZORiFK-nat_m1Y1EZ_I5Sipye29h-dJ3j4PFoN_A-IEW2EAhUc4v-qGLlg_JEEmivwu0PFqAU_Ev4KueMABN7lQy3YUD7IqN_xjycFNaz1TxvPlOKrxKA5sxxPa8lQ/s4032/IMG_8074.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65f2qxuOAdLtlDcWSYqK18P2qL7dacPR5z6XazX4HaTCtQ1lWycAOrukqxIhAVZORiFK-nat_m1Y1EZ_I5Sipye29h-dJ3j4PFoN_A-IEW2EAhUc4v-qGLlg_JEEmivwu0PFqAU_Ev4KueMABN7lQy3YUD7IqN_xjycFNaz1TxvPlOKrxKA5sxxPa8lQ/s320/IMG_8074.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPnMP34g9hmpODg5dShzHnmZ-jtthFNkjd8XqOeuekl87tf3ewTvnyu0brJ7NvYLa4z0JYF8gbXCbkjjh7Jcm8eepr8HbQ1axHkr-MJFBwdwHYP_7etnRBgC73C11-E8g98pKvbwS54KygAYuVdUNZnkh6l1Mm0wtm5n5ogss1rj3oJi5vykZpniILCo/s4032/IMG_8075.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPnMP34g9hmpODg5dShzHnmZ-jtthFNkjd8XqOeuekl87tf3ewTvnyu0brJ7NvYLa4z0JYF8gbXCbkjjh7Jcm8eepr8HbQ1axHkr-MJFBwdwHYP_7etnRBgC73C11-E8g98pKvbwS54KygAYuVdUNZnkh6l1Mm0wtm5n5ogss1rj3oJi5vykZpniILCo/s320/IMG_8075.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Beau Dick (1955-2017)
Dzunukwa Mask, 2007</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3z5QDjOeDICbQRZZWRFdjJU4gLq41vPKIDdIB-b5N7uhs1xxn-GRY8yl8CHv206NTK5Rppb0IHldKm-RyX37nmlMm2udn4UhjaNY_Red7tLseEIVtv-jUsN885lUhLvgYLhYEyFvFXumLorwtxJM7OqQIjfxR2hIJ74vGhJMFu6fpL8xqkuGF7WOTk2s/s4032/IMG_8078.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3z5QDjOeDICbQRZZWRFdjJU4gLq41vPKIDdIB-b5N7uhs1xxn-GRY8yl8CHv206NTK5Rppb0IHldKm-RyX37nmlMm2udn4UhjaNY_Red7tLseEIVtv-jUsN885lUhLvgYLhYEyFvFXumLorwtxJM7OqQIjfxR2hIJ74vGhJMFu6fpL8xqkuGF7WOTk2s/s320/IMG_8078.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFUCTecqRmqOHqeXksfd_HOo64GPk7suFBWfA0_tn1ypSMTw012qlMoTITV21OXOZgc15bNG8liL_8NO-IeBghSZ6qPJLyWh5LZXGKOg8mrhI0hrYc4NiIPZbl7hdMBq8gIme6ZTLGpe2Q5gFk5ZLLlE64zqVsnD-gbXq1lE93xR-4A5gZpWvkBze0RA/s4032/IMG_8079.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFUCTecqRmqOHqeXksfd_HOo64GPk7suFBWfA0_tn1ypSMTw012qlMoTITV21OXOZgc15bNG8liL_8NO-IeBghSZ6qPJLyWh5LZXGKOg8mrhI0hrYc4NiIPZbl7hdMBq8gIme6ZTLGpe2Q5gFk5ZLLlE64zqVsnD-gbXq1lE93xR-4A5gZpWvkBze0RA/s320/IMG_8079.jpg" width="240" /></a>
Joseph Tisiga (1984 -)
A Prop for Reconciliation (Dilton), 2017</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMCsgjWKfdarHlXG-9MtUHLfzdTdhYaq5Ep5iyxUU4KwLhf87FO8a2wos7WL4uIG_zubi9ntA19kXoVZ6UDNBc9Lmu4ddsrGEY_50tZS-Gruw5W31LweQr7YE7ou_7fcQrOnLG7ovinn-02h0UcwtukVYlfujN7FnHz3Yu4uM6_IKwt0RD1biS3Vl6Uo/s4032/IMG_8084.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMCsgjWKfdarHlXG-9MtUHLfzdTdhYaq5Ep5iyxUU4KwLhf87FO8a2wos7WL4uIG_zubi9ntA19kXoVZ6UDNBc9Lmu4ddsrGEY_50tZS-Gruw5W31LweQr7YE7ou_7fcQrOnLG7ovinn-02h0UcwtukVYlfujN7FnHz3Yu4uM6_IKwt0RD1biS3Vl6Uo/s320/IMG_8084.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;">One of the exhibitions at the moment is by Canadian artist Gathie Falk, called Revelations.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxL4ZwfuCxDFuK3hgHbdhFD7Uy-meLp3-Q8zpyPaYUSWVOtgradBkUlu1JurGB7DOkjpLNjHinBamZxYlQ1oqMiChoEufqrkeF1avSW29moBiMPIMyqV7sO00UduIOn0D9-krxONqIIm4bOKy5YtBp2DWCxtjNt1uDc1AMSqSYne3iMycea1_NS2LXDLo/s4032/IMG_8087.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxL4ZwfuCxDFuK3hgHbdhFD7Uy-meLp3-Q8zpyPaYUSWVOtgradBkUlu1JurGB7DOkjpLNjHinBamZxYlQ1oqMiChoEufqrkeF1avSW29moBiMPIMyqV7sO00UduIOn0D9-krxONqIIm4bOKy5YtBp2DWCxtjNt1uDc1AMSqSYne3iMycea1_NS2LXDLo/s320/IMG_8087.jpg" width="240" /></a>
Crucifixion , 1966</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Gathie Falk
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18 Pairs of Red Shoes With Roses, 1973</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Gathie Falk</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-xQvqdMZQb36YIoVh5IbcNSn-Xs0P1Ds4JS1jkqeA6lgjijNPe9OS5x2v7EEH6O1ZBW-nWl0w7RnNBRKJZVLn-VHcb845lZWqjy3M3mPtl-hzyHHn_RZZaLTOtzM2MCy6_uCAV5zNbuxvF_t-4rCJkAfRQAYSjGBG85y0o1GJNuELX6E22TrK8jbcrM/s4032/IMG_8093.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="4032" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-xQvqdMZQb36YIoVh5IbcNSn-Xs0P1Ds4JS1jkqeA6lgjijNPe9OS5x2v7EEH6O1ZBW-nWl0w7RnNBRKJZVLn-VHcb845lZWqjy3M3mPtl-hzyHHn_RZZaLTOtzM2MCy6_uCAV5zNbuxvF_t-4rCJkAfRQAYSjGBG85y0o1GJNuELX6E22TrK8jbcrM/s320/IMG_8093.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gathie_Falk</b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: collapse;">Gathie Falk was born on January 31, 1928, in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander,_Manitoba" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; white-space-collapse: collapse;" title="Alexander, Manitoba">Alexander</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: collapse;"> near </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon,_Manitoba" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; white-space-collapse: collapse;" title="Brandon, Manitoba">Brandon, Manitoba</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: collapse;">, Canada, to immigrant </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Mennonite" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; white-space-collapse: collapse;" title="Russian Mennonite">Russian Mennonite</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: collapse;"> parents. Her father, Cornelius, died that same year and her mother, Agatha, went to work to support her and her older brother Gordon, while her eldest brother, Jack, had to move in with another family.</span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: collapse;"> In 1930, the Falk family relocated to another small town in southern Manitoba and continued to move around, eventually ending up in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnipeg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; white-space-collapse: collapse;" title="Winnipeg">Winnipeg</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: collapse;"> when Falk was a teenager.</span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: collapse;"> At 16, she left high school to work so she could assist with the family finances and completed her education via correspondence courses.</span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: collapse;"> When she was 19, Falk and her mother moved to Vancouver, where she still resides.</span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: collapse;"> Her first job in the city was at a luggage factory, where she sewed pockets inside the suitcases. This experience helped her develop her skills in detailed handicraft, which would later become integral to her artistic practice.</span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: collapse;"> Falk then became a school teacher in 1953 and taught elementary students until 1965, when she left to commit herself full-time to creating art.</span></span></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhg06GoqtUG1SZG4VT6ljdFExmtlok15HNyd-lIzXDDSi7FXJsKYZYYxZc73MmKawNQJocFrLaPLfhNU5WFA-18bzXS-j579MP3yUvGUR5H7xzS202uLaD_bpQTfDOXQxMIv5SV6W3X95aGCmBqyW_Jjtly5-xJIJKJr2AEUHcInxI2k_ZG3OGp1W9soc/s4032/IMG_8094.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhg06GoqtUG1SZG4VT6ljdFExmtlok15HNyd-lIzXDDSi7FXJsKYZYYxZc73MmKawNQJocFrLaPLfhNU5WFA-18bzXS-j579MP3yUvGUR5H7xzS202uLaD_bpQTfDOXQxMIv5SV6W3X95aGCmBqyW_Jjtly5-xJIJKJr2AEUHcInxI2k_ZG3OGp1W9soc/s320/IMG_8094.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi252hp065P_TJiQdp0_u72S0pZHxJzBylpHBeoRXWomSksQF4hfHgY9D0YFh1JNmCjL9G3ocN714TwMntWaqz4NLDv38K0OPdl0WDzM9VlRjupE7_05J8FtVMo7hajewi2KRGhGrfCuvBTHA-yo1F9ftQvYe8Q2jAPo6SQnYXohOY9CRK4dXbizTyQbXE/s4032/IMG_8099.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2740" data-original-width="4032" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi252hp065P_TJiQdp0_u72S0pZHxJzBylpHBeoRXWomSksQF4hfHgY9D0YFh1JNmCjL9G3ocN714TwMntWaqz4NLDv38K0OPdl0WDzM9VlRjupE7_05J8FtVMo7hajewi2KRGhGrfCuvBTHA-yo1F9ftQvYe8Q2jAPo6SQnYXohOY9CRK4dXbizTyQbXE/s320/IMG_8099.jpg" width="320" /></a>
A stop to appreciate the museum's architecture integrating the natural environment.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnOphPp3qc7_poQ4B6PuGgi-OESESDurpWaK4A81pBovAlML2gMuR7bigzpq-kzT2l54j62dVNRcoerFGMJJGAm4x7h0ot1oMohFbOCDkJhPAdcOk9wfbboXZBlorgzrDsy9kkeD8getXJqFJBXAMrAdSHnC8n1QyO99kxqEF782o7E7n0ahbyA4y81dk/s4032/IMG_8103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2192" data-original-width="4032" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnOphPp3qc7_poQ4B6PuGgi-OESESDurpWaK4A81pBovAlML2gMuR7bigzpq-kzT2l54j62dVNRcoerFGMJJGAm4x7h0ot1oMohFbOCDkJhPAdcOk9wfbboXZBlorgzrDsy9kkeD8getXJqFJBXAMrAdSHnC8n1QyO99kxqEF782o7E7n0ahbyA4y81dk/s320/IMG_8103.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Another exhibition at the Audian Museum right now is by Canadian artist Karin Bubas, called Garden of Shadows. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBvejBbeKNgJDgiGplMj5O9PE8seS_KT2cgM8Rtobywk_AbOTxbuFEqEJkJDJWb6SuwLbpoTch3hcXdjkk4L5027s8fv0FUDimIpNYAL6bZjWWkGiKBivbjdV7L2kxYUHblSmovk2uxV8qZgPRR7_bvGQ8ssyOrzCIPpzKHwO0FYQ6OjRu7An12iE6Ms/s2928/IMG_8108%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2928" data-original-width="2916" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBvejBbeKNgJDgiGplMj5O9PE8seS_KT2cgM8Rtobywk_AbOTxbuFEqEJkJDJWb6SuwLbpoTch3hcXdjkk4L5027s8fv0FUDimIpNYAL6bZjWWkGiKBivbjdV7L2kxYUHblSmovk2uxV8qZgPRR7_bvGQ8ssyOrzCIPpzKHwO0FYQ6OjRu7An12iE6Ms/s320/IMG_8108%202.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">FROM :https://audainartmuseum.com/exhibitions/karin-bubas/</span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></i></b></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-3" style="--awb-column-min-width: var(--text_column_min_width, auto); --awb-column-spacing: var(--text_column_spacing, normal); --awb-columns: var(--text_columns, auto); --awb-content-alignment: initial; --awb-font-size: inherit; --awb-letter-spacing: inherit; --awb-line-height: inherit; --awb-margin-bottom: 0; --awb-margin-left: 0; --awb-margin-right: 0; --awb-margin-top: 0; --awb-rule-style: var(--text_rule_style, initial); --awb-text-color: inherit; --awb-text-font-family: inherit; --awb-text-font-style: inherit; --awb-text-font-weight: inherit; --awb-text-transform: inherit; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat; letter-spacing: 0.24px; line-height: var(--awb-line-height); margin: var(--awb-margin-top) var(--awb-margin-right) var(--awb-margin-bottom) var(--awb-margin-left); text-align: start; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">KARIN BUBAS: GARDEN OF SHADOWS </span></i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Garden of Shadows </span>is an exploration of the artist’s ongoing <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Studies of Women in Landscapes </span>series, featuring enigmatic photographs of women in remote outdoor settings, alongside her innovative photographic sculptures that layer images to depict West Coast forests and floral arrangements. Both types of work invite viewers to contemplate the hidden aspects of nature and human experience.</i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>This Vancouver-based artist infuses photography with an air of intrigue, while deftly intertwining the ethereal and mundane. Her <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Studies of Women in Landscapes</span> series draws inspiration from mysterious moments in modernist cinema. These images present solitary women within seemingly idyllic and apocalyptic settings extending from Canada to Iceland. The interplay between nature and culture comes alive through the carefully selected haute couture-inspired clothing worn by her models that echo the landscape’s tone and subtly contrast surrounding flora. The figure-landscape combinations in this exhibition are contrasted by a series of paper toles that are a return to an aesthetic exploration by Bubaš dating back twenty-five years.</i></span></p></div></div><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: smooth; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: smooth; vertical-align: middle;" token="ALTERNATE_DIMENSIONS"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2P_q9E-lVEtOvQBsRXQBoB1A-X2EgJtoct5LuJzwFn90GBifL7Px0jkpbf-YTAEAm9dxS_d2ga2-VutZX4wJJKdZCInGSIB8hoxTBobVVvXMpg73nrqv0acbTXpfTtkIUoiPCC8LPxiPd9PqEtQR-v1mYieqbqENcQL34o9iPnH1HDkwOtovLjKOrHv4/s4032/IMG_8109%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2P_q9E-lVEtOvQBsRXQBoB1A-X2EgJtoct5LuJzwFn90GBifL7Px0jkpbf-YTAEAm9dxS_d2ga2-VutZX4wJJKdZCInGSIB8hoxTBobVVvXMpg73nrqv0acbTXpfTtkIUoiPCC8LPxiPd9PqEtQR-v1mYieqbqENcQL34o9iPnH1HDkwOtovLjKOrHv4/s320/IMG_8109%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Back to the village, the sun was timid, trying to come out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;">But it didn't last. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNLm23mvG_Xan8kRFcozQOyLPRhUuF1x7A3IrTnkmCwh32EBEtKq5nxvP92F-KE-HHsa-z95JZ8KL9bo7es-zZwDOm1Y7qSFYfKCEz0lSPy9k8biA6hpG3K5WHae03cnm6iX3rzDaxWrI69wGKXEeBdvBF81g8LyK-z8WyTbkY30H2jRPDdYUdvAsqAB4/s4032/IMG_8110%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNLm23mvG_Xan8kRFcozQOyLPRhUuF1x7A3IrTnkmCwh32EBEtKq5nxvP92F-KE-HHsa-z95JZ8KL9bo7es-zZwDOm1Y7qSFYfKCEz0lSPy9k8biA6hpG3K5WHae03cnm6iX3rzDaxWrI69wGKXEeBdvBF81g8LyK-z8WyTbkY30H2jRPDdYUdvAsqAB4/s320/IMG_8110%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;">
Some street art at the village. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQc7K8VaNgi4vmbD_9CONdx3o2wJoH7CoRjMaC1WzI8MxQkB1Gi2zkflXGuMKoMNAYiwRUmYvVzsyCn8wTkI5-umqewr9x9iYhDNTRP8YCHgUqlSD31Pc1_Df75Zz1SgmbI7hfqpPvkC5vQHhauXYq0ya-X5_6ColT_hkv77QLJjXrwt2lEyCWLp2H44/s3448/IMG_8111%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3448" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQc7K8VaNgi4vmbD_9CONdx3o2wJoH7CoRjMaC1WzI8MxQkB1Gi2zkflXGuMKoMNAYiwRUmYvVzsyCn8wTkI5-umqewr9x9iYhDNTRP8YCHgUqlSD31Pc1_Df75Zz1SgmbI7hfqpPvkC5vQHhauXYq0ya-X5_6ColT_hkv77QLJjXrwt2lEyCWLp2H44/s320/IMG_8111%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhojPwWLpjNJFnzcqgdMNd4oaBQRdnpNIrvOiG6XxEQj31U8fxvQELA4kZYsMYRRWGtJ2BU7NDOFm6-Uf-ztsbpTvdmOPrPCRQZNw3qzqVLZ8mk3os0VXhgNlx5yrLSMB5xmzkdC_RPN2w8cUmOyHJebqDV1S4WaLGGCK_mxhyr1blMR_jAep4NaLY9G0U/s4032/IMG_8115%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhojPwWLpjNJFnzcqgdMNd4oaBQRdnpNIrvOiG6XxEQj31U8fxvQELA4kZYsMYRRWGtJ2BU7NDOFm6-Uf-ztsbpTvdmOPrPCRQZNw3qzqVLZ8mk3os0VXhgNlx5yrLSMB5xmzkdC_RPN2w8cUmOyHJebqDV1S4WaLGGCK_mxhyr1blMR_jAep4NaLY9G0U/s320/IMG_8115%202.jpg" width="320" /></a>
Instead of burning calories skiing, I decided to put on MORE calories at the Purebread Bakery, while waiting for them to get back fro the mountain.
Thanks, Gina for the tip!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHzVswQuDXc8SvTV4I-KV5hQ-jxpm6Gld-lDOb96YHVJWOoClKylhoVHhbDSgnzI_llvmI2Vt1HhpAM_pDPOsEGZkD_pG5Hv0KBg524aoonOFdG_xW_09OwBaJzvNDfXcSXriyyxwr5KXWVLD-IDiTVrO7qAT31VFq5O61b_XTSFtLYl7_qf_KJzqO5c/s4032/IMG_8128.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHzVswQuDXc8SvTV4I-KV5hQ-jxpm6Gld-lDOb96YHVJWOoClKylhoVHhbDSgnzI_llvmI2Vt1HhpAM_pDPOsEGZkD_pG5Hv0KBg524aoonOFdG_xW_09OwBaJzvNDfXcSXriyyxwr5KXWVLD-IDiTVrO7qAT31VFq5O61b_XTSFtLYl7_qf_KJzqO5c/s320/IMG_8128.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />And that's how we ended of Whistler part of the trip, with two great skiing days and lots of west coast art. <br />Who's ready for Vancouver?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkrny8l5dFn4Uvi0obKgfMtUn2RCcmk4_vH4Q2JkzfyOfKmshsxs5hfS6jIvUHGSApVqRr36VdYQfsVzfKtgPEa8dQXvvRCoz-JH1IrRcl1Q2UaRFjWQEzXcgjMV8fbYdUb0F6qAyCshL0rBFCxPTBsKnZbxHFztaOlnf09WuJT8qe7Ng2qjO4uvhu61Q/s3894/IMG_8130.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3894" data-original-width="3022" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkrny8l5dFn4Uvi0obKgfMtUn2RCcmk4_vH4Q2JkzfyOfKmshsxs5hfS6jIvUHGSApVqRr36VdYQfsVzfKtgPEa8dQXvvRCoz-JH1IrRcl1Q2UaRFjWQEzXcgjMV8fbYdUb0F6qAyCshL0rBFCxPTBsKnZbxHFztaOlnf09WuJT8qe7Ng2qjO4uvhu61Q/s320/IMG_8130.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><br />Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10000931073837922786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396939946263808543.post-34966483622136472512024-01-20T23:09:00.000-05:002024-01-20T23:09:57.969-05:00Jan. 19 - Fun Times in Whistler: downhill or in the village!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvlbSQFwJsMTJ9A5-wOGx5PImNAKOMqFhW_6gldCcsBPKrqJL5Fj7lvvO6sNPe3A_k4HpwKsrP3YamfQ7CPi9EBYKDU_uiRJq_90N3vj4v6k4VjjH-LRB_toUJxnjXVmXgyXAzUg8qmYXuc0GQsfDq75JMU-whFKu6stjIGLhAae3X0BlsN5L9ozDtKEM/s1024/d4865704-d976-48dc-ab0d-0f6fbeda688e.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvlbSQFwJsMTJ9A5-wOGx5PImNAKOMqFhW_6gldCcsBPKrqJL5Fj7lvvO6sNPe3A_k4HpwKsrP3YamfQ7CPi9EBYKDU_uiRJq_90N3vj4v6k4VjjH-LRB_toUJxnjXVmXgyXAzUg8qmYXuc0GQsfDq75JMU-whFKu6stjIGLhAae3X0BlsN5L9ozDtKEM/s320/d4865704-d976-48dc-ab0d-0f6fbeda688e.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />We all got up earlier because of the time change and excitement.<br />We are staying at a AirBnB right in front of the Olympic Plaza.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">The </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">2010 Winter Olympics</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, officially known as the </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">XXI Olympic Winter Games</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">and also known as </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Vancouver 2010</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> (</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squamish_language" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Squamish language">Squamish</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">: </span><span face="sans-serif" lang="squ" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">K'emk'emeláy̓ 2010</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">), were an international winter </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-sport_event" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Multi-sport event">multi-sport event</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> held from February 12 to 28, 2010 in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Vancouver">Vancouver</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the surrounding suburbs of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond,_British_Columbia" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Richmond, British Columbia">Richmond</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Vancouver" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="West Vancouver">West Vancouver</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> and the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_British_Columbia" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="University of British Columbia">University of British Columbia</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, and in the nearby </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resort_town" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Resort town">resort town</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistler,_British_Columbia" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Whistler, British Columbia">Whistler</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">. It was regarded by the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Olympic_Committee" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="International Olympic Committee">Olympic Committee</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> to be among the most successful Olympic games in history, in both attendance and coverage.</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> Approximately 2,600 athletes from 82 nations participated in 86 events in fifteen disciplines.</span></span></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwd6kLtczOxHRRD1L_cQ3o7taoI6aXpZTL2u4OhQNnapahgxtR9q8XJlsVNp4LWR2KGkolKkblRDTUf_IN70g7UtwizhSzJ3wZu11qSKIZ9HbF8NXEXXsJbuxFxt-joXiWs31WfEb0K2sGm6d5ksDQzWMMSnlQHK7r6bsjuR6djuF-KA6gSL9gpGoa1k/s4032/IMG_7878.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwd6kLtczOxHRRD1L_cQ3o7taoI6aXpZTL2u4OhQNnapahgxtR9q8XJlsVNp4LWR2KGkolKkblRDTUf_IN70g7UtwizhSzJ3wZu11qSKIZ9HbF8NXEXXsJbuxFxt-joXiWs31WfEb0K2sGm6d5ksDQzWMMSnlQHK7r6bsjuR6djuF-KA6gSL9gpGoa1k/s320/IMG_7878.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi412FJZWF_jbF7nn7m9DgL9oET0FrpgyiopJP_QGaCS6y-W__OxnGlKPP2OzoDVgnFcxoNDgv3miIEyPe4ERJw0IOPfFk9Phyphenhyphent9PJ9jM6hloxVeabxV9wcj6bfIaMMjDbLDYye4Yqbk6NhN2vHzBGZWzj0RIQ67YbsmpnwHWhQu6uV4F0E8hsI8YSQNvI/s4032/IMG_7879.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi412FJZWF_jbF7nn7m9DgL9oET0FrpgyiopJP_QGaCS6y-W__OxnGlKPP2OzoDVgnFcxoNDgv3miIEyPe4ERJw0IOPfFk9Phyphenhyphent9PJ9jM6hloxVeabxV9wcj6bfIaMMjDbLDYye4Yqbk6NhN2vHzBGZWzj0RIQ67YbsmpnwHWhQu6uV4F0E8hsI8YSQNvI/s320/IMG_7879.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />After a couple of hours to eat, to rent equipment and get the ski passes, my snow babies are ready to go. Today, they will all go up with an instructor and will have lessons. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitzDo3Hx3zaokWicE4u0eKSOYnavkujvjIMAPivpbA6hOYbxps6-NbbcntAlqj7SX35rTWPmMGEg72r45K2t_c-GhCW0GztQ8BBiHJsTDRo-fhzey4-KjpRVyKUQvPsUafJN0PLJ0jdNn0ZqSY2wkbHOtmVcMJe9UPW6P34fKP6aehwQ0uyHSruAKxc0I/s4032/IMG_7884.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitzDo3Hx3zaokWicE4u0eKSOYnavkujvjIMAPivpbA6hOYbxps6-NbbcntAlqj7SX35rTWPmMGEg72r45K2t_c-GhCW0GztQ8BBiHJsTDRo-fhzey4-KjpRVyKUQvPsUafJN0PLJ0jdNn0ZqSY2wkbHOtmVcMJe9UPW6P34fKP6aehwQ0uyHSruAKxc0I/s320/IMG_7884.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />First time skiers, Cá e Giggles are excited too, learning in one of the world's best ski mountains.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1eSzBiXDhaSWRFG41cVAYFYq3nvQR_8wQkqcE2mvi9jblfbbbvTLrw8QG1YQ0DZiL9fOQsYi3eLvkVYT49X1skOleNJJrn4zRprGIbymNJGPDtkgDkRdt5x6lpy9aDHl1q3x-sDyumyOfQkmGtTTqkLQkfUdBkesfS_ZflkCl8BuBFEGZ-y8PjupVzM/s4032/IMG_7888.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1eSzBiXDhaSWRFG41cVAYFYq3nvQR_8wQkqcE2mvi9jblfbbbvTLrw8QG1YQ0DZiL9fOQsYi3eLvkVYT49X1skOleNJJrn4zRprGIbymNJGPDtkgDkRdt5x6lpy9aDHl1q3x-sDyumyOfQkmGtTTqkLQkfUdBkesfS_ZflkCl8BuBFEGZ-y8PjupVzM/s320/IMG_7888.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />I have learned to ski in Alberta, when Mike and I lived there many years ago. Today I can say that's not my favourite thing to do, so I happily left the group and had a peaceful day by myself. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlGWYa4haCKQd-kWykQTykLdMqkx6D_VD29iADGhKvSBEMC7azlFMjbXN1ZjEtw1D_nqm7gcn7nskV0b_OJJojz49waJ7QhdDzhe6ydipHRWmWDZBYqmry-gKx8UGZBbN2YST044VvR78W-amN207ZSX4ZE5nWGQ9Y93iOkYcEFQS1KwDW42yc0-3DTc/s4032/IMG_7890.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlGWYa4haCKQd-kWykQTykLdMqkx6D_VD29iADGhKvSBEMC7azlFMjbXN1ZjEtw1D_nqm7gcn7nskV0b_OJJojz49waJ7QhdDzhe6ydipHRWmWDZBYqmry-gKx8UGZBbN2YST044VvR78W-amN207ZSX4ZE5nWGQ9Y93iOkYcEFQS1KwDW42yc0-3DTc/s320/IMG_7890.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />The weather opened up a bit and I could see the mountains, so majestic! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's kind of exciting and weird to imagine that my babies are somewhere up there, going down those hills in full speed, in the middle of the nature winter power.<br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHTeFV5FZwHfwQ_zUTLrtUhjKb1yerwBp0WL7IzaGkmcX6SDl56xLqaO-kUFcnZ2dDejITQ62tfamPZwitmzmJwBLO29GK3xjlta_EdGFV9a89aFMwlZGrB1u8qz70QKOY3YnN9zIYlTCvt98JDREXthvHY_56L-M9AQ0bSXT_LKNFVFaJaUUtlk7kGds/s4032/IMG_7906.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHTeFV5FZwHfwQ_zUTLrtUhjKb1yerwBp0WL7IzaGkmcX6SDl56xLqaO-kUFcnZ2dDejITQ62tfamPZwitmzmJwBLO29GK3xjlta_EdGFV9a89aFMwlZGrB1u8qz70QKOY3YnN9zIYlTCvt98JDREXthvHY_56L-M9AQ0bSXT_LKNFVFaJaUUtlk7kGds/s320/IMG_7906.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfKR8LcfEHuq4boZcr0Q7Lh5SK03Y_01GvFCR6KvQ7hRwO871WfZ56PxpDhaV7FlnSVxnb1pQUK_t1sdyy137-uFDOf-f05Uu1ro6r2WHr8LWjp1AX7kpqc-xdgEbNJ8LTGSg-O7gwHxxJNhSCnwKK4CmUNtkajB7XH3P8Xx2RpnM-v4Qr2SkSntLhrs/s4032/IMG_7921.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfKR8LcfEHuq4boZcr0Q7Lh5SK03Y_01GvFCR6KvQ7hRwO871WfZ56PxpDhaV7FlnSVxnb1pQUK_t1sdyy137-uFDOf-f05Uu1ro6r2WHr8LWjp1AX7kpqc-xdgEbNJ8LTGSg-O7gwHxxJNhSCnwKK4CmUNtkajB7XH3P8Xx2RpnM-v4Qr2SkSntLhrs/s320/IMG_7921.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />The crispy air makes everything so quiet and beautiful.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4DrOYfebHeu49KJof_ndryLhMggZfEpNEQVJe66cbd8Jy8cQEyMFdaYM1Zkh8rzkNw3mgdfsshhJ6WRVREW_dDFkTUOAUgewwRFLOf-sFZp1pa9AeiY5AFgO_f8o2kAF5a8TdEO4q4es5JJFlgrvADvGpiy8X8jliU2cWyCkV0yxTvhclAkdEpgHxHU/s4032/IMG_7926.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4DrOYfebHeu49KJof_ndryLhMggZfEpNEQVJe66cbd8Jy8cQEyMFdaYM1Zkh8rzkNw3mgdfsshhJ6WRVREW_dDFkTUOAUgewwRFLOf-sFZp1pa9AeiY5AFgO_f8o2kAF5a8TdEO4q4es5JJFlgrvADvGpiy8X8jliU2cWyCkV0yxTvhclAkdEpgHxHU/s320/IMG_7926.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />I walked about 15 minutes to the Squamish Lil'Wat Cultural Centre, a beautiful and welcoming indigenous cultural centre, that taught me so much about the First Nations People who lived and still make this territory their land. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmyM1KfE9md-TpZQpGuLEgjd5rihA8dqKlwXPJp3ud31KI6J0AYuUM3H_slymEQwZScw8emlDyhH-5cJoaHu0ilq2RdbpYltI8gNpegce17bJsfk0y-l9-WAzcMpRqsZIe53g1gpGAPk40dzdJNT3im9_zqsUz5t2yNB8yMyFSRmCBVelgpnIaF8g7yD8/s3088/IMG_7931.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmyM1KfE9md-TpZQpGuLEgjd5rihA8dqKlwXPJp3ud31KI6J0AYuUM3H_slymEQwZScw8emlDyhH-5cJoaHu0ilq2RdbpYltI8gNpegce17bJsfk0y-l9-WAzcMpRqsZIe53g1gpGAPk40dzdJNT3im9_zqsUz5t2yNB8yMyFSRmCBVelgpnIaF8g7yD8/s320/IMG_7931.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>FROM: https://www.whistler.com/arts/squamish-lilwat-cultural-centre/</b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Work Sans"; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">The Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre (SLCC) is the first centre of its kind in Canada, located on the shared, traditional territories of the Squamish Nation and Lil’wat Nation. Two nations came together to celebrate and share their cultures with the world while creating meaningful employment opportunities for members of both the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation, Coast Salish) and Líl̓wat7úl (Lil’wat Nation, Interior Salish) Nations. Designed to evoke the form of a Squamish Longhouse and Lil’wat Istken (earthen dwelling), the SLCC embodies the spirit of partnership between two unique Nations who wish to preserve, grow, and share their traditional cultures.</span></i></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjVpPtbYD1vdzr664IV7Fsvym0Zb1j2ZLrp5tDguYguzjSxIrleBiBZIIJ45SL4M18H6FM8RMY9CZMuTWWmGppOLiOaoFHAjb1euzICblN5VHyInfm3f50iNRV0CtGiNfKwy5-xYZg_bKj55gbTJ8ZAktllyQh1apH1XM0DUeqEVteqUF-YSpR4don4w/s4032/IMG_7934.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjVpPtbYD1vdzr664IV7Fsvym0Zb1j2ZLrp5tDguYguzjSxIrleBiBZIIJ45SL4M18H6FM8RMY9CZMuTWWmGppOLiOaoFHAjb1euzICblN5VHyInfm3f50iNRV0CtGiNfKwy5-xYZg_bKj55gbTJ8ZAktllyQh1apH1XM0DUeqEVteqUF-YSpR4don4w/s320/IMG_7934.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The place itself is already an incredible visit, but it was the people in it that made me feel really welcomed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwk0_68AbHF3Vx3PPNt74LFU9ZyRkrKZ07o3gYd1k6liEMu0QDOvC54bqYIbY2OMQ_COL3hOa28LidgoMgUljTgX2UBIn_910mYYw0eihSZ4IyzEWJhuBBLdngKBnK-k3Osk6U5BB-7y2n3NYTC3gcmBOBOuZguoaGpkjULv-FRgiihyTCLWc8_M8nIA/s4032/IMG_7961.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwk0_68AbHF3Vx3PPNt74LFU9ZyRkrKZ07o3gYd1k6liEMu0QDOvC54bqYIbY2OMQ_COL3hOa28LidgoMgUljTgX2UBIn_910mYYw0eihSZ4IyzEWJhuBBLdngKBnK-k3Osk6U5BB-7y2n3NYTC3gcmBOBOuZguoaGpkjULv-FRgiihyTCLWc8_M8nIA/s320/IMG_7961.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />Good tip: take part of the hourly guided tour (between 10am-4pm). It's included in the admission ($20 adults) and you can enjoy a hand drum song, a really well done and inspiring 15-minute movie of the people of the area, and a tour by Cultural Ambassadors from Squamish Nation and Lil'wat Nation. My guide was incredible! David (his English name) had the story telling gift and was so knowledgeable about the local cultures. He patiently answered all our questions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTPPVrplVIhMx6YBQliVj7_7XtAyvoY_rKW9PMqJQetbaK-jRsl9jJsmZlAxh_vFE5048W4mG0iG-dF-UOcUpiTpnvGGVvbxEE0IKlBgP6VXXvbSmkdTOvRYC3AgF8OWxHW5NqK3EFONo5dbgzSBcxFAAbRBbpvvFExW8SuGVvB5bQl2bQBKjhjQGlkU/s4032/IMG_7938.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTPPVrplVIhMx6YBQliVj7_7XtAyvoY_rKW9PMqJQetbaK-jRsl9jJsmZlAxh_vFE5048W4mG0iG-dF-UOcUpiTpnvGGVvbxEE0IKlBgP6VXXvbSmkdTOvRYC3AgF8OWxHW5NqK3EFONo5dbgzSBcxFAAbRBbpvvFExW8SuGVvB5bQl2bQBKjhjQGlkU/s320/IMG_7938.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtUg2eOVYG3VS3ONxbxE5-daLaUYVQ2gtZIigx6ITKqqfCIifV4TBsZsb5g5iw9Y4OlCVWSjaI-pcrGlItTo9BTFk_ELQwogZIbCCcKKsZS3hJAEaqXAXdFsRtaSQlHgZjzjHh2pFYkpMfxKYjgYNXpAe-2pORgryQ_muDP50JoJzyJ0584-Yz0H8i5Q/s4032/IMG_7939.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtUg2eOVYG3VS3ONxbxE5-daLaUYVQ2gtZIigx6ITKqqfCIifV4TBsZsb5g5iw9Y4OlCVWSjaI-pcrGlItTo9BTFk_ELQwogZIbCCcKKsZS3hJAEaqXAXdFsRtaSQlHgZjzjHh2pFYkpMfxKYjgYNXpAe-2pORgryQ_muDP50JoJzyJ0584-Yz0H8i5Q/s320/IMG_7939.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />The cedar canoes are the most fascinating pieces. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They come in all shapes and sizes, according to it's use and the art on it say so much about the families who own them. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8v8jUMk8Z6umqT_tZKQnpyDcojcCLD5U7dSJezkK9McF1MC4HH5vLEjyMOYogVYuhNS02DeVWDsv3-orKZuy68ZlCEJ2pAv2UBMAf2fpljqsKhikiQ-1ZWsZBL5UULzcQi7CwX_syUXJyMuyT2TGox3cFQSCI0naif2bLIkwFFZ8ZHFV9jXShRa_i8E/s4032/IMG_7945.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8v8jUMk8Z6umqT_tZKQnpyDcojcCLD5U7dSJezkK9McF1MC4HH5vLEjyMOYogVYuhNS02DeVWDsv3-orKZuy68ZlCEJ2pAv2UBMAf2fpljqsKhikiQ-1ZWsZBL5UULzcQi7CwX_syUXJyMuyT2TGox3cFQSCI0naif2bLIkwFFZ8ZHFV9jXShRa_i8E/s320/IMG_7945.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Wool clothes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmIp-9K5ehi30oPR3GTZxshg6kpT2PfPYjy7LQYw8U3ECszl0nM39FK6uIF1B0cnsc_4gZJsXhonoGIKoXIMFrqD7F2LvYZ0Pw8Q6SQHMznG_Bysg3o_HuGrIRsAg1BLSzsi1zJ5ZQqyGDtH5_NoUFfwIrPZWv4deYQmPXB4bQnp60fDNb_6S8-4W-HQA/s4032/IMG_7949.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmIp-9K5ehi30oPR3GTZxshg6kpT2PfPYjy7LQYw8U3ECszl0nM39FK6uIF1B0cnsc_4gZJsXhonoGIKoXIMFrqD7F2LvYZ0Pw8Q6SQHMznG_Bysg3o_HuGrIRsAg1BLSzsi1zJ5ZQqyGDtH5_NoUFfwIrPZWv4deYQmPXB4bQnp60fDNb_6S8-4W-HQA/s320/IMG_7949.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />A gigantic mask.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Centres like this one do a great job preserving the culture to newer generations. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsimKYi0yYcTyZEH2TTKSb3GI0i8LCoaff3WN88OWfz1MpM0fvw4-ZIyFxo3P8EXMOcsdEnOeEVjeqtudTmkcdsuPNktSw448jKBCU3KBfP6iwP_-v_5rG_RNrdvMBeN3ia1jueY88-fNeEYNV79mvlFlkAd8La_Q06iT5uzBTnOzZ4RzVpRIH2BFOZU/s3300/IMG_7953.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsimKYi0yYcTyZEH2TTKSb3GI0i8LCoaff3WN88OWfz1MpM0fvw4-ZIyFxo3P8EXMOcsdEnOeEVjeqtudTmkcdsuPNktSw448jKBCU3KBfP6iwP_-v_5rG_RNrdvMBeN3ia1jueY88-fNeEYNV79mvlFlkAd8La_Q06iT5uzBTnOzZ4RzVpRIH2BFOZU/s320/IMG_7953.jpg" width="293" /></a><br /><br />Many resident artists come here in the summer and work on pieces that will educate visitors. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This piece is called Box of Promises. <br /><br />Each artist was responsible for 3 sides of the cube and they each carved a self-portrait. The faces represent the Supreme Creator and the cube itself is the universe. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vFwhNe_GGYZJW2wlvHv6mMKJ4t1hvKpjjq-iuCm2SuH8ZTJggFzWN10x5WWY1cyCbLXeZUExptc4ezitmwlqsutDB0sPJj4CIpXXwbfRlYMpmdp-tUesQPANUbYJQx4Y8wuru6-t8LoEVfoLd6VQuQ9Y9x8dFcCWYZOjFguboUP3O_FlWNHN3QtkoEY/s4032/IMG_7963.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vFwhNe_GGYZJW2wlvHv6mMKJ4t1hvKpjjq-iuCm2SuH8ZTJggFzWN10x5WWY1cyCbLXeZUExptc4ezitmwlqsutDB0sPJj4CIpXXwbfRlYMpmdp-tUesQPANUbYJQx4Y8wuru6-t8LoEVfoLd6VQuQ9Y9x8dFcCWYZOjFguboUP3O_FlWNHN3QtkoEY/s320/IMG_7963.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I recommend to plan a meal at the Thunder Cafe, while visiting the centre. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This cute restaurant gives us the chance to enjoy the local indigenous culinary as well. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ4bztRkjrM0X-8nSH_fpz433ca3oKyBqSS_Fi4MEmUhTVkTYwxqbFJiYb_ncJ0RfQISSbM7LPspUL3msgiDJl6l12N_YC10bqTpiuog-vKfep6_yhluH_7O5lFhSR7TJ5IZKPUU35X97KSx4zxCc_ASVkzOo315e3wq4ZwlfW8D0jzWX2DP0H4mra_VA/s4032/IMG_7964.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ4bztRkjrM0X-8nSH_fpz433ca3oKyBqSS_Fi4MEmUhTVkTYwxqbFJiYb_ncJ0RfQISSbM7LPspUL3msgiDJl6l12N_YC10bqTpiuog-vKfep6_yhluH_7O5lFhSR7TJ5IZKPUU35X97KSx4zxCc_ASVkzOo315e3wq4ZwlfW8D0jzWX2DP0H4mra_VA/s320/IMG_7964.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />I had the smoked salmon chowder with fried Bannock. <br />Delicious!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><b>FROM: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/bannock#:~:text=Bannock%20is%20a%20form%20of,%2C%20and%20Ojibwe%20ba'wezhiganag.</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Avenir, Helvetica, serif; text-align: start;">Bannock is a form of bread that served as a staple in the diets of early settlers and </span><a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/fur-trade" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 0px solid rgb(210, 233, 234); box-shadow: rgb(210, 233, 234) 0px -0.4375rem 0px inset; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Avenir, Helvetica, serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s;">fur traders</a><span style="font-family: Avenir, Helvetica, serif; text-align: start;">. Most </span><a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/aboriginal-people" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 0px solid rgb(210, 233, 234); box-shadow: rgb(210, 233, 234) 0px -0.4375rem 0px inset; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Avenir, Helvetica, serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s;">Indigenous</a><span style="font-family: Avenir, Helvetica, serif; text-align: start;"> nations in North America have some version of bannock. </span><a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/inuit/" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 0px solid rgb(210, 233, 234); box-shadow: rgb(210, 233, 234) 0px -0.4375rem 0px inset; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Avenir, Helvetica, serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s;">Inuit</a><span style="font-family: Avenir, Helvetica, serif; text-align: start;"> call it </span><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Avenir, Helvetica, serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;">palauga</span><span style="font-family: Avenir, Helvetica, serif; text-align: start;">, </span><a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/micmac-mikmaq/" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 0px solid rgb(210, 233, 234); box-shadow: rgb(210, 233, 234) 0px -0.4375rem 0px inset; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Avenir, Helvetica, serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s;">Mi’kmaq</a><span style="font-family: Avenir, Helvetica, serif; text-align: start;"> </span><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Avenir, Helvetica, serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;">luskinikn</span><span style="font-family: Avenir, Helvetica, serif; text-align: start;">, and </span><a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ojibwa/" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 0px solid rgb(210, 233, 234); box-shadow: rgb(210, 233, 234) 0px -0.4375rem 0px inset; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Avenir, Helvetica, serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s;">Ojibwe</a><span style="font-family: Avenir, Helvetica, serif; text-align: start;"> </span><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Avenir, Helvetica, serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;">ba‘wezhiganag</span><span style="font-family: Avenir, Helvetica, serif; text-align: start;">. The word derives from the Gaelic </span><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Avenir, Helvetica, serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;">bannach</span><span style="font-family: Avenir, Helvetica, serif; text-align: start;">, meaning morsel, which in turn likely came from the Latin </span><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Avenir, Helvetica, serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;">panis</span><span style="font-family: Avenir, Helvetica, serif; text-align: start;">, which means bread. Bannock is usually unleavened, oval-shaped and flat. The version that we know today came from Scotland. In its most rudimentary form, it is made of flour, water, and fat or lard. Milk, salt, and sugar are often added, depending on the recipe. It is traditionally cooked by mixing the ingredients into a large, round biscuit and baked in a frying pan. Today, most often, bannock is baked in the oven, making it heavy and dense; or it is pan-fried, light and fluffy; or it is deep-fried.</span></i></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMwMuKhtVUvnVnjX7CyCRSzPSaQ3ACT4f2il8Dz6aVSdpbl1MOXhrKlgFvhEm_9_9RnKvJQzaFr8WrgHV7swJYojo2XT0jWYlvxW251eeaaTAMq-ZSYrSC6J3Kca34YvksriUOkuhwGRoUGilc9dnuwTt3ePl50kFJRIaDSD4460nF2nO04Ehul8-Zuc/s4032/IMG_7969.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMwMuKhtVUvnVnjX7CyCRSzPSaQ3ACT4f2il8Dz6aVSdpbl1MOXhrKlgFvhEm_9_9RnKvJQzaFr8WrgHV7swJYojo2XT0jWYlvxW251eeaaTAMq-ZSYrSC6J3Kca34YvksriUOkuhwGRoUGilc9dnuwTt3ePl50kFJRIaDSD4460nF2nO04Ehul8-Zuc/s320/IMG_7969.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />The ski days here end at about 3pm, because it gets dark early. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, I headed back to meet my team. <br />I couldn't wait to hear all about it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IWJquOSbRLFfPlxyUi_51meoxSl8Sltp9CNUO6FKuOolx7J_d-xNbVSNsZSdcJt-CEtHTmlSjvCYyr372II0_9bvcUlpl1nkVK_w7yzyT61spzz7Kyf4NdNgunMoLFk2dHFwKd7-v-7Ld6GL9sOGWx773NVqW8TWkYceoUCgOLImuCavVrDGdaUNtYE/s4032/IMG_7973.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IWJquOSbRLFfPlxyUi_51meoxSl8Sltp9CNUO6FKuOolx7J_d-xNbVSNsZSdcJt-CEtHTmlSjvCYyr372II0_9bvcUlpl1nkVK_w7yzyT61spzz7Kyf4NdNgunMoLFk2dHFwKd7-v-7Ld6GL9sOGWx773NVqW8TWkYceoUCgOLImuCavVrDGdaUNtYE/s320/IMG_7973.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />And THIS was the face of happiness!<br />Everybody had a great time!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjObDOMBkxO4HBwaxr2z3mFmSd15whqhoDiHKNw1p9-Xh8oEfvLWYhhQk_2x1nZ2NADSfTVdPCpX4mg92zPC-dUk-0Dip6-9-xX7DENAACKBnumQDoIwNXASnhM2dV3vY2ZkUGUB3bz8bYQS7Zgb2m6IYXFL2XGyGfaK55jRKshGrL7zap6MoGvlqKiyI/s3824/IMG_7797.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3824" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjObDOMBkxO4HBwaxr2z3mFmSd15whqhoDiHKNw1p9-Xh8oEfvLWYhhQk_2x1nZ2NADSfTVdPCpX4mg92zPC-dUk-0Dip6-9-xX7DENAACKBnumQDoIwNXASnhM2dV3vY2ZkUGUB3bz8bYQS7Zgb2m6IYXFL2XGyGfaK55jRKshGrL7zap6MoGvlqKiyI/s320/IMG_7797.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is Team Brazil-Canada heading west, chasing some white powder and good skiing conditions. It looks and sounds like they know what they are doing... not really. But they have an open mind, and a warm heart. That's enough for any happy traveller. <br /><br />After West Jet cancelled our flight and put us in another flight to Calgary, then 24 hours later to Vancouver - arriving almost 30 hours after the original plan - we had to quickly change plans and fly Porter. It worked in the end, but it was stressful.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJ3xtPJlUau8gczQfVf1tdHaYKZOSUtd5WCKolFtZArBm9XyKCK4aWV6YQxGk_3ZPjQLsvXdB11PQRHqMhciBu9QlJPBEUsu4Uqcjy9PqdMIJ7VIIKjdhnBZV_7-r1R_hgfdRefvLRdTANsowQyMuoh02gRvlXskkzyoGa-Hk1SfYEOHxq37rbYeZvNo/s4032/IMG_7804.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJ3xtPJlUau8gczQfVf1tdHaYKZOSUtd5WCKolFtZArBm9XyKCK4aWV6YQxGk_3ZPjQLsvXdB11PQRHqMhciBu9QlJPBEUsu4Uqcjy9PqdMIJ7VIIKjdhnBZV_7-r1R_hgfdRefvLRdTANsowQyMuoh02gRvlXskkzyoGa-Hk1SfYEOHxq37rbYeZvNo/s320/IMG_7804.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sister support.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjAubp8RF4VHrVqKcMhb-9Zny_oGcAPy8xFfDKnHb2kzmsqYX3Z7NHIyFmsa06Rr08T1V7tt2NZHUvlxVXISBMhIvMu9d7ZPG2U9g9upEbIJb3c5ecIJqcXNt5hdl74I6WddwGl95e3t1Ii4c2hWrURcDKcyqrFIhMWH1mt4H5QNt1Z3VK6z9V3AyTVBU/s3830/IMG_7835.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2588" data-original-width="3830" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjAubp8RF4VHrVqKcMhb-9Zny_oGcAPy8xFfDKnHb2kzmsqYX3Z7NHIyFmsa06Rr08T1V7tt2NZHUvlxVXISBMhIvMu9d7ZPG2U9g9upEbIJb3c5ecIJqcXNt5hdl74I6WddwGl95e3t1Ii4c2hWrURcDKcyqrFIhMWH1mt4H5QNt1Z3VK6z9V3AyTVBU/s320/IMG_7835.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />The team is a bit tired - specially because of the 3 hours time difference, but we are set to drive another 2 hours up the mountains, to Whistler. There is no time to waste. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBxw7oQwaKsqb73vvJFgCJX0wvNm40MdrBVWTmoBm0YSh0i0fPGwtZXsREjaw8inosR-5TckzzY3PinA-RRZ08jNrGJCLSsXENlogvMgUt_mUPCXGHPeyH0ACiYubOdrMueWuGDIo1ebAwHdnftu961Agg8JeOXeQb6G260XwsqKV3AadAQoWLDCLJ7Kw/s4032/IMG_7844.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBxw7oQwaKsqb73vvJFgCJX0wvNm40MdrBVWTmoBm0YSh0i0fPGwtZXsREjaw8inosR-5TckzzY3PinA-RRZ08jNrGJCLSsXENlogvMgUt_mUPCXGHPeyH0ACiYubOdrMueWuGDIo1ebAwHdnftu961Agg8JeOXeQb6G260XwsqKV3AadAQoWLDCLJ7Kw/s320/IMG_7844.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFbzE6k-vfy-Dz5t-eM-292XoxXWbrX7QpoEezk8L-Prrdi5TmyN-ZnwIds8oLxYrvnpRgR4Y_-oBZVWpiyqs0ruBEcKRwISoXYV28GeqdPwVZG-NF0k_xlVl6tloY4W6U7YlO77R44cNmLZWCdoXJekhyKTVaHqKGySdfPUR1ks6EsEnF_T-43ukUv4/s4032/IMG_7850.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFbzE6k-vfy-Dz5t-eM-292XoxXWbrX7QpoEezk8L-Prrdi5TmyN-ZnwIds8oLxYrvnpRgR4Y_-oBZVWpiyqs0ruBEcKRwISoXYV28GeqdPwVZG-NF0k_xlVl6tloY4W6U7YlO77R44cNmLZWCdoXJekhyKTVaHqKGySdfPUR1ks6EsEnF_T-43ukUv4/s320/IMG_7850.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Still lots of snow in Vancouver. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81bZmYEE2GDBisBheK4xg41foa4MyubnBh0bDECDGv0EFh14fqJ3zJwRtYkEpWRGQoJkCCXSA4KeL2btiI4DJ5Ci4Sw_74BmX960e-uux7Hg8VqRuqZvs7OKYugTDDvymIlKaParCmetV9JYe-bNMb8g_FCA0FvxhDJJSpcDT7ZX0tx4jWN1QzZ1zJ68/s4032/IMG_7858.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81bZmYEE2GDBisBheK4xg41foa4MyubnBh0bDECDGv0EFh14fqJ3zJwRtYkEpWRGQoJkCCXSA4KeL2btiI4DJ5Ci4Sw_74BmX960e-uux7Hg8VqRuqZvs7OKYugTDDvymIlKaParCmetV9JYe-bNMb8g_FCA0FvxhDJJSpcDT7ZX0tx4jWN1QzZ1zJ68/s320/IMG_7858.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b><br /></span></i><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>Whistler</b> is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resort_municipality" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Resort municipality">resort municipality</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squamish-Lillooet_Regional_District" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Squamish-Lillooet Regional District">Squamish-Lillooet Regional District</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a>, Canada. It is located in the southern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ranges" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Pacific Ranges">Pacific Ranges</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast_Mountains" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Coast Mountains">Coast Mountains</a>, approximately 125 km (78 mi) north of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Vancouver">Vancouver</a> and 36 km (22 mi) south of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemberton,_British_Columbia" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Pemberton, British Columbia">Pemberton</a>. It has a permanent population of approximately 13,982 (2021),</span><span style="font-size: 11.2px; text-wrap: nowrap;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">as well as a larger but rotating population of seasonal workers.</span></span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">Over two million people visit Whistler annually, primarily for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_skiing" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Alpine skiing">alpine skiing</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowboarding" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Snowboarding">snowboarding</a> and, in the summer, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_biking" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mountain biking">mountain biking</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistler_Blackcomb" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Whistler Blackcomb">Whistler Blackcomb</a>. Its pedestrian village has won numerous design awards, and Whistler has been voted among the top destinations in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="North America">North America</a> by major ski magazines since the mid-1990s. During the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Winter_Olympics" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="2010 Winter Olympics">2010 Winter Olympics</a>, Whistler hosted most of the alpine, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_skiing" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Nordic skiing">Nordic</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luge" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Luge">luge</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeleton_(sport)" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Skeleton (sport)">skeleton</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobsleigh" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Bobsleigh">bobsled</a> events.</span></i></p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWEkl9YP_Yo_EARAa8JLICaVxkiXauggn2lLGnR3zUpljm3FC9w2xnLAvolyBszkdT-dFSquDu7DrVhkKP250X0uYyDUi6sYY2L044gsRzhyphenhyphenq_fFxbEPqP0TXIJOfOACBCad-MvwI_GCHxVYIyfzFp-hIUF4ENkpuLclrwZjoi-KltTyTjHfs6olQmeiY/s4032/IMG_7865.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWEkl9YP_Yo_EARAa8JLICaVxkiXauggn2lLGnR3zUpljm3FC9w2xnLAvolyBszkdT-dFSquDu7DrVhkKP250X0uYyDUi6sYY2L044gsRzhyphenhyphenq_fFxbEPqP0TXIJOfOACBCad-MvwI_GCHxVYIyfzFp-hIUF4ENkpuLclrwZjoi-KltTyTjHfs6olQmeiY/s320/IMG_7865.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />We finally made to Whistler at 9pm, which was already midnight in Toronto. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tomorrow is time to show off on the hills... well, at least for some of us. </div><br /> <p></p>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10000931073837922786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396939946263808543.post-40509982488158135862023-12-06T16:49:00.002-05:002023-12-06T16:49:12.043-05:00October 12: From Harlem to Guggenheim<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvmhDh0fI8_Yp943YyjA1tQkgBHCSC8oJEYDb_rmkupfR1lHp0rdSVuEXLKRPiCZ4L8ZuWbPj9ddS2F1lo_D5TTSYdY1Uzb2usC2hz3w-pI-4ZVgTLsfJ4zfB7xnOHxZsdAdl4B59SaS21xywcaoOcJz1vztCdkqBWvDEUPYTaicoTUukS_gWWABhOX0/s4032/IMG_5806.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2786" data-original-width="4032" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvmhDh0fI8_Yp943YyjA1tQkgBHCSC8oJEYDb_rmkupfR1lHp0rdSVuEXLKRPiCZ4L8ZuWbPj9ddS2F1lo_D5TTSYdY1Uzb2usC2hz3w-pI-4ZVgTLsfJ4zfB7xnOHxZsdAdl4B59SaS21xywcaoOcJz1vztCdkqBWvDEUPYTaicoTUukS_gWWABhOX0/s320/IMG_5806.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />Harlem Day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I first visited Harlem with Mike about 18 years ago, so it was time to go back. What a pleasant visit Gabi and I had! Harlem is a lively and friendly neighbourhood with lots of arts and culture. I would've liked to either have a tour guide with us, or have spent more time there, but I am proud to say we had a fantastic visit and even made some friends. We'll be back!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdUBXqb9nNjtPMJlGSEoUbJ5L0odvPMyORXkk7YvoYsJFtnxDcX2lMC8bjHeG0cczY6SeXLg2EAD848t-9sQRv6I3YBT4E1riPYor4FWUsgPxJwthABzZ4fX3botQhiS15I6DAbvGJxK7Y35wr_qUchqmz5KWWzyFQif04CEZTOJ6zmil8k4kOhv3VuUM/s4032/IMG_5807.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdUBXqb9nNjtPMJlGSEoUbJ5L0odvPMyORXkk7YvoYsJFtnxDcX2lMC8bjHeG0cczY6SeXLg2EAD848t-9sQRv6I3YBT4E1riPYor4FWUsgPxJwthABzZ4fX3botQhiS15I6DAbvGJxK7Y35wr_qUchqmz5KWWzyFQif04CEZTOJ6zmil8k4kOhv3VuUM/s320/IMG_5807.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">FROM BRITANNICA: https://www.britannica.com/place/Harlem-New-York</span></i></b></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: var(--paragraph-margin-bottom); margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: var(--font-weight-bold);">Apollo Theater</span>, <a class="md-crosslink autoxref" data-show-preview="true" href="https://www.britannica.com/art/theater-building" style="box-sizing: border-box;">theatre</a> established in 1913 at 253 West 125th Street in the <span id="ref810228" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><a class="md-crosslink" data-show-preview="true" href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Harlem-New-York" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Harlem</a> district of <a class="md-crosslink autoxref" data-show-preview="true" href="https://www.britannica.com/place/New-York-City" style="box-sizing: border-box;">New York City</a>. It has been a significant <a class="md-dictionary-link md-dictionary-tt-off mw" data-term="venue" data-type="MW" href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/venue" style="border-bottom: 2px dotted var(--blue); box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none;">venue</a> for African American <a class="md-crosslink autoxref" data-show-preview="true" href="https://www.britannica.com/art/popular-music" style="box-sizing: border-box;">popular music</a>.<br />The Apollo was the central theatre on Harlem’s main commercial street, and its position reflects its central role in Harlem’s <a class="md-dictionary-link md-dictionary-tt-off mw" data-term="culture" data-type="MW" href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/culture" style="border-bottom: 2px dotted var(--blue); box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none;">culture</a>. Designed by <a class="md-crosslink autoxref" data-show-preview="true" href="https://www.britannica.com/place/New-York-state" style="box-sizing: border-box;">New York</a> architect George Keister, the building was leased by Jules Hurtig and Harry Seamon and opened as Hurtig and Seamon’s New (Burlesque) Theater. After a few years it was purchased by a competitor and renamed the 125th Street Apollo Theater. The district surrounding the building was opened up during the 1910s to <span id="ref810241" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><a class="md-crosslink" data-show-preview="true" href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/African-American" style="box-sizing: border-box;">African Americans</a> making the <a class="md-crosslink" data-show-preview="true" href="https://www.britannica.com/event/Great-Migration" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Great Migration</a> out of the South, and in the 1920s Harlem was transformed into a Black residential and commercial area.<br />The Apollo was again under new ownership in 1932; burlesque shows began to give way to musical revues, and the theatre’s new owners began to tailor shows to the area’s most recent residents. The building opened its doors to African Americans for the first time on January 26, 1934. That year the long-standing weekly talent show called Amateur Night at the Apollo was born, and one of its early winners was the young <a class="md-crosslink" data-show-preview="true" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ella-Fitzgerald" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Ella Fitzgerald</a>. These Wednesday night shows became legendary, not only for the individuals and groups discovered there (including <a class="md-crosslink" data-show-preview="true" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lena-Horne" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Lena Horne</a>, <span id="ref1291358" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><a class="md-crosslink" data-show-preview="true" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sam-Cooke" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sam Cooke</a>, <span id="ref1291357" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><a class="md-crosslink" data-show-preview="true" href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Orioles" style="box-sizing: border-box;">the Orioles</a>, <span id="ref1291356" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><a class="md-crosslink" data-show-preview="true" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marvin-Gaye" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Marvin Gaye</a>, <span id="ref1291350" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><a class="md-crosslink" data-show-preview="true" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Brown-American-singer" style="box-sizing: border-box;">James Brown</a>, and many others) but also for the highly sophisticated and critical audience that attended. Many performers—including Brown, <span id="ref1291351" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><a class="md-crosslink" data-show-preview="true" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Moms-Mabley" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Moms Mabley</a>, <span id="ref1291352" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><a class="md-crosslink" data-show-preview="true" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/B-B-King" style="box-sizing: border-box;">B.B. King</a>, and <span id="ref1291353" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><a class="md-crosslink" data-show-preview="true" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Clyde-McPhatter" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Clyde McPhatter</a>—recorded live albums at the theatre; these recordings document the Apollo’s trademark performer-audience <a class="md-dictionary-link md-dictionary-tt-off mw" data-term="dialogue" data-type="MW" href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dialogue" style="border-bottom: 2px dotted var(--blue); box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none;">dialogue</a>.</span></i></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="marker p1" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; text-align: start;"></span><span class="marker AM1 am-inline" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; text-align: start;"></span><span class="marker MOD1 mod-inline" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; text-align: start;"></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="marker p2" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; text-align: start;"></span><span class="marker AM2 am-inline" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; text-align: start;"></span><span class="marker MOD2 mod-inline" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; text-align: start;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wQjwkCfIVcWygXmLxPf99UI5LIvUozTJsbh1L7cHI_gkh1E6gWA7UqCj3yGCfdURLW167iIDGzA7jHPtBjm4W6_ueRwvvy6XBZWQ-9Q7bH2D6AVG-EqzXHgu7UNvZbWPnXaU5jc2guxWyjNSiIWqxcLegPTMbkanGTji-Mo322RZcokQ8tV3Fw1NwQs/s3088/IMG_5812.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wQjwkCfIVcWygXmLxPf99UI5LIvUozTJsbh1L7cHI_gkh1E6gWA7UqCj3yGCfdURLW167iIDGzA7jHPtBjm4W6_ueRwvvy6XBZWQ-9Q7bH2D6AVG-EqzXHgu7UNvZbWPnXaU5jc2guxWyjNSiIWqxcLegPTMbkanGTji-Mo322RZcokQ8tV3Fw1NwQs/s320/IMG_5812.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We met this super friendly woman in front of the Apollo Theatre. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Caren "with a C," welcomed us right away and was extremely happy to give us the neighbourhood insights and places to visit. Caren, you are awesome!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rivxUbWK5l7h_BKGy_HW3OFwGMnrTfMeGabcxn-sS9TN40ZeGq6mci63N3iOGHl09Tnh5N2MH8mNLXrZ-xwBKmJkjB53CtHvoNzqju0A5lUR16Jk1AsLNN0I1xsXLL0xdYhGr5lhICtJyha7rDfBf9N4Mo_ax3P2xpKyUuOmmO0W_Zltd_2V4pQV558/s4032/IMG_5813.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2910" data-original-width="4032" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rivxUbWK5l7h_BKGy_HW3OFwGMnrTfMeGabcxn-sS9TN40ZeGq6mci63N3iOGHl09Tnh5N2MH8mNLXrZ-xwBKmJkjB53CtHvoNzqju0A5lUR16Jk1AsLNN0I1xsXLL0xdYhGr5lhICtJyha7rDfBf9N4Mo_ax3P2xpKyUuOmmO0W_Zltd_2V4pQV558/s320/IMG_5813.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is one of many murals all over the area, telling the history and contribution of African Americans in this country.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwSToSyAVwfQmJZ23sokwtmx-KfXCX9hm7awH1_eQVopEN93WZdb05LTpF7fG8KPyCsHkPBdVQJu7odjlJsXd6XjaFW6mRukI8RjIy7mRBFX0v-VQHNQYGfYzJqFEZP6YgoqO8gKT-pK8zH5VVvfCJLP2fc8_un8ne8k_UrMS6lNUWs3oogGV6pxBFCWY/s4032/IMG_5818.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwSToSyAVwfQmJZ23sokwtmx-KfXCX9hm7awH1_eQVopEN93WZdb05LTpF7fG8KPyCsHkPBdVQJu7odjlJsXd6XjaFW6mRukI8RjIy7mRBFX0v-VQHNQYGfYzJqFEZP6YgoqO8gKT-pK8zH5VVvfCJLP2fc8_un8ne8k_UrMS6lNUWs3oogGV6pxBFCWY/s320/IMG_5818.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />The Harriet Tubman Memorial is a must see spot in Harlem. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-JQN-_TemSWVtKD7PCEu9DuSdZlcj1z_00yTN7_RUE9GPNNfU-7jM2DHMhgHkQo_253356atdgwAIBkIPs8np0AzBXarR3XZwwxugkR7kX3ZaaZotqp56V4r8pKJPyg0BtQ53SRaQiKXjXKn4tGQCh4UpieYDAZ-DT8r2ewemD8YK74I_OU5aap7Wuk/s4032/IMG_5817.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-JQN-_TemSWVtKD7PCEu9DuSdZlcj1z_00yTN7_RUE9GPNNfU-7jM2DHMhgHkQo_253356atdgwAIBkIPs8np0AzBXarR3XZwwxugkR7kX3ZaaZotqp56V4r8pKJPyg0BtQ53SRaQiKXjXKn4tGQCh4UpieYDAZ-DT8r2ewemD8YK74I_OU5aap7Wuk/s320/IMG_5817.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />The statue of this amazing heroin caught our attention for the symbolism of roots of trees coming from her back. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another sign? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Tubman</b><br /><br /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Harriet Tubman</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> was an American </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolitionism_in_the_United_States" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Abolitionism in the United States">abolitionist</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> and </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_activist" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Social activist">social activist</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">.</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> After escaping </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_the_United_States" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Slavery in the United States">slavery</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, Tubman made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including her family and friends,</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known collectively as the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_Railroad" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Underground Railroad">Underground Railroad</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">. During the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, she served as an armed </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconnaissance" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Reconnaissance">scout</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War_spies#Union_Spying" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="American Civil War spies">spy</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> for the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Army" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Union Army">Union Army</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">. In her later years, Tubman was an activist in the movement for </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage_in_the_United_States" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Women's suffrage in the United States">women's suffrage</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">.</span></span></i><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4H4f6MYiWA5HMcPqAc_i4jd51rZaTizlnk1PWoz2-rgCf-l8DQ3BPxNU99_hZM3hPJ0H1haNbeYNdhdNQWXv0LeExupknfFRqUfgKAfXucoODF3QU2pELg9pIKD8UC20kv_GTZksDvd6MeWRGLq3yLI1scdEFsxbEq8rF10eYQYn3NNChoDeN2ZrgiAw/s4032/IMG_5822.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4H4f6MYiWA5HMcPqAc_i4jd51rZaTizlnk1PWoz2-rgCf-l8DQ3BPxNU99_hZM3hPJ0H1haNbeYNdhdNQWXv0LeExupknfFRqUfgKAfXucoODF3QU2pELg9pIKD8UC20kv_GTZksDvd6MeWRGLq3yLI1scdEFsxbEq8rF10eYQYn3NNChoDeN2ZrgiAw/s320/IMG_5822.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />One of Caren's hot tips was the newly inaugurated Renaissance New York Harlem Hotel. It was just a nice hotel, with with amazing friendly stuff who let us explore the beautiful interior and take pictures from the view. The loud jazz and soul music gave us a sound track for the day. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x7jV8wOotwKn7eLT6rthRhBrgxStRBkJuGgJ7djS0scIc2BGuWgV4tZVIsOJ33FDg6FihcZ6RbBQUg2pE14PDd-ytR_uLyVPnrlw3I3STr15kkUBPM2ie8fyzSa63qXo6hTDTaFIbl3U8SOl5x71MLhKwF91bF_pt6zGvDk1Vfiv2lOdkK42ryZSLnU/s4032/IMG_5823.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x7jV8wOotwKn7eLT6rthRhBrgxStRBkJuGgJ7djS0scIc2BGuWgV4tZVIsOJ33FDg6FihcZ6RbBQUg2pE14PDd-ytR_uLyVPnrlw3I3STr15kkUBPM2ie8fyzSa63qXo6hTDTaFIbl3U8SOl5x71MLhKwF91bF_pt6zGvDk1Vfiv2lOdkK42ryZSLnU/s320/IMG_5823.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Gabi's big smile says everything. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were at home. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji69tml4zYoam2WUiQdwESkh43FGwfC04sFK2PO2-HxIwnUPoHXdg9L3qJChexWG5JewiqwCqnXe9-XI3EIzTQGFfZNEat8CRFkfoB0FevA7R6krCSQedaM_CYRk5IMZ9-dYsfnLvN9BmARWGx6IRNPyueqlotwOPLCryzKxfsfrw1nbEKYrb-eWSklkk/s4032/IMG_5826.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji69tml4zYoam2WUiQdwESkh43FGwfC04sFK2PO2-HxIwnUPoHXdg9L3qJChexWG5JewiqwCqnXe9-XI3EIzTQGFfZNEat8CRFkfoB0FevA7R6krCSQedaM_CYRk5IMZ9-dYsfnLvN9BmARWGx6IRNPyueqlotwOPLCryzKxfsfrw1nbEKYrb-eWSklkk/s320/IMG_5826.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The historical Theresa Hotel across the street.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Theresa</b><br /><br /></i></span><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Ubuntu Condensed", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>The 13-story hotel was built in 1912-13 by German-born stockbroker Gustavus Sidenberg (1843–1915), whose wife the hotel is named after, and was designed by the firm of George & Edward Blum, who specialized in designing apartment buildings. The hotel, which was known in its heyday as «the Waldorf of Harlem», exemplifies the Blums’ inventive use of terra-cotta for ornamentation, and has been called «one of the most visually striking structures in northern Manhattan.»</i></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Ubuntu Condensed", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>The building, now an office building known as Theresa Towers, was designated a New York City landmark in 1993, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.</i></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Ubuntu Condensed", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>In 1960 Fidel Castro came to New York for the opening session of the United Nations, and, after storming out of the Hotel Shelburne in Midtown Manhattan because of the management’s demand for payment in cash, he and his entourage stayed at the Theresa, where they rented 80 rooms for $800 per day. According to the New York Times, Castro felt that «Negroes would be more sympathetic» to his cause, and indeed he drew enthusiastic crowds of supporters, along with some protesters. While Castro was there, he was visited by Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, as well as by such luminaries as Malcolm X, poets Langston Hughes and Allen Ginsberg, Gamal Abdel Nasser, the president of Egypt, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India, and radical sociologist C. Wright Mills. Subsequent to Castro’s visit, other Third World leaders, such as Patrice Lumumba of the Belgian Congo, chose to stay at the Theresa.</i></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Ubuntu Condensed", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>In October 1960, John F. Kennedy campaigned for the presidency at the hotel, along with Eleanor Roosevelt and other leading figures in the Democratic Party.</i></span></p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihk4kGZoqfucrinhrxo8I-H0MWd7wmiL3kMa9Eu3CIhIM_XbFSDy8Ac4FGfUdPKZerO44FDq552CnqrDfRRNIJPnUjdD0KMgDZ5dBAFlAA3I0wp9fwIpxF5DP4POTy-3gS53yI9fgO-K8nfxM-KsSSE0v7P-z4-CG5P3P7rUgDLeS0KraVhmb63sbhmTQ/s4032/IMG_5831.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihk4kGZoqfucrinhrxo8I-H0MWd7wmiL3kMa9Eu3CIhIM_XbFSDy8Ac4FGfUdPKZerO44FDq552CnqrDfRRNIJPnUjdD0KMgDZ5dBAFlAA3I0wp9fwIpxF5DP4POTy-3gS53yI9fgO-K8nfxM-KsSSE0v7P-z4-CG5P3P7rUgDLeS0KraVhmb63sbhmTQ/s320/IMG_5831.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />This stairs honours the biggest names of African American jazz. <br /><br />Ps. This photo was taken by a friendly man who suggested that we posed for the camera, making us feel like stars as well.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKXCIzftBV4z3FD3iM_ZY7fDmGPLMDpjamcHCM7FuOPjKYPoN4zPoNDTnw4AnWft2kK_Dy_kh-qkYnqOLPJVEPXZE_SnhwO4uZdNOZ9qMKCw7Ed_EiCEkbGfQX52NnaFhd-OxGV1J7tR6RHfDnBp14l8E6Kc8VEXTzCo4B6SrX73AOnF7qDNQOeEAgCY/s4032/IMG_5832.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKXCIzftBV4z3FD3iM_ZY7fDmGPLMDpjamcHCM7FuOPjKYPoN4zPoNDTnw4AnWft2kK_Dy_kh-qkYnqOLPJVEPXZE_SnhwO4uZdNOZ9qMKCw7Ed_EiCEkbGfQX52NnaFhd-OxGV1J7tR6RHfDnBp14l8E6Kc8VEXTzCo4B6SrX73AOnF7qDNQOeEAgCY/s320/IMG_5832.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Detail of one of the public washrooms door.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuAgH-I2VVi-un933oVwCUCfqT-olM3jk-HweZ37b6VQCw_dU8USTLeVgTnRo9Fi4EifwOKIzxPf7fB1SDESp0KH0c3NKmhQOjVkCVt0fHDzB0aPv2cWuY7Ocx6KBiGWT1pEO_wcypPMvQCKr533Jt7gneijuqVEQbHqO-JDAfEFj-q2r0zRDnlvkLrqg/s4032/IMG_5834.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuAgH-I2VVi-un933oVwCUCfqT-olM3jk-HweZ37b6VQCw_dU8USTLeVgTnRo9Fi4EifwOKIzxPf7fB1SDESp0KH0c3NKmhQOjVkCVt0fHDzB0aPv2cWuY7Ocx6KBiGWT1pEO_wcypPMvQCKr533Jt7gneijuqVEQbHqO-JDAfEFj-q2r0zRDnlvkLrqg/s320/IMG_5834.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />Back on the streets, Harlem for you!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4unbJdBPpAL1GLPe0GpYWwnp-GhoVtpuTgxa7wz_HXaz6AeRhPqoT-RUeu_eBc4FRJL6n-JcvpS710PY3FpBtK14Utphwl6nU6qyVriWnTkEP4Z24DCd0sJlENvGLXDb5fMwpPTYSsQSDMs3i1mMuSgsmoxkrndOifIadOooAWxLEU90k3_9Zu_gJSmE/s4032/IMG_5836.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4unbJdBPpAL1GLPe0GpYWwnp-GhoVtpuTgxa7wz_HXaz6AeRhPqoT-RUeu_eBc4FRJL6n-JcvpS710PY3FpBtK14Utphwl6nU6qyVriWnTkEP4Z24DCd0sJlENvGLXDb5fMwpPTYSsQSDMs3i1mMuSgsmoxkrndOifIadOooAWxLEU90k3_9Zu_gJSmE/s320/IMG_5836.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6qxi14kw7zOjmU403Gx-ps-mBGIas4IhhdEiw0kftdkcbksjA8s7VU1SV62ltQNn5r6_b31Te_6vpk15TRyxkXRy4ERdq0sKK_OjgAogdIXBksBQPQ4vsAyhPqeafuvMkwW31U9duAdeXAREvQLJnmhu-bNQPaZhRLg6tBr5E3iVxjeHexfFSIkM-8M/s3088/IMG_5842.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6qxi14kw7zOjmU403Gx-ps-mBGIas4IhhdEiw0kftdkcbksjA8s7VU1SV62ltQNn5r6_b31Te_6vpk15TRyxkXRy4ERdq0sKK_OjgAogdIXBksBQPQ4vsAyhPqeafuvMkwW31U9duAdeXAREvQLJnmhu-bNQPaZhRLg6tBr5E3iVxjeHexfFSIkM-8M/s320/IMG_5842.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I really wanted to try the famous Red Rooster Harlem, "Celebrating the Roots of American Cuisine."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>FROM https://www.redroosterharlem.com/</b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="proxima-nova" style="background-color: #fcfcf7; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.255px; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="proxima-nova" style="background-color: #fcfcf7; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.255px; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">Located in the heart of Harlem, Red Rooster Harlem serves comfort food that celebrates the roots of American cuisine and the neighborhood’s diverse culinary traditions. We seek to share the story of Harlem with our guests and offer a space that celebrates local artists, musicians and culinary talents alike. We embrace today’s Harlem with a spirit of inclusiveness and community by hiring our family of staff from within the community, inspiring better eating through neighborhood cooking classes, and buying from local purveyors.</span></i></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: #fcfcf7; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 17px; hyphens: none; letter-spacing: 0.255px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">Named in honor of the legendary Harlem speakeasy that attracted neighborhood folk, jazz greats, and noteworthy figures of the 20th century from Adam Clayton Powell Jr. to Nat King Cole and James Baldwin, we’re privileged to share our namesake with the original Red Rooster. </span></i></p><p style="background-color: #fcfcf7; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 17px; hyphens: none; letter-spacing: 0.255px; margin-bottom: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">Co-Creators Andrew Chapman and Marcus Samuelsson have long wanted to open a restaurant that would have a positive impact on the neighborhood’s culinary landscape and its community at-large.</span></i></p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qXccY9pFhGp0MqCPZEtaueGhGAf7CyrKgb9-iIOxz3vcTnNoxCI24rRXzMk0EfHmxPkmX84ibHg_D6oi_UsmRhw9Hs1UQe-PlDGLBijN_XJwGEcIxMGXEYd_j9y77pdqMHSVF-LZ4lIw-yuirqhsSEnoznKOpZSIfHJay-o0KzEwaWUSRJiCYKjsgJk/s4032/IMG_5845.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qXccY9pFhGp0MqCPZEtaueGhGAf7CyrKgb9-iIOxz3vcTnNoxCI24rRXzMk0EfHmxPkmX84ibHg_D6oi_UsmRhw9Hs1UQe-PlDGLBijN_XJwGEcIxMGXEYd_j9y77pdqMHSVF-LZ4lIw-yuirqhsSEnoznKOpZSIfHJay-o0KzEwaWUSRJiCYKjsgJk/s320/IMG_5845.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />The best corn bread and butter I have ever tasted!<br />We also ordered fried chicken on a waffle and shrimps and grits, which ended up being way too much food, but it was all to die for!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxKSVMw5IjLC3couOm_PujSeLo5eRTiZXw5C3gkL14VF_lzCp4g7Q-_53FGLRB1W_1OjEDOV8cN8XtzQExexk5m1PNleXHCnjlqfTimxgq075esxbQGr6-TXC3KVgyaRbq7K7-vcNmRt4enuNC38GUIW5zr_Phfihq0yHiQNV-Lfg-2fpcqzf7spQ50E/s4032/IMG_5847.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxKSVMw5IjLC3couOm_PujSeLo5eRTiZXw5C3gkL14VF_lzCp4g7Q-_53FGLRB1W_1OjEDOV8cN8XtzQExexk5m1PNleXHCnjlqfTimxgq075esxbQGr6-TXC3KVgyaRbq7K7-vcNmRt4enuNC38GUIW5zr_Phfihq0yHiQNV-Lfg-2fpcqzf7spQ50E/s320/IMG_5847.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Less than 10 minutes walking from the restaurant, along Malcolm X Boulevard, there was the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdI9yKwgJP-9VmUq5OwkkYWE4DpLN2fVFU_1L13itGIKMWcH8qkzpduUggh5eIj41HuypNwbWZ4lwqBbIt8jlEqu8N-z8LU1hPrbPwANIdP3z_MSToTeyJqW76kNH_eeGxE1iG1rqQX1tZWIsVvW6R2fX-o5VHIIo6onnaWvJDb-5SgzE1n8IooVJPS1U/s4032/IMG_5849.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdI9yKwgJP-9VmUq5OwkkYWE4DpLN2fVFU_1L13itGIKMWcH8qkzpduUggh5eIj41HuypNwbWZ4lwqBbIt8jlEqu8N-z8LU1hPrbPwANIdP3z_MSToTeyJqW76kNH_eeGxE1iG1rqQX1tZWIsVvW6R2fX-o5VHIIo6onnaWvJDb-5SgzE1n8IooVJPS1U/s320/IMG_5849.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>FROM: https://www.nypl.org/press/schomburg-center-research-black-culture-opens-2023-exhibition-exploring-art-and-us-prison?fbclid=IwAR0dMDcXexAptEi9YQRNU25g3rxqiGl3fDyR0LW17gn4RTFUbCJulEf2n9c</b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", system-ui, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture will host the traveling exhibition </span><strong style="background-color: white; border-color: var(--nypl-colors-gray-200); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", system-ui, sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start;"><a href="https://www.nypl.org/events/exhibitions/marking-time-art-age-mass-incarceration" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: var(--nypl-colors-gray-200); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="border-color: var(--nypl-colors-gray-200); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration</span>.</a></strong><strong style="background-color: white; border-color: var(--nypl-colors-gray-200); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", system-ui, sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start;"> </strong><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", system-ui, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">Documenting the work of more than 30 artists, including people in prisons, formerly incarcerated artists, and work by nonincarcerated artists concerned with state repression, erasure, and imprisonment, the exhibition will be on view throughout the historic research library. </span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshPDk-s7kJ4iVcQYPUjPoCDY50huwMSDjyr6SlW9vyU0-yYmBBlZyztdc4iz2cweioB8WefBcR0lE0A8cReCVe3dau5uiHv7IEou7QOxn8oeaFK9xZ1ZcI2QVF7eJPmPtkp5iU4YxblRKfQ1MvuUTVASx4lyXApAwxdDIyZw599LGHsZbaSvoizUBS7g/s4032/IMG_5853.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshPDk-s7kJ4iVcQYPUjPoCDY50huwMSDjyr6SlW9vyU0-yYmBBlZyztdc4iz2cweioB8WefBcR0lE0A8cReCVe3dau5uiHv7IEou7QOxn8oeaFK9xZ1ZcI2QVF7eJPmPtkp5iU4YxblRKfQ1MvuUTVASx4lyXApAwxdDIyZw599LGHsZbaSvoizUBS7g/s320/IMG_5853.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was a tough but important art exhibition. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This piece by a wrongfully convicted back person - who was sentenced to a death penalty - really touched me.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIe0ZdgIcYBS8xPcoYxy1SCAunz7g9z23tfqtfbuO7uXEMAo1NHkIKuioWTipYIJfo12S6sLR42yAiBSgCFRgwu6W13s11V9qMolwaHAo0XvHqbEUpRTnIwn6Wfhtq2t1spn-RUIFeOWldWBIKWSlrJucERb0Ah3Rp02-AviHL6fqts0Yh84Iza4yNW3o/s4032/IMG_5857.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIe0ZdgIcYBS8xPcoYxy1SCAunz7g9z23tfqtfbuO7uXEMAo1NHkIKuioWTipYIJfo12S6sLR42yAiBSgCFRgwu6W13s11V9qMolwaHAo0XvHqbEUpRTnIwn6Wfhtq2t1spn-RUIFeOWldWBIKWSlrJucERb0Ah3Rp02-AviHL6fqts0Yh84Iza4yNW3o/s320/IMG_5857.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQufgNpcUMGrgTyAjQYU7WM7_SASllRyhE5kNBsqYjVmspnZfQxi_cOJjhNeoCIBbcmU_ObWVvRoEz3w9lLS_G3n_GyD777MUPLDZ7F2KHhbUBBybAbxHHoHBKmIglE8XtbiTj0C95661Yn_sMnuLS2j862fVmQmeFgr5j8A7OrfUjD5UZxEXt5hIyrc/s4032/IMG_5860.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQufgNpcUMGrgTyAjQYU7WM7_SASllRyhE5kNBsqYjVmspnZfQxi_cOJjhNeoCIBbcmU_ObWVvRoEz3w9lLS_G3n_GyD777MUPLDZ7F2KHhbUBBybAbxHHoHBKmIglE8XtbiTj0C95661Yn_sMnuLS2j862fVmQmeFgr5j8A7OrfUjD5UZxEXt5hIyrc/s320/IMG_5860.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />From Harlem to Central park is a few blocks away, but it feels like another city, or even another world. <br />It's like the air changes. The colours are more subdued. The sounds less intense. The skin tones change. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7tbiT2eeGX3q0mZpgXn0KdLUMikGTbFt26FFsMkVXIC478M-DUpbFFtoY3avino4dRWSw4RzDxd42VDmwF-OEtPpieTTCX94-V1KWPBH6UGGKlKEzyV6EzcdmGEI1ut3MwBgdcA7D_yN3vYMUykQz3cMIP1wpNaftQ5zH2RYs16zdWOO75qsx1CKYCI/s4032/IMG_5862.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7tbiT2eeGX3q0mZpgXn0KdLUMikGTbFt26FFsMkVXIC478M-DUpbFFtoY3avino4dRWSw4RzDxd42VDmwF-OEtPpieTTCX94-V1KWPBH6UGGKlKEzyV6EzcdmGEI1ut3MwBgdcA7D_yN3vYMUykQz3cMIP1wpNaftQ5zH2RYs16zdWOO75qsx1CKYCI/s320/IMG_5862.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been many times to NYC, but this was my first time at the Guggenheim Museum. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_R._Guggenheim_Museum</b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">The </span><b style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, often referred to as</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><b style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">The Guggenheim</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, is an art museum at 1071</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Avenue" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Fifth Avenue">Fifth Avenue</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">between 88th and</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/89th_Street_(Manhattan)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="89th Street (Manhattan)">89th</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Streets on the</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_East_Side" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Upper East Side">Upper East Side</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">of</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Manhattan">Manhattan</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">in New York City. It is the permanent home of a continuously expanding collection of</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impressionist" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Impressionist">Impressionist</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">,</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Impressionist" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Post-Impressionist">Post-Impressionist</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, early</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_art" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Modern art">Modern</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, and</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_art" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Contemporary art">contemporary art</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">and also features special exhibitions throughout the year. It was established by the</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_R._Guggenheim_Foundation" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation">Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">in 1939 as the Museum of Non-Objective Painting, under the guidance of its first director,</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilla_von_Rebay" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Hilla von Rebay">Hilla von Rebay</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">. The museum adopted its current name in 1952, three years after the death of its founder</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_R._Guggenheim" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Solomon R. Guggenheim">Solomon R. Guggenheim</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLShziyn4dMi0krfsmtQ1DrARvX7qF3b1VKoYAdhFMxvD9sBdOd-xMy1SBV5ZZGSQ7IjG5B_HUCleZDnyFDhzduLaddJ4oyY_BieJcOKfzVJwc2JWomowtxpZzL2mElktoWG6kdV6_rn0SabuaPA2IELd4LXHsIl7dUK8OFrREi_n0EVZwOezOhu4WXEU/s2926/IMG_5873.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2926" data-original-width="1788" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLShziyn4dMi0krfsmtQ1DrARvX7qF3b1VKoYAdhFMxvD9sBdOd-xMy1SBV5ZZGSQ7IjG5B_HUCleZDnyFDhzduLaddJ4oyY_BieJcOKfzVJwc2JWomowtxpZzL2mElktoWG6kdV6_rn0SabuaPA2IELd4LXHsIl7dUK8OFrREi_n0EVZwOezOhu4WXEU/s320/IMG_5873.jpg" width="196" /></a><br /><br />Us. At the Guggenheim.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVViqcy99DebBrVbUzbe8arscXwxUU2jCBcI9xF_s2Srz3kN0B9QHH0Wli0yCj5Q8NwRMVZaP_nHnBTEiFVmXBE2pDvC7si0rceu04fLxPvBLP0UbM7mDOXgIFYTYzSCTqwS3ZybuUvW2o2XKLhRnxNEFNJ1WVYrV2JITtlN9uhogruLn2S2FnXOTvmPo/s4032/IMG_5874.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVViqcy99DebBrVbUzbe8arscXwxUU2jCBcI9xF_s2Srz3kN0B9QHH0Wli0yCj5Q8NwRMVZaP_nHnBTEiFVmXBE2pDvC7si0rceu04fLxPvBLP0UbM7mDOXgIFYTYzSCTqwS3ZybuUvW2o2XKLhRnxNEFNJ1WVYrV2JITtlN9uhogruLn2S2FnXOTvmPo/s320/IMG_5874.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The building itself is already a magnificent piece of art.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_R._Guggenheim_Museum</b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">The museum's building, a landmark work of 20th-century architecture designed by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lloyd_Wright" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Frank Lloyd Wright">Frank Lloyd Wright</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, drew controversy for the unusual shape of its display spaces and took 15 years to design and build; it was completed in 1959. It consists of a six-story, bowl-shaped main gallery to the south, a four-story "monitor" to the north, and a ten-story annex to the northeast. The main gallery contains a six-story helical ramp that extends along its perimeter, as well as a central ceiling skylight. The Thannhauser Collection is housed within the top three stories of the monitor, and there are additional galleries in the annex and a learning center in the basement. The building underwent expansion and extensive renovations from 1990 to 1992, when the annex was built, and it was renovated again from 2005 to 2008.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhLVvbSGBsSwW5TYDrsjPYyHTg8fSjsBkr7ilxc6zuW_C8Ea_Ji8ZP0mFcJ3uDafVneSjbRY1HHdtNJvbVY-n9Z9b6PW7ZC_-hD4AEKUFxc99-ZEp0hC8bcsRCNCiI2oiGkHXffvJyaj2WciC_2Z62kVJcd_1bT0m125LGxer2dd-WQ41eJDJO0GwiRE/s4032/IMG_5886.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhLVvbSGBsSwW5TYDrsjPYyHTg8fSjsBkr7ilxc6zuW_C8Ea_Ji8ZP0mFcJ3uDafVneSjbRY1HHdtNJvbVY-n9Z9b6PW7ZC_-hD4AEKUFxc99-ZEp0hC8bcsRCNCiI2oiGkHXffvJyaj2WciC_2Z62kVJcd_1bT0m125LGxer2dd-WQ41eJDJO0GwiRE/s320/IMG_5886.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Exhibition <i>Only The Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960-1970s.</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ebAVR_cZRTSLdj7No29w6fY7-wcX3hrowhZJ2IUD6bAUdBdvRO59SrF_P-sxGzoawcNaVyoBtDD7u13_S0ul-HOWyu_JRIzXkChfEmKUNljaPEqUVBHdiLLFuXvdhndgV8gn30x4Xj0DbFxy5yuQNbNLeO1LHChiZqee6mTFMFOG31KskH25G-vOUUk/s4032/IMG_5881.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ebAVR_cZRTSLdj7No29w6fY7-wcX3hrowhZJ2IUD6bAUdBdvRO59SrF_P-sxGzoawcNaVyoBtDD7u13_S0ul-HOWyu_JRIzXkChfEmKUNljaPEqUVBHdiLLFuXvdhndgV8gn30x4Xj0DbFxy5yuQNbNLeO1LHChiZqee6mTFMFOG31KskH25G-vOUUk/s320/IMG_5881.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There it was again: a tree with strong roots.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnupe7BcPsGROV8-0tYgX58C-9Vk6vdZPaNp0KOZ-A41t3eDYg39UuE1gCDU3_slDyAkC-uZ9q1dPo4O2r2kb0uOluxGPLgZBU4I4kSNPtfGm35QpaVPNBgEYioGA-I2My4czQcPn0c2yybe76-zXyhdf3TeoNlZeGahtaisRff7YMV0xywlGvaXUxOo/s4032/IMG_5883.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnupe7BcPsGROV8-0tYgX58C-9Vk6vdZPaNp0KOZ-A41t3eDYg39UuE1gCDU3_slDyAkC-uZ9q1dPo4O2r2kb0uOluxGPLgZBU4I4kSNPtfGm35QpaVPNBgEYioGA-I2My4czQcPn0c2yybe76-zXyhdf3TeoNlZeGahtaisRff7YMV0xywlGvaXUxOo/s320/IMG_5883.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>FROM: https://www.guggenheim.org/exhibition/experimental-art-in-korea-1960s-70s</b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0.9375rem; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><u>Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960s–1970s </u>examines the groundbreaking and genre-defying body of artistic production from an era of remarkable transformation in South Korea. Created by young artists who came of age in the decades immediately following the Korean War, the artworks reflect and respond to the changing socioeconomic and material conditions that were shaped by a tumultuous political landscape at home and a globalizing world beyond. This is the first North American museum exhibition dedicated to Korean Experimental art (silheom misul) and its artists, whose radical approach to materials and process resulted in some of the most significant avant-garde practices of the twentieth century.</span></i></p><p style="font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0.9375rem; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">Spanning three tower galleries and featuring approximately eighty works, this exhibition offers an unprecedented opportunity to experience the creativity and breadth of this generation of Korean artists.</span></i><span style="color: #2b292b; font-size: 1.3125rem;"> </span></p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><b><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />FROM FORBES: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnmariani/2019/05/29/after-a-fire-closed-it-new-yorks-bustan-is-better-than-ever-for-innovative-mediterranean-cuisine/?sh=7f59f4a443c2</b><br /><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p></p><p style="background-color: #fcfcfc; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia, Cambria, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; margin: 0px 0px 1.2rem; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"> </span>For several years Bustan, which means “garden” or “orchard,” was among the best and most popular ethnic restaurants on the Upper West Side. Sadly, last year, the interior was engulfed by fire, though the lovely outdoor patio was largely spared. Now re-opened by owner Tuvia Feldman, Bustan has been restored to look pretty much the way it had, and Chef Eli Buliskeria, now joined by Shir Rozenblatt as pastry chef, has taken what was always wonderful on the menu and refined and lightened it all with real finesse.</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="article_paragraph_2" style="background-color: #fcfcfc; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia, Cambria, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; margin: 0px 0px 1.2rem; text-align: start;"></div><p style="background-color: #fcfcfc; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia, Cambria, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; margin: 0px 0px 1.2rem; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"> </span>The menu is still resolutely devoted to the flavors and culinary traditions of North Africa, Italy, Greece and the Middle East, from <span style="box-sizing: inherit;">mezes </span>(or <span style="box-sizing: inherit;">mazettim</span>) to many dishes cooked in a dome-shaped, wood-fired <span style="box-sizing: inherit;">taboon</span> oven.</i></span></p></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5i1qRXaRGfRHLDQ7zweJ5KPDeJfkajEjI6Z2OEE5LFu0OlC4ZzSqpujmR9L0Z4hFdh0_oTEMRV5g0NmbRXk60YAr3SnJbbrpE3zQOoc3nDO0-e4w01IIuuZT7bwOo_1scTIAXEIa0JWBDrk2LCoF0Y2VEJu4qDH7JfXgSWXJKvbWXcRP1j6_jJhjwNk/s4032/IMG_5903.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5i1qRXaRGfRHLDQ7zweJ5KPDeJfkajEjI6Z2OEE5LFu0OlC4ZzSqpujmR9L0Z4hFdh0_oTEMRV5g0NmbRXk60YAr3SnJbbrpE3zQOoc3nDO0-e4w01IIuuZT7bwOo_1scTIAXEIa0JWBDrk2LCoF0Y2VEJu4qDH7JfXgSWXJKvbWXcRP1j6_jJhjwNk/s320/IMG_5903.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />A photo art exhibition at the restaurant about... trees!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEjevUyCsG0qyKMFP8UlORj7-XM6DTe8oARTzXuRTPKwODhCe1NeERfyXoj63_KIwH9v1u3mdZ4uBNIyiI8kGW4widYYTSJ9xkHCrGXBu4ipU4xc_N9UANAPO2cQ4TvVivFim4Fo5d4jyzA9RVVw9yfaE4Jj33RguW6Fot9q6VdKOBkOTKDoZ2bky7nE/s3088/IMG_5904.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEjevUyCsG0qyKMFP8UlORj7-XM6DTe8oARTzXuRTPKwODhCe1NeERfyXoj63_KIwH9v1u3mdZ4uBNIyiI8kGW4widYYTSJ9xkHCrGXBu4ipU4xc_N9UANAPO2cQ4TvVivFim4Fo5d4jyzA9RVVw9yfaE4Jj33RguW6Fot9q6VdKOBkOTKDoZ2bky7nE/s320/IMG_5904.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Closing our 48 hours in NYC in style!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOaFBpKy3K8z0VPilWs1m5CRmgLupjNMo_xmI2Y29tqtpNFrvfQTDPKxgtMYT8MNKodYK8-4zsjkDRljv62jbeMlFpxGwKUCy4Bu9-M_jCRRwJTTNO3MWp_0ZpQdieHSighsnLwafwOq4OxIYt61OVzjXB7ez-2Eggv9iCcm9Gje9s0aX_Bs4v6E1OKg8/s4032/IMG_5905.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOaFBpKy3K8z0VPilWs1m5CRmgLupjNMo_xmI2Y29tqtpNFrvfQTDPKxgtMYT8MNKodYK8-4zsjkDRljv62jbeMlFpxGwKUCy4Bu9-M_jCRRwJTTNO3MWp_0ZpQdieHSighsnLwafwOq4OxIYt61OVzjXB7ez-2Eggv9iCcm9Gje9s0aX_Bs4v6E1OKg8/s320/IMG_5905.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was another phenomenal meal! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We choose the small appetizers, so we could try different things. <br />Flatbread, falafel, hummus, olives... a dinner to stay in our memory.</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUSWCnN99KP1_2WOL8xKmveqUn1eY3tIMDivhcspEclySsiDkzFuP5mk9zNXgf_zkV_0TXe-6kloShSKonjTmVlXoyG_uZO0UCxJJWKKsnVjv6W-ovprDZ00FV9JF9dXO5iTuuJ18ysgsQov-mQ0Ni1W_SJgraZAJNsBe2lzYlMFM4g7Z_iWD1LtstRwI/s4032/IMG_5906.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUSWCnN99KP1_2WOL8xKmveqUn1eY3tIMDivhcspEclySsiDkzFuP5mk9zNXgf_zkV_0TXe-6kloShSKonjTmVlXoyG_uZO0UCxJJWKKsnVjv6W-ovprDZ00FV9JF9dXO5iTuuJ18ysgsQov-mQ0Ni1W_SJgraZAJNsBe2lzYlMFM4g7Z_iWD1LtstRwI/s320/IMG_5906.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />The staff was nice enough to accommodate a special request: Israeli salad with onions on the side. :)<br /><br />That was NYC with my lovely friend, Gabi P.: short, but sweet!<br />Like the trees we've encountered, we will continue branching out and rooting even more our friendship.</div> <p></p>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10000931073837922786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396939946263808543.post-77562762445126772272023-12-06T16:43:00.002-05:002023-12-06T16:43:38.002-05:00October 11, 2023: 48 hours in the Big Apple!<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0nux2QtF4kF_Gpb-cgiHlPkrhnpfBedxiTcFWAo5LMCBVXv8x2BdEnzV4RnG-zCFbKErqSBxBT_SJf_hRqtQIL9uHUnSHkCSG_ekBhbpKaidPz8xqRAOwUQ4kwDz9CVPVtMVxo3OaZVhKzJ91IthwyHGmiAPrGD38_o8PNjNUAaDF_X_zYcKwf4oVFOM/s4032/IMG_5688.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0nux2QtF4kF_Gpb-cgiHlPkrhnpfBedxiTcFWAo5LMCBVXv8x2BdEnzV4RnG-zCFbKErqSBxBT_SJf_hRqtQIL9uHUnSHkCSG_ekBhbpKaidPz8xqRAOwUQ4kwDz9CVPVtMVxo3OaZVhKzJ91IthwyHGmiAPrGD38_o8PNjNUAaDF_X_zYcKwf4oVFOM/s320/IMG_5688.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Short and sweet!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It all started when I heard that one of my favourite Brazilian artists was doing a concert in NYC. Well, there was a reason to visit the Big Apple. Why not with a wonderful friend, who I haven't hang out too much lately because of the distance - she lives in Montreal, and I am in Toronto. Maybe she will say "yes"! She did! NYC, here we go!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2smBkVoa6pmYEMa3bkTsnzaC4r9tUz901QusGiDEDfo4TRvdXR1S50PNxGQV5MvnqeCGiL3yiIwGCUqz6qF_nN01tnS1GFHs0dNhwUW_su9hiRvo5FPZE6HIhIilmvFK6bt63HJ0aiid2-MRorExodvkvTyd1qNa6t1S1cza8HncCSyIGVCU-fThZ_K4/s3088/IMG_5691.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2smBkVoa6pmYEMa3bkTsnzaC4r9tUz901QusGiDEDfo4TRvdXR1S50PNxGQV5MvnqeCGiL3yiIwGCUqz6qF_nN01tnS1GFHs0dNhwUW_su9hiRvo5FPZE6HIhIilmvFK6bt63HJ0aiid2-MRorExodvkvTyd1qNa6t1S1cza8HncCSyIGVCU-fThZ_K4/s320/IMG_5691.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Gabi & Gabi - meeting in person at Toronto airport, after one year.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINRuEtTpY3RR9Yr1VSggZw6YWxmLcgdy9SMQTGmGJzn37Wgd1sh2wrDNpY5p2Vfy5I65CnIRS0BwEuanFRfOqzqbLVVltaKzpvVoGL11WGQ2DwY-AOqsH179lz7bDnPR0p0P8ATNkQUqwzECN4-50Y5Wz_7JIv3jZ5igjaMoD-43dseFAvvR6IVBJl14/s4032/IMG_5700.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINRuEtTpY3RR9Yr1VSggZw6YWxmLcgdy9SMQTGmGJzn37Wgd1sh2wrDNpY5p2Vfy5I65CnIRS0BwEuanFRfOqzqbLVVltaKzpvVoGL11WGQ2DwY-AOqsH179lz7bDnPR0p0P8ATNkQUqwzECN4-50Y5Wz_7JIv3jZ5igjaMoD-43dseFAvvR6IVBJl14/s320/IMG_5700.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Entering Manhattan.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVgHtQqcv65FzY8AsY2miulVEtk30HqrCOz5OIQxn8z30Uef_4FKbkotw-83DlrPqH1dGQnEmIZL7WfNDonGetnE16a-btyTtzW6JmFLAs_rdro2_KAlLXhQNt6WymS6jdLhk0zLiyoA8UDWTFHq3DOgClfQ6hCXWQHb6gDnDF94BiKSr4fY8KiONzb8/s4032/IMG_5712.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVgHtQqcv65FzY8AsY2miulVEtk30HqrCOz5OIQxn8z30Uef_4FKbkotw-83DlrPqH1dGQnEmIZL7WfNDonGetnE16a-btyTtzW6JmFLAs_rdro2_KAlLXhQNt6WymS6jdLhk0zLiyoA8UDWTFHq3DOgClfQ6hCXWQHb6gDnDF94BiKSr4fY8KiONzb8/s320/IMG_5712.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">HOTEL: </p><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Fairfield Inn & Suites New York Manhattan/Times Square South - 338 WEST 36TH STREET</p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnP1iBgG2L31m0kw0Zoz6HH26cbFQUx4T0pZxUpjJkMXyZMvy4ktfa0twH80Z4wTOD3MbH_vCgNzj7teG7yYT3C6KJUSqzv4fOGHptPOFEe3VLkd02S6uEQIQsGwIZD-vr_ySuRJ7wA92vEnKEgD2g-KIPows9Rx23Vda7VDFJ394bf8xiJ0XqWVaK7lk/s4032/IMG_5713.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnP1iBgG2L31m0kw0Zoz6HH26cbFQUx4T0pZxUpjJkMXyZMvy4ktfa0twH80Z4wTOD3MbH_vCgNzj7teG7yYT3C6KJUSqzv4fOGHptPOFEe3VLkd02S6uEQIQsGwIZD-vr_ySuRJ7wA92vEnKEgD2g-KIPows9Rx23Vda7VDFJ394bf8xiJ0XqWVaK7lk/s320/IMG_5713.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Right after dropping our bags in the hotel we basically ran to the High Line, towards south - to Chelsea Market. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><i><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Line</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><i><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">The </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">High Line</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> is a 1.45-mile-long (2.33 km) </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elevated_park" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Elevated park">elevated</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_park" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Linear park">linear park</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenway_(landscape)" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Greenway (landscape)">greenway</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_trail" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Rail trail">rail trail</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> created on a former </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Central_Railroad" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="New York Central Railroad">New York Central Railroad</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> spur on the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_(Manhattan)" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="West Side (Manhattan)">west side</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Manhattan">Manhattan</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> in New York City. The High Line's design is a collaboration between </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Corner" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="James Corner">James Corner Field Operations</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diller_Scofidio_%2B_Renfro" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Diller Scofidio + Renfro">Diller Scofidio + Renfro</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Oudolf" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Piet Oudolf">Piet Oudolf</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">. The abandoned spur has been redesigned as a "living system" drawing from multiple disciplines which include landscape architecture, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_design" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Urban design">urban design</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecology" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Ecology">ecology</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">. The High Line was inspired by the 4.7 km (2.9 mi) long </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coul%C3%A9e_verte" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Coulée verte">Coulée verte</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> (tree-lined walkway), a similar project in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Paris">Paris</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> completed in 1993.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv38wFDhU03owNSrdZDrJe5ARNh44hVHC1gH109qtIh2xoYslWBnzAoqKjL4rvbrIc_o3ZCjWC-teKTUDkwaNgOvXMegKM9t69KhsOMBXqPCdO5H2Zr5ad8R7UcK7Ms5Kbch9E4aTJ6ObJBa6otcUqNIAIFkbt4O8pN58n0GZ9U8Q8SfXKUfN2KaCGJGk/s3088/IMG_5723.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv38wFDhU03owNSrdZDrJe5ARNh44hVHC1gH109qtIh2xoYslWBnzAoqKjL4rvbrIc_o3ZCjWC-teKTUDkwaNgOvXMegKM9t69KhsOMBXqPCdO5H2Zr5ad8R7UcK7Ms5Kbch9E4aTJ6ObJBa6otcUqNIAIFkbt4O8pN58n0GZ9U8Q8SfXKUfN2KaCGJGk/s320/IMG_5723.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our first picture together in NYC... and probably my favourite one of the whole trip.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The tree symbolism will follow us throughout these 48 years: the roots of our friendship branching out.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ea00ff;"><b><i>FROM:https://www.thehighline.org/art/projects/pamela-rosenkranz/</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ea00ff;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ea00ff;"><i><span face=""Graphik Web", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">For the third High Line Plinth commission, Rosenkranz presents </span><span face=""Graphik Web", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;">Old Tree</span><span face=""Graphik Web", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">, a bright red-and-pink sculpture that animates myriad historical archetypes wherein the tree of life connects heaven and earth. The tree’s sanguine color resembles the branching systems of human organs, blood vessels, and tissue, inviting viewers to consider the indivisible connection between human and plant life. </span><span face=""Graphik Web", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;">Old Tree </span><span face=""Graphik Web", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">evokes metaphors for the ancient wisdom of human evolution as well as a future in which the synthetic has become nature. On the High Line—a contemporary urban park built on a relic of industry—</span><span face=""Graphik Web", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left;">Old Tree</span><span face=""Graphik Web", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> raises questions about what is truly “artificial” or “natural” in our world. Made of man-made materials and standing at a height of 25 feet atop the Plinth, it provides a social space, creating shade while casting an ever-changing, luminous aura amid New York’s changing seasons.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is a YOUTUBE video to learn more about this beautiful piece of art: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=182&v=If7ntcbVjng&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehighline.org%2F&source_ve_path=MzY4NDIsMjg2NjY&feature=emb_logo</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwTPb4Ey3mFh_8_jhBawd1cUaNGlUm8uVcgnxlPQeM2TFF8-pPs9TGnQmdm_FO7f0HthxJ-1AHLyBBlE_JTD3KZOnJe8AurLYG2P45huBRcwo9elLNIAGzreTdlnBspQ4VygCnTNG7ibiQFfphQccs9NHLjsUqVVrN7UNrSbBsSNDU05MRSIbgyjJR5CM/s4032/IMG_5729.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwTPb4Ey3mFh_8_jhBawd1cUaNGlUm8uVcgnxlPQeM2TFF8-pPs9TGnQmdm_FO7f0HthxJ-1AHLyBBlE_JTD3KZOnJe8AurLYG2P45huBRcwo9elLNIAGzreTdlnBspQ4VygCnTNG7ibiQFfphQccs9NHLjsUqVVrN7UNrSbBsSNDU05MRSIbgyjJR5CM/s320/IMG_5729.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love the murals around the High Line.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfo_9ZVhhW14CcFPW1yS8eaOxrp0OTnBrhzQ-_U7ogZcHTQC6ZJ-04gX5EZ2QBvBKH_l7TR69qsHAWyIyz69PsUwYDfCTPon86kEHJhhWjJw8vXx8UTPEAu63rjpmjRdNOeDbHvUxQ_fbYT0YpRPJz2GL2mTNCpi9Ucaoo4nbfJBiJ3WSixM3PYJ-duCk/s4032/IMG_5734.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfo_9ZVhhW14CcFPW1yS8eaOxrp0OTnBrhzQ-_U7ogZcHTQC6ZJ-04gX5EZ2QBvBKH_l7TR69qsHAWyIyz69PsUwYDfCTPon86kEHJhhWjJw8vXx8UTPEAu63rjpmjRdNOeDbHvUxQ_fbYT0YpRPJz2GL2mTNCpi9Ucaoo4nbfJBiJ3WSixM3PYJ-duCk/s320/IMG_5734.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lots of people out, enjoying such a pleasant fall afternoon.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHJlYWkE7M9NaTq5pqC0S_phcsiDzgOeq0WvgsKE-cnO_1toTK8dLG1662S5i5_yR5oLb4bPrN6v98uQ7TXoUvOJP512wSbej7fx7Hra0wNVoshRqX2MdVNFrj2B59lRJm8ePU9eHAeyEwuFgtiTHdcUJn_ymYK4BGRxmuieEVXLx2KIi1EtuDJ9V_IJg/s4032/IMG_5740.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHJlYWkE7M9NaTq5pqC0S_phcsiDzgOeq0WvgsKE-cnO_1toTK8dLG1662S5i5_yR5oLb4bPrN6v98uQ7TXoUvOJP512wSbej7fx7Hra0wNVoshRqX2MdVNFrj2B59lRJm8ePU9eHAeyEwuFgtiTHdcUJn_ymYK4BGRxmuieEVXLx2KIi1EtuDJ9V_IJg/s320/IMG_5740.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chelsea Market - one of my favourite places in NYC - was already all decorated for Halloween.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TOxuBuG07vqSSJTcoGN_WMtBarAnxjzVAeUDiDhXMKBdXJF4hKbaqyvw2goNJ8BnLmcENpSEDSnl0B0yz4Y98oC6p63m3teGj-0LdB6X6vESKjm1iQ8hUphrM8CJXKzLjGlE1dPJDkvVXAcmL7NGgi3aSAIZaMQunQ7oUKbeVhbVpoWlzoCGK00qxtY/s4032/IMG_5744.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TOxuBuG07vqSSJTcoGN_WMtBarAnxjzVAeUDiDhXMKBdXJF4hKbaqyvw2goNJ8BnLmcENpSEDSnl0B0yz4Y98oC6p63m3teGj-0LdB6X6vESKjm1iQ8hUphrM8CJXKzLjGlE1dPJDkvVXAcmL7NGgi3aSAIZaMQunQ7oUKbeVhbVpoWlzoCGK00qxtY/s320/IMG_5744.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lining up for lunch at one of the most delicious tacos I have ever had: Los Tacos 1.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">https://www.lostacos1.com</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVcISoR3GE_rAIZ-iYZVbgtWDFoZWW1zx6qmezw_yaqmRko9SGg75oujGvWp5OMs5BSXxjzXK4d2Bdhg1ovvmqrMsF49ne_tcZV_p2hNdj77ljgejIaus3MasMpLJ1bLfqorUVAySK2sCA2XPp5vIHc-gGCaX-myznsPf83gXn9eqn-GBDNflkXjRlZ3g/s4032/IMG_5745.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVcISoR3GE_rAIZ-iYZVbgtWDFoZWW1zx6qmezw_yaqmRko9SGg75oujGvWp5OMs5BSXxjzXK4d2Bdhg1ovvmqrMsF49ne_tcZV_p2hNdj77ljgejIaus3MasMpLJ1bLfqorUVAySK2sCA2XPp5vIHc-gGCaX-myznsPf83gXn9eqn-GBDNflkXjRlZ3g/s320/IMG_5745.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJ69tU4pNLoY6aiLeMo3mEWG6RhxBpnlx3l6jALnds1JCFFIKZCz57TK8kQocspPog06fPzPRiffQp0L465w6AWNDpUEKgxwZfxRwWsN2h-EkPHEfUTUb9yquIdW_jAsO-r22Es3l5gxu6nGgvl0QSqpKr5GTaT1mWm78ojmcz-DZbBQWTvM8eBo8ULA/s3088/IMG_5747.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJ69tU4pNLoY6aiLeMo3mEWG6RhxBpnlx3l6jALnds1JCFFIKZCz57TK8kQocspPog06fPzPRiffQp0L465w6AWNDpUEKgxwZfxRwWsN2h-EkPHEfUTUb9yquIdW_jAsO-r22Es3l5gxu6nGgvl0QSqpKr5GTaT1mWm78ojmcz-DZbBQWTvM8eBo8ULA/s320/IMG_5747.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The line up moves fast, but luckily, there is brewery right beside it, with a suggestive sign:</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br />"Yes! You can drink while in line. Order a beer!"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwIuqEzaBEQUFSEBUyHLQ4NLH5wQzBAkqHX2cHo7LhfDCwFbOBXmGHQiUjwhL8BpnGVWvIA36Q2RScEqHmYgRm_beEheSmndtMzlms2Fq6kxiGk5ZX-0-B5tDZdCD-JVjcuTkDN0AklvhBevA0rT6Fmr-x6y_zS20sjKPXId383bjeEq_QSrNvpmKYhcA/s4032/IMG_5752.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwIuqEzaBEQUFSEBUyHLQ4NLH5wQzBAkqHX2cHo7LhfDCwFbOBXmGHQiUjwhL8BpnGVWvIA36Q2RScEqHmYgRm_beEheSmndtMzlms2Fq6kxiGk5ZX-0-B5tDZdCD-JVjcuTkDN0AklvhBevA0rT6Fmr-x6y_zS20sjKPXId383bjeEq_QSrNvpmKYhcA/s320/IMG_5752.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />It was definitely worth the wait. <br />The stuff - like Jesus here, who served our tacos - were hard workers, efficient and nice to us, tourists.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiua388k890f5mcfcHrZTXTaRhEFIih8LGrHkQ50DXoRdWZoUm_A0lvAJoCRSFwVBvK5_R_Muf32sCzTO39h-LOKYO4GErnabT-i_cbiWfLpXfhS3WCTkfCVmkUDRrDO1SuUtf8R91TEweFg0e_iz8DTn3F3PfJYCVOiRar3H2yE0O3HYgEmVs0sS9g9FA/s3088/IMG_5759.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiua388k890f5mcfcHrZTXTaRhEFIih8LGrHkQ50DXoRdWZoUm_A0lvAJoCRSFwVBvK5_R_Muf32sCzTO39h-LOKYO4GErnabT-i_cbiWfLpXfhS3WCTkfCVmkUDRrDO1SuUtf8R91TEweFg0e_iz8DTn3F3PfJYCVOiRar3H2yE0O3HYgEmVs0sS9g9FA/s320/IMG_5759.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The moment were were waiting for!!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgloS0OSfkevYAWyDfiotORO_BUq65rx2ZyxkXa-rMpS4dsvr-ehVIIKKej7vOLtmVcvVFJaZqqaQIeStpNU3uB3ZuwRE8PlQOOPkx4gOqmp9rDhOpfk0jfV_Ryy-vGVOpwDx70ww3ENQAlZEAJVrf5Gb4M1tLjUnHyR3BIefTsE6QbB9fSMoYWC9pkQ94/s4032/IMG_5778.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgloS0OSfkevYAWyDfiotORO_BUq65rx2ZyxkXa-rMpS4dsvr-ehVIIKKej7vOLtmVcvVFJaZqqaQIeStpNU3uB3ZuwRE8PlQOOPkx4gOqmp9rDhOpfk0jfV_Ryy-vGVOpwDx70ww3ENQAlZEAJVrf5Gb4M1tLjUnHyR3BIefTsE6QbB9fSMoYWC9pkQ94/s320/IMG_5778.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There he was! Arnaldo Antunes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been his fan for almost four decades, since I was a teen listening to inappropriate music with my older siblings. Arnaldo was part of the Titãs, a punk rock band in the 80s/90s.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I immediately fell in love with his punk hair, crazy robot/strange dancing and his deep, deep voice. Titãs was a nine people band, but I only had eyes for Arnaldo Antunes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VKOVt0f5voHRwuI3gRmwF6O4HuQ-Aim-yTvnbPYj1DTU_FQtV3_5SblQ74JyV72aG7E3vzwKZff85jegX30laXcmOjD1qwzbx3iomds8JxUxn7-aHWKyExyI7oEY2izYVPSh3rxJGTaRkfdNm015SgrLRvBTI9ry8DZI2c10NvfO0Uo8p0I3c_fyOic/s2016/db755566-51cb-438d-a67e-aa290808021a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="2016" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VKOVt0f5voHRwuI3gRmwF6O4HuQ-Aim-yTvnbPYj1DTU_FQtV3_5SblQ74JyV72aG7E3vzwKZff85jegX30laXcmOjD1qwzbx3iomds8JxUxn7-aHWKyExyI7oEY2izYVPSh3rxJGTaRkfdNm015SgrLRvBTI9ry8DZI2c10NvfO0Uo8p0I3c_fyOic/s320/db755566-51cb-438d-a67e-aa290808021a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was actually my third time seeing him on stage, on different phases of his artistic career. I saw him on Titas band, back in the 90s. Then I saw him as one of the Tribalistas - with Marisa Monte and Carlinhos Brown - in Italy, just before the pandemic. And now, him and super talented piano player Vítor Araújo, playing their incredibly beautiful album Lágrimas no Mar (Tears in the Sea).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KSBBVoTcpgh6KwVK_LKgparGJrzjng8vVcLIsKJ0H8I83RSW_QpnNwNT7k9I8vteNoWoqMKUASiqAIINK0KamadKiPF-w7gF2SWJb9H-iO2AqGLQ4hhVhoBaKb9TH1nS3NWdFPxbUtuzN8jhpdUAlbrVGuIZfllwKg4LYrXoE2CxMsRHJcQpVlfkNd0/s4032/IMG_5768.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KSBBVoTcpgh6KwVK_LKgparGJrzjng8vVcLIsKJ0H8I83RSW_QpnNwNT7k9I8vteNoWoqMKUASiqAIINK0KamadKiPF-w7gF2SWJb9H-iO2AqGLQ4hhVhoBaKb9TH1nS3NWdFPxbUtuzN8jhpdUAlbrVGuIZfllwKg4LYrXoE2CxMsRHJcQpVlfkNd0/s320/IMG_5768.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />The concert was super intimated, with less than 200 people, which made it even more special. I had the feeling only people who really appreciate his art showed up. I felt special, and lucky. I saw on social media on the next day, that former Talking Heads, David Byrne was there as well. :)<br /><br />What a inebriating experience!!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b></i></span><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><i>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnaldo_Antunes</i></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><br /></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Arnaldo Antunes</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">(born Arnaldo Augusto Nora Antunes Filho, September 2, 1960) is a Brazilian musician, writer, and composer. He was a member of the rock band </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tit%C3%A3s" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Titãs">Titãs</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, which he co-founded in 1982 and left ten years later. After 1992, he embarked on a solo career. He has published poetry and had his first book published in 1983. He has worked with </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marisa_Monte" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Marisa Monte">Marisa Monte</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribalistas" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Tribalistas">Tribalistas</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlinhos_Brown" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Carlinhos Brown">Carlinhos Brown</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIiuHvajkzCB51t4Acq3MDkUfAJ2a93xTRruQaYEmCu8uJqxIZBYC8ronsVO-Pu__zvlaaFEhq4WeATcl8uHRfZk3RoPsuu4hpRB4tfaTiZ_29HIeQLn4VCAAJ8jOzonkHue659syH1WmS-5MVpX1bEcVlS-cvHkmDpldZOBAphUVvND_ZSjXOd6g0zXs/s4032/IMG_5786.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIiuHvajkzCB51t4Acq3MDkUfAJ2a93xTRruQaYEmCu8uJqxIZBYC8ronsVO-Pu__zvlaaFEhq4WeATcl8uHRfZk3RoPsuu4hpRB4tfaTiZ_29HIeQLn4VCAAJ8jOzonkHue659syH1WmS-5MVpX1bEcVlS-cvHkmDpldZOBAphUVvND_ZSjXOd6g0zXs/s320/IMG_5786.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Celebrity spotting around Times Square, after the concert. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We heard the commotion and came to see who was there. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, neither of us recognized him. Can you help us????</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguHUR8wMc1N5M9Xc9B6FQ9Jfzyr4v-BRrH_UdSRfvODe7yKzzrRg6w4tBxOSSLLVa_Xa-1DrwDMFgusWRzqB2DKU3njbLDqptVT2tfIdZevvNiEhDdNfZQ2t8_QhT32W020ACcRkcqWIa1uvRhJW2NwL-1J1m7PYxaexhDC8YQ6bIZK9Jxiu-xRsdynYo/s3088/IMG_5790.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguHUR8wMc1N5M9Xc9B6FQ9Jfzyr4v-BRrH_UdSRfvODe7yKzzrRg6w4tBxOSSLLVa_Xa-1DrwDMFgusWRzqB2DKU3njbLDqptVT2tfIdZevvNiEhDdNfZQ2t8_QhT32W020ACcRkcqWIa1uvRhJW2NwL-1J1m7PYxaexhDC8YQ6bIZK9Jxiu-xRsdynYo/s320/IMG_5790.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of the most fun things to do in NYC is to experience Times Square at night. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's like all the stress and tiredness of a long day in the big city finds a place to release all the energy. <br />You can feel the vivacity of the metropole here, at 11pm.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXdvNRJ5evbw7aDK_GNYGvQ4TdwFgSVw6QTKaxiU9P1yy9eGpfoWAmS7IBEUxsHeCFhVbw3-4rCQgjT12QOwDAglq2T_8H_pZRp1QJwORlxWhNymYptmRpmjDdi9qagOG9rvZD_ZDZOeGI_9oC26O-Q6qVxNC1Dv_xVaGqXkufrDkPcU-ISlUJNyoWzg/s3060/IMG_5798.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXdvNRJ5evbw7aDK_GNYGvQ4TdwFgSVw6QTKaxiU9P1yy9eGpfoWAmS7IBEUxsHeCFhVbw3-4rCQgjT12QOwDAglq2T_8H_pZRp1QJwORlxWhNymYptmRpmjDdi9qagOG9rvZD_ZDZOeGI_9oC26O-Q6qVxNC1Dv_xVaGqXkufrDkPcU-ISlUJNyoWzg/s320/IMG_5798.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This sweet day ended with something... sweet!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A stop for a marvellous Italian cannoli on the way to the hotel. <br />Delicious! Good night!</div></div></div><p></p>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10000931073837922786noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396939946263808543.post-55296088844345495182023-10-03T17:21:00.000-04:002023-10-03T17:21:00.976-04:00September 17 - Paulista with great friends<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJgg1uoxyAHuxDdiyKOQ4S3PM68Cz69y__wXiMW20y48Ao3MmIdrSnvubsTkhjB97L0ZJYCCQrz4E8RHrAVFo-s2uruDSUCqUDtV7LHG5jkL9vJP0PjoSsHgWO9EQP2_ql1bGs6iAsVVtUUGX3LbX_zDkLkSba2XIcn9YydwxsEkWht7gwvil3ohduHPw/s4032/IMG_5268.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJgg1uoxyAHuxDdiyKOQ4S3PM68Cz69y__wXiMW20y48Ao3MmIdrSnvubsTkhjB97L0ZJYCCQrz4E8RHrAVFo-s2uruDSUCqUDtV7LHG5jkL9vJP0PjoSsHgWO9EQP2_ql1bGs6iAsVVtUUGX3LbX_zDkLkSba2XIcn9YydwxsEkWht7gwvil3ohduHPw/s320/IMG_5268.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our last day in São Paulo was a bit relaxing, but equally fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It started with a walk on Avenida Paulista, one of the biggest and most important landmark in the city. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The avenue, same from our first day here, is car free on Sundays. Again, we witnessed a sea of people claiming urban spaces for their entertainment and socialization. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZlw-0Zw4lLO2NJ8itdxReU0kjl9E2WyoHYzvL-guQz1qzVw_MDOBomQ_8RymCiSeJ7p5NUJVd5rvtohvI_Xq2SzB9wqfPy2LbXQIIG7g8McWGSA2Xm9c9hoOb1V-67lLLSfmOY-qlQWMf2AiCHmSl4yzzZhU3CnY2Ub1RGMaCsdbUMcCF79bWnvClOY/s4032/IMG_5271.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZlw-0Zw4lLO2NJ8itdxReU0kjl9E2WyoHYzvL-guQz1qzVw_MDOBomQ_8RymCiSeJ7p5NUJVd5rvtohvI_Xq2SzB9wqfPy2LbXQIIG7g8McWGSA2Xm9c9hoOb1V-67lLLSfmOY-qlQWMf2AiCHmSl4yzzZhU3CnY2Ub1RGMaCsdbUMcCF79bWnvClOY/s320/IMG_5271.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The company could've not been better: our lovely friend Fernanda and her awesome hubby Vicentinho. From Palhoça to the Sampa heat! I love it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0KuaHpycsrO5KD9jqQWutE1fvWY9B6jZgUigWMkEtCEB4iqAaOIMwpM_4whW106IARM2tBtyIInbm4_lbzoQvlcFH4EWgfFLcfWuA4-hYxjy3LQQGY_3qQDpf4V_f48dH86Lty9i63RITyyYj66MGGKEcwzWP9a0o7-wLbXPG_5gV4vrgVf8EaSohrc/s3448/IMG_5277.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2324" data-original-width="3448" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0KuaHpycsrO5KD9jqQWutE1fvWY9B6jZgUigWMkEtCEB4iqAaOIMwpM_4whW106IARM2tBtyIInbm4_lbzoQvlcFH4EWgfFLcfWuA4-hYxjy3LQQGY_3qQDpf4V_f48dH86Lty9i63RITyyYj66MGGKEcwzWP9a0o7-wLbXPG_5gV4vrgVf8EaSohrc/s320/IMG_5277.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After a long lunch to catch up, Fê made sure I had my last fix of Brigadeiro, the best Brazilian dessert.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><ol class="prep-steps list-unstyled xs-text-3" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Proxima Nova", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: "tnum", "tnum"; font-size: 1.125rem; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; line-height: 1.4 !important; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2rem; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><li class="xs-mb2" style="box-sizing: border-box; counter-increment: step-counter 1; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;">1- In a pot over low heat, melt the butter, condensed milk, and cocoa powder, stirring continuously until you can see the bottom of the pot for 2-3 seconds when dragging a spatula through.</span></i></li><li class="xs-mb2" style="box-sizing: border-box; counter-increment: step-counter 1; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;">2- Pour onto a greased plate, then chill for 1 hour.</span></i></li><li class="xs-mb2" style="box-sizing: border-box; counter-increment: step-counter 1; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;">3- Shape and roll the chilled mixture into balls.</span></i></li><li class="xs-mb2" style="box-sizing: border-box; counter-increment: step-counter 1; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;">4- Roll the balls in chocolate sprinkles</span></i></li><li class="xs-mb2" style="box-sizing: border-box; counter-increment: step-counter 1; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 1.125rem;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;">5- Enjoy!</span></i></span></li></ol></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw67xPmBj-YlYciKqaG94DNC6k-kgqyTTqN72sGgIjQ5k75DQP8NfGd1nS8OfhRVk4GgBGbeqVcZ2ZHgZv0A6atkLgpiwgXBM5olDbFkExMF7OQW7Q0XCB7u0ZAbnISzrSs2ZGVdvlHc2o4ln5CMNHQiVTQTMSO1Qwy_2TxK6JRnN_18xf4jrFVx-EJ1A/s4032/IMG_5282.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw67xPmBj-YlYciKqaG94DNC6k-kgqyTTqN72sGgIjQ5k75DQP8NfGd1nS8OfhRVk4GgBGbeqVcZ2ZHgZv0A6atkLgpiwgXBM5olDbFkExMF7OQW7Q0XCB7u0ZAbnISzrSs2ZGVdvlHc2o4ln5CMNHQiVTQTMSO1Qwy_2TxK6JRnN_18xf4jrFVx-EJ1A/s320/IMG_5282.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A Kobra mural of Brazil's most famous architect, Oscar Niemeyer. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">https://www.eduardokobra.com</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCnvPSq5Tg0a9aAqTV3JkJYjdlEX8GDf2OjOid7T5m2676XemP5qV62rOrLE3lJeZMHiNz6Ubpx22YEdkaFxUyJRO6mtbqE-R9PdrvBh7udr8-RzvMTzFGT7tSIHvlv9q4jDRcTRZl_qML1iSnxhjMfRx0cpjmffJtpA0etb53ZrDUPwkwyCBwBqQujzs/s4032/IMG_5285.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCnvPSq5Tg0a9aAqTV3JkJYjdlEX8GDf2OjOid7T5m2676XemP5qV62rOrLE3lJeZMHiNz6Ubpx22YEdkaFxUyJRO6mtbqE-R9PdrvBh7udr8-RzvMTzFGT7tSIHvlv9q4jDRcTRZl_qML1iSnxhjMfRx0cpjmffJtpA0etb53ZrDUPwkwyCBwBqQujzs/s320/IMG_5285.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Suddenly we found ourselves in a super cool place: The Japan House São Paulo. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I mentioned before, this city has a huge Japanese community - the biggest outside of Japan - therefore, lots of Japanese cultural spaces and restaurants. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbd-zK4BGDKdMzHBrEsabDVNa-65X5Cb-b_PJ0vvlBZjGSai9_63zSKkOl0nmZ44-VxE9aOyCxHMCO86tvEXBL6U8RXczgdsqIaUT_Lnk1FZ5hqAEDAbJcYJEbO3YJCb6HeqThWx4SNMR-4xb6DbHXWyH0-SoAExNBK6c_u9eZHY3i89tMQlM_PlFhAWM/s4032/IMG_5286.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbd-zK4BGDKdMzHBrEsabDVNa-65X5Cb-b_PJ0vvlBZjGSai9_63zSKkOl0nmZ44-VxE9aOyCxHMCO86tvEXBL6U8RXczgdsqIaUT_Lnk1FZ5hqAEDAbJcYJEbO3YJCb6HeqThWx4SNMR-4xb6DbHXWyH0-SoAExNBK6c_u9eZHY3i89tMQlM_PlFhAWM/s320/IMG_5286.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the moment, visitors can appreciate the exhibition Japan From Miniatures, by Tatsuya Tanaka. I suggest you zoom in the pictures for special discoveries. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUNqhhyHl3xUtpGv_vcNgkf5KsZTr11dW1cSkEySlQ5FNm2RNAZVQ-4Tjpy4Zeg_4E9iaqYA8SkI91IVivFMcs-oWRNxcA7MDPYWoLDWSgCZpU-wJAOSul-6mKsnKtpqFZIE3ZeUzGBgAJdAIQNURxpjwGNV9ivrXmKFIzsUWNqTyZyuhroZk_0xbxLD8/s4032/IMG_5287.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUNqhhyHl3xUtpGv_vcNgkf5KsZTr11dW1cSkEySlQ5FNm2RNAZVQ-4Tjpy4Zeg_4E9iaqYA8SkI91IVivFMcs-oWRNxcA7MDPYWoLDWSgCZpU-wJAOSul-6mKsnKtpqFZIE3ZeUzGBgAJdAIQNURxpjwGNV9ivrXmKFIzsUWNqTyZyuhroZk_0xbxLD8/s320/IMG_5287.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>FROM: https://www.japanhousesp.com.br/en/exposicao/japao-em-miniaturas-tatsuya-tanaka/</b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 2px;"><b><i><span style="color: #38761d;">Perspective and scale change</span></i></b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;">Shells, food items such as noodles and sushi, makeup items, straws, clothespins, fans, among other everyday Japanese objects, are used in 37 works, which will be divided into five main groups: Seasons and their events, scenes from traditional Japan, scenes from modern Japan, everyday life, and traditional practices.</span></i></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;">In the original exhibition <b>“Japan from Miniatures - Tatsuya Tanaka”</b>, visitors will be able to recognize brush bristles that turn into rice crops, Japanese fermented soy packaging, natto, which is reminiscent of the architecture of an important Japanese castle, sushi lined up on mats reminiscent of trains and cars in traffic, and even green straws that could be confused with a bamboo grove based on the perspective and scale change.</span></i></p></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpB3-fN4lTeiihaGasXHgtBvhoy040rnhBO-zoPywFMAWohwmFy5koJJmaf1pe2OyKfjCYJdMdWLllf1z9LKZILILv6JRFAyprES5etnWPD-_W28F_z0U60YdsibOA9K9T5wkhPo85fbQtDQMiEpFaaRlX5IUzuCNBG-jgxQcM_aWgnrGlGZIk5ICShEM/s4032/IMG_5288.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpB3-fN4lTeiihaGasXHgtBvhoy040rnhBO-zoPywFMAWohwmFy5koJJmaf1pe2OyKfjCYJdMdWLllf1z9LKZILILv6JRFAyprES5etnWPD-_W28F_z0U60YdsibOA9K9T5wkhPo85fbQtDQMiEpFaaRlX5IUzuCNBG-jgxQcM_aWgnrGlGZIk5ICShEM/s320/IMG_5288.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the image of the zoomed photo of the previous image.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Neat, eh?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKsDRpJqLXnrUjLrqBd7y2lqkul6W9FLWfQFYfHEDucT36WB7n959sBm9gz1DIRfkx35h3g86dTjt_nJ0cS4kfvsjUlCgHCkhQ6eFB4lWRGjg7E1lBgVYs7BWO3x8Wfd0g87BcK5rDQ37CtA8bt6nkMKuhbsp3kRa2Ehkf6I45meMYeneojWONSFWQoaA/s4032/IMG_5291.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKsDRpJqLXnrUjLrqBd7y2lqkul6W9FLWfQFYfHEDucT36WB7n959sBm9gz1DIRfkx35h3g86dTjt_nJ0cS4kfvsjUlCgHCkhQ6eFB4lWRGjg7E1lBgVYs7BWO3x8Wfd0g87BcK5rDQ37CtA8bt6nkMKuhbsp3kRa2Ehkf6I45meMYeneojWONSFWQoaA/s320/IMG_5291.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmHZedtA52Ujp2dUlFxcVgFPf4xiPnNiSqwe7AE0aPkqEx0vjg19DSjyw-xY3M-hsZFUA5DQeCXegRPmisPPxq_rYR1UnNzpiq8VdknqYo_YJLBIcHv-IypE_o1ZbTwUHkEmVwJZfzjcIhmuqiWm54eg4Lpqz6SxFB-38pnJMigoHsgnJ4lv4rT8_deY/s4032/IMG_5292.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmHZedtA52Ujp2dUlFxcVgFPf4xiPnNiSqwe7AE0aPkqEx0vjg19DSjyw-xY3M-hsZFUA5DQeCXegRPmisPPxq_rYR1UnNzpiq8VdknqYo_YJLBIcHv-IypE_o1ZbTwUHkEmVwJZfzjcIhmuqiWm54eg4Lpqz6SxFB-38pnJMigoHsgnJ4lv4rT8_deY/s320/IMG_5292.jpg" width="240" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>FROM : https://books.google.ca/books/about/Small_Wonders_Life_Portrait_in_Miniature.html?id=w5BavgAACAAJ&source=kp_author_description&redir_esc=y</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>Born in Kumamoto, Kyusyu in 1981, Tanaka Tatsuya is a Japanese photographer. He started posting miniature images every day in 2011, calling it "Miniature Calendar." Since then, more than 4,000 images have been posted on his website, and he now has 2.5 million+ followers on Instagram</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU6hX89sKsiujqxFfnRTlYXVlSHENHzcCslCRNaInrWfNbrjifEE6dH8G-Uwc7sLTZ41CvjRdrHyEAcw4EEOFyohrQ8HU0T6LMI-vOcKc-d439dlwFsP4fz7jM3t3-Td0uwg6oQzFqxi8g7TQ51TyKKsDHvrkxWSDabzllhS3S6UWpLnxW_DzOfQIHYDs/s1600/ad06ab08-8736-4870-a050-8ef92ea03840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU6hX89sKsiujqxFfnRTlYXVlSHENHzcCslCRNaInrWfNbrjifEE6dH8G-Uwc7sLTZ41CvjRdrHyEAcw4EEOFyohrQ8HU0T6LMI-vOcKc-d439dlwFsP4fz7jM3t3-Td0uwg6oQzFqxi8g7TQ51TyKKsDHvrkxWSDabzllhS3S6UWpLnxW_DzOfQIHYDs/s320/ad06ab08-8736-4870-a050-8ef92ea03840.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a nice team! As we say in Brazil: "closing our mini vacation with golden keys!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks, Fê and Vincent! :)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEk5VdGIDvziSGkGuSMhM6v0a4xWLE8ELNqKZsYczc--Ut1b_il9rPS772eHvmTOw5ScOm7UzoNRSv_tqf509sHKmPhD3mIK7svhSiu3MegWJDz9ItA7fz1abHZfVBRAvHegEDSIlgHsGfflXgFWjTF7Budfg4Boc-3i8h0zmRTU8XH4NbDMeVhWTVkM/s4032/IMG_5294.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEk5VdGIDvziSGkGuSMhM6v0a4xWLE8ELNqKZsYczc--Ut1b_il9rPS772eHvmTOw5ScOm7UzoNRSv_tqf509sHKmPhD3mIK7svhSiu3MegWJDz9ItA7fz1abHZfVBRAvHegEDSIlgHsGfflXgFWjTF7Budfg4Boc-3i8h0zmRTU8XH4NbDMeVhWTVkM/s320/IMG_5294.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1cxx7f0_SYRlo5pPXK-SDP7SJP_8S_L7yG87bPnOk2i75lmx95daqX4Pu-dZzjoy3b4ABpWBHkyLCqVuYQP7b1NZrFfBKxflSYcF64t-n4XVUHlbO9RUvdZchLPMro1BOetPJPCNWbO39_oJq5JsWz7-4heoKFxfK7gQ1DyGn_TmyNEyIngftaPkt-fA/s320/IMG_5303.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sad moment: in the Uber on the way to the airport.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hm6bI_VfK1Z8jz3gQvWAijAGJRYVn03yVh-7DgiLtJddjArSlgq4UT8yfEazfIlj0WTyHmyoeNw8DclggG60TANXN_J2cv5iCQimO1LUSyCHZe7L4eL3KEfWojU6f5oB54jJhIsrKoa_UOSvlO5EqlqgTZKTgZABfjR8bVcoDy7hZw_02Q8WQQYPbws/s4032/71668176994__988A2397-2EFB-43FB-B84C-C9913891EE13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hm6bI_VfK1Z8jz3gQvWAijAGJRYVn03yVh-7DgiLtJddjArSlgq4UT8yfEazfIlj0WTyHmyoeNw8DclggG60TANXN_J2cv5iCQimO1LUSyCHZe7L4eL3KEfWojU6f5oB54jJhIsrKoa_UOSvlO5EqlqgTZKTgZABfjR8bVcoDy7hZw_02Q8WQQYPbws/s320/71668176994__988A2397-2EFB-43FB-B84C-C9913891EE13.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My traveller companion here, at the end of this adventure. :(</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks, Mike!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was short, but VERY sweet!</div><br /> <p></p>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10000931073837922786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396939946263808543.post-11430524940497942582023-10-03T17:20:00.003-04:002023-10-04T10:51:05.403-04:00September 14 - Two lost people in the biggest city of South America <p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWC-BglZ4CI00F6wF8-ifPkXi8UU4_FSA3aY_7L6oUGVqnVDGCqIw8PkXZM7bgqJk6lTMo7R0zo0YM5m2J57-sidgqiGYjuyuwvn5Yd2C-qk6AN_EwrvXIzN7Mr6SYJLKxgU6UkCersSbHgfSxuC2FUhpFFB7ny40ls8vXZlwtUG3OdQneSUWSVPxISAo/s3474/IMG_4898.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3474" data-original-width="2522" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWC-BglZ4CI00F6wF8-ifPkXi8UU4_FSA3aY_7L6oUGVqnVDGCqIw8PkXZM7bgqJk6lTMo7R0zo0YM5m2J57-sidgqiGYjuyuwvn5Yd2C-qk6AN_EwrvXIzN7Mr6SYJLKxgU6UkCersSbHgfSxuC2FUhpFFB7ny40ls8vXZlwtUG3OdQneSUWSVPxISAo/s320/IMG_4898.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It felt like an overdue honeymoon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After 12 years of parenthood, Mike and I did our second only trip together, without the children. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We chose a very familiar destination: São Paulo, in Brazil. We fly into this huge metropole every time on our way south of Brazil to visit my family, but we never spent time here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I always wanted to show Mike a bit of the biggest South America city.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Renaissance Hotel São Paulo<br />https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/saobr-renaissance-sao-paulo-hotel/overview/</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMu7wQqcA8NoAQhWdDY4swz7DG5JsZa54Atg6bq5-UZAqFq5r3cVFEonaBVDh6GpnK5xFFTc6hibaUP9kP0XGzvxrOzCJ-AyPVNf9s89RlbagGbyezJc_tqm480ScUjxqf4y3UMmsnWdDNPRPrItNXzfLcA2AZvViH85ypXh5J8hjKkipj0Z3QKLmkwqc/s4032/IMG_4901.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMu7wQqcA8NoAQhWdDY4swz7DG5JsZa54Atg6bq5-UZAqFq5r3cVFEonaBVDh6GpnK5xFFTc6hibaUP9kP0XGzvxrOzCJ-AyPVNf9s89RlbagGbyezJc_tqm480ScUjxqf4y3UMmsnWdDNPRPrItNXzfLcA2AZvViH85ypXh5J8hjKkipj0Z3QKLmkwqc/s320/IMG_4901.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We met at Guarulhos Airport - me coming from the south after visiting my family, and him coming from home. We both stayed for only four (fulfilling) days. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was raining a lot, but it didn't matter because our first stop was the MASP - São Paulo Arts Museum, on Paulista Avenue... so indoors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><i>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/São_Paulo_Museum_of_Art</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>The <b>São Paulo Museum of Art</b> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_language" style="background-image: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a>: <span lang="pt">Museu de Arte de São Paulo</span>, or <span title="Portuguese-language text"><span lang="pt">MASP</span></span>) is an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_museum" style="background-image: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Art museum">art museum</a> located on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulista_Avenue" style="background-image: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Paulista Avenue">Paulista Avenue</a> in the city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo" style="background-image: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="São Paulo">São Paulo</a>, Brazil. It is well known for its headquarters, a 1968 concrete and glass structure designed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lina_Bo_Bardi" style="background-image: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Lina Bo Bardi">Lina Bo Bardi</a>, whose main body is supported by two lateral beams over a 74 metres (243 ft) freestanding space. It is considered a landmark of the city and a main symbol of modern Brazilian architecture.</i></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>The museum was founded in 1947 by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assis_Chateaubriand" style="background-image: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Assis Chateaubriand">Assis Chateaubriand</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietro_Maria_Bardi" style="background-image: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Pietro Maria Bardi">Pietro Maria Bardi</a>, and is maintained as a non-profit institution. MASP distinguished itself by its involvement in several important initiatives concerning <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museology" style="background-image: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Museology">museology</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_education" style="background-image: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Art education">art education</a> in Brazil, as well as for its pioneering role as a cultural center. It was also the first Brazilian museum to display <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-World_War_II" style="background-image: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Post-World War II">post-World War II</a> art.</i></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>The museum is internationally recognized for its collection of European art, considered to be one of the finest in both Latin America and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Hemisphere" style="background-image: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Southern Hemisphere">Southern Hemisphere</a>. It also houses an important collection of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_art" style="background-image: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Brazilian art">Brazilian art</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printmaking" style="background-image: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Printmaking">prints</a> and drawings, as well as smaller collections of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_art" style="background-image: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="African art">African</a>and <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_art" style="background-image: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Asian art">Asian art</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiquities" style="background-image: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Antiquities">antiquities</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decorative_arts" style="background-image: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Decorative arts">decorative arts</a>, and others, amounting to more than 8,000 pieces. MASP also contains one of the largest art libraries in the country. The entire collection was placed on the Brazilian National Heritage list by Brazil's Institute of History and Art.</i></span></p></div></blockquote></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAHvK8sKBgYhCmHE0I4PSbz2M8I72ckyNQlFwtZ8PyAzlLw3Kzp_NDEq40Mrz_U_AloSQt4KfsANYrsUxGjZ9OS1nVp_rTOmX2f3pPVGH6jk1CeM--Vv05lJmjMkpXTFy3oxulasZY2fOx8O5iSHn77j66BHjON3gBptgy05v3DAu-AZi5nJXfQc-3rY/s4032/IMG_4904.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAHvK8sKBgYhCmHE0I4PSbz2M8I72ckyNQlFwtZ8PyAzlLw3Kzp_NDEq40Mrz_U_AloSQt4KfsANYrsUxGjZ9OS1nVp_rTOmX2f3pPVGH6jk1CeM--Vv05lJmjMkpXTFy3oxulasZY2fOx8O5iSHn77j66BHjON3gBptgy05v3DAu-AZi5nJXfQc-3rY/s320/IMG_4904.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is one of the first pieces we saw, and one of most impactful for me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's called Amnésia (Amnesia, 2015) by Flavio Cerqueira.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">http://flaviocerqueira.com </span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqBEmxqO4uqoDtv5m7I_vhIzAb2S_FV2Ug9OJllHeQQW1K3vcvq2nOjHMf1rt35uzCcreyg4F-Ts_TxhpuP_RhCAJDMN9vJ1TH5PqBil9u38Fw8iguPtpoJa0LgVhalKHD5PFLOwOa8ptGBd2KMkczn5eVEdkC12M7u6TbvH91A3SmVkNzFfYaWiDFYY/s4032/IMG_4906.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqBEmxqO4uqoDtv5m7I_vhIzAb2S_FV2Ug9OJllHeQQW1K3vcvq2nOjHMf1rt35uzCcreyg4F-Ts_TxhpuP_RhCAJDMN9vJ1TH5PqBil9u38Fw8iguPtpoJa0LgVhalKHD5PFLOwOa8ptGBd2KMkczn5eVEdkC12M7u6TbvH91A3SmVkNzFfYaWiDFYY/s320/IMG_4906.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQnMuNXhyqBjJLOQYhC9abfTBXJXW04IcdlFRwMHUHH4Ze5mC2c25NNF2iUX89gSTbrpgG38r9Vky0QuIsDvp5xzi9yjqbpkt1U4wqppzI1jrEgKwZmhHREm0Cov8-tbJSPQfkDSaUsGRQXCA4rP8hV6SDGL1VARZlGmjXtTvDdbyppfAUcYJkeI5u-s/s4032/IMG_4909.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQnMuNXhyqBjJLOQYhC9abfTBXJXW04IcdlFRwMHUHH4Ze5mC2c25NNF2iUX89gSTbrpgG38r9Vky0QuIsDvp5xzi9yjqbpkt1U4wqppzI1jrEgKwZmhHREm0Cov8-tbJSPQfkDSaUsGRQXCA4rP8hV6SDGL1VARZlGmjXtTvDdbyppfAUcYJkeI5u-s/s320/IMG_4909.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><i>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lina_Bo_Bardi</i></b></span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">Lina Bo Bardi</b><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, born</span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> </span><b style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">Achillina Bo</b><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">(5 December 1914 – 20 March 1992), was an Italian-born Brazilian</span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_architecture" style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Modern architecture">modernist</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architect" style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Architect">architect</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">. A prolific architect and designer, she devoted her working life, most of it spent in Brazil, to promoting the social and cultural potential of architecture and design. While she studied under radical Italian architects, she quickly became intrigued with Brazilian vernacular design and how it could influence a modern Brazilian architecture. During her lifetime it was difficult to be accepted among the local Brazilian architects, because she was both a "foreigner" and a woman.</span></span></i></div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">She is recognizable for the unique style of the many architectural illustrations she created over her lifetime, along with her tendency to leave poignant notes to herself. She is also known for her furniture and jewelry designs. The popularity of her works has increased since 2008, when a 1993 catalog of her works was republished. A number of her product designs are being revived, and exhibitions such as her 1968 exhibition of glass and concrete easels have been recreated.</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></i></div></span></div></blockquote><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvqnsFdtDc1QnW93ieMx3G_LHej-V_5d94S0SIwMRbefN_UWnit7NmriRbIO38EiaXF9g3XS50YFQiKJ5YTvJD1T35hpXAsWvj__Y8OmOJtceEP3wFXnFqUQnXSq0Sfw_0GSFliRFcEoMiJ9IuwADUTr0S0w6_6Bi89HZ_NnJejHNHzsRbHCQ4S3DbjY/s4032/IMG_4913.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvqnsFdtDc1QnW93ieMx3G_LHej-V_5d94S0SIwMRbefN_UWnit7NmriRbIO38EiaXF9g3XS50YFQiKJ5YTvJD1T35hpXAsWvj__Y8OmOJtceEP3wFXnFqUQnXSq0Sfw_0GSFliRFcEoMiJ9IuwADUTr0S0w6_6Bi89HZ_NnJejHNHzsRbHCQ4S3DbjY/s320/IMG_4913.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: <span style="text-align: left;">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/São_Paulo_Museum_of_Art#References</span></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>In the museographic area, Lina Bo Bardi also innovated by using tempered <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal" style="background-image: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Crystal">crystal</a> sheets leaned on concrete blocks bases as display supports for the paintings. The intention is to imitate the position of the canvas on the painter's easel, but it also has roots in interwar Italian exhibition design. In the reverse of these supports, which are not used anymore, there were labels with information about the painter and the work. Paradoxically, the museum abandoned this model of exhibition at the end of the 1990s, when the method was beginning to be noticed and implemented by foreign institutions and artists.</i></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>Between 1996 and 2001, the current administration of the museum undertook a vast and controversial reform. Despite the indispensable restoration of the general structure, dramatic changes implemented by the architect and former director of the institution <a class="new" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Julio_Neves&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-image: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Julio Neves (page does not exist)">Julio Neves</a> included the substitution of the original floor conceived by Lina Bo, the installation of a second elevator, the construction of a third underground floor, and the substitution of the water mirrors for gardens. Some architects allege that the reform caused a profound distortion of Lina's original project.</i></span></p></div></blockquote><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTyHoXcmQ95HiZztFPpdqSgUVjoN5ok3voiQqAPNXNMGRB0X-8ETJXsqNOwwzMl6_9ym2s5lJUw16k3yIAU89Ny_-WZlnGwDF1TjC5JvUEqgmP2Ext-2TUefTAlfMq-YQXttFpPoa-gyNvIhq0pAaSc_OiYdVt4nFvACYGnmAuagT3I4AssGUFE9mi5K0/s4032/IMG_4916.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTyHoXcmQ95HiZztFPpdqSgUVjoN5ok3voiQqAPNXNMGRB0X-8ETJXsqNOwwzMl6_9ym2s5lJUw16k3yIAU89Ny_-WZlnGwDF1TjC5JvUEqgmP2Ext-2TUefTAlfMq-YQXttFpPoa-gyNvIhq0pAaSc_OiYdVt4nFvACYGnmAuagT3I4AssGUFE9mi5K0/s320/IMG_4916.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some of the magnificent art. Although the Museum has some world renowned artists like Picasso and Matisse, our focus was on Brazilian and South America art. I was longing for it and Mike had never been exposed to most of Brazil's classics. We both enjoyed the experience very much. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgECdPEUs6XyMNg1vZqFVL9IPyHsPIel2bU-qBjzfMf0iXA1tZ2cdnVJ8K6YKRS4iglDYHYJF8lQpwVSyRw810eP_xO21i31S6FkeHVzIEk31NFm6NaeCiOy5WBouWSruLFDticAANq3bntSXPe71xPSdxW5Xsk6tiauY33QL3AWAnyYZM_EAqrHpYyyvc/s4032/IMG_4919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgECdPEUs6XyMNg1vZqFVL9IPyHsPIel2bU-qBjzfMf0iXA1tZ2cdnVJ8K6YKRS4iglDYHYJF8lQpwVSyRw810eP_xO21i31S6FkeHVzIEk31NFm6NaeCiOy5WBouWSruLFDticAANq3bntSXPe71xPSdxW5Xsk6tiauY33QL3AWAnyYZM_EAqrHpYyyvc/s320/IMG_4919.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Portinari's incredible pieces: Retirantes (Migrants) and Criança Morta (Dead Child), both 1944-1945</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><i>WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candido_Portinari</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Candido Portinari</b><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">(December 29, 1903 – February 6, 1962) was a Brazilian painter. He is considered one of the most important Brazilian painters as well as a prominent and influential practitioner of the</span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neorealism_(art)" style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Neorealism (art)">neo-realism</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">style in painting.</span></i></span></div><p style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>Portinari painted more than five thousand canvases, from small sketches to monumental works such as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_and_Peace_(Portinari)" style="background-image: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="War and Peace (Portinari)">Guerra e Paz</a> panels, which were donated to the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Headquarters" style="background-image: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="United Nations Headquarters">United Nations Headquarters</a> in 1956. Portinari developed a social preoccupation throughout his oeuvre and maintained an active life in the Brazilian cultural and political worlds.</i></span></p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwPwVbBE4e9BJ_ahuomVywhT2x-BIcl75DpaYe9cUPckJJbqf7GSNjwFsfGrlnBnkrkxIhZ4cXT53EaNrCl2PiU12Z7kNlTBgONfKqp76OZbuf-JtWO_3swAY5XhQd_RDxyYPUO8N_yuovPvyL94YpSmK1Zh91YGKyNERQaR70MYqhH0KKMIzO20HoaM4/s4032/IMG_4929.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwPwVbBE4e9BJ_ahuomVywhT2x-BIcl75DpaYe9cUPckJJbqf7GSNjwFsfGrlnBnkrkxIhZ4cXT53EaNrCl2PiU12Z7kNlTBgONfKqp76OZbuf-JtWO_3swAY5XhQd_RDxyYPUO8N_yuovPvyL94YpSmK1Zh91YGKyNERQaR70MYqhH0KKMIzO20HoaM4/s320/IMG_4929.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tarsila do Amaral - Trabalhadores (Workers), 1938.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><i>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarsila_do_Amaral</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Tarsila de Aguiar do Amaral</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> (</span><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small" face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 11.9px; text-align: start;">Portuguese pronunciation:</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><span class="IPA nowrap" face="sans-serif" lang="pt-Latn-fonipa" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Portuguese" style="background-image: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Help:IPA/Portuguese">[taʁˈsilɐ<span class="wrap" style="white-space: normal;"> </span>du<span class="wrap" style="white-space: normal;"> </span>ɐmaˈɾaw]</a></span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">; 1 September 1886</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> – 17 January 1973) was a Brazilian painter, draftswoman, and translator. She is considered one of the leading Latin American modernist artists, and is regarded as the painter who best achieved Brazilian aspirations for nationalistic expression in a modern style.</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> As a member of the </span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grupo_dos_Cinco" style="background-image: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Grupo dos Cinco">Grupo dos Cinco</a></span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, Tarsila is also considered a major influence in the modern art movement in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Brazil">Brazil</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, alongside </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Malfatti" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Anita Malfatti">Anita Malfatti</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menotti_Del_Picchia" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Menotti Del Picchia">Menotti Del Picchia</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1rio_de_Andrade" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Mário de Andrade">Mário de Andrade</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oswald_de_Andrade" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Oswald de Andrade">Oswald de Andrade</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">. She was instrumental in the formation of the aesthetic movement, </span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Antropofagia</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> (1928–1929); in fact, Tarsila was the one with her celebrated painting, </span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abaporu" style="background-image: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Abaporu">Abaporu</a></span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, who inspired Oswald de Andrade's famous </span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manifesto_Antrop%C3%B3fago" style="background-image: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Manifesto Antropófago">Manifesto Antropófago</a></span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">.</span></i></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYv7dD_fIN90x9sgpzcI7l-t6gWowZ5-NdVkDDRCwPH_EG7RzFi4WUMvPeA6ZLF8SEnO-RzWY5mk0Ow71totGQBOv1SbYn2SEOSR3kOiYP9MrGrUh8sWiZjaPUXF1bi1cPzTboCpvLZERJattVJ0vp9cKulXwAuGFuP1kunXG5vQr82CNt_PGaW1UmRAY/s4032/IMG_4935.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYv7dD_fIN90x9sgpzcI7l-t6gWowZ5-NdVkDDRCwPH_EG7RzFi4WUMvPeA6ZLF8SEnO-RzWY5mk0Ow71totGQBOv1SbYn2SEOSR3kOiYP9MrGrUh8sWiZjaPUXF1bi1cPzTboCpvLZERJattVJ0vp9cKulXwAuGFuP1kunXG5vQr82CNt_PGaW1UmRAY/s320/IMG_4935.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><i>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulista_Avenue</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Paulista Avenue</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> (</span><b style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Avenida Paulista</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_language" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, </span><i style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulistas" style="background-image: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Paulistas">Paulista</a></i><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> being the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonym" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Demonym">demonym</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> for those born in the state of </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_S%C3%A3o_Paulo" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="State of São Paulo">São Paulo</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">) is one of the most important avenues in </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo_(city)" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="São Paulo (city)">São Paulo</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Brazil">Brazil</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">.</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> It stretches 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) and runs northwest to southeast.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">The headquarters of many financial and cultural institutions are located on Paulista Avenue. As a symbol of the center of economic and political power of São Paulo, it has been the focal point of numerous political protests beginning in 1929 and continuing into the 21st century.</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> It is also home to an extensive shopping area and to South America's most comprehensive </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_museum" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Art museum">fine-art museum</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo_Museum_of_Art" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="São Paulo Museum of Art">São Paulo Museum of Art</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">. Being one of the highest points in São Paulo, it is clustered with radio and television masts, most notably that of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_Gazeta" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="TV Gazeta">TV Gazeta</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">. Paulista Avenue is a major hub of the subway and bus lines of the city.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMGLduw2pPpYmmA6PsZDsMh2ZkpdGRQ8xLVgtVl2tKSKEUfcxXjOHh9xYDEDPHfbfrarQou8PyiIU6kjrGWkhCRA9-GhTULbUk28WMzekkDiGPKvf3Veo0yQfbr_oAYl-RRal-cHqd3tA--IMR2FTsl9evDTcPVQSh0NWVlXizPyv495sRF_UEOO8UlA/s4032/IMG_4900.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMGLduw2pPpYmmA6PsZDsMh2ZkpdGRQ8xLVgtVl2tKSKEUfcxXjOHh9xYDEDPHfbfrarQou8PyiIU6kjrGWkhCRA9-GhTULbUk28WMzekkDiGPKvf3Veo0yQfbr_oAYl-RRal-cHqd3tA--IMR2FTsl9evDTcPVQSh0NWVlXizPyv495sRF_UEOO8UlA/s320/IMG_4900.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This made Mike and I laugh a lot. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Méqui</b> is how Brazilians pronounce affectionally and phonetically Mc, from Mc Donald's. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This store, the 1000th Mc Donald's store opened in Brazil, decided to brand the Brazilian way to say it... and why not, write it. :)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9ifDD-cEyPeC3845ObkmiZB9U-882rhpSn_6ZYatGDY2VYCbjqJF8uQ8zUzyNPe5h-89A049s-YMG3FVdKJ-s_tWwhctxxhHzYRiMMtcGTDhpi7DOrLrB2Qnk4kiT7OFL55gBJmATEIysAELGJyNBmvqdHrP5JwOFwc0eo0-exAt85oOb3P-3FKDwrc/s4032/IMG_4937.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9ifDD-cEyPeC3845ObkmiZB9U-882rhpSn_6ZYatGDY2VYCbjqJF8uQ8zUzyNPe5h-89A049s-YMG3FVdKJ-s_tWwhctxxhHzYRiMMtcGTDhpi7DOrLrB2Qnk4kiT7OFL55gBJmATEIysAELGJyNBmvqdHrP5JwOFwc0eo0-exAt85oOb3P-3FKDwrc/s320/IMG_4937.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A walk in the Jardins (Gardens), one of São Paulo's most prestigious neighbourhoods.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjug1jQSc3XfpNSz4GaTe1WVCOGUH1nycZT_qBqiMTjcR4cDigwH-XegK3UJL--2mCmwtyaVgGoDWGslo10Ezr-wj---fB87ow3zdYC0A9WTr9T-otQQbVLiwBwiRiCZKUnkxsbyVLrsrWpxMzv3WR8bwuRSwigxCxtkbZzBdZRecoy29XkdbHCWUDwyg/s4032/IMG_4938.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjug1jQSc3XfpNSz4GaTe1WVCOGUH1nycZT_qBqiMTjcR4cDigwH-XegK3UJL--2mCmwtyaVgGoDWGslo10Ezr-wj---fB87ow3zdYC0A9WTr9T-otQQbVLiwBwiRiCZKUnkxsbyVLrsrWpxMzv3WR8bwuRSwigxCxtkbZzBdZRecoy29XkdbHCWUDwyg/s320/IMG_4938.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The recently inaugurated 5 star Hotel Rosewood.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The building appears to have been taken over by a gigantic forest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/the-new-rosewood-hotel-in-sao-paulo-revitalizes-a-historic-structure </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqJr6_Kkfh_554e6rRwx9yfKzS3N716yaTUiCX3qNnkdXGxDJukKtwZILgbV0DqElabuz2qRvIXh-aeRwQ0-s5J9GVsnPbEumJSt-y5rYAvqb4tfOZUK1Ng6yPhv_WM4Tudg2I64Ujr4eAxZn1gqNnUsWJ0fhNoJX3grvOaywYPLsoWjLWE6UUUAYexg/s4032/IMG_4940.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqJr6_Kkfh_554e6rRwx9yfKzS3N716yaTUiCX3qNnkdXGxDJukKtwZILgbV0DqElabuz2qRvIXh-aeRwQ0-s5J9GVsnPbEumJSt-y5rYAvqb4tfOZUK1Ng6yPhv_WM4Tudg2I64Ujr4eAxZn1gqNnUsWJ0fhNoJX3grvOaywYPLsoWjLWE6UUUAYexg/s320/IMG_4940.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just around the corner this pleasant surprise: the Casarão Braúna. This almost 100 year old colonial house is now a delicious cafe named mug.sp.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vhw73dTaHK5_xsGR7JNQrqfpIFcTLQl767L-ltzylMfr08dHw7KOxkxh1EfeUa0tY1rlTqI5BE99Y3Tq_TyOB-SEwLs7zoqd3trAluRdbIutbUCkawzTB3NjOL6Ty-BEgxDALZGb9n5ag1tOrjaxmtMCRlsxDodmkiJM3k6Eo3GmTFc9q0tRXF20vQw/s4032/IMG_4943.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vhw73dTaHK5_xsGR7JNQrqfpIFcTLQl767L-ltzylMfr08dHw7KOxkxh1EfeUa0tY1rlTqI5BE99Y3Tq_TyOB-SEwLs7zoqd3trAluRdbIutbUCkawzTB3NjOL6Ty-BEgxDALZGb9n5ag1tOrjaxmtMCRlsxDodmkiJM3k6Eo3GmTFc9q0tRXF20vQw/s320/IMG_4943.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9KnPXsS0ttD28JogpbQlre0nUWZoyac9S9eeiLl7s9X7XCvfZipvn78RhnwM_-80_naTqIgym3IR3J-5Famnnib5sMWnrlvEjNwp7ReEeqPPir9LUmi6q6SfbHvlvVmOZtDrYbPLluH0uUheyBKkMbY4VAl8AR4OMnzrRgu-sFabgLk062JKmc90DMo/s4032/IMG_4944.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9KnPXsS0ttD28JogpbQlre0nUWZoyac9S9eeiLl7s9X7XCvfZipvn78RhnwM_-80_naTqIgym3IR3J-5Famnnib5sMWnrlvEjNwp7ReEeqPPir9LUmi6q6SfbHvlvVmOZtDrYbPLluH0uUheyBKkMbY4VAl8AR4OMnzrRgu-sFabgLk062JKmc90DMo/s320/IMG_4944.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had here the best chicken pie I have ever had!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's made with cream cheese and roasted almonds on top. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To die for!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiucUuRpvii9aBlWzwtQKDXvAkNyAUYBPIwMQ6JXcblPa0-JVUfeWRKGNDnuNgPjZAst9hkmP63-tKYNCY9cDQ4yFAY5mekogX73rvPe3q5Tc0XYYwAelMoZp50_vLRTobmniOwkUMdoqUHKOucJRKgHscY0LZ8tmPUYhJD1BE_oDp2wCws1PbLx0L9jts/s4032/IMG_4949.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2730" data-original-width="4032" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiucUuRpvii9aBlWzwtQKDXvAkNyAUYBPIwMQ6JXcblPa0-JVUfeWRKGNDnuNgPjZAst9hkmP63-tKYNCY9cDQ4yFAY5mekogX73rvPe3q5Tc0XYYwAelMoZp50_vLRTobmniOwkUMdoqUHKOucJRKgHscY0LZ8tmPUYhJD1BE_oDp2wCws1PbLx0L9jts/s320/IMG_4949.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a pleasure to meet up with my nephew Vitor and his lovely girlfriend Adriana, who were both doing a work course in São Paulo for a couple of days. They joined us to a lovely dinner at a traditional Brazilian cuisine restaurant named Tordesilhas. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The food was fantastic, but the drinks made with tropical fruits like guava, mango and cashews, were even better!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhzD0VB8N3roUN4S5UP-wN1b-fLAM-ZGt1WfySGDVgRS002Vk-CfSK-gQguCLii4H3nj5gTfVdmGIMzO2gBx335EJ3mJtjpfIIJ8WG7yOGIggh09VcoKinPdd9R7LJ0iW10iNbDN-b0uAqv_99B0S4qKvDFTlwVticzvUgs9KiDYxi52ZwaZ7KmPp5kw/s4032/IMG_4950.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhzD0VB8N3roUN4S5UP-wN1b-fLAM-ZGt1WfySGDVgRS002Vk-CfSK-gQguCLii4H3nj5gTfVdmGIMzO2gBx335EJ3mJtjpfIIJ8WG7yOGIggh09VcoKinPdd9R7LJ0iW10iNbDN-b0uAqv_99B0S4qKvDFTlwVticzvUgs9KiDYxi52ZwaZ7KmPp5kw/s320/IMG_4950.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><b><i><br /></i></b><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><i>FROM MICHELIN GUIDE: https://guide.michelin.com/en/sao-paulo-region/sao-paulo/restaurant/tordesilhas</i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face="AvenirNext-Regular, "Helvetica Neue Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>This established restaurant has a good reputation and has just celebrated its 25th anniversary. It's famous as a trailblazer for tasting menus of Brazilian cuisine, which are served Tuesday to Saturday evenings. There are lots of petiscos for sharing, as well as more creative dishes such as the three Amazonian sorbets served on jambu pearls, and the traditional feijoada, which is only available Saturday lunchtimes. Look out for the impressive collection of artisanal peppers!</i></span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10000931073837922786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396939946263808543.post-76926759785271196042023-10-03T17:20:00.002-04:002023-10-03T17:20:50.511-04:00September 16 - A stroll downtown Concrete Jungle<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8laIDUwC-v2pCttVhgDeC9eRAph7grFZ5mKUW60BgCvWULWVCymBuhvnJzZwPFZ7MtH-8Zghcn1hv6Yhlpof4ak6x6iOdVcJ8MGivC_ZItkafwOSZTTeDpfFeQUuHv9XaGjOu3tX_VzSGQtXSblTq_1JHlLykhGbnsWTRskRuNUVMPph7Wt4pc8XXSM/s1024/dd039067-a9e1-425e-be1b-5b1717282ef5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8laIDUwC-v2pCttVhgDeC9eRAph7grFZ5mKUW60BgCvWULWVCymBuhvnJzZwPFZ7MtH-8Zghcn1hv6Yhlpof4ak6x6iOdVcJ8MGivC_ZItkafwOSZTTeDpfFeQUuHv9XaGjOu3tX_VzSGQtXSblTq_1JHlLykhGbnsWTRskRuNUVMPph7Wt4pc8XXSM/s320/dd039067-a9e1-425e-be1b-5b1717282ef5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good morning, São Paulo!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8SDK2C-Eho3CbvO0FjGye7Jiy8SN7LG5thbRM-HWwInDAQeHKW7TwRtY6Tcvuvx6Y7JtWjqwRH8y6KVIgCVmMcuhuE59EIpG5Yto_48z4Djg6q-Vacs3oAbdmWB_8v4eQ_pEVJxAvO72yBX09vMUriioWvrWUgs2RF9ufYhKxuam0gF75rqgx5ipVD4/s4032/IMG_5099.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8SDK2C-Eho3CbvO0FjGye7Jiy8SN7LG5thbRM-HWwInDAQeHKW7TwRtY6Tcvuvx6Y7JtWjqwRH8y6KVIgCVmMcuhuE59EIpG5Yto_48z4Djg6q-Vacs3oAbdmWB_8v4eQ_pEVJxAvO72yBX09vMUriioWvrWUgs2RF9ufYhKxuam0gF75rqgx5ipVD4/s320/IMG_5099.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mike and I started the day visiting São Paulo's famous Japan Town, called LIBERDADE, or Freedom. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not too many people know this, but São Paulo has the biggest Japanese community outside of Japan. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbyR2tSt5_vAzY4dWRQKcrVJItUm6QevyYwzLpPTjnioyquOuWiqmJoTKK-px0JJVH8nGr0a1UF_0_XuHB5KC1oskf2ld4yCsFGIRL0UfKkfR59_4myHq4CQvlDwqMD8NNIKcmFV9gzjcrmVbq5rwcpa508f-1zdCclkXkq3866ZoX4Tcp_RL7QZ5YHWo/s4032/IMG_5100.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbyR2tSt5_vAzY4dWRQKcrVJItUm6QevyYwzLpPTjnioyquOuWiqmJoTKK-px0JJVH8nGr0a1UF_0_XuHB5KC1oskf2ld4yCsFGIRL0UfKkfR59_4myHq4CQvlDwqMD8NNIKcmFV9gzjcrmVbq5rwcpa508f-1zdCclkXkq3866ZoX4Tcp_RL7QZ5YHWo/s320/IMG_5100.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberdade_(district_of_São_Paulo)</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">The Japanese presence in the neighborhood began in 1912. One of the reasons for this was that almost every property had a basement, and the rents were incredibly cheap. In these rooms groups of people lived. Being a central neighborhood, from there they could easily get around to workplaces. By this time, commercial activities began to emerge: a hostel, a market, a house that made tofu, another that made </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manj%C5%AB" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Manjū">manjū</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> (a Japanese confection), and also job-creating firms, thus resulting in the label of "the Japanese street". In 1915, the </span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Taisho Shogakko</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> (Taisho Primary School) was founded, which helped educate the children of Japanese immigrants, then approximately 300 people. In 1932, there were about 2,000 Japanese people in the city of São Paulo. They came directly from </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Empire of Japan">Japan</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> and also from the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interior_of_S%C3%A3o_Paulo" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Interior of São Paulo">interior of São Paulo</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, after concluding their work contracts on plantations, in search of an opportunity in the city. They worked in more than 60 activities, but almost all the establishments worked to serve the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Brazilians" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Japanese Brazilians">Japanese Brazilian</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> collective. </span></i></span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWoEwccWa-ObKOJ7TsS55er3-KVNMuX-Ekd_6FJHMSXO2J88k-0p1ewkVikQ6zzY9axo1ydCRdvNLD_zmeD2LaNtLOM3tWxWnUAds4zQlmXniQ9hYdGI0_y2eRclEUHK39EHQwuCxSIsvZ8PUo9XuWTbPBpwDi9NDhyak6LZk4b8q_Tzd6W9IVcF9OqOY/s3088/IMG_5103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWoEwccWa-ObKOJ7TsS55er3-KVNMuX-Ekd_6FJHMSXO2J88k-0p1ewkVikQ6zzY9axo1ydCRdvNLD_zmeD2LaNtLOM3tWxWnUAds4zQlmXniQ9hYdGI0_y2eRclEUHK39EHQwuCxSIsvZ8PUo9XuWTbPBpwDi9NDhyak6LZk4b8q_Tzd6W9IVcF9OqOY/s320/IMG_5103.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Japanese Garden.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif74QdHWsqJRf3b0nZrIyQxcdRYuIz0-0a2lTRHKG74yn1DiljaDQQHwY7n0AluLc2uKlizSEQ9R-2dQbR8umoHZseFxirHRMGJQ1-iwxImY_fwack6dIzVfxIp1cdLV0hxC0xjs7JVfRylrcdCF2YcEx4RBRosk97BxRTvZbw2b0qMRv6WhmoSXoVkus/s4032/IMG_5107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif74QdHWsqJRf3b0nZrIyQxcdRYuIz0-0a2lTRHKG74yn1DiljaDQQHwY7n0AluLc2uKlizSEQ9R-2dQbR8umoHZseFxirHRMGJQ1-iwxImY_fwack6dIzVfxIp1cdLV0hxC0xjs7JVfRylrcdCF2YcEx4RBRosk97BxRTvZbw2b0qMRv6WhmoSXoVkus/s320/IMG_5107.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thousands of visitors and locals take over the sidewalks and some streets on weekends. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are all kinds of Japanese stores and street vendors: from kids toys made in China to art crafts made by hippies. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6W2_M0E17BVAy3wxbghjlZKBYBUHUqYqKQpK0N55uGf6mA0KUVJo8YFnnrAuo5xe3F052ZA93hJEsLyF_tX1gGP1lwTV6Lci0T55WBzJr-qeOm4iTcbEeNtpfvsVGJx1okdRx-WYPC1iG1ArDYN3jxl7jndAttjsMZZjgrzzpVL2yoh3hJZfpPWQ2B4/s4032/IMG_5109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6W2_M0E17BVAy3wxbghjlZKBYBUHUqYqKQpK0N55uGf6mA0KUVJo8YFnnrAuo5xe3F052ZA93hJEsLyF_tX1gGP1lwTV6Lci0T55WBzJr-qeOm4iTcbEeNtpfvsVGJx1okdRx-WYPC1iG1ArDYN3jxl7jndAttjsMZZjgrzzpVL2yoh3hJZfpPWQ2B4/s320/IMG_5109.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Although this neighbourhood is famous from its Japanese culture and contributions, it has a sad story attached to is as well. Before the Japanese arrived, this area was a place to execute African slaves. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6g-FsmQOkKtxnOWX-gZIGmf4RFFv-oZnoYiGRIGWSwbD3Q5bnmg3Yktu7zuVXDGrV9qpo0ORQDn5Fbiybz81IF4g_7wunjoNMWnn5I_PWWuHLL7NKZq1HHp1LnBsJRDD4fAzKub7zm2Wj6DVRECvRtiQWyCFLJ3jzT9aFWYarJzyMni3q0kQQMAU8NXg/s4032/IMG_5110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6g-FsmQOkKtxnOWX-gZIGmf4RFFv-oZnoYiGRIGWSwbD3Q5bnmg3Yktu7zuVXDGrV9qpo0ORQDn5Fbiybz81IF4g_7wunjoNMWnn5I_PWWuHLL7NKZq1HHp1LnBsJRDD4fAzKub7zm2Wj6DVRECvRtiQWyCFLJ3jzT9aFWYarJzyMni3q0kQQMAU8NXg/s320/IMG_5110.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29); color: #38761d;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberdade_(district_of_São_Paulo)</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Liberdade was known as Campo da Forca (</span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Field of the Gallows</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">) until the late 19th century, and was an area reserved for the execution of slaves and convicts. Death was considered the only path to liberty (</span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">liberdade</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">) for slaves. The condemned were led to the Igreja Nossa Senhora da Boa Morte (</span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Church of Our Lady of Good Death</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">) to perform a final prayer for a rapid and painless death. The church remains on Rua do Carmo at the corner of Rua Tabatinguera. Slaves and other convicts were executed in the Largo da Forca (</span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Gallows Square</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">), the public square now known as Praça da Liberdade. Cemitério dos Aflitos (</span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Cemetery of the Afflicted</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">) was created in 1774 to bury executed slaves, those who had committed suicide, and others who could not be interred elsewhere. The cemetery was replaced by housing development in the 20th century, and the simple Capela dos Aflitos on Rua dos Estudantes is a remnant of the era. Igreja da Santa Cruz das Almas dos Enforcados (</span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Church of Santa Cruz of the Souls of the Hanged</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">), prominently located to the south of the public square, commemorates the dead of Campo da Forca. Executions were carried out in Campo da Forca until 1891, and the square was renamed Liberdade.</span></span></i></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMfmwxIKLBQimFZj9LKGQQ3YyTAdat8KVs6pooxyh9ZVGkiaB4A0UcjhiKNHxOGeGo_zuqutUfdKQXzNaguD7lXTNNvE6LOCjdG4zFb_yGyNI2WiddUAoPYqb4yimHwqNxi18HPHpG44LQQZq7LUbf-9BsGLnu69emayKCUJJw873OpEBmPK03N-q_yk/s4032/IMG_5113.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMfmwxIKLBQimFZj9LKGQQ3YyTAdat8KVs6pooxyh9ZVGkiaB4A0UcjhiKNHxOGeGo_zuqutUfdKQXzNaguD7lXTNNvE6LOCjdG4zFb_yGyNI2WiddUAoPYqb4yimHwqNxi18HPHpG44LQQZq7LUbf-9BsGLnu69emayKCUJJw873OpEBmPK03N-q_yk/s320/IMG_5113.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From Liberdade District we walked about 800 meters to the historical center of the city, where the São Paulo Cathedral is located. It's also know as Catedral da Sé. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhke5jFy95q1hX8_5mFgLynYDETnASVfw2XLm_4FLCcbyrhASTRMAzN7r6rxaAnM5ou449MuOdbYXK4ZGZT62mKTFcJdoyNmRYpUxJ_ccqQSuX9F9c0kFv0-IoBYUFg740y6A-an69pbe1tZUfMKvLJLxEeYQrzaPgfiFBn3X5b-tt0hy7ECOuz6rqMJIY/s4032/IMG_5117.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhke5jFy95q1hX8_5mFgLynYDETnASVfw2XLm_4FLCcbyrhASTRMAzN7r6rxaAnM5ou449MuOdbYXK4ZGZT62mKTFcJdoyNmRYpUxJ_ccqQSuX9F9c0kFv0-IoBYUFg740y6A-an69pbe1tZUfMKvLJLxEeYQrzaPgfiFBn3X5b-tt0hy7ECOuz6rqMJIY/s320/IMG_5117.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3ekZPHCmNrFjSaHOaVH8hO_rRwt5hV5DNUWsHN10E5FnfwXvRcvnjfAx0_d5wsqfeeZVcEFrfVJUTgkWuQBwklYU-PGwQPSRyMl50ow1TkzAcYvmRDmN3enZY3MTC8E93Wfi8UnUkJ9APsUyaFwnX2wfirvNbaiDvAWTsuSzIm9qcoR8enWCmrw-g1g/s4032/IMG_5118.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3ekZPHCmNrFjSaHOaVH8hO_rRwt5hV5DNUWsHN10E5FnfwXvRcvnjfAx0_d5wsqfeeZVcEFrfVJUTgkWuQBwklYU-PGwQPSRyMl50ow1TkzAcYvmRDmN3enZY3MTC8E93Wfi8UnUkJ9APsUyaFwnX2wfirvNbaiDvAWTsuSzIm9qcoR8enWCmrw-g1g/s320/IMG_5118.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/São_Paulo_Cathedral</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i> <span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">The existing cathedral's construction, in a </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_Revival_architecture" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Gothic Revival architecture">Gothic revival style</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, began in 1913 and ended four decades later. It was ready for its dedication on the 400th anniversary of the foundation of the then humble villa of São Paulo by Chief or Cacique Tibiriçá and the Jesuit priests Manuel da Nóbrega and José de Anchieta. Despite its </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_architecture" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Renaissance architecture">Renaissance-style</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> dome, the São Paulo Metropolitan Cathedral is considered by some to be the fourth largest neo-Gothic cathedral in the world.</span></i></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBTubffO5_nco7acfNIiOIuv-T5yJMqE2oPjzc1GQB9Zkb0swF9a1fjnmxMzdDV-jGjkyVPeObLsNO71ddDYtRPbbhICPNF-0hAuVRfv4-0tBQvF4elNv7kUStR-7K76my8k4hSpNIMPr-6K62PIZezM2Db_0hCXJhdwp5-smLCBKRjAaK4HPxgxOb3U/s4032/IMG_5119.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBTubffO5_nco7acfNIiOIuv-T5yJMqE2oPjzc1GQB9Zkb0swF9a1fjnmxMzdDV-jGjkyVPeObLsNO71ddDYtRPbbhICPNF-0hAuVRfv4-0tBQvF4elNv7kUStR-7K76my8k4hSpNIMPr-6K62PIZezM2Db_0hCXJhdwp5-smLCBKRjAaK4HPxgxOb3U/s320/IMG_5119.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Cathedral is huge and totally worthy a visit, even if you are not religious.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8-E8iXR4QqDB5ygLX4V3nntVY3qCNbwl1fKZ9GtYhAIQSEwfHyWd_D2iCQaDsfw_q0FDXyEP4ly4vJJg_fLbroYmzVfkhZOst8acGMAM2c8IhLO70ZLddWBNaufBGaHSJy0Qn8L-z_livJej1clhU-qNc4ZYRk-Mie6H-oft0x6_4RDPgcRKr_1uceo/s4032/IMG_5124.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8-E8iXR4QqDB5ygLX4V3nntVY3qCNbwl1fKZ9GtYhAIQSEwfHyWd_D2iCQaDsfw_q0FDXyEP4ly4vJJg_fLbroYmzVfkhZOst8acGMAM2c8IhLO70ZLddWBNaufBGaHSJy0Qn8L-z_livJej1clhU-qNc4ZYRk-Mie6H-oft0x6_4RDPgcRKr_1uceo/s320/IMG_5124.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSAeDwh3hUS-QFLRvciMASHq5LShbLurtJnTS-emxZ5rVt1lKoqhbiDyZbZyo6nA88iKjgqNq5UookAn15muIu7-sxn-ds_O9lrf4iXbju0ZkQGNdGy9ltaDWdGO9hvxCccfYfxrxSQxt3J0aGAfrQJa3TpsFtfByLOi4G6xZPZ5rQXKutbRvtMIIgU4/s4032/IMG_5129.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSAeDwh3hUS-QFLRvciMASHq5LShbLurtJnTS-emxZ5rVt1lKoqhbiDyZbZyo6nA88iKjgqNq5UookAn15muIu7-sxn-ds_O9lrf4iXbju0ZkQGNdGy9ltaDWdGO9hvxCccfYfxrxSQxt3J0aGAfrQJa3TpsFtfByLOi4G6xZPZ5rQXKutbRvtMIIgU4/s320/IMG_5129.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZX4ochIuuAld7br7NrHSAnnY_dLcDWVn2PElti7vJFnpogyLHyYDwAkGwbkNvIukhuhH_AhM6syuqUmXIHNQzzQOzZR42y82XZI9WYKf0_W61hc32B9pW8_h72ZdhPSAMHCi4uGZq1S4ZQ5osNKPD6uT9GI0SLyK4RdVauA5a9xn52aQTJDv_M2TlwMg/s4032/IMG_5131.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZX4ochIuuAld7br7NrHSAnnY_dLcDWVn2PElti7vJFnpogyLHyYDwAkGwbkNvIukhuhH_AhM6syuqUmXIHNQzzQOzZR42y82XZI9WYKf0_W61hc32B9pW8_h72ZdhPSAMHCi4uGZq1S4ZQ5osNKPD6uT9GI0SLyK4RdVauA5a9xn52aQTJDv_M2TlwMg/s320/IMG_5131.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Neo Pentecostal Preachers. Everywhere.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh3-42fay7fwh9Mk_dLu9mOnv8HzLv60eenAWVUKXhJzXpWHvdaxy79VnDHvKy9S4A-bnNgw25lH09mEohCQY48LYQU_rEsByGWox8ue0EmUhtPMbv7slW2X2PHN6ywjYsEdt8uDa2sSaIR_q875y8w9JZng_dEcF4eD2o6_pOZIKjNuiDWX9mQXq6Lks/s4032/IMG_5132.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh3-42fay7fwh9Mk_dLu9mOnv8HzLv60eenAWVUKXhJzXpWHvdaxy79VnDHvKy9S4A-bnNgw25lH09mEohCQY48LYQU_rEsByGWox8ue0EmUhtPMbv7slW2X2PHN6ywjYsEdt8uDa2sSaIR_q875y8w9JZng_dEcF4eD2o6_pOZIKjNuiDWX9mQXq6Lks/s320/IMG_5132.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From there we kept walking on the direction of the Municipal Theatre crossing the famous Viaduto do Chá.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mRPnNCSB8gDo-iuE6A7TUgPz6yMNLxaeFDJ7I6MZ_lbKdRppCuyKkziRkpz3gSs2OyNHn0aESPt_3AR-NeHeI7Vcqb9y3-6_0mZZsPfmJmTXwOOkPZgs4SF9g24auWvE95VHyoOOM0Z0Inwqh2LkUlApHh7Ujz2LUX0CWzhZl5EbEnkVfnzPIVbhn3A/s4032/IMG_5134.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mRPnNCSB8gDo-iuE6A7TUgPz6yMNLxaeFDJ7I6MZ_lbKdRppCuyKkziRkpz3gSs2OyNHn0aESPt_3AR-NeHeI7Vcqb9y3-6_0mZZsPfmJmTXwOOkPZgs4SF9g24auWvE95VHyoOOM0Z0Inwqh2LkUlApHh7Ujz2LUX0CWzhZl5EbEnkVfnzPIVbhn3A/s320/IMG_5134.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viaduto_do_Chá</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">It was the first viaduct built in the city, and was instigated by Jules Martin, a French immigrant to the city. The 240-metre (790 ft) span crosses the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vale_do_Anhangaba%C3%BA" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Vale do Anhangabaú">Vale do Anhangabaú</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">. Originally conceived in 1877, construction started in 1888 before being stopped one month later by a court case brought by local residents. Construction resumed in 1889, and the iron bridge was completed in 1892. The original viaduct was replaced in 1938 with a new concrete span. It often appears in TV interviews, as well as films and telenovelas set in São Paulo.</span></i></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHG5XiNgiXK8PUZhsMVS9aMB1ocoEOXPz3vYASx8mzX6JwHGoth4fKr5ylen93Sc86PrOSNx9oSAYGWRWH7BxpP0uEjwDFN5CXMhyPC-szDkBzMFede0TZ9L5OwiP8q8YJfOBn4yyG3xUV2zXni5MhAOyJ9w18Yd2-_JtxnlV_Ddpk51VxVSTWRC0uZGI/s4032/IMG_5137.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHG5XiNgiXK8PUZhsMVS9aMB1ocoEOXPz3vYASx8mzX6JwHGoth4fKr5ylen93Sc86PrOSNx9oSAYGWRWH7BxpP0uEjwDFN5CXMhyPC-szDkBzMFede0TZ9L5OwiP8q8YJfOBn4yyG3xUV2zXni5MhAOyJ9w18Yd2-_JtxnlV_Ddpk51VxVSTWRC0uZGI/s320/IMG_5137.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The majestic Municipal Theatre.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEOE2Q9PdRU5Rzc1SJUwbxggOt23z7lNPPEWNW3-fwzwUuzTXGabucH4Ui8PQEPA11Ct5BLB653orRrtkzrD12ad9vR67IzjULahcdOQZm77ARMLTukYLteyRfm6f8nS9aXYzmXoRtDf_rABGNH9Y-ai_yXqmrdn0tUT9Pv8hsBLgjxvNxavmiIONsus/s4032/IMG_5139.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEOE2Q9PdRU5Rzc1SJUwbxggOt23z7lNPPEWNW3-fwzwUuzTXGabucH4Ui8PQEPA11Ct5BLB653orRrtkzrD12ad9vR67IzjULahcdOQZm77ARMLTukYLteyRfm6f8nS9aXYzmXoRtDf_rABGNH9Y-ai_yXqmrdn0tUT9Pv8hsBLgjxvNxavmiIONsus/s320/IMG_5139.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);">FROM WIKIPEDIA: </span><span style="text-align: left;">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatro_Municipal_(São_Paulo)</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">It is regarded as one of the landmarks of the city, significant both for its architectural value as well as for its historical importance, having been the venue for the </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Week_of_Modern_Art" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Week of Modern Art">Week of Modern Art</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> in 1922, which revolutionised the arts in Brazil. The building now houses the São Paulo Municipal Symphonic Orchestra, the </span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Coral Lírico</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> (Lyric Choir) and the City Ballet of São Paulo.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH8hjwG2FaL0y7Zj7927fRtNrQSuaYG9SmpGe2YHJO8n_DbU-i4xcD5TZ6EHQ3l6X_p28erjZe-njRTK2sk5h5TCdmymmf5jEd1jLqWzuuxxNNV7wup0hCOAp0E65bFnlRfsAC8kYxqcIZTBaRXqh01OJiwokWRtQt17QaFQtJDExve86-nbYPII2jTRE/s4032/IMG_5153.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH8hjwG2FaL0y7Zj7927fRtNrQSuaYG9SmpGe2YHJO8n_DbU-i4xcD5TZ6EHQ3l6X_p28erjZe-njRTK2sk5h5TCdmymmf5jEd1jLqWzuuxxNNV7wup0hCOAp0E65bFnlRfsAC8kYxqcIZTBaRXqh01OJiwokWRtQt17QaFQtJDExve86-nbYPII2jTRE/s320/IMG_5153.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Visitors can take an one hour free guided tour in the Theatre. Since we were running out of time, we chose to visit the restaurant inside the building, the Salão Dourado (Golden Hall).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV16tsekmSjjdCly14xJCTJqb7CO_Gt-wtThuvDnWc5rD3pDijg-Dy4oTuOmjiXLsrFB8VfjaQ_xeWxe6EPYgP5J04do3dX4mS01G0m1qLhMW9v7eqNo7Up3aCBqnTVtCsSF_ronVMGgkoNtZGIoORXIOL7R6eE57txA62u28Myhx5v8WRVT-hez3Fhi4/s4032/IMG_5140.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV16tsekmSjjdCly14xJCTJqb7CO_Gt-wtThuvDnWc5rD3pDijg-Dy4oTuOmjiXLsrFB8VfjaQ_xeWxe6EPYgP5J04do3dX4mS01G0m1qLhMW9v7eqNo7Up3aCBqnTVtCsSF_ronVMGgkoNtZGIoORXIOL7R6eE57txA62u28Myhx5v8WRVT-hez3Fhi4/s320/IMG_5140.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif05kqfdCtNb0WedUc-B-qaUe_PaIZgIVo1teDPky-TegZctvihXidv_5k6sXnbCtRQhlTWbQCHktwvbjI8FPX3SBSslGSSISmnH_XDcZd1b0N_6_mLDj5Zqe8S5dqc_v8iGJgNgtEmfa6QJaoSEkKcJNooPpeHCbM_fKYrU7EiVSdd6rTRmhaqpArm3A/s4032/IMG_5143.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif05kqfdCtNb0WedUc-B-qaUe_PaIZgIVo1teDPky-TegZctvihXidv_5k6sXnbCtRQhlTWbQCHktwvbjI8FPX3SBSslGSSISmnH_XDcZd1b0N_6_mLDj5Zqe8S5dqc_v8iGJgNgtEmfa6QJaoSEkKcJNooPpeHCbM_fKYrU7EiVSdd6rTRmhaqpArm3A/s320/IMG_5143.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A delicious cocktail made with local cachaça and guava. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFt3p-dwbH9HxHxPP7rsSLeFyb-fgZmaJU-KU_0wiDWQNxZPvSyAV7HwawgQP2rts1Bp0-_KfT9XIwAttSYemhAGhRJ5S2IxWPD0wZw0VzfSoGWf3O4QrJ3SsekKYppVY9xdruceb21zR_-z-OlKBLM7Yc_-vCsq5JFnzMygijWUMm0-b9RwQ5KykRKo/s4032/IMG_5152.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFt3p-dwbH9HxHxPP7rsSLeFyb-fgZmaJU-KU_0wiDWQNxZPvSyAV7HwawgQP2rts1Bp0-_KfT9XIwAttSYemhAGhRJ5S2IxWPD0wZw0VzfSoGWf3O4QrJ3SsekKYppVY9xdruceb21zR_-z-OlKBLM7Yc_-vCsq5JFnzMygijWUMm0-b9RwQ5KykRKo/s320/IMG_5152.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I recommend a brunch in here: https://bardosarcos.com.br/salao-dourado/</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAh8rVS_qvgzae3N0AuwPY0WIeqxaTl18m1UtVwdhXP4Qi0s_Lwzy40sGMZOTIpc1lm_l68qcBqJJMeactIRQg8BVkDDG41KT3VwOHQ0UyBaLHVXnWWDrp_gdxDkArgky_DcYdxDiPu7al0pB_2TkEgxMn6TKNFjKw-26i0vj3iWoD8IoET2CMitFrXyg/s4032/IMG_5157.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAh8rVS_qvgzae3N0AuwPY0WIeqxaTl18m1UtVwdhXP4Qi0s_Lwzy40sGMZOTIpc1lm_l68qcBqJJMeactIRQg8BVkDDG41KT3VwOHQ0UyBaLHVXnWWDrp_gdxDkArgky_DcYdxDiPu7al0pB_2TkEgxMn6TKNFjKw-26i0vj3iWoD8IoET2CMitFrXyg/s320/IMG_5157.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A little bit further is Praça da Republica, or the Republic Square. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praça_da_República_(São_Paulo)</b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Praça da República</b><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">is a park and public square in the</span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rep%C3%BAblica_(district_of_S%C3%A3o_Paulo)" style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="República (district of São Paulo)">República</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">neighborhood of</span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo" style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="São Paulo">São Paulo</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">,</span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Brazil">Brazil</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">. The park covers several city blocks between Rua Pedro Américo, Rua Vinte e Quatro de Maio, Avenida Ipiranga, and Avenida São João in the</span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Zone_of_S%C3%A3o_Paulo" style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Central Zone of São Paulo">historic center</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">of the city. Praça da República had many names before 1889, including Largo dos Curros, Largo da Palha, Praça das Milícias, Largo Sete de Abril, and Praça 15 de Novembro.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: start;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;">On Sundays, there is an open-air market on the Praça da República with many <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_carts" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Food carts">food carts</a> and vendors selling <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Art">art</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clothing" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Clothing">clothing</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewelry" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Jewelry">jewelry</a>, and <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handicrafts" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Handicrafts">handicrafts</a>. Artisans come from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Region,_Brazil" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="North Region, Brazil">North</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_Region,_Brazil" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Northeast Region, Brazil">Northeast</a> regions of Brazil as well as neighboring countries in Latin America to sell their goods.</span></i></p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaOnIpOhR-GSSkDSffhRi7e5bClPG7FsR19JTOO862fEfeYw8aYOfYFOhuPxiD1iTAO_oLNPB7b9vDy0TO8NRSXkZ_M3F6AIs2pPLfmY6nP6LMQ5PbcKexKoeKbJChL5Nv8URHvutPsMjZFqvCDj-XUihAtFdc0n68ZzI2IK90hM5wpifolmUI6pTxSE4/s4032/IMG_5162.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaOnIpOhR-GSSkDSffhRi7e5bClPG7FsR19JTOO862fEfeYw8aYOfYFOhuPxiD1iTAO_oLNPB7b9vDy0TO8NRSXkZ_M3F6AIs2pPLfmY6nP6LMQ5PbcKexKoeKbJChL5Nv8URHvutPsMjZFqvCDj-XUihAtFdc0n68ZzI2IK90hM5wpifolmUI6pTxSE4/s320/IMG_5162.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Edifício Italia (Italy Building).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: <span style="text-align: left;">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edif%C3%ADcio_Itália</span></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Edifício Itália</b><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> is a 165 m (541 ft) tall 46-story skyscraper located in the</span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rep%C3%BAblica_(district_of_S%C3%A3o_Paulo)" style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="República (district of São Paulo)">República district</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">,</span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Zone_of_S%C3%A3o_Paulo" style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Central Zone of São Paulo">Central Zone</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">of</span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo" style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="São Paulo">São Paulo</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">,</span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Brazil">Brazil</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">. Built from 1956 to 1965, it has a rooftop observation deck, open for tourists.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>Edifício Itália was designed by Brazilian architect <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Heep" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Franz Heep">Franz Heep</a>. It is the 4th tallest building in São Paulo.</i></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinu9JWT-3g2ABg6pqesUJS7KMjjGZ_woa8ejIBX3H_PD3xy95sNrHHI58ECR__QcX_TB7yTuvLWJKtJNYhrGOAyaxhHI87fGZKmKG9Mocb0jp-1Bdk9Ibflek4CFIaO1FfxFOfnjA6dVpEOOf6m6liAZq67G209eSxFhId4q4REkVj9biEdgyaespmolY/s4032/IMG_5163.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinu9JWT-3g2ABg6pqesUJS7KMjjGZ_woa8ejIBX3H_PD3xy95sNrHHI58ECR__QcX_TB7yTuvLWJKtJNYhrGOAyaxhHI87fGZKmKG9Mocb0jp-1Bdk9Ibflek4CFIaO1FfxFOfnjA6dVpEOOf6m6liAZq67G209eSxFhId4q4REkVj9biEdgyaespmolY/s320/IMG_5163.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally one of our most anticipated destination: Edificio Copan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This beauty was designed by Brazil's most famous architect - Oscar Niemeyer - and has more than one thousand units. It is also famous for its shape, like a wave. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today, the Copan building is a tourist attraction, with many Airbnb units, mostly rented by young people, aka hipsters.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edif%C3%ADcio_Copan</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">The </span><b style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Edifício Copan</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> (</span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Copan Building</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">) is a 118.44-metre (459 ft.) tall, 38-story residential building in downtown </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="São Paulo">São Paulo</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Brazil">Brazil</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">. It has 1,160 apartments, 70 commercial establishments</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11.199999809265137px; line-height: 1; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edif%C3%ADcio_Copan?wprov=srpw1_0#cite_note-1" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;">[1]</a></sup><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> and is one of the largest buildings in Brazil.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">The building was designed by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Niemeyer" style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Oscar Niemeyer">Oscar Niemeyer</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">'s office in São Paulo; Niemeyer was personally responsible for the building's famous</span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sine" style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Sine">sinuous</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">façade. The idea was a building open to a mixed cross-section of Brazilian society.</span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">The original project envisioned two buildings, the other being a hotel, but in the end only the residential building was built.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>Construction began in 1952 and, following some interruptions, was completed in 1966. It is one of the largest buildings in Brazil.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">The building's name is an acronym for its original developer, Companhia Pan-Americana de Hotéis e Turismo (</span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_language" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a> for "Pan-American Hotels and Tourism Company").</span> </i></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrneAWqhIQ0fW_jttPoVB2II0j9uyyTNfLQzMZoFtYlgYC8N8E-453DmuDZcLTnFGEPaEtPBtBjcDEJycLHQSuAyufXxJwcTBSDcSeBH5haTTcSK4CLpwA8_0uvy844wqJGtXDBduS1x8_xMZh_vn7lK7I-e8UkFr90jJYn4T2ytdiU0SU0kYSkrri2Ns/s4032/IMG_5165.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrneAWqhIQ0fW_jttPoVB2II0j9uyyTNfLQzMZoFtYlgYC8N8E-453DmuDZcLTnFGEPaEtPBtBjcDEJycLHQSuAyufXxJwcTBSDcSeBH5haTTcSK4CLpwA8_0uvy844wqJGtXDBduS1x8_xMZh_vn7lK7I-e8UkFr90jJYn4T2ytdiU0SU0kYSkrri2Ns/s320/IMG_5165.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Copan's crazy numbers: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edif%C3%ADcio_Copan</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div><i><span style="color: #38761d;"><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Currently, the building has 1,160 apartments, ranging from small studios to large three-bedroom units, and 2,038 residents, served by 20 elevators and 221 underground parking spaces. </span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">The ground floor is home to 72 businesses and establishments including (since the 1990s) an evangelical church, a travel agency, a bookstore, and 4 restaurants. Its site is 10,572.80 square meters (113,805 square feet) in area.</span></span></i></div><div><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div><i><span style="color: #38761d;"><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Due to the large number of residents, the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correios" style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Correios">Brazilian postal service</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">assigned the building its own postal code ("</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%B3digo_de_Endere%C3%A7amento_Postal" style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Código de Endereçamento Postal">CEP</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">"): 01046-925. The current condominium has over 100 employees to serve residents and to conduct maintenance.</span></span></i></div><div><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;">Niemeyer's original design contained a park outside the building, a second park in an open area of the first floor, and a roof-deck. The park outside is now used by a bank building; the first floor park and roof-deck are closed.</span></i></span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapcLc7C-NR3Of9VdMady9vyJ40mhmotQhPMlbP1vIwYtZZOGtUT4boaLkocRSvtzVApFNVDzlYzn2O8oSCvZLo_oF_juiEs7Gmr0J5AUUoEBfvt3En1AhlIuCDBQlAN5LQz800n3JQQuh6IoX4ZJOofZUZbX_s70VOL0IE5M_uBYGyyszcuvUkGC7IYQ/s4032/IMG_5169.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapcLc7C-NR3Of9VdMady9vyJ40mhmotQhPMlbP1vIwYtZZOGtUT4boaLkocRSvtzVApFNVDzlYzn2O8oSCvZLo_oF_juiEs7Gmr0J5AUUoEBfvt3En1AhlIuCDBQlAN5LQz800n3JQQuh6IoX4ZJOofZUZbX_s70VOL0IE5M_uBYGyyszcuvUkGC7IYQ/s320/IMG_5169.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This art gallery is one of Copan's hidden gem.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVQRljNbwri9gcW-g2nIJPXCBWcrhVd2MzDxRk8aRaWnjGTb2x1tr-yzbS7Vx6zPXJps2-UAgsWgUyfR60g59FHw5upug3-Up3BjV_GtH22BpAfOC7Yx0BvM1GO49EAJ-HKPGy_wShqHbv5_LFOCZB93z0YGsugi8bPZ-asI4CEWKx5p1i9PgNePL2UA/s4032/IMG_5176.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVQRljNbwri9gcW-g2nIJPXCBWcrhVd2MzDxRk8aRaWnjGTb2x1tr-yzbS7Vx6zPXJps2-UAgsWgUyfR60g59FHw5upug3-Up3BjV_GtH22BpAfOC7Yx0BvM1GO49EAJ-HKPGy_wShqHbv5_LFOCZB93z0YGsugi8bPZ-asI4CEWKx5p1i9PgNePL2UA/s320/IMG_5176.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Local bars and restaurants around it are packet with cool looking young people. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8md5IsqNb8h4IXClDekgd3GBOPIb_XCTLBXTFub-tuRer2o6nPi9eFxYpTkgU3_364P2iA6ocnwqMiflej62lv7MCaNOwUMYWmmh4fATc2BpT7kcs1w7fDNlczgQgOUxw7ddjFiEyDKBbNNNmRsDP_W9KXuMnXR2ssIk_-kijmoUUaaounZW3JNpe9A/s3088/IMG_5174.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8md5IsqNb8h4IXClDekgd3GBOPIb_XCTLBXTFub-tuRer2o6nPi9eFxYpTkgU3_364P2iA6ocnwqMiflej62lv7MCaNOwUMYWmmh4fATc2BpT7kcs1w7fDNlczgQgOUxw7ddjFiEyDKBbNNNmRsDP_W9KXuMnXR2ssIk_-kijmoUUaaounZW3JNpe9A/s320/IMG_5174.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Us @ Copan</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWNnm2Meq-4fOzFLt9Kai3P_VXOaDqbhSevtgCKrWnr5_Hesjd2tTG5BJDnGDXptoSHBhdLRP8zAiF-u_7rMK7jC-86bXPJ9JazYxeIagp4abeqeZtLd9fGeEK8JN7C-RFrY5FJ18lES85YbInQLQtH285h2RzUy9AzdIZRGzXQwCK0ORwqc8Y3MrZDg/s4032/IMG_5179.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWNnm2Meq-4fOzFLt9Kai3P_VXOaDqbhSevtgCKrWnr5_Hesjd2tTG5BJDnGDXptoSHBhdLRP8zAiF-u_7rMK7jC-86bXPJ9JazYxeIagp4abeqeZtLd9fGeEK8JN7C-RFrY5FJ18lES85YbInQLQtH285h2RzUy9AzdIZRGzXQwCK0ORwqc8Y3MrZDg/s320/IMG_5179.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another fantastic piece of architecture in São Paulo's old downtown is the Galeria do Rock, an old style shopping mall. It has this name because it used to have many rock related musical stores. Now it sells mostly sports clothing and accessories. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQ_T0gKOeqvVHGT4GUMl8kU7QbSQnD-wbW4iIY66ETWo69vRvdeYxJN9FGWsVW5tST02Hpnqrr_wOBXqGPZ2bbr6qA4IXhiB8DFuqYR5Xk14z8N6tmghEYF7X8UNx4SwXUZj7bebPA6Qb4ggwNHkJFWujOT9jJd9CSqqDT1u6imxG50S97bY0H0ol--A/s4032/IMG_5180.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQ_T0gKOeqvVHGT4GUMl8kU7QbSQnD-wbW4iIY66ETWo69vRvdeYxJN9FGWsVW5tST02Hpnqrr_wOBXqGPZ2bbr6qA4IXhiB8DFuqYR5Xk14z8N6tmghEYF7X8UNx4SwXUZj7bebPA6Qb4ggwNHkJFWujOT9jJd9CSqqDT1u6imxG50S97bY0H0ol--A/s320/IMG_5180.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galeria_do_Rock</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Galeria do Rock </b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">is a shopping mall located in the city of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="São Paulo">São Paulo</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">. </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">It was established in 1963, with the name of </span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Shopping Center Grandes Galerias</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">. Located between Rua 24 de Maio, 62 and Largo do Paissandu (Avenida São João), it has 450 shopping facilities, with predominance of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Rock music">rock</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_hop" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Hip hop">hip hop</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> and other music-related stores, which sell records, apparel and tattoo studios. Galeria do Rock is also a musical performance venue, being a meeting place for urban tribes or </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subculture" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Subculture">subcultures</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> in São Paulo.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTk46pX2gL6D2s0KpVEQsBOf8y0uqOym-JW-_80-xREWhP1vWsIpfLkxZZYWKrxfCDSQCggliZEdCQq5eQoTbH9_Cn29jH8DW3tg7LuqGohn8MQt8y5CpTb57FV8Xodpg3a55GuP43ScdO5v9V3nnRVKZCYU6HhSv04D-hifwf7hNcRHTyyqYcwPExpno/s4032/IMG_5182.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTk46pX2gL6D2s0KpVEQsBOf8y0uqOym-JW-_80-xREWhP1vWsIpfLkxZZYWKrxfCDSQCggliZEdCQq5eQoTbH9_Cn29jH8DW3tg7LuqGohn8MQt8y5CpTb57FV8Xodpg3a55GuP43ScdO5v9V3nnRVKZCYU6HhSv04D-hifwf7hNcRHTyyqYcwPExpno/s320/IMG_5182.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A pause for lunch and a selfie with our lovely friend - and an amazing tour guide here - Fabricio. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was very special do reconnect with him and relive our trip to São Paulo as journalist students back in the end of the last century! Thank you, Fa, for such a great day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFSUzEcuJXtclp79J1Cv_I-SWYFMUQkG5NBi0BHHLYLRYy9McgbMAy-RYYsvnQk2YAZkcIM1F-fJN4nmN8yXTxQVt0I-qZyMGCL3ZtMLeH1EBAFuAd2HxDE9n0mxr-KfXnyXSj6SaNaMzaohiU68KWlzrdPdU9ODb1cTZWXMjpraAp6AJm32oSQMspYo/s4032/IMG_5181.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFSUzEcuJXtclp79J1Cv_I-SWYFMUQkG5NBi0BHHLYLRYy9McgbMAy-RYYsvnQk2YAZkcIM1F-fJN4nmN8yXTxQVt0I-qZyMGCL3ZtMLeH1EBAFuAd2HxDE9n0mxr-KfXnyXSj6SaNaMzaohiU68KWlzrdPdU9ODb1cTZWXMjpraAp6AJm32oSQMspYo/s320/IMG_5181.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another special and delicious place was the restaurant Leiteria Itá (<span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;">Rua Do Boticário 31, São Paulo).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This PF (Prato Feito or Served Plate) was established in 1953 and serves the best homemade food in the city. It has a working class feel to it, with busy servers. It was a fantastic - and yummy - experience!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBzkXad3Faz-9uFVuZte4pYzKNoTxsh7HsSj7ZSdCrIx1guZaNfffsZmb4sE_eq_6c3WhD6887SC0HcIATA2od-RUkvSksazt2YoBb9oZdwATqzEppopgsti2TCltERiiemCdYzSyngb2oOXc45uAcyG4D7-mJXoYdgajUAwQC2g1U2vstN8gl7QrHXE/s4032/IMG_5183.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBzkXad3Faz-9uFVuZte4pYzKNoTxsh7HsSj7ZSdCrIx1guZaNfffsZmb4sE_eq_6c3WhD6887SC0HcIATA2od-RUkvSksazt2YoBb9oZdwATqzEppopgsti2TCltERiiemCdYzSyngb2oOXc45uAcyG4D7-mJXoYdgajUAwQC2g1U2vstN8gl7QrHXE/s320/IMG_5183.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mike enjoying his Feijoada Carioca and making friends with the local ladies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Check out his big smile!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmBP6yPlvhy2RONtHK70FxzqlrmPR9bNUKI_1COadlSubfH-sS9YeQnrIegbskSv7meAgt7GQ_5vEIe7HIpo9qYoQIqUUljqmYkYpBpLMfd2T8965chgsM2JKNM6DNKznoxw634sUZLGbSLBcmcuPPbR9w3su1UlNrF6twnV3Aiqs4Dtb85INc8E-CZ4/s4032/IMG_5187.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmBP6yPlvhy2RONtHK70FxzqlrmPR9bNUKI_1COadlSubfH-sS9YeQnrIegbskSv7meAgt7GQ_5vEIe7HIpo9qYoQIqUUljqmYkYpBpLMfd2T8965chgsM2JKNM6DNKznoxw634sUZLGbSLBcmcuPPbR9w3su1UlNrF6twnV3Aiqs4Dtb85INc8E-CZ4/s320/IMG_5187.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another beautiful destination downtown is the train station Estação da Luz (Station of the Light).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEj_9jvsXaiZptCK4-XId00CKgTpXUXMJoWnlEUsUVHnbHxtWzxyauKr3V0lG9kAZNS8mZfhqKvxYZ10z5Hq5RgRiTc04sfSLylyv-snPAIpxCulO9_YoYo1Q9DzQPiLo_SEnAgat4bbH28Q-_XreWzQGCjNkmfqeoj71L9xinIXNOYCq3dLYMOJISH0o/s4032/IMG_5188.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEj_9jvsXaiZptCK4-XId00CKgTpXUXMJoWnlEUsUVHnbHxtWzxyauKr3V0lG9kAZNS8mZfhqKvxYZ10z5Hq5RgRiTc04sfSLylyv-snPAIpxCulO9_YoYo1Q9DzQPiLo_SEnAgat4bbH28Q-_XreWzQGCjNkmfqeoj71L9xinIXNOYCq3dLYMOJISH0o/s320/IMG_5188.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luz_Station</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">The station was built in the late 19th century with the purpose of being the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headquarters" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Headquarters">headquarters</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">of the newly founded </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo_Railway" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="São Paulo Railway">São Paulo Railway</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">. In the first decades of the 20th century, it was the main entrance to the city, a fact that gave it a major economic relevance, because the majority of the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Coffee">coffee</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> from </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santos_(S%C3%A3o_Paulo)" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Santos (São Paulo)">Santos</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> was delivered in the station, along with the imported supplies. At the time of the station's construction in the mid-nineteenth century, the Luz neighborhood was characterized by a large embankment that connected the city's downtown area to the Grande Bridge. It also had a botanical garden, which was enlarged by the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_state_governors_in_Brazil" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="List of current state governors in Brazil">Governor</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> João Teodoro Xavier de Matos, and would serve as the future home of Luz station.</span></i></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_00wnXgIgh4NE3d5aFSmkNnsXnx_glcijsDhvCLbsQ6F-Hw8dw1u8WZI45G17497Yhy-fYsksxAKhPgOabXObS91A0mMqwNnmlgdI33F-0R0UDpozKs8dBYoXrKZCT5LO_CILD4D7TBUvc_-3BH0idR1-sy3VOpCG3V6MY6ub2juq-SjbBobLYwm5NEE/s4032/IMG_5190.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_00wnXgIgh4NE3d5aFSmkNnsXnx_glcijsDhvCLbsQ6F-Hw8dw1u8WZI45G17497Yhy-fYsksxAKhPgOabXObS91A0mMqwNnmlgdI33F-0R0UDpozKs8dBYoXrKZCT5LO_CILD4D7TBUvc_-3BH0idR1-sy3VOpCG3V6MY6ub2juq-SjbBobLYwm5NEE/s320/IMG_5190.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Right beside Luz Station is the amazing Pinacoteca of São Paulo. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was probably my favourite, with a amazing selection of Brazilian art, displayed by subject. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fantastic!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsmnMTz3XwyyRi1cLuXjVRaR7zMODLsP6jx4wEHWlnlJivvQkh5ltWjkH2iQdCZxcxAseSs1TFA61j_17XzRwvjO9hUs-V9xC4dB6Oryo5D9YhQf__kiGWnNnfgvwRx5ZxZjOEHeyVX2jQh7Zle-JC9QoyXwKVjFib1UmQ_DxpZ0WBJctIOho7FtTsFw/s4032/IMG_5194.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsmnMTz3XwyyRi1cLuXjVRaR7zMODLsP6jx4wEHWlnlJivvQkh5ltWjkH2iQdCZxcxAseSs1TFA61j_17XzRwvjO9hUs-V9xC4dB6Oryo5D9YhQf__kiGWnNnfgvwRx5ZxZjOEHeyVX2jQh7Zle-JC9QoyXwKVjFib1UmQ_DxpZ0WBJctIOho7FtTsFw/s320/IMG_5194.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The building itself is another breathtaking art piece. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCBbEWUNFWrdlRpxpG_tAn8czRozZ1Lvp-ud4CooR-vB_Hj2s4fH6yv8l_mnSPVdjpnVWqgwj_HPUwwUpnNvTWAdPaanZ3bP9fl9UaDcwV3jOSjxudi45CWJF4gu17uihz9_U0srSE4WUeqhlWhoLuKnlGG8_7oyKxKlY7aAD7GrPhWP3oRunHvyG6mk/s4032/IMG_5198.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCBbEWUNFWrdlRpxpG_tAn8czRozZ1Lvp-ud4CooR-vB_Hj2s4fH6yv8l_mnSPVdjpnVWqgwj_HPUwwUpnNvTWAdPaanZ3bP9fl9UaDcwV3jOSjxudi45CWJF4gu17uihz9_U0srSE4WUeqhlWhoLuKnlGG8_7oyKxKlY7aAD7GrPhWP3oRunHvyG6mk/s320/IMG_5198.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinacoteca_do_Estado_de_São_Paulo</b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">The </span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><b>Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo</b></span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> (Portuguese for "</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinacotheca" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Pinacotheca">pinacotheca</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> (picture gallery) of the </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_S%C3%A3o_Paulo" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="State of São Paulo">state of São Paulo</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">") is one of the most important </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_museum" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Art museum">art museums</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Brazil">Brazil</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">.</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> It is housed in a 1900 building in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jardim_da_Luz" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Jardim da Luz">Jardim da Luz</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_S%C3%A3o_Paulo" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Downtown São Paulo">Downtown São Paulo</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, designed by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramos_de_Azevedo" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Ramos de Azevedo">Ramos de Azevedo</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> and </span><a class="new" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Domiziano_Rossi&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Domiziano Rossi (page does not exist)">Domiziano Rossi</a><span class="noprint" face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 11.899999618530273px; text-align: start;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">to be the headquarters of the </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyceum_of_Arts_and_Crafts_of_S%C3%A3o_Paulo" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Lyceum of Arts and Crafts of São Paulo">Lyceum of Arts and Crafts</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">. It is the oldest art museum in São Paulo, founded on December 24, 1905, and established as a public state museum since 1911.</span></span></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEsOWZX-0yHfc-ilIwtVh9DFWStJQAwwgHU7pbaHXtxa1uEs3ORRJ9WE2IUOlcu0IzUXcW5nmABhRjL2rjLqFHOvZut1sFaFYM-O0vM-_l58lGFAnM9rW22PSd29wG41QV8i9PprOUP9-Bs3hiygJx4p0F9_cwP1tQGWptHanKlRa2xuUSn8uaFNojUTg/s4032/IMG_5203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEsOWZX-0yHfc-ilIwtVh9DFWStJQAwwgHU7pbaHXtxa1uEs3ORRJ9WE2IUOlcu0IzUXcW5nmABhRjL2rjLqFHOvZut1sFaFYM-O0vM-_l58lGFAnM9rW22PSd29wG41QV8i9PprOUP9-Bs3hiygJx4p0F9_cwP1tQGWptHanKlRa2xuUSn8uaFNojUTg/s320/IMG_5203.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinacoteca_do_Estado_de_São_Paulo</b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">The Pinacoteca houses one of the largest and most representatives </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_art" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Brazilian art">Brazilian art</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> collections, mainly noted for its vast assemblage with more than ten thousand pieces of art covering mostly the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_painting" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Brazilian painting">history of Brazilian painting</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> in the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="19th century">19th</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="20th century">20th centuries</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">. It is also noteworthy the Brasiliana Collection, a collection composed by foreign artists actives in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Brazil">Brazil</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> or inspired by the country </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iconography" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Iconography">iconography</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, the Nemirovsky Collection, with an ample and expressive collection of masterpieces of Brazilian modernism and, recently, the Roger Wright Collection, received by the institute in January 2015.</span></i></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtR-ZTYo8iAvYlvZx5H0ROMHpiF31wTpPcB-m_HQv82r2Tp8yBXUQmIgNJwxWCvfyh39TIb18bPL18HPLB97JxT5D5VKZQ1qDa3cXZXatOBA95LTJmQ_rWNnPQwMgmBDiwoFSNzRN8zJo0MyOaPYQr8JspCLj0Er1Gz_yMIXKXx4D6cbW6KXEHAGUqo-o/s4032/IMG_5204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtR-ZTYo8iAvYlvZx5H0ROMHpiF31wTpPcB-m_HQv82r2Tp8yBXUQmIgNJwxWCvfyh39TIb18bPL18HPLB97JxT5D5VKZQ1qDa3cXZXatOBA95LTJmQ_rWNnPQwMgmBDiwoFSNzRN8zJo0MyOaPYQr8JspCLj0Er1Gz_yMIXKXx4D6cbW6KXEHAGUqo-o/s320/IMG_5204.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Familia, 1935</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Candido Portinari</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><i>WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candido_Portinari</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Candido Portinari</b><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">(December 29, 1903 – February 6, 1962) was a Brazilian painter. He is considered one of the most important Brazilian painters as well as a prominent and influential practitioner of the</span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neorealism_(art)" style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Neorealism (art)">neo-realism</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">style in painting.<br /></span></i></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>Portinari painted more than five thousand canvases, from small sketches to monumental works such as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_and_Peace_(Portinari)" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="War and Peace (Portinari)">Guerra e Paz</a> panels, which were donated to the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Headquarters" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="United Nations Headquarters">United Nations Headquarters</a> in 1956. Portinari developed a social preoccupation throughout his oeuvre and maintained an active life in the Brazilian cultural and political worlds.</i></span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfmRZJvEm-K_TCUb11E-5GNuKNb22A0rgjfOAApVdO1YCTqCvEqgjExE9NI695GeRi7t2PN0hC_NyoZavhjyn-R8KyFfnAzYk0iaYyc38oZPhzDaOtY-WMra1r7I0ZeQV8P_TeAkrOdNrFtXbIP_dITMjOH2bfKBpcyPnN4bKmKVxPsNpddb6LWLbs8O0/s4032/IMG_5206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfmRZJvEm-K_TCUb11E-5GNuKNb22A0rgjfOAApVdO1YCTqCvEqgjExE9NI695GeRi7t2PN0hC_NyoZavhjyn-R8KyFfnAzYk0iaYyc38oZPhzDaOtY-WMra1r7I0ZeQV8P_TeAkrOdNrFtXbIP_dITMjOH2bfKBpcyPnN4bKmKVxPsNpddb6LWLbs8O0/s320/IMG_5206.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuu6_hiZeKopRrvlI2qKY02x05L48eX-BCIzoGd6ypm8wRDz1RvyE3MUIjlfV7BCiCkQmuiQ05LDkT4QNb6eUiiN1vh6_z0-LXa0reqeivTvxfpREJdaP-1YbP1rBMS-qh0R7UVZqrzRQdHITfPFuhcBAeOLSgOqHrJxaRRdY0rrhkBZxGlc594ZxUU0/s4032/IMG_5207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuu6_hiZeKopRrvlI2qKY02x05L48eX-BCIzoGd6ypm8wRDz1RvyE3MUIjlfV7BCiCkQmuiQ05LDkT4QNb6eUiiN1vh6_z0-LXa0reqeivTvxfpREJdaP-1YbP1rBMS-qh0R7UVZqrzRQdHITfPFuhcBAeOLSgOqHrJxaRRdY0rrhkBZxGlc594ZxUU0/s320/IMG_5207.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0HmOh5J38l1PGynK9quZXibHmKY8WSJyYxObe5KJI-yoeHsranPtC1-c9PWsOlM3Jd6fL9onFjvNu8yF1fO4QJGPFtFjuHc3usNIqOBjdQQJ8rtw6eE4FB7LmHFo9RaRBjTKdRNqlFSyuHw8eydQaCUq5vJR1hHXPkXkfZqd3dw9uxm5Vnr3knSEGIM/s4032/IMG_5209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0HmOh5J38l1PGynK9quZXibHmKY8WSJyYxObe5KJI-yoeHsranPtC1-c9PWsOlM3Jd6fL9onFjvNu8yF1fO4QJGPFtFjuHc3usNIqOBjdQQJ8rtw6eE4FB7LmHFo9RaRBjTKdRNqlFSyuHw8eydQaCUq5vJR1hHXPkXkfZqd3dw9uxm5Vnr3knSEGIM/s320/IMG_5209.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Portinari again. I am obsessed by his work!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Candido Portinari</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Retirantes (Migrants), 1958</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKd0-ez8gxkNatrndtFRAPIK_TIzMtF3zS0il-25HHg27uJ9yxFogyG5sH4Z6CUe7Z4IasyQzawLaPOKsJVQSSyirIpSvsZx6E-KsWnvEbe0S3JaXOD-OTdsc5NZv2gLgwqBpscoyAosbl0YmtF3xPN44KJowSfKJ2SAWSt8S_pRqTBbkxHomFYAtIwKY/s4032/IMG_5213.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKd0-ez8gxkNatrndtFRAPIK_TIzMtF3zS0il-25HHg27uJ9yxFogyG5sH4Z6CUe7Z4IasyQzawLaPOKsJVQSSyirIpSvsZx6E-KsWnvEbe0S3JaXOD-OTdsc5NZv2gLgwqBpscoyAosbl0YmtF3xPN44KJowSfKJ2SAWSt8S_pRqTBbkxHomFYAtIwKY/s320/IMG_5213.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIgb6JwCtt0L2ZxhAuFo-9L_Q0Fb2vdeHsY9yWI7ldupDUejrnhEKgR7okMA8KhCgbBRT9UEMqJ-JAXSvhw4iSJM8RX4jsqN4Cq4r6ynIJDzm-vJodUAmQZZU5Ju3aq9GKfaxrLX-561zMzE2IGamJMrpSTeJnJSIXOiLH8GMww9uv0vIzQ3EPWK3jBVQ/s4032/IMG_5214.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIgb6JwCtt0L2ZxhAuFo-9L_Q0Fb2vdeHsY9yWI7ldupDUejrnhEKgR7okMA8KhCgbBRT9UEMqJ-JAXSvhw4iSJM8RX4jsqN4Cq4r6ynIJDzm-vJodUAmQZZU5Ju3aq9GKfaxrLX-561zMzE2IGamJMrpSTeJnJSIXOiLH8GMww9uv0vIzQ3EPWK3jBVQ/s320/IMG_5214.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8TBz939hDCJz7zTD-UhGAbhmFpdDak7L62v76mUvAcykXNYQMfyuMHOtDiQJ11UOqYqLbfKXGk232ykqPzLll_THs1c2zqS7YT91X_1ObV3Amwwrtj_ahL4BiKY-2C0YNMfikrGk58dPF17YhpBckEFOgBFj1DXh3ti8WfSxfkBAD2gwfalg5b9N1Jjw/s4032/IMG_5215.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8TBz939hDCJz7zTD-UhGAbhmFpdDak7L62v76mUvAcykXNYQMfyuMHOtDiQJ11UOqYqLbfKXGk232ykqPzLll_THs1c2zqS7YT91X_1ObV3Amwwrtj_ahL4BiKY-2C0YNMfikrGk58dPF17YhpBckEFOgBFj1DXh3ti8WfSxfkBAD2gwfalg5b9N1Jjw/s320/IMG_5215.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tarsila do Amaral </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Antropofagia, 1929</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://www.artsy.net/artwork/tarsila-do-amaral-anthropophagy-antropofagia</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span face="ll-unica77, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">A pioneer of </span><a href="https://www.artsy.net/gene/brazil" style="box-sizing: inherit; cursor: pointer; font-family: ll-unica77, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: underline;">Brazilian</a><span face="ll-unica77, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://www.artsy.net/gene/1860-1969" style="box-sizing: inherit; cursor: pointer; font-family: ll-unica77, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: underline;">modernism</a><span face="ll-unica77, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"> and a trailblazing figure in Latin America, </span><a href="https://www.artsy.net/artist/tarsila-do-amaral" style="box-sizing: inherit; cursor: pointer; font-family: ll-unica77, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: underline;">Tarsila do Amaral</a><span face="ll-unica77, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"> is acclaimed for her richly colored paintings that fused European avant-garde aesthetics with local iconography. Her work has been celebrated around the world, and received a landmark exhibition at the </span><a href="https://www.artsy.net/partner/the-museum-of-modern-art" style="box-sizing: inherit; cursor: pointer; font-family: ll-unica77, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: underline;">Museum of Modern Art</a><span face="ll-unica77, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"> in 2018. Tarsila left her native São Paulo for Paris in 1920, studying under </span><a href="https://www.artsy.net/gene/cubism" style="box-sizing: inherit; cursor: pointer; font-family: ll-unica77, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: underline;">cubist</a><span face="ll-unica77, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"> figures like </span><a href="https://www.artsy.net/artist/fernand-leger" style="box-sizing: inherit; cursor: pointer; font-family: ll-unica77, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: underline;">Fernand Léger</a><span face="ll-unica77, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"> and </span><a href="https://www.artsy.net/artist/andre-lhote/" style="box-sizing: inherit; cursor: pointer; font-family: ll-unica77, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: underline;">André Lhote</a><span face="ll-unica77, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"> in the French capital. The following decade marked a prolific period of production as she returned to Brazil to explore her heritage. During this period, Tarsila painted her iconic </span><span face="ll-unica77, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"><a href="https://www.artsy.net/artwork/tarsila-do-amaral-abaporu" style="box-sizing: inherit; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: underline;">Abaporu</a></span><span face="ll-unica77, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"> (1928), which inspired the </span><span face="ll-unica77, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">Manifesto Antropófago</span><span face="ll-unica77, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">, a call for Brazil to break from its colonial past and assert its own cultural identity; it sold for $1.4 million in 1995. Tasila’s early works have since been auctioned for as much as $20 million, as paid by the MoMA to acquire </span><span face="ll-unica77, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">A Lua</span><span face="ll-unica77, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"> (1928). A 1931 trip to the Soviet Union inspired a turn to more sociopolitical works, but Tarsila returned to her signature landscapes in the 1950s.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="ll-unica77, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgXWvpxLMd9yd0RfAoE1MXoOhzMu_8XacwoGRH8mIQmxddjj7WKrUcmUvxoLeaJNJ1a3vqHIY5txx1XdqBejEbnYc1hd3zhBo3bQ6YSdLPrxmOV-f4neUW7-yFZDh3aGehgSmWlQjciLhpiqWcCwGmKO-D8LF-_SF-9yPGb8zMT8q0nbuoyYMvQjqmsQ/s4032/IMG_5219.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgXWvpxLMd9yd0RfAoE1MXoOhzMu_8XacwoGRH8mIQmxddjj7WKrUcmUvxoLeaJNJ1a3vqHIY5txx1XdqBejEbnYc1hd3zhBo3bQ6YSdLPrxmOV-f4neUW7-yFZDh3aGehgSmWlQjciLhpiqWcCwGmKO-D8LF-_SF-9yPGb8zMT8q0nbuoyYMvQjqmsQ/s320/IMG_5219.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinacoteca_do_Estado_de_São_Paulo</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">The Pinacoteca origins takes you back to the criation of the </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyceum_of_Arts_and_Crafts_of_S%C3%A3o_Paulo" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Lyceum of Arts and Crafts of São Paulo">Lyceum of Arts and Crafts of São Paulo</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">. This one is a result of a context of intense social, political and economic changes that took place in São Paulo at the second half of the 19th century. The then province, which remained quite discreet until the 1870s, was transmuting, boosted by the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_coffee_cycle" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Brazilian coffee cycle">coffee cycle</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> expansion and the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transport_in_Brazil" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Rail transport in Brazil">rail transport</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> settlement. The country was receiving extensive flow of immigrants (intensified after the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Brazil" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Slavery in Brazil">slavery abolitionism</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">), that allowed meaningful transformations, embracing from the material culture and eating habits to the recently developed forms of socialization. The urban centers were becoming more modern and denser. In the city of São Paulo, the net worth accumulated by the coffee producers were reinvested in the newly </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry_in_Brazil" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Industry in Brazil">industry</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">. Brand new buildings were built and the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_structure" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Earth structure">rammed earth technique</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> was taking the brickwork place. Noble neighborhoods were built to house the manor houses and palaces of the coffee barons, following the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_architecture#European" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="History of architecture">European architectural standards</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, marked by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclecticism_in_architecture" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Eclecticism in architecture">eclecticism</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">. More numerous were the working-class neighborhoods that emerged, rapidly expanding the urban core.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGH8nIVwgb_4hqa0G8XpPCRAnexHsW9jKygiP1i1J1T5sgVa0WyQgMQCSLKGzrL5PxcuSeDC395Tw1ciJfu4_nBRKTTvhEkr3dHXqrYobx-kYwNe-ue3uiyJErUeLdKblA_B6_Toz4KR_8yBJCoF-_jqQyPndD48_0sgnAVgQbA9mq0MkptuCYFJvru3w/s1024/b6a1c34e-6a02-48e5-a6f5-f9ad967c54f5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGH8nIVwgb_4hqa0G8XpPCRAnexHsW9jKygiP1i1J1T5sgVa0WyQgMQCSLKGzrL5PxcuSeDC395Tw1ciJfu4_nBRKTTvhEkr3dHXqrYobx-kYwNe-ue3uiyJErUeLdKblA_B6_Toz4KR_8yBJCoF-_jqQyPndD48_0sgnAVgQbA9mq0MkptuCYFJvru3w/s320/b6a1c34e-6a02-48e5-a6f5-f9ad967c54f5.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fa and I going for an Instagram moment (haha) at Parque da Luz (Light Park). </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5amSeu1CRaDzqhN8RNhMqGXhe9-jKKhsjMIDSrjGzWXrrDu8jO5HBxsowEyKAigXUHw-AwyLfzZ2u3MOh6L_PEYtXbJmq3x2r0s1kNrjcG182sap_F5zwMVBYI2kX7mmOhBTrpRDbiGXBS8GtCFZhPGLqghJ4BFR-WC9A5qbf9x3QcU2INFoKDwbMz4/s4032/IMG_5223.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5amSeu1CRaDzqhN8RNhMqGXhe9-jKKhsjMIDSrjGzWXrrDu8jO5HBxsowEyKAigXUHw-AwyLfzZ2u3MOh6L_PEYtXbJmq3x2r0s1kNrjcG182sap_F5zwMVBYI2kX7mmOhBTrpRDbiGXBS8GtCFZhPGLqghJ4BFR-WC9A5qbf9x3QcU2INFoKDwbMz4/s320/IMG_5223.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Pinacoteca has expanded in the last year and inaugurated the Pina Contemporrânea across from the main building. The new space has two galleries created to exhibit contemporary art. just cross the street, through the beautiful Luz Park and visitors can use the same ticket as the Pinacoteca. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBBAwtIGRdaycb5W5WSjoNpN4tKr3z0h7iQEpDPMPEvOfgNYRfhUmv-ZtoZnJIgYc7i6SU6Sk9nKqmGJSprzqazErgxAvAQ32zIg63lJy3hCaNtqydx6TubtIuPDKwVRUOtjF19eit79oEfWYtEdjBcd1c9w9wS0Lt7-mbzFsQ-t_I3yYX0WEQlEU54E/s4032/IMG_5225.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBBAwtIGRdaycb5W5WSjoNpN4tKr3z0h7iQEpDPMPEvOfgNYRfhUmv-ZtoZnJIgYc7i6SU6Sk9nKqmGJSprzqazErgxAvAQ32zIg63lJy3hCaNtqydx6TubtIuPDKwVRUOtjF19eit79oEfWYtEdjBcd1c9w9wS0Lt7-mbzFsQ-t_I3yYX0WEQlEU54E/s320/IMG_5225.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Artwork: Tríade Trindade</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Artista: Tunga</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><i>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunga_(artist)</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Antonio José de Barros Carvalho e Mello Mourão</b><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">(February 8, 1952 – June 6, 2016), known professionally as</span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><b style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Tunga</b><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, was a Brazilian sculptor and performance artist. Tunga was born in</span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmares,_Pernambuco" style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Palmares, Pernambuco">Palmares</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">,</span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pernambuco" style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Pernambuco">Pernambuco</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">,</span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Brazil">Brazil</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>He died in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Rio de Janeiro">Rio de Janeiro</a> on June 6, 2016, at the age of 64 after battling cancer for several years.</i></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_Newspaper" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="The Art Newspaper">The Art Newspaper</a> called him "One of Brazil's best-known contemporary artists." As early as he knew the Brazilian modernism he began his career in 1970 by making sculptures and drawings.</i></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>In 1974 he completed a course in architecture and urbanism at Santa Ursula University, in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Rio de Janeiro">Rio de Janeiro</a>.</i></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>In 2005, Tunga became the first contemporary artist to exhibit his work at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louvre" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Louvre">Louvre</a> in the museum's history during an installation called "A la Lumiere des Deux Mondes" ("The Meeting of Two Worlds"). One of Tunga's favorite practices was drawing, and he made his first solo show in 1974 at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Modern_Art,_Rio_de_Janeiro" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro">Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro</a> entirely dedicated to this medium.</i></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB61ndQ3j5il_e4cpKCVI3HcTn6G_PAOSbon_F8BWmUC-PMIpKMeWxoalepzeg5x6Ev1unuDn5_f8_ibPafv2mHeuevEgbTMNZBij9PSpglnLait4j1IudNkn5jFkIGeFLiquDejj2ACjcUxPeMEyYpl-UH1S7cR9gf7w0TyIo9cp86m91hqAr9wRHqNE/s4032/IMG_5222.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB61ndQ3j5il_e4cpKCVI3HcTn6G_PAOSbon_F8BWmUC-PMIpKMeWxoalepzeg5x6Ev1unuDn5_f8_ibPafv2mHeuevEgbTMNZBij9PSpglnLait4j1IudNkn5jFkIGeFLiquDejj2ACjcUxPeMEyYpl-UH1S7cR9gf7w0TyIo9cp86m91hqAr9wRHqNE/s320/IMG_5222.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3wA9aN2q8FN9JxfI-4vTfc_hgznKJUbM72KqkyZc4ORyE_2JVW4HxzKykw6JVYnY9MBmVRk1s2_qu5Cx0AURQY-T-rQqjovvJ6cCwuwrTKwCpYAfDJnTkUk4CDn1WFkQOWHbimMx3vkbeaAVZ6DMh5Yu0MJFPiVwSqNAlbX3qRfZafO7tjB1SHtw_eU/s4032/IMG_5229.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3wA9aN2q8FN9JxfI-4vTfc_hgznKJUbM72KqkyZc4ORyE_2JVW4HxzKykw6JVYnY9MBmVRk1s2_qu5Cx0AURQY-T-rQqjovvJ6cCwuwrTKwCpYAfDJnTkUk4CDn1WFkQOWHbimMx3vkbeaAVZ6DMh5Yu0MJFPiVwSqNAlbX3qRfZafO7tjB1SHtw_eU/s320/IMG_5229.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwKXAyWO0T7EPmOuvho8eC5fkXu9ugyifCI_TCyrgLAYxdiimS8kfgpVNGbUjLZ4RFPAY-btV7FR2nRiOBJrefchBuzA-t0KJpSJvO6WzdZJoEI-bQkRfyxOo8uShNAepp7CNSGZMnAzmxp42jxLs1E200jxHIkfQmTPhEIOOKcQG4CKj6CEcUSebwFjc/s4032/IMG_5230.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2834" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwKXAyWO0T7EPmOuvho8eC5fkXu9ugyifCI_TCyrgLAYxdiimS8kfgpVNGbUjLZ4RFPAY-btV7FR2nRiOBJrefchBuzA-t0KJpSJvO6WzdZJoEI-bQkRfyxOo8uShNAepp7CNSGZMnAzmxp42jxLs1E200jxHIkfQmTPhEIOOKcQG4CKj6CEcUSebwFjc/s320/IMG_5230.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSPfpmb_xOE</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8DHs7wGOCXO-xKscKprtlMeJuI_oA1xUmO6xesW_97PzWGNOIEccjpBNNswLk8NrgxDwszaO26vs91ylbKLFtyefhA59-1PHbh7h81dOrMsKrC1SlT7daShmvbVFY1rfxvxSo2_1mYUIkpnAdztH77r-AEA1S53gEmY4eTIXDStdnXoRhEiW9kiP5pg/s4032/IMG_5233.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8DHs7wGOCXO-xKscKprtlMeJuI_oA1xUmO6xesW_97PzWGNOIEccjpBNNswLk8NrgxDwszaO26vs91ylbKLFtyefhA59-1PHbh7h81dOrMsKrC1SlT7daShmvbVFY1rfxvxSo2_1mYUIkpnAdztH77r-AEA1S53gEmY4eTIXDStdnXoRhEiW9kiP5pg/s320/IMG_5233.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Minhocão by sunset.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a great idea! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nothing more São Paulo than reclaiming urban spaces and turn it into entertainment. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This overpass turn into a big playground on evenings and weekends for locals who have to put up with loud cars, pollution and stress due to traffic otherwise.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8Osm3Rju_dO7MaBQxI53NI-r4LdcXyc_Cgpdx6NH_uuqQKWaiK9C8WfY2X-Hma3SOMWRryFDun9AJCkXXxTn-VuIzx0of5NBbpYtRVDWe02lbGPHgolXSrJY9EmCS-03HcZorV2XWl5Sg0yOUe332CIL69oPr-q3kP4Vz-2GJDKs-W4DXpnsRn00EAs/s4032/IMG_5236.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8Osm3Rju_dO7MaBQxI53NI-r4LdcXyc_Cgpdx6NH_uuqQKWaiK9C8WfY2X-Hma3SOMWRryFDun9AJCkXXxTn-VuIzx0of5NBbpYtRVDWe02lbGPHgolXSrJY9EmCS-03HcZorV2XWl5Sg0yOUe332CIL69oPr-q3kP4Vz-2GJDKs-W4DXpnsRn00EAs/s320/IMG_5236.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minhocão_(São_Paulo)</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">The </span><b style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Minhocão</b><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, officially </span><b style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">"Via Elevada Presidente <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_Goulart" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="João Goulart">João Goulart</a>"</b><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, is a 3.5-kilometre (2.2-mile) elevated </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway" style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Highway">highway</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> in </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo,_Brazil" style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="São Paulo, Brazil">São Paulo, Brazil</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">. The highway was inaugurated in 1971 as </span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Elevado Presidente <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artur_da_Costa_e_Silva" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Artur da Costa e Silva">Costa e Silva</a></span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">; its name was changed in 2016 after a law was passed changing names of all streets honoring people involved with the </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_military_dictatorship" style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Brazilian military dictatorship">Brazilian military dictatorship</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">.</span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> The road is named after the </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minhoc%C3%A3o_(animal)" style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Minhocão (animal)">minhocão</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, a quasi-fictitious earthworm-like creature.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>The highway is closed to car traffic between 20:00 and 07:00 on weekdays and all day on Saturdays/Sundays, allowing dedicated use by pedestrians and cyclists. Local urban planners have long advocated tearing down the road in order to promote urban renewal.</i></span></p><p></p></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3akK47teDeOds5z1GrglLtIaNuMa1mfwJQoVCuHtCnMBcZcS9F64fimbB9uU0oLlnfcxZg-8c8u71Wnl1iD36DGRGv-m60nhKajY_z-EhbiKC86xupXBudo4N49dVa7rjSPc8k7GDTA8ysEWTnwuVztrEpunVZjK8IWDnPUWuo3c_M9lR2Hmx3eZD7U/s4032/IMG_5234.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3akK47teDeOds5z1GrglLtIaNuMa1mfwJQoVCuHtCnMBcZcS9F64fimbB9uU0oLlnfcxZg-8c8u71Wnl1iD36DGRGv-m60nhKajY_z-EhbiKC86xupXBudo4N49dVa7rjSPc8k7GDTA8ysEWTnwuVztrEpunVZjK8IWDnPUWuo3c_M9lR2Hmx3eZD7U/s320/IMG_5234.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love this couple at the window, watching life goes by in what would've been a depressing setting for many people in developed countries. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here, this is what they've got. This is what they have to work with. This is their option. And they take this with pride, with beauty, with melancholy - and why not? - with love.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Enjoying the sunset together in the concrete jungle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFiHhCHvsPTHAGOyp_7o7MhmktsCNnxcZmtVZOKmn5pEKClViJH3VZSur5ENXEK25W5U72eDup5vujR_0p3moCwaMIWvhMbMMuchprvr9taE0lWRrEAMm9qnaE_TSEdqkSsKQk4j9nBmk2hDAzUf3jpT2rNl7t96A8aUgBktwban-djkrZw42xBb3fNus/s4032/IMG_5238.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFiHhCHvsPTHAGOyp_7o7MhmktsCNnxcZmtVZOKmn5pEKClViJH3VZSur5ENXEK25W5U72eDup5vujR_0p3moCwaMIWvhMbMMuchprvr9taE0lWRrEAMm9qnaE_TSEdqkSsKQk4j9nBmk2hDAzUf3jpT2rNl7t96A8aUgBktwban-djkrZw42xBb3fNus/s320/IMG_5238.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Playing chess... playing music... biking... having a picnic with family... walking with friends. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They have a space in these madness of a metropole. And they own it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1oaqbYmWXZ81I2nXzkLC2KLiJIXkV92PhdZnV_Pcq2GjDQ8W4vCBU5wMzR23G5YcCpIsABkLNYHLHcN3uK6-rwVgbC4_xkotA7-Z5kBWkijbYJDeF_jfrE3YQFjjnjSGjktqfz_bFzLwVEI8SaNOgpmuAyukezPnkqWvS98VEOmRsdbsvT3KggaMucw/s4032/IMG_5239.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1oaqbYmWXZ81I2nXzkLC2KLiJIXkV92PhdZnV_Pcq2GjDQ8W4vCBU5wMzR23G5YcCpIsABkLNYHLHcN3uK6-rwVgbC4_xkotA7-Z5kBWkijbYJDeF_jfrE3YQFjjnjSGjktqfz_bFzLwVEI8SaNOgpmuAyukezPnkqWvS98VEOmRsdbsvT3KggaMucw/s320/IMG_5239.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcpM4tgPdkw1ppUW-RMtseVthVZZL4KYo_K3JrjaEeBF9KaXoDSizpSEfAq4Z3GPgMZPO8tunBQQL0voVUe0i_f6RrZW2H7ayb9FIQrfv5zlBqXN_VIMw11E6HbgQ_rK4VdRxzmecguGqI8LdleBI1AchjfRXKt5tg5-tJz06Bv8NUWdgQA_7ubBF0ls/s4032/IMG_5247.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcpM4tgPdkw1ppUW-RMtseVthVZZL4KYo_K3JrjaEeBF9KaXoDSizpSEfAq4Z3GPgMZPO8tunBQQL0voVUe0i_f6RrZW2H7ayb9FIQrfv5zlBqXN_VIMw11E6HbgQ_rK4VdRxzmecguGqI8LdleBI1AchjfRXKt5tg5-tJz06Bv8NUWdgQA_7ubBF0ls/s320/IMG_5247.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We claimed our space too... as tourists. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGun_m5O60zqPGK-nQ42MDgUv1FIrs3-2UU16xFv7UXLgm61mwZQ-ws3Iqu7e0DIKrNkGI-fne_yxJyfwtBuCVgqLvPSFNzEzKUpMF_AYGBVgD8IjRpRJVNZU1DgACfqB_uwglXPI8dKhIBwGco7EtkZdWxg8aoZ7mHnBbIdBLlY4HCT5NLvh55EChFKo/s4032/IMG_5252.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGun_m5O60zqPGK-nQ42MDgUv1FIrs3-2UU16xFv7UXLgm61mwZQ-ws3Iqu7e0DIKrNkGI-fne_yxJyfwtBuCVgqLvPSFNzEzKUpMF_AYGBVgD8IjRpRJVNZU1DgACfqB_uwglXPI8dKhIBwGco7EtkZdWxg8aoZ7mHnBbIdBLlY4HCT5NLvh55EChFKo/s320/IMG_5252.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As night falls...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDv0Z_wMgMMMqAhdr5GHwQqw3XiSwB06yAJ8n6mAlid-l-1CBsCz6eOYIYz6p8sJiPRk72ZMVzn9ssPsCAYTeaFqSYngrO8Uzvry6PR436Kkg5orx8Qv97mA1emfFQ3SK2NEMPyUnAAjxPrS_Rs5PjwO97lKW5VXbKuAidytMhNTqJjuNb2ytMn-cAvg/s4032/IMG_5254.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDv0Z_wMgMMMqAhdr5GHwQqw3XiSwB06yAJ8n6mAlid-l-1CBsCz6eOYIYz6p8sJiPRk72ZMVzn9ssPsCAYTeaFqSYngrO8Uzvry6PR436Kkg5orx8Qv97mA1emfFQ3SK2NEMPyUnAAjxPrS_Rs5PjwO97lKW5VXbKuAidytMhNTqJjuNb2ytMn-cAvg/s320/IMG_5254.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...the fun starts in some places. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The São Paulo wave take turns. Some rest, other awake. It never stops. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2qmkrxzkSeAQbDNvBjC6SFmlw-4gIWkhsnTdHl0fyyMwVkuKtKH6sRymDseaIURl0iktLctlk1VdKAxJgjVAqIWf3EsvikkEBQZU25cQBac0c0UzbvHsSceSCJseCNamoCSmjCebEsrZNMF9OA7oN1Qk2KM1aBEicWBFWgaCcjw20vq_7L2kBh5AO0CM/s4032/IMG_5258.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2qmkrxzkSeAQbDNvBjC6SFmlw-4gIWkhsnTdHl0fyyMwVkuKtKH6sRymDseaIURl0iktLctlk1VdKAxJgjVAqIWf3EsvikkEBQZU25cQBac0c0UzbvHsSceSCJseCNamoCSmjCebEsrZNMF9OA7oN1Qk2KM1aBEicWBFWgaCcjw20vq_7L2kBh5AO0CM/s320/IMG_5258.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am done. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Goodnight and thanks for another such an amazing day, São Paulo!</div><br /> <p></p>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10000931073837922786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396939946263808543.post-61278995793791747982023-10-03T17:20:00.001-04:002023-10-03T17:20:36.342-04:00September 15 - São Paulo Art Biennial<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQAhFj5S9cgveGTbVMDsj0WigjQEB6of7zCa7jDezin9MPQuMdf1wGlbRMoaZgujVWGDxlqWGEIR5g2a8Sd7Lu_ZCReays3uYvEvREe1HDPWy0EkOi7lOAjus6FNhBOJGxx4zJMdLgC_Erf1TkAhAewuwGxWZZ__SAS-f3mv3oGyeuqmjGGAGqakvO6M/s4032/IMG_4956.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQAhFj5S9cgveGTbVMDsj0WigjQEB6of7zCa7jDezin9MPQuMdf1wGlbRMoaZgujVWGDxlqWGEIR5g2a8Sd7Lu_ZCReays3uYvEvREe1HDPWy0EkOi7lOAjus6FNhBOJGxx4zJMdLgC_Erf1TkAhAewuwGxWZZ__SAS-f3mv3oGyeuqmjGGAGqakvO6M/s320/IMG_4956.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We woke up with this view, from our hotel's 23rd floor. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No more rain. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Hotel Renaissance: https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/saobr-renaissance-sao-paulo-hotel/overview/</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzngKxtaLNGLwiEoFiGnbRP5Cxlek9K43EYmMUTxPL02h2W0sEddbgXHLlwL-ScU3kFPx6Kr1O6EtxSzwg_C-4vldYU0oRFO6VmTAW1QX7mJpFnDedUPSWrFJpXWwtzSgNNX7pR1X-lO0zMP0wDp8JKKPzqprdZ_qz8GocENCug3cw0Xq7d2Tdoou3P_w/s3846/IMG_4963.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3846" data-original-width="3022" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzngKxtaLNGLwiEoFiGnbRP5Cxlek9K43EYmMUTxPL02h2W0sEddbgXHLlwL-ScU3kFPx6Kr1O6EtxSzwg_C-4vldYU0oRFO6VmTAW1QX7mJpFnDedUPSWrFJpXWwtzSgNNX7pR1X-lO0zMP0wDp8JKKPzqprdZ_qz8GocENCug3cw0Xq7d2Tdoou3P_w/s320/IMG_4963.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After a delicious breakfast at the hotel we anxiously headed to the reason why we decided to come to São Paulo in the first place: the 35th Bienal de Artes (Biennal of Arts of São Paulo). </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfDF2ybIobsyH3M9NzcRzyxBav1pzuPICMhPsS79Pi8iWprNI3LKdIUSOOes5fwYa5MpJGsHnBfc5cB8FrXqKJ2AxXXFdnrpXKGw-8A0EL4jPAZdr79oUQMRSs2TUBZ4wsjEoLVhW_FVeq_8t8lIdBZpvPAhis-MjUcYT8HJh3Q7N21vpMy2RmQuSiUI/s3088/IMG_4976.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfDF2ybIobsyH3M9NzcRzyxBav1pzuPICMhPsS79Pi8iWprNI3LKdIUSOOes5fwYa5MpJGsHnBfc5cB8FrXqKJ2AxXXFdnrpXKGw-8A0EL4jPAZdr79oUQMRSs2TUBZ4wsjEoLVhW_FVeq_8t8lIdBZpvPAhis-MjUcYT8HJh3Q7N21vpMy2RmQuSiUI/s320/IMG_4976.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Experimenting with the camera's timer.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4uXsBCIDGeWprPepKZnNbGeQiykrXH1kQVavixudyeSzZ82zC6yXadmRWla8rDJGgOn3TPAgXebCsxLAH97nAOqceO3pcN_PhtIxOSZdhy1PU_u2slVGl0be9RjY-BhyAs-4WWR5gg-z5f6Jl9IGeim8mdV4mn7fuTaPqJltTgMayj8bIq5z8lmIhcc/s4032/IMG_4979.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4uXsBCIDGeWprPepKZnNbGeQiykrXH1kQVavixudyeSzZ82zC6yXadmRWla8rDJGgOn3TPAgXebCsxLAH97nAOqceO3pcN_PhtIxOSZdhy1PU_u2slVGl0be9RjY-BhyAs-4WWR5gg-z5f6Jl9IGeim8mdV4mn7fuTaPqJltTgMayj8bIq5z8lmIhcc/s320/IMG_4979.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As soon as you get in, you almost trip over the very first installation, a train track. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It invites you take on a journey through contemporary art of the 21 century - mostly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Through the Choreographies of the Impossible!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJWrP4xNZ7oIz8GxTt8vfMkMWT6nndCxQKaSOvb6FfBNP6CjhQCkW7tR9ImZOt5fHiCKBbRNE7150wZuwBVBVX-WaLGSi79jXqCvPVIFqH86LEnwjqJltIUivPeBvlUH64pY_jiQq83Gf0GSRzll8qG8QkgRcKQZhZAzMm3OKhrQ2In4oiF57H7XXKGs8/s4032/IMG_5053.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJWrP4xNZ7oIz8GxTt8vfMkMWT6nndCxQKaSOvb6FfBNP6CjhQCkW7tR9ImZOt5fHiCKBbRNE7150wZuwBVBVX-WaLGSi79jXqCvPVIFqH86LEnwjqJltIUivPeBvlUH64pY_jiQq83Gf0GSRzll8qG8QkgRcKQZhZAzMm3OKhrQ2In4oiF57H7XXKGs8/s320/IMG_5053.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>FROM https://ocula.com/magazine/art-news/sao-paulo-bienal-to-choreograph-the-impossible/</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="TiemposText-Regular, Georgia, serif" style="text-align: start;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>The São Paulo Bienal has revealed almost half of the 100 artists participating in its 35th edition from 6 September to 10 December 2023.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="TiemposText-Regular, Georgia, serif" style="text-align: start;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: TiemposText-Regular, Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>The biennial, titled <span face="TiemposText-RegularItalic, Georgia, serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none;"><a href="https://ocula.com/magazine/photologs/35th-bienal-de-sao-paulo-in-photos/" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none;">Choreographies of the Impossible</a></span>, is being curated by Diane Lima, Grada Kilomba, Hélio Menezes, and Manuel Borja-Villel.</i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: TiemposText-Regular, Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>They said their choice of the term choreography 'helps us reflect on how the idea of moving freely remains at the core of a neoliberal conception of freedom.'</i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: TiemposText-Regular, Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>Instead, they said they wanted to 'make room for a continuous dance which we can choreograph together, even in difference.'</i></span></p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-KwoDanxk15DY4VYw8mH_MCjbSHKQHcYkXMMt9ZM5ve84Uv6PB0E8o9yCsrm3voFvaZ8kfPuUwOAFzORmI0TgjDILp5WX9E1JRhdL7EX0P7nJupbCJ7-chQBo0m99wmS6Db9L6VkX1PWtCBJKrTuU2Jj631w0_DiEytoCcZxvM1L6C2Ira30AjDlJw8/s4032/IMG_4983.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-KwoDanxk15DY4VYw8mH_MCjbSHKQHcYkXMMt9ZM5ve84Uv6PB0E8o9yCsrm3voFvaZ8kfPuUwOAFzORmI0TgjDILp5WX9E1JRhdL7EX0P7nJupbCJ7-chQBo0m99wmS6Db9L6VkX1PWtCBJKrTuU2Jj631w0_DiEytoCcZxvM1L6C2Ira30AjDlJw8/s320/IMG_4983.jpg" width="240" /></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>FROM: https://35.bienal.org.br/en/fundacao-bienal-de-sao-paulo-anuncia-a-abertura-da-35a-bienal-de-sao-paulo-coreografias-do-impossivel/</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h2 style="font-family: Times, serif; line-height: 25.299999237060547px; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-top: 0.3em; text-align: start;"><p style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The second oldest biennial in the world and the largest contemporary art event in the Southern Hemisphere and the Americas is now open. </span><u>With 121 participants,</u><span style="font-weight: 400;"> the Bienal reveals new perspectives on the world based on the urgencies of current times;</span></i></span></span></p><p style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"><i><u>The exhibition presents approximately 1,100 artworks of different mediums</u><span style="font-weight: 400;">, spread over the 30,000 square meters of the Ciccillo Matarazzo Pavilion in Ibirapuera Park, which has undergone accessibility adjustments and renovations to host the event.</span></i></span></span></p></h2></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lCV97Xkw_ZfgoBX_Y9oyGXrqMceafxkZOHd4I1-Q3KVFsXq8IvzGv53434h40RjW5ZXMPyJdSmCJ6X2zmjD5NbzKY0SjLejgO9vPhf2xRnSHuabZ9x6TvGoNxL0qpJ3tkLmwwNNyY8AK-84TPoHjo9Qad2U7ZNB3wX9ebh60msHfcG2YedzdqfyTSDQ/s4032/IMG_4986.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lCV97Xkw_ZfgoBX_Y9oyGXrqMceafxkZOHd4I1-Q3KVFsXq8IvzGv53434h40RjW5ZXMPyJdSmCJ6X2zmjD5NbzKY0SjLejgO9vPhf2xRnSHuabZ9x6TvGoNxL0qpJ3tkLmwwNNyY8AK-84TPoHjo9Qad2U7ZNB3wX9ebh60msHfcG2YedzdqfyTSDQ/s320/IMG_4986.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's hard to talk about these such amazing pieces of art, without being unfair to the rest of the art in the Bienal. The images and comments here are an extremely small portion of the gigantic exhibition. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We spent five hours appreciating most of the art work, but still it wasn't enough to see everything.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJLvD_qzjKNLoFvtLX27qVlJ2nNWXuP28xDpR9feO1mAZ-wDu4x-TD2zoypDaVowyGwpQr4b8jufNArRU6p7mrHV_1GtCdHlpcNQjyOrX6R7CZB-wgA2qvajkqGNpchNCCU8qSeNj3CY87ycoE6TZWMCSeJwI6MS2sd2NPUIi7LmTFUwvjHYWQ96rAP0g/s4032/IMG_4992.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJLvD_qzjKNLoFvtLX27qVlJ2nNWXuP28xDpR9feO1mAZ-wDu4x-TD2zoypDaVowyGwpQr4b8jufNArRU6p7mrHV_1GtCdHlpcNQjyOrX6R7CZB-wgA2qvajkqGNpchNCCU8qSeNj3CY87ycoE6TZWMCSeJwI6MS2sd2NPUIi7LmTFUwvjHYWQ96rAP0g/s320/IMG_4992.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Artist: Denilson Baniwa </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Installation: Kaá</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;">FROM: https://35.bienal.org.br/en/audioguias/denilson-baniwa/</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">We are in the space dedicated to the work </span><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">Kaá</span><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">, a maize plantation of the Guarani people, one of the three that make up Baniwa’s project for this Bienal, called </span><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">Kwema / Amanhecer </span><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">[Dawn]. As he himself says, “the Baniwa people’s choreographies of survival and resistance since the beginning of time have taken the form of managing chaos and the end of the world […] Rebuilding themselves after mythological tragedies and contact with the whites, the Baniwa continue to dance and sing, despite the violence they have suffered and understanding all that has been lost or amputated from their culture, reorganizing and reinventing their practices. Including elements acquired through contact with the West in their cultural achievements. </span><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">Kwema</span><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"> is understanding that a new day is dawning after a heavy night, and that we can still hold the Pudali, a traditional festival where knowledge, food and possibilities of existence are exchanged in a world in constant transformation. Feeding memory and body.”</span></span></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsHlMxbc8HbAkUqQ_lLIZxZYjWUy2l78gVWaOeXjZsNvzldbG3BNYyafFyJrq9m6Hu3qH6gafF5IfVcTyMuSchcUHxOn4c080Sbjkbm1bMMQkdGBHNsR_6Pph0WcEFg14C-PBuDdvrRao3NgRGTfyW0o-YhbQVSvYEaVnXNbXmsbVbQAG52YAxPECw64/s4032/IMG_5003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsHlMxbc8HbAkUqQ_lLIZxZYjWUy2l78gVWaOeXjZsNvzldbG3BNYyafFyJrq9m6Hu3qH6gafF5IfVcTyMuSchcUHxOn4c080Sbjkbm1bMMQkdGBHNsR_6Pph0WcEFg14C-PBuDdvrRao3NgRGTfyW0o-YhbQVSvYEaVnXNbXmsbVbQAG52YAxPECw64/s320/IMG_5003.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DYLI8MbQjviOdjxebEesIbLeojMfjaYiwkg-J4kWqfAnLDS5jzBOz1SS6eAht-4MNzVZbWapD4HsThuKRttPsfZyn9r-lxQdP8WTq3WEdzFIcpDG3hIATsZOAhL-Da089-R4x2ITP7GvAaPb0bCU_EEST8-84tXGnxs4UiSIsizjsLa2h8uYDGwr8Ms/s4032/IMG_4996.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DYLI8MbQjviOdjxebEesIbLeojMfjaYiwkg-J4kWqfAnLDS5jzBOz1SS6eAht-4MNzVZbWapD4HsThuKRttPsfZyn9r-lxQdP8WTq3WEdzFIcpDG3hIATsZOAhL-Da089-R4x2ITP7GvAaPb0bCU_EEST8-84tXGnxs4UiSIsizjsLa2h8uYDGwr8Ms/s320/IMG_4996.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Art Piece: Blackbasebeingbeyond</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Artist: Torwase Dyson, Afro American artist</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>FROM: https://35.bienal.org.br/en/participante/torkwase-dyson/</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">In the work</span><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"> Blackbasebeingbeyond </span><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">(2023), with specific reference to Castelo de Garcia d’Ávila / Forte de Garcia d’Ávila in Mata de São João, Bahia, Dyson asks: How did looking become extraordinary? In this 16th- century castle, that at its exterior overlooked the Atlantic Ocean and the sugar cane plantations of enslaved </span><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">Indigenous</span><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"> peoples, and at its interior housed a double torture chamber whereby an imprisoned runaway slave would be subjected to the terror and death by a captured and starved animal, Dyson explores the ocular work of the hidden, obscured, concealed, or untraceable body. Dyson’s sculptures are instruments for new and yet unknown ways of seeing and tools to think about the “liveness” of those who died in captivity.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRfO3y8EM8XVQs16Vt3IkHR2SCEvImGDvvQtK255qeUyESI5GKi82CT4AWmQ3yaAi-y53nkyHvH6jyNYNkP-E042uNCbt-GVjKjGi3uR_6dDzZhkEdG4_m-Lbr11kfwwPyjbTxanlYn3TT30xdAnxMAKPRH-k0Pv3NqNBYgLoYqS9wFsI4AWgmLlUao4/s4032/IMG_5006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRfO3y8EM8XVQs16Vt3IkHR2SCEvImGDvvQtK255qeUyESI5GKi82CT4AWmQ3yaAi-y53nkyHvH6jyNYNkP-E042uNCbt-GVjKjGi3uR_6dDzZhkEdG4_m-Lbr11kfwwPyjbTxanlYn3TT30xdAnxMAKPRH-k0Pv3NqNBYgLoYqS9wFsI4AWgmLlUao4/s320/IMG_5006.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>FROM https://www.wallpaper.com/art/sao-paulo-biennial-2023-review</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>Taking activism, repressed cultures and peoples, the art history of South America and how we look at them, the biennial questions and repositions how we view the world. The result is a present, clear and non-judgmental exhibition that speaks both to the local context in Brazil and the international landscape. Reference points include the work of Caribbean philosopher Edouard Glissant and a post-national, diasporic standpoint – one that unites rather than divides. There is an example of every artistic medium. </i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>There was huge excitement and anticipation at the opening of the show (on 6 September), the first majority Black-curated show since the biennial’s inception some 72 years ago. All four curators have an activism to their practice and a sense of purpose in terms of art that challenges and looks for answers.</i></span></span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsu_HDaK2thBAb5uaGY56JDrV0CZSUPAtn_Z6upOtAjmGJbatevgf3GNlzfHLToWHKThvbb50-g3EQ-ah4mu2fcFbt0L4HhiNvwpY2L3Tixw2oER7ncmBxdfhCoDwqRiIaxvua5-IiVQC4NPt3DV-dyPaTU0wQMQEY0cuxRMdjyQUShQpbk6HYKPLsQU/s4032/IMG_5013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsu_HDaK2thBAb5uaGY56JDrV0CZSUPAtn_Z6upOtAjmGJbatevgf3GNlzfHLToWHKThvbb50-g3EQ-ah4mu2fcFbt0L4HhiNvwpY2L3Tixw2oER7ncmBxdfhCoDwqRiIaxvua5-IiVQC4NPt3DV-dyPaTU0wQMQEY0cuxRMdjyQUShQpbk6HYKPLsQU/s320/IMG_5013.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We found a Canadian representation!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The artist Kapwani Kiwanga is from Hamilton, Ontario.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>FROM: https://35.bienal.org.br/en/participante/kapwani-kiwanga/</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">For the 35th Bienal, Kiwanga presents pink-blue (2017), born out of her research into total institutions – such as prisons and psychiatric institutions – and the impact of punitive design and architecture,</span><br style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;" /><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">and constant vigilance, on our carcasses. The installation brings to light the mechanisms that silently shape, regulate and predict modes of sociability. The color pink, especially Baker-Miller Pink, is used to calm aggressive instincts </span><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Times, serif;">(rehabilitation or policy of control?), while blue (neon) makes it difficult to find veins, inhibiting intravenous drug users (damage prevention or increasing risks?).</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7mp55Wd01TjDbZLZOPqLAWSMrhushAAF7TzkX9--RwGKm68s8icgSxS04yVtXJIuKOPb3ufWt77QVldiyk85kRztpAcsNBt6hRiaZpWkLihTUPTBjHnNMfimUBAOTsataaRc81OuklXMiMhlpMw4eCFTttQ_Izg50YE9SDS-DpHwkGA4JEW5-jVaxCY/s4032/IMG_5015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7mp55Wd01TjDbZLZOPqLAWSMrhushAAF7TzkX9--RwGKm68s8icgSxS04yVtXJIuKOPb3ufWt77QVldiyk85kRztpAcsNBt6hRiaZpWkLihTUPTBjHnNMfimUBAOTsataaRc81OuklXMiMhlpMw4eCFTttQ_Izg50YE9SDS-DpHwkGA4JEW5-jVaxCY/s320/IMG_5015.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A pause for lunch at Cozinha Ocupação 9 de Junho (Ocupation Moviment June 9th)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Times, serif;">MSTC is a homeless movement in downtown São Paulo. This cafe offers meals and snacks at the restaurant on the mezzanine of the main floor, and at the café on the second floor. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Times, serif;">The beer sold here brings a special label about the movement of agricultural workers, advocating for land reform in Brazil. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Times, serif;">FROM WIKIPEDIA: </span></span><span style="text-align: left;">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landless_Workers%27_Movement</span></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>Landless Workers' Movement</b> is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_movement" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Social movement">social movement</a> in Brazil, inspired by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxism" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Marxism">Marxism</a>, generally regarded as one of the largest in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_America" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Latin America">Latin America</a>, with an estimated informal membership of 1.5 million across 23 of Brazil's 26 states. MST defines its goals as access to the land for poor workers through <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_reform" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Land reform">land reform</a> in Brazil, and activism around social issues that make land ownership more difficult to achieve, such as unequal <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_distribution" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Income distribution">income distribution</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Racism">racism</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexism" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Sexism">sexism</a>, and media monopolies. MST strives to achieve a self-sustainable way of life for the rural poor.</i></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>The MST differs from previous land reform movements in its single-issue focus; land reform for them is a self-justifying cause. The organization maintains that it is legally justified in occupying unproductive land, pointing to the most recent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Brazil" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Constitution of Brazil">Constitution of Brazil</a> (1988), which contains a passage saying that land should fulfill a social function (Article 5, XXIII). The MST also notes, based on 1996 census statistics, that 3% of the population owns two-thirds of all <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arable_land" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Arable land">arable land</a> in Brazil.</i></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>In 1991, MST received the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_Livelihood_Award" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Right Livelihood Award">Right Livelihood Award</a> "for winning land for landless families, and helping them to farm it sustainably."</i></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_is8F2ECmiOqa4cI2Pzjdkan3TTvpZqFu-Y3zWxKBadkk9qmoTEvzdiANiJoiKh3FHDxTCCS5rny1gqoAraAF7Fj3PaEGVQK8pfyRGm7H7rzN4e2QpbXPc0o3NKOjM8GVwyFQwYdpzCGpEwbD5KdaYAaxyb4KxsLsbjlQx0hyv7BbRIUDvg7mDXrd5o/s4032/IMG_5018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_is8F2ECmiOqa4cI2Pzjdkan3TTvpZqFu-Y3zWxKBadkk9qmoTEvzdiANiJoiKh3FHDxTCCS5rny1gqoAraAF7Fj3PaEGVQK8pfyRGm7H7rzN4e2QpbXPc0o3NKOjM8GVwyFQwYdpzCGpEwbD5KdaYAaxyb4KxsLsbjlQx0hyv7BbRIUDvg7mDXrd5o/s320/IMG_5018.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a must see installation by Brazilian artists Ayrson Heraclito and Tigana Santana. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Floresta de Infinitos (Forest of Infinities) is a labyrinth of 450 bamboo trees, honours environmental activists, specially in the Amazon Region, and Afro-Indigenous personalities. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAR6HCsLG6GahJzpif5jd47hYfBU08sXWf4WCtZ8dDsXz1nkUnEKCHvX7k7qMsE4_8uKL9fDyuBYsPTfqqEc-5c70chVbAn-5iAtbWlWFU9RY_MeaDlRiYg1yUgRVhrw3ZivfpqOD_A_ZU0NcbjwKBDBUwA_-khVwzLCCpOwYEQCB51Qxz-e2m9bG9KQ/s4032/IMG_5017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAR6HCsLG6GahJzpif5jd47hYfBU08sXWf4WCtZ8dDsXz1nkUnEKCHvX7k7qMsE4_8uKL9fDyuBYsPTfqqEc-5c70chVbAn-5iAtbWlWFU9RY_MeaDlRiYg1yUgRVhrw3ZivfpqOD_A_ZU0NcbjwKBDBUwA_-khVwzLCCpOwYEQCB51Qxz-e2m9bG9KQ/s320/IMG_5017.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a photo projection of Bruno Pereira, a Brazilian indigenist killed last year along with British journalist Dom Phillip, while reporting about illegal mining in the Amazon Region. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7kxlw-xkvOyQFlfhlZCrGxscrOF_IeXotWHFCDB3DUcc12s8rxIJpggfHqntaG95rM_nUtZltREyAVBk-DeCn8LtRT-4ZmN5WThve9zXMhmy0_3HL_evVJeTq1WVG6BSB0lmwWMa-Mm0x8zWhxCGG8tQ-jrhWtjo4fZE3ffhnnSxbFSTBF-roi5B3cA4/s4032/IMG_5030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7kxlw-xkvOyQFlfhlZCrGxscrOF_IeXotWHFCDB3DUcc12s8rxIJpggfHqntaG95rM_nUtZltREyAVBk-DeCn8LtRT-4ZmN5WThve9zXMhmy0_3HL_evVJeTq1WVG6BSB0lmwWMa-Mm0x8zWhxCGG8tQ-jrhWtjo4fZE3ffhnnSxbFSTBF-roi5B3cA4/s320/IMG_5030.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3vvsDSUnpA5-8ZuIJ_htkKC4xnAbH5ca0ujIjJVQ9Qcjvu_JhTPUHjTVhoOwDKCIuZIe0HIz0khf3dqO39ai_rRHIBepmZq-YWDsEeWchYeMn08mdHByPIuUSO9SV1q7US2ADk5VE0GEK8tJvaB7FzNDo5XuOkRaoa_1MHcctMKTStfLD2FHM8j5CIQ/s4032/IMG_5031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3vvsDSUnpA5-8ZuIJ_htkKC4xnAbH5ca0ujIjJVQ9Qcjvu_JhTPUHjTVhoOwDKCIuZIe0HIz0khf3dqO39ai_rRHIBepmZq-YWDsEeWchYeMn08mdHByPIuUSO9SV1q7US2ADk5VE0GEK8tJvaB7FzNDo5XuOkRaoa_1MHcctMKTStfLD2FHM8j5CIQ/s320/IMG_5031.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Bienal building itself is a art piece!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzfa_LBBuHp2gbMpQDzm2uERQhVF_YxozYvH3xwM9ew3pS-LSoMvJ9UxEb9D5BfxCoEbkMq-Twq25f-Ljfm3Sq2JJcOyurH3UA3Pw96xWLYEezaqdPV5zvcY6p15AjnmTJYK1goLw62HuwFdwj39yYrIZ-Wv0eUS-GrwnBYbgfXg6hFhwSrQN3FbBgSgQ/s4032/IMG_5036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzfa_LBBuHp2gbMpQDzm2uERQhVF_YxozYvH3xwM9ew3pS-LSoMvJ9UxEb9D5BfxCoEbkMq-Twq25f-Ljfm3Sq2JJcOyurH3UA3Pw96xWLYEezaqdPV5zvcY6p15AjnmTJYK1goLw62HuwFdwj39yYrIZ-Wv0eUS-GrwnBYbgfXg6hFhwSrQN3FbBgSgQ/s320/IMG_5036.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, serif; text-align: right;">Exhibition view of the work of Tadáskía, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: right;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: right;">FROM: </span><span style="text-align: left;">https://35.bienal.org.br/en/participante/tadaskia/</span></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">The work is divided into bilingual texts, with references to the black feminist thinker Audre Lorde, and drawings of different colors and thicknesses, which look like “ruffled feathers.” The crooked and curved lines traced on those pages, whether in her verses or in her drawings, are the matrix gesture of </span><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">Ave preta mística</span><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">. The alternation between the writing and the pages with colored images provides the shape and rhythm of the narrative. Like the formation of a flock, each part of the book is a singular expression: they are elements that relate to each other and reconfigure themselves with each new passage.</span></i></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPqIT7Gg9dD_XOLZSDQX2IhHyqLu6oWVtLYxE2SmC9Cd71R_IDBSWOZp0DVg3h9YpywFbpsEcCMccXNnnKGlsIq7HN-SCe-ZhZ-aX_vA6kySxav8kn5rneuElIPzaDKewax8mrqT5T3zWC36gDylREvK6CicOHwboi4BeRGlbgzVbKjAAebGAh_q5uvk/s4032/IMG_5038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPqIT7Gg9dD_XOLZSDQX2IhHyqLu6oWVtLYxE2SmC9Cd71R_IDBSWOZp0DVg3h9YpywFbpsEcCMccXNnnKGlsIq7HN-SCe-ZhZ-aX_vA6kySxav8kn5rneuElIPzaDKewax8mrqT5T3zWC36gDylREvK6CicOHwboi4BeRGlbgzVbKjAAebGAh_q5uvk/s320/IMG_5038.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmKt_bh3P9kMSs1mcQ1t_T1OW1WXT_57kDVhRx-irPk0x_Akixq7gl-EX1JYLLf5qiXBLrOx3DOX7kL0YYvjb6ZUzLLfQmT5nfD4QzSM_aRLvdaW3FxmF5AQJH9WSTR4K7pCRIymo5Hkg6fL7bp-cyeTu5wkPDsi6-9aXt_kD0prIqhbLvbEQgsQpCoQ/s3024/IMG_5072.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2674" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmKt_bh3P9kMSs1mcQ1t_T1OW1WXT_57kDVhRx-irPk0x_Akixq7gl-EX1JYLLf5qiXBLrOx3DOX7kL0YYvjb6ZUzLLfQmT5nfD4QzSM_aRLvdaW3FxmF5AQJH9WSTR4K7pCRIymo5Hkg6fL7bp-cyeTu5wkPDsi6-9aXt_kD0prIqhbLvbEQgsQpCoQ/s320/IMG_5072.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Outside, at the Ibirapuera Park, we rented a family bike to visit the most visited South American park. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcBgRY57ncaay15gsOOFhXaJXfecFBezM-kTp5V06cGElNCYyZjIIcSCkk3YfIznJOuLxPxmcUF0ITSgu7GRuUdEVbnBKLODZJZwiFr244mbj5NCLtagU42b5UsmzAigyXnkmhOAgis753pa06MUewnmTLIahaDqjCdYU0zqh28o_7hPn1rNILyC28cFY/s4032/IMG_5063.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcBgRY57ncaay15gsOOFhXaJXfecFBezM-kTp5V06cGElNCYyZjIIcSCkk3YfIznJOuLxPxmcUF0ITSgu7GRuUdEVbnBKLODZJZwiFr244mbj5NCLtagU42b5UsmzAigyXnkmhOAgis753pa06MUewnmTLIahaDqjCdYU0zqh28o_7hPn1rNILyC28cFY/s320/IMG_5063.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZrysASBmYJJjoeh8JVukLDkMZwPG6ZThjbXF6xzxxLRBwKr7WavqAx1V_de5v3_xZakaEVN5PaIMvSnFJJx4aRKM-7BQdV06ajq76FA9S3aAgoBy5_c1ZgWM0QnGpM9-BkwMPhWl4gNAcV1o0yBMHKgO4heLnIC_WIoqLfNrN1q69A0yrnoMzQ22BG5Y/s4032/IMG_5065.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZrysASBmYJJjoeh8JVukLDkMZwPG6ZThjbXF6xzxxLRBwKr7WavqAx1V_de5v3_xZakaEVN5PaIMvSnFJJx4aRKM-7BQdV06ajq76FA9S3aAgoBy5_c1ZgWM0QnGpM9-BkwMPhWl4gNAcV1o0yBMHKgO4heLnIC_WIoqLfNrN1q69A0yrnoMzQ22BG5Y/s320/IMG_5065.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibirapuera_Park</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Ibirapuera Park was the first metropolitan park in São Paulo, </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">designed along the lines of other great </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_landscape_garden" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="English landscape garden">English landscape gardens</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> built in the 20th century in major cities around the globe, but inspired on modern drafts from the landscape architect </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Burle_Marx" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Roberto Burle Marx">Roberto Burle Marx</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">.</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> It was inaugurated on 21 August 1954 for the 400th anniversary of the city of São Paulo</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> with buildings designed by architect João Felipe Pereira and landscape by agronomist Otávio Augusto Teixeira Mendes.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Ibirapuera is one of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_America" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Latin America">Latin America</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">'s largest urban parks, together with </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapultepec_Park" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Chapultepec Park">Chapultepec Park</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_City" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Mexico City">Mexico City</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim%C3%B3n_Bol%C3%ADvar_Park" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Simón Bolívar Park">Simón Bolívar Park</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> in </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogota" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Bogota">Bogota</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, and its iconic importance to São Paulo is often internationally comparable to that of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Park" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Central Park">Central Park</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> to </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="New York City">New York City</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">. The park is often cited as one of the most vibrant and photographed parks in the world,</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> as together with its large area for leisure, jogging and walking, it hosts a vivid cultural scene with museums, a music hall, and popular events such as </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo_Fashion_Week" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="São Paulo Fashion Week">São Paulo Fashion Week</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, congresses and trade shows. It is claimed to be the most visited </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_park" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Urban park">urban park</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> in South America, is listed as one of the best parks in the world,</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> and has been described as "a green oasis at the heart of a concrete jungle"</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Dwle-9qWaGu8LkG2P--3In6gFk7deI6PiIOS3S6AVu6o2pO31OHBUeEPXcNwZsBPDpr8ZZjIXdUVhLKfUk4Y2aIFaYo3QvW9iTyglGlkuOOFOTyGUfjBPsOVRvxvSKcCCo53OdYgQLbE665L-0fhd_mkLdsUgxMxKI3CLUgLpmttek8h933aoUQuCLk/s4032/IMG_5075.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally, a great reunion with Yan, a beautiful friend and talented journalist. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for the hospitality, for sharing your unbelievable stories and amazing dinner!</div><br /> <p></p>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10000931073837922786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396939946263808543.post-81720827678291517802023-08-19T00:18:00.003-04:002023-08-19T00:18:32.122-04:00NATAL - March 14 (Wed) - Hanging out in the city of Natal.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbG3-hU9SxYKKYPXgTeonabiuo5EsNgqsGl9K_g_-AtTGaqSKuF6z4JQarjTjdCzGf6BR08Tjuh57wTrWACzIwyji7whUpdOYiGxO5o738Eayz9HPGTgeCP0y0SEyBISaCmB2PQ_fqAQFgwAFOUTHTfMff8t6omc--SFhP6F_-Tb-cL-ACT9yLCKhX/s4032/IMG_9293.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbG3-hU9SxYKKYPXgTeonabiuo5EsNgqsGl9K_g_-AtTGaqSKuF6z4JQarjTjdCzGf6BR08Tjuh57wTrWACzIwyji7whUpdOYiGxO5o738Eayz9HPGTgeCP0y0SEyBISaCmB2PQ_fqAQFgwAFOUTHTfMff8t6omc--SFhP6F_-Tb-cL-ACT9yLCKhX/s320/IMG_9293.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's shopping day!<br />Or just an opportunity for me to explore a bit of the city, alone. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had lots of fun at the @usefunlab (https://usefunlab.com.br): a colourful, creative, local fashion designer.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Gmdtom-zCkIhFoXgDpm24IcKEvaUTdbK8uU-82lXE3yBD1Nm2FKf-KAfx_dDrMdoAFTz04I6RK8zBwXKGu7trN__pkk5Upf1OkP-IqkIzxv7ioHAoIfPJugyn-VnnHUQ6BzmuT4uMjdgqFBI3wXEz06RkvYyZT4xXgbjfdoy-0-8BIZVUh8CB8W3/s4032/IMG_9294.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Gmdtom-zCkIhFoXgDpm24IcKEvaUTdbK8uU-82lXE3yBD1Nm2FKf-KAfx_dDrMdoAFTz04I6RK8zBwXKGu7trN__pkk5Upf1OkP-IqkIzxv7ioHAoIfPJugyn-VnnHUQ6BzmuT4uMjdgqFBI3wXEz06RkvYyZT4xXgbjfdoy-0-8BIZVUh8CB8W3/s320/IMG_9294.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am always attracted to urban graffitis, especially if they tell a bit of the place's history or lifestyle.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzd3u-BAi8scOZLM2kVg87B0at_Q-1XpW8oobL-VL6yDca4dXR4e50qHiul2JDk1ujrkH7PQnbQ_op3g6NhTn9N2-xHLLNsZN2ZhdSOrJd_elwF_Wc9CREpGMSx3JHgLHuO5y5G1eKaOHdp4OLPx-gxWmNozDqzXqaw-wUa0FQKuG-Pwx_C1JvywhJ/s4032/IMG_9297.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzd3u-BAi8scOZLM2kVg87B0at_Q-1XpW8oobL-VL6yDca4dXR4e50qHiul2JDk1ujrkH7PQnbQ_op3g6NhTn9N2-xHLLNsZN2ZhdSOrJd_elwF_Wc9CREpGMSx3JHgLHuO5y5G1eKaOHdp4OLPx-gxWmNozDqzXqaw-wUa0FQKuG-Pwx_C1JvywhJ/s320/IMG_9297.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was really nice to walk a lot in Natal City, although I had to call an UBER at a point because of the extreme heat. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The temperature is normally around 30 degrees celsius, but it feels much hotter for me. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcc101uC-xdK-wAq5x1rwZdWlxquvvGFhrOb8ZKRaiuZl5iB7P47niQjr7fCr1KAJOm2uvhRMRqmkwnwMb7qu-BuXPREOim4fqCJ478RYvTL0CBjTuoTo0KcqYm_Qwcq31zmbScEmpufxuTRYgzSe44RXDWrPchE9ss0b3NmyWpYNb0qqyDzGiSS0_/s4032/IMG_9299.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcc101uC-xdK-wAq5x1rwZdWlxquvvGFhrOb8ZKRaiuZl5iB7P47niQjr7fCr1KAJOm2uvhRMRqmkwnwMb7qu-BuXPREOim4fqCJ478RYvTL0CBjTuoTo0KcqYm_Qwcq31zmbScEmpufxuTRYgzSe44RXDWrPchE9ss0b3NmyWpYNb0qqyDzGiSS0_/s320/IMG_9299.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I met up with the family at the beach area for lunch at a low key restaurant. <br />Nothing too special, but we also did a bit of bikini shopping for the girls at the small places in Ponta Negra Beach. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Great, cheap, locally produced clothes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCN2Godi4cALPOxQ2tCahnKNsLfcHjoKVNh0oaVJff0kI56jsQo6sc2AH1Km1YosjVPgEGVxaUslDXaYq3D8eVxkfx8LcIcBr2_v0KcjLCxpQ83SBJ77uS3DoU_cbSNqv4OiPLD3n-2sGQ0KiGHyUlZ328jkqhR3bWrqIoEd0wl3VcfoOjRU-JD5C/s4032/IMG_9300.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCN2Godi4cALPOxQ2tCahnKNsLfcHjoKVNh0oaVJff0kI56jsQo6sc2AH1Km1YosjVPgEGVxaUslDXaYq3D8eVxkfx8LcIcBr2_v0KcjLCxpQ83SBJ77uS3DoU_cbSNqv4OiPLD3n-2sGQ0KiGHyUlZ328jkqhR3bWrqIoEd0wl3VcfoOjRU-JD5C/s320/IMG_9300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Famous Morro do Careca (Bald Man's Hill).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKv3Q9qpNBaCiBf7KzZEIg94PybYANC5hQLVr9-c7EdELIZNKO-SlckcU4rdxfskQGHnv56p0QYQQZYedpwz6wPqLeZbvuwduEuwmUgfvlm8dc3RG6MGM9qvir3FiILITTM48q_EZtrId87XGGwqvOSmcJYZ4SKe-aM3Wqc21EKlJEw9E15LQk_Ph/s4032/IMG_9302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKv3Q9qpNBaCiBf7KzZEIg94PybYANC5hQLVr9-c7EdELIZNKO-SlckcU4rdxfskQGHnv56p0QYQQZYedpwz6wPqLeZbvuwduEuwmUgfvlm8dc3RG6MGM9qvir3FiILITTM48q_EZtrId87XGGwqvOSmcJYZ4SKe-aM3Wqc21EKlJEw9E15LQk_Ph/s320/IMG_9302.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><b>Ponta Negra</b> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_language" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a>: Black Tip) is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Beach">beach</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighborhood" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Neighborhood">neighborhood</a> located in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Brazil">Brazilian</a> city of <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natal,_Brazil" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Natal, Brazil">Natal</a>, the capital of the state of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande_do_Norte" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Rio Grande do Norte">Rio Grande do Norte</a>. Located in the extreme south of the beach is the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morro_do_Careca" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Morro do Careca">Morro do Careca</a> (Portuguese: Bald Man's Hill), a large <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Dune">dune</a> and a landmark of the city. Located in the extreme north of the beach is the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_Costeira" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Via Costeira">Via Costeira</a> (Coastal Way), a coastal road that connects Ponta Negra with several other beaches of the city, such as <a class="new" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Areia_Preta&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Areia Preta (page does not exist)">Areia Preta</a> and <a class="new" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Praia_dos_Artistas&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Praia dos Artistas (page does not exist)">Praia dos Artistas</a>.</i></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i>The beach is completely urbanized and there are several shops, restaurants, bars, night clubs, and hotels. The sand itself is lined with "tents", or huts, called barracas, which serve food and drinks. A common sight on the beach are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jangada" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Jangada">jangadas</a>, simple, multicolored, local fishing boats typical of northeastern Brazil.</i></span></p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmnFErxySfijmKRSb5KN-HJb3rXWxOJpa4FoX_vvbeWkZCil_ZjdCmJ3nNtOORzyIg9srxBZKemMFKGGmFEA-rTMzwzi-9PGdw_dfaDPJz468klnrx6SlDo5j30ycvFAJohWvxjC2IA6-xD68u4VXBQgzjtpgm5YFFAwqL1ko8ttmRYnrciukeeA6/s3088/IMG_9305.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmnFErxySfijmKRSb5KN-HJb3rXWxOJpa4FoX_vvbeWkZCil_ZjdCmJ3nNtOORzyIg9srxBZKemMFKGGmFEA-rTMzwzi-9PGdw_dfaDPJz468klnrx6SlDo5j30ycvFAJohWvxjC2IA6-xD68u4VXBQgzjtpgm5YFFAwqL1ko8ttmRYnrciukeeA6/s320/IMG_9305.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Us walking on the beach, saying goodbye to Natal.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_IrL9no4WxjslV3xwomRoCqbz06A7qQcxJhdVMIUlRL1qzG9GDpSSObR4OuNDJrp44E8btQWnxbsDjdiQhb6yyQn8513G3AqCc22VKSHajbsl6uA_1-OtrUE8E0rZfgoBETI9biNO4aSrZN_9C4D8Uxi0_epPPV_Z1KfRRInhAFPhIXUqBwFK8bBx/s4032/IMG_9307.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_IrL9no4WxjslV3xwomRoCqbz06A7qQcxJhdVMIUlRL1qzG9GDpSSObR4OuNDJrp44E8btQWnxbsDjdiQhb6yyQn8513G3AqCc22VKSHajbsl6uA_1-OtrUE8E0rZfgoBETI9biNO4aSrZN_9C4D8Uxi0_epPPV_Z1KfRRInhAFPhIXUqBwFK8bBx/s320/IMG_9307.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Apparently we were lucky. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It rained for days BEFORE we got here and it did again AFTER we left. <br />The sun was on our side the whole time, until this afternoon.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS35XMNQHFVVejWRfKlkhX6_4ye-n9_VS4bSZoVuGLddAbF6bHxe4r90BJtBP_hoFnG5NHmyPV9FG8lepzeL2ds2wpZCUBb1pj5K9KNtyr-ys0xipEcUAFjMoTwcH9CgHEFFz0a4xxvdlRLJCmXKbW-G-ElLVS7UKYN0ahF73ReVCbPuk39CbV4yAR/s4032/IMG_9313.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS35XMNQHFVVejWRfKlkhX6_4ye-n9_VS4bSZoVuGLddAbF6bHxe4r90BJtBP_hoFnG5NHmyPV9FG8lepzeL2ds2wpZCUBb1pj5K9KNtyr-ys0xipEcUAFjMoTwcH9CgHEFFz0a4xxvdlRLJCmXKbW-G-ElLVS7UKYN0ahF73ReVCbPuk39CbV4yAR/s320/IMG_9313.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Lots of love involved in one picture. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our beautiful friends offered us one last dinner together at Michelle's and Elias' home. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Needless to say that it was incredible again and we feel very lucky to visit you all and this gorgeous place. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZMF3cnSE6t7XjQNLnNtuuf66KuImgxyyPKAQ1Clt3f7RCx_wfCGJc4BEiiGQAus96-kgpRRNdWbbBbck7ZH0kiJJt_kPB2BbEMU8nqQ8w9nc9nDNCN1RvzUeOpya0AmLDo_2l3BUYUWq4mha2_C_IW-J9DLawnODTkkm09IQMLYAb2nvOBIluhHn/s3428/FullSizeRender.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3428" data-original-width="2742" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZMF3cnSE6t7XjQNLnNtuuf66KuImgxyyPKAQ1Clt3f7RCx_wfCGJc4BEiiGQAus96-kgpRRNdWbbBbck7ZH0kiJJt_kPB2BbEMU8nqQ8w9nc9nDNCN1RvzUeOpya0AmLDo_2l3BUYUWq4mha2_C_IW-J9DLawnODTkkm09IQMLYAb2nvOBIluhHn/s320/FullSizeRender.jpg" width="256" /></a><br /><br />Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We'll miss you all. Truly!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTaNpwWM_QGnMbEUmkfE9CH7gXiZbxnrd0X_DZc4GyFEpFimGnVLOwjLhpGk3EuhINIz785BA5K_pD17YdNtdsFh4Z9DxSXayX8SW5slYLU2kHTkr-G29QouMJ522WSFPIgbjD83JrkU_H6UkrhSdzqOBsOfO8fEuJspOsA7-dIveDFQ9ux61OOQH-/s4032/IMG_9316.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTaNpwWM_QGnMbEUmkfE9CH7gXiZbxnrd0X_DZc4GyFEpFimGnVLOwjLhpGk3EuhINIz785BA5K_pD17YdNtdsFh4Z9DxSXayX8SW5slYLU2kHTkr-G29QouMJ522WSFPIgbjD83JrkU_H6UkrhSdzqOBsOfO8fEuJspOsA7-dIveDFQ9ux61OOQH-/s320/IMG_9316.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's time to say goodbye... for now. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We hope to come back one day to the place of beautiful people and lots of love. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had only unforgettable positive experiences here. <br />This is the Brazil I love. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You guys are part of our family out there in the world!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10000931073837922786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396939946263808543.post-69140367673864443542023-08-19T00:18:00.002-04:002023-08-19T00:18:23.867-04:00NATAL - March 13 (Mon) - A tour through the Southern beaches.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicu7BeGR1kWVilC3zCMAAaE91K2dC8jvM0n_6LHpc739x2iV950jsLlNVfivF_8X4zIKGMgCgQ0Y3a2XVbhUZGnsb9Q8pM3dnzfcMjtDPnvNkvU9eocXEMsoaJpFfuRkKtwQndYEyvGAxGlRS7DIUUWqH02stxTVIrPJXtkUvqJCBOlFBqfDSJuiIO/s1024/IMG_9081.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicu7BeGR1kWVilC3zCMAAaE91K2dC8jvM0n_6LHpc739x2iV950jsLlNVfivF_8X4zIKGMgCgQ0Y3a2XVbhUZGnsb9Q8pM3dnzfcMjtDPnvNkvU9eocXEMsoaJpFfuRkKtwQndYEyvGAxGlRS7DIUUWqH02stxTVIrPJXtkUvqJCBOlFBqfDSJuiIO/s320/IMG_9081.JPG" width="240" /></a><br /><br />A friendly and hungry visitor at our hotel breakfast table.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL4QjWrHxGloakYi08zoL67QjjKM4eJ4kwaOTmncESnbVyQ8g2Lbmb3AWBOyruceoj2zaRXeb97GB9Iki6DbpcCTnmV89XOdDSnyj8ueKSM5uNKXDq8aSxpwYjAKfySAPXuJOQmzzPF8Ox7LiApcaUFIdFtKAiGTf_-WatMQz2ffROCDuuHjJg8D93izE/s4032/IMG_9290.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL4QjWrHxGloakYi08zoL67QjjKM4eJ4kwaOTmncESnbVyQ8g2Lbmb3AWBOyruceoj2zaRXeb97GB9Iki6DbpcCTnmV89XOdDSnyj8ueKSM5uNKXDq8aSxpwYjAKfySAPXuJOQmzzPF8Ox7LiApcaUFIdFtKAiGTf_-WatMQz2ffROCDuuHjJg8D93izE/s320/IMG_9290.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNqV9Namo5G3q-EHQC-9VoEXTpH8QVwB0JLRC_3-k4ABGwHHw9WErmgC2a7_-6xOJRG7ahaa2ZO1KmEmBe7AROZvVPeF3D5qoHq5vNFQYJyxDEELa7lwrMHNQ4R3iCMU_M5_tFXJGgcFgloBEcU6xRy493rpCAtEQP0Zi8wmomj7Cqqtk2mnWZMXog/s4032/IMG_9091.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNqV9Namo5G3q-EHQC-9VoEXTpH8QVwB0JLRC_3-k4ABGwHHw9WErmgC2a7_-6xOJRG7ahaa2ZO1KmEmBe7AROZvVPeF3D5qoHq5vNFQYJyxDEELa7lwrMHNQ4R3iCMU_M5_tFXJGgcFgloBEcU6xRy493rpCAtEQP0Zi8wmomj7Cqqtk2mnWZMXog/s320/IMG_9091.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />The tour today was through the southern coast of the Rio Grande do Norte state. <br /><br />First stop was at the rocket launch base Barreira do Inferno (translating: Hell's Barrier).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #a64d79;">FROM WIKIPEDIA: </span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Barreira do Inferno Launch Center</span></b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> ( </span></span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">CLBI</span></b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> ) or simply </span></span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Barreira do Inferno</span></b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> is a </span></span><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/For%C3%A7a_A%C3%A9rea_Brasileira" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Brazilian air force"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Brazilian Air Force</span></a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> base for </span></span><a class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foguete" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Rocket"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">rocket</span></a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> launches . </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Founded in </span></span><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="1965"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">1965</span></a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> , it became the first </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">rocket </span></span><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_a%C3%A9rea" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Air base"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">air base in </span></a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"></span><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Am%C3%A9rica_do_Sul" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="South America"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">South America</span></a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> . </span></span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> It is located on </span></span><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/RN-063" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="RN-063"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Rota do Sol</span></a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> , in the </span></span><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munic%C3%ADpio" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="County"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">municipality</span></a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> of </span></span><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parnamirim_(Rio_Grande_do_Norte)" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Parnamirim (Rio Grande do Norte)"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Parnamirim</span></a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> , 12 km from </span></span><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natal_(Rio_Grande_do_Norte)" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Natal, Rio Grande do Norte)"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Natal</span></a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> , capital of the </span></span><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brasil" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Brazil"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Brazilian</span></a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> state of </span></span><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande_do_Norte" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="large northern river"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Rio Grande do Norte</span></a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">. </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Small and medium-sized rocket launching operations are concentrated there.</span></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="color: #a64d79; vertical-align: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="color: #a64d79; vertical-align: inherit;"><i><p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><b>The base's current activities are:</b></span></span></p><ul style="list-style-image: url("/w/skins/Vector/resources/common/images/bullet-icon.svg?d4515"); margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; text-align: center;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"></span><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Ariane"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Tracking of the Ariane</span></span></a><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> launch vehicle </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">, in conjunction with the French Space Center ( </span></span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_de_lan%C3%A7amento_de_Kourou" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Kourou Launch Base"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Kourou</span></span></a><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> , </span></span><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guiana_Francesa" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="French Guiana"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">French Guiana</span></span></a><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> ), in accordance with the provisions of an agreement with the </span></span><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ag%C3%AAncia_Espacial_Europeia" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="European Space Agency"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">European Space Agency</span></span></a><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> (ESA).</span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; text-align: center;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Continuation of tests and experiments of interest to the Air Force Command.</span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; text-align: center;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Availability of operational means for the benefit of experiments of interest to the </span></span><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinha" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="navy"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Navy</span></span></a><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> and the </span></span><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex%C3%A9rcito_Brasileiro" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Brazilian army"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Brazilian Army</span></span></a><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> , aiming, in addition to participating in projects of interest to the </span></span><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/For%C3%A7a_A%C3%A9rea_Brasileira" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Brazilian air force"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Brazilian Air Force</span></span></a><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> , to increase cooperation between the </span></span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/For%C3%A7as_Armadas" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Armed forces"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Armed Forces</span></span></a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; text-align: center;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Sale of suborbital rocket launch and tracking services to national and foreign organizations, making operational means available to the international scientific community to carry out space operations, especially those related to research and monitoring of the environment, mainly through observation of the </span></span><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosfera" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Atmosphere"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">atmosphere</span></span></a><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> . </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">As is the EXAMETNET project, which was aimed at studying the atmosphere in the range between 30 and 60 km in </span></span><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altitude" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Altitude"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">altitude</span></span></a><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> .</span></span></li></ul></i></span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jvA_M8IDhuh1s3tvgYdyZT_FeaS_4ykOQyl1Ylu75g62zGew9-PwvVDbQJQKRM05mg2oALc_Th7-zvN_AzN3molf_irUNN0shXa8BJqHot824aRVoFDd9DpVRkEOkEjt1yBIXpbnHtb8n62RMszsTC62IkSfzTbkk0uvPf5o6YsPQ6Dx6xRLPBCF/s4032/IMG_9098.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jvA_M8IDhuh1s3tvgYdyZT_FeaS_4ykOQyl1Ylu75g62zGew9-PwvVDbQJQKRM05mg2oALc_Th7-zvN_AzN3molf_irUNN0shXa8BJqHot824aRVoFDd9DpVRkEOkEjt1yBIXpbnHtb8n62RMszsTC62IkSfzTbkk0uvPf5o6YsPQ6Dx6xRLPBCF/s320/IMG_9098.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next stop: the world's biggest cashew tree, according to the Guinness Book of Records.<br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZ9oN56u4ecdDG6xsdGWUXPO4HeMLHC_eX9EvS124oOue5sJMVQq8bPQ-X2pkBypk9sv3w1EeAuufcWBwChivH_vQdINsZ4wO8xBSyhXBbp8zBGIm_t4vLgtcGrCLCpyPbu6P5-IyQAhcvrFZka1G4oDHJoXXSPa56_XNn7ZDnppFxug8hhxU9CKC/s4032/IMG_9103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZ9oN56u4ecdDG6xsdGWUXPO4HeMLHC_eX9EvS124oOue5sJMVQq8bPQ-X2pkBypk9sv3w1EeAuufcWBwChivH_vQdINsZ4wO8xBSyhXBbp8zBGIm_t4vLgtcGrCLCpyPbu6P5-IyQAhcvrFZka1G4oDHJoXXSPa56_XNn7ZDnppFxug8hhxU9CKC/s320/IMG_9103.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cajueiro de Pirangi.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiMLV-IbII7_JYbk0VMgtf1j5JVxISGeT5kmB01Z5WN0QWJgAsdlSdNy9BIdHswnArfeOPG3RwXvnmsROE_5sSViTMoi-efMyPaaA6IMIdxFxMA7ecRNwsccwZwF6kHa60Qpmcl4zFrNGdXgUb3c1p7RPXtsw9ER8EmMWpiPZixSnuNj4uunScmxa6/s4032/IMG_9113.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiMLV-IbII7_JYbk0VMgtf1j5JVxISGeT5kmB01Z5WN0QWJgAsdlSdNy9BIdHswnArfeOPG3RwXvnmsROE_5sSViTMoi-efMyPaaA6IMIdxFxMA7ecRNwsccwZwF6kHa60Qpmcl4zFrNGdXgUb3c1p7RPXtsw9ER8EmMWpiPZixSnuNj4uunScmxa6/s320/IMG_9113.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i>The <b>Cashew of Pirangi</b> (Cajueiro de Pirangi), also called the <b>world's largest cashew tree</b> (maior cajueiro do mundo), is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cashew" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Cashew">cashew</a> tree in <a class="new" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pirangi_do_Norte&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Pirangi do Norte (page does not exist)">Pirangi do Norte</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande_do_Norte" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Rio Grande do Norte">Rio Grande do Norte</a>, Brazil. In 1994, the tree entered the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinness_Book_of_Records" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Guinness Book of Records">Guinness Book of Records</a>. It covers an area between 7,300 square metres (1.8 acres) and 8,400 square metres (2.1 acres). Having the size of 70 normally sized cashew trees, it has a circumference of 500 m (1,600 ft). The vicinity of the World's Largest Cashew Tree in North Pirangi is also a main place for the sale of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lace" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Lace">lace</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embroidery" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Embroidery">embroidery</a> in Rio Grande do Norte state.</i></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i>The spread over a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hectare" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Hectare">hectare</a> of land was, unlike other trees, created by the tree's outward growth. When bent towards the ground (because of their weight), the branches tend to take new roots where they touch the ground. This may be seen in the images of the interior. It is now difficult to distinguish the initial trunk from the rest of the tree.</i></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i>The tree is said to have been planted in 1888. However, based on its growth characteristics, "the tree is estimated to be more than a thousand years old." The tree produces over 60,000 fruits each year.</i></span></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8YkObTTf8K9K6IhhWOtZTsZBsrzMW3YejCMOCcVei9lf5s1iERnLIvbnmRIyAWSiLEd95FHg9oT-sds56oCzry-4sZgvrVIWNlbZDZfv2vzQhbQt0lsO4LVg-olWaC36o0vLdbIWMpC4LELjstUL3vqp8EqD_vhC9FJ6uul7GJ91kW342g3pJeg5/s4032/IMG_9114.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8YkObTTf8K9K6IhhWOtZTsZBsrzMW3YejCMOCcVei9lf5s1iERnLIvbnmRIyAWSiLEd95FHg9oT-sds56oCzry-4sZgvrVIWNlbZDZfv2vzQhbQt0lsO4LVg-olWaC36o0vLdbIWMpC4LELjstUL3vqp8EqD_vhC9FJ6uul7GJ91kW342g3pJeg5/s320/IMG_9114.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have you walked underneath a gigantic tree???</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is definitely a must stop and visit attraction. <br />Tourists can go for an adventure underneath the tree, walking on a path through brunches and leaves. <br />It's really an incredible experience. I've never seen anything like it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1AgMAE5jW6hilyBX1-6xZTSVDqAKJYX_pZbCy_0dYD8g8xPZSQQ8voNKv5AkTh3l94-n2FbES6LXbTHYCfcYPg6Wt0mUf4sx1-TM0Pzak0lcWVVIpRJnhwj0iuu3oGmt-ik7IBrI5FdRMIgl8h9M6z6mBFWAQd4IaEQAADPJZDO62SM2JdvMI9p5Q/s4032/IMG_9115.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1AgMAE5jW6hilyBX1-6xZTSVDqAKJYX_pZbCy_0dYD8g8xPZSQQ8voNKv5AkTh3l94-n2FbES6LXbTHYCfcYPg6Wt0mUf4sx1-TM0Pzak0lcWVVIpRJnhwj0iuu3oGmt-ik7IBrI5FdRMIgl8h9M6z6mBFWAQd4IaEQAADPJZDO62SM2JdvMI9p5Q/s320/IMG_9115.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />My delicious cashew girl. :)<br /><br />As I mentioned a couple of days ago on this blog, most of people in North America are surprised to learn that one cashew nut come from ONE SINGLE FRUIT. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's the small hook shaped nut on the bottom of the fruit that must go through a very detailed and long process to get rid of its toxicity in order to make it eatable. <br /><br />One tree can produce fruits, nuts, oil, animal feed, juice, alcohol and shade. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNA6m93X25gMjWZUkeTVVavKkczqA9UBuVRvkLZnfhUHvBkK7p2xl7Jx76-RgDsxw4Z2UhNuQd8-2_yBUAILkETH0c5rGILh3ElzibLDHZT4XBZH-vmSZq_BiHW6GLPDVZ4ftLDIBTPQWFlSSn3FFLx_cDVzYcOaaPX5UyYGOz1OqIlDCj41GQwItD/s4032/IMG_9127.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNA6m93X25gMjWZUkeTVVavKkczqA9UBuVRvkLZnfhUHvBkK7p2xl7Jx76-RgDsxw4Z2UhNuQd8-2_yBUAILkETH0c5rGILh3ElzibLDHZT4XBZH-vmSZq_BiHW6GLPDVZ4ftLDIBTPQWFlSSn3FFLx_cDVzYcOaaPX5UyYGOz1OqIlDCj41GQwItD/s320/IMG_9127.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />There is an observatory area for those who wish to appreciate the massive tree from above.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCf9yzrc7SPSf_xv_oLYXd26E5g6Z-J-Bv9KsoLXMXT5E7XkIEEUR7OilxKhPlM72mz0uRKuX2gPPcBgObvV4muOkCRkZ9Snei3OR3BfTiIOKQi7vSKpAldnm8RoswXsj-eylCC_ercvrV9oeRlpaRHsn9ZPnyGv4owrijisfpL66LoGTl6uNg5X5/s4032/IMG_9131.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCf9yzrc7SPSf_xv_oLYXd26E5g6Z-J-Bv9KsoLXMXT5E7XkIEEUR7OilxKhPlM72mz0uRKuX2gPPcBgObvV4muOkCRkZ9Snei3OR3BfTiIOKQi7vSKpAldnm8RoswXsj-eylCC_ercvrV9oeRlpaRHsn9ZPnyGv4owrijisfpL66LoGTl6uNg5X5/s320/IMG_9131.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />This is what it looks like on the top.<br />It takes a huge space of an entire street block.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecmtStrwCGPPAPqWNMxEoQUX1WBwj2CWe6OeblGQmjgosJ0WG94V39zBQqlr5iqMKhb2MH8ivuWC6aJaBou1MchHMIbUXDfz8O1h0mu_UldafvrhAUXmkMsD3OEzCqOy1ihEhpZHr7kWFpr4gNmfXTv7hPoIT-SuyX1aGfMP1O96aCHlIPQt_H1e8/s4032/IMG_9135.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecmtStrwCGPPAPqWNMxEoQUX1WBwj2CWe6OeblGQmjgosJ0WG94V39zBQqlr5iqMKhb2MH8ivuWC6aJaBou1MchHMIbUXDfz8O1h0mu_UldafvrhAUXmkMsD3OEzCqOy1ihEhpZHr7kWFpr4gNmfXTv7hPoIT-SuyX1aGfMP1O96aCHlIPQt_H1e8/s320/IMG_9135.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />Us and the World's Biggest Cashew Tree. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA - ABOUT CASHEW TREES: </b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">The species is native to Northeastern Brazil and Southeastern </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Venezuela">Venezuela</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">, and later was distributed around the world in the 1500s by </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_explorers" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Portuguese explorers">Portuguese explorers</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">.</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> Portuguese colonists in Brazil began exporting cashew nuts as early as the 1550s.</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> The Portuguese took it to </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goa" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Goa">Goa</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">, India between 1560 and 1565. From there, it spread throughout Southeast Asia and eventually Africa.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i>The top ten exporters of cashew nuts (in-shell; HS Code 080131) in value (USD) in 2021 were Ghana, Tanzania, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Indonesia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Guinea.</i></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #202122;">I grew up enjoying cashew trees and it's fruit.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmuZ6rgXpg0unBboN54l7cfnblYo8GVXzzWJorGYXubOJ0Y97yN_EOlG0eHCwTpNelFN1Hm5v3E7A4Ua9LCGsHS9BDAsD49r_v0Ol4-8I8fDmDRj3aY_ZFnKcsl6SiGb3KXYaNigYJwArLo8peJwcIhzoL8_2H9F2fgn5qa-AHyW-Szx1kkpifIMt/s4032/IMG_9146.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmuZ6rgXpg0unBboN54l7cfnblYo8GVXzzWJorGYXubOJ0Y97yN_EOlG0eHCwTpNelFN1Hm5v3E7A4Ua9LCGsHS9BDAsD49r_v0Ol4-8I8fDmDRj3aY_ZFnKcsl6SiGb3KXYaNigYJwArLo8peJwcIhzoL8_2H9F2fgn5qa-AHyW-Szx1kkpifIMt/s320/IMG_9146.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />We kept going, heading south, with an UBER driver who offers tours with a fixed price. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I guess it's pretty common here people doing private tours, with their own cars.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Again, this was a friend's contact, but I am sure hotel can recommend drivers too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnt7jz7v2u_8KYYHHyJ3Z1LIMpG3tlG696I1hcTQ9CdCNwEYAKOtZcHT6VK5R-zpSF8SDC28_aTYAubfkXaUXEXKPN-z73aHjrn0E88ZGmK-KM47BS32tJ_VYsvACzZ9hUE5TVKzK6qrG53_IPrhIR73F9ziUcNLc432CZHVFbimDt0HlMemAG2Pro/s4032/IMG_9156.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnt7jz7v2u_8KYYHHyJ3Z1LIMpG3tlG696I1hcTQ9CdCNwEYAKOtZcHT6VK5R-zpSF8SDC28_aTYAubfkXaUXEXKPN-z73aHjrn0E88ZGmK-KM47BS32tJ_VYsvACzZ9hUE5TVKzK6qrG53_IPrhIR73F9ziUcNLc432CZHVFbimDt0HlMemAG2Pro/s320/IMG_9156.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next stop: Cumurupim Beach and it's giant sea turtle!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIT1jKO7hZnrHO1nE17901PQilgj5lno3-q0R1INM3YpMLP5IxDrdq42Jw8u63PRV1avo8Q2rarPm7kgh32HEfmneyHh1DvwDYefF1zK0PzA3IoBAB9cFCBhROBx6zzHza9YYlKlyysfpWO3IGBBogNkhxDeiUZPtMuUDT6qxsRls5BUcmatwzDxE/s4032/IMG_9162.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIT1jKO7hZnrHO1nE17901PQilgj5lno3-q0R1INM3YpMLP5IxDrdq42Jw8u63PRV1avo8Q2rarPm7kgh32HEfmneyHh1DvwDYefF1zK0PzA3IoBAB9cFCBhROBx6zzHza9YYlKlyysfpWO3IGBBogNkhxDeiUZPtMuUDT6qxsRls5BUcmatwzDxE/s320/IMG_9162.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVOHCDYI9BApEHVMdPNXYb4pAy4K5t0FU4GCCPvRiocEscL4FzDmvBCRmdP8KqM7jpDxEwOtKEApLSGzwdPPXYycziQYcp4-aB_aTUxBrG-6WMWF02cwAzWMNozN5Vh_NcO2lQkipqFyiN6LM2OTixQg9Ltkzw-0asw3z6fdFcLuy2oiSbPpoF7qS/s4032/IMG_9178.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVOHCDYI9BApEHVMdPNXYb4pAy4K5t0FU4GCCPvRiocEscL4FzDmvBCRmdP8KqM7jpDxEwOtKEApLSGzwdPPXYycziQYcp4-aB_aTUxBrG-6WMWF02cwAzWMNozN5Vh_NcO2lQkipqFyiN6LM2OTixQg9Ltkzw-0asw3z6fdFcLuy2oiSbPpoF7qS/s320/IMG_9178.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><b>FROM: https://beachsearcher.com/en/beach/76202337/praia-de-camurupim</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: OpenSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 16px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i>Praia de Camurupim is in the 9th place out of 75 beaches in the <a data-force-booking-url="https://beachsearcher.com/en/brazil/rio-grande-do-norte?booking=1" href="https://beachsearcher.com/en/brazil/rio-grande-do-norte" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;">Rio Grande do Norte</a> region 33.5 km away from its center, the city of Natal. It is one of the beaches of <a data-force-booking-url="https://beachsearcher.com/en/brazil/rio-grande-do-norte/-/2138413/camurupim?booking=1" href="https://beachsearcher.com/en/brazil/rio-grande-do-norte/-/2138413/camurupim" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;">Camurupim</a> settlement, just 0.7 km from its center. The beach is located in an urban area.</i></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: OpenSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 16px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i>It is a with crystal turquoise water and golden sand, so you don't need special shoes. The entrance to the water is very smooth. This beach is suitable for different categories of people, lonely travellers, relaxation getaway lovers, seniors etc. It is not crowded place during the season.</i></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: OpenSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 16px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i>Praia de Camurupim coast is free for all. This beach has the following amenities, loungers and umbrellas, beach restaurant, changing rooms, showers, toilets, sea pool. .</i></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: OpenSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 16px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i>Please note, that this shore has a significant low tide.</i></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: OpenSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 16px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i>In addition to swimming and sunbathing, you can also take part in other activities, sup-surfing, sea kayaking.</i></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: OpenSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 16px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i>This beach is easily accessible, it is located very close to road. Parking is located directly on the beach.</i></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_4korhWMgOBk9-WtmpC6g9Oh04YrnylPMWX5w7diWNKteE7HA27WvORIeNTNwxomOP3uUd-yEKIr070bwDEsH9UXQVC974TVgoHqEoLc3zCt2gQAphjKwmDnNWizgcYEtx-YEpdCn8Aq2xL0i1awZ_fvCR0DYlIPvSbEUdr-YUTWv7SBGTCrZVIM/s4032/IMG_9180.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_4korhWMgOBk9-WtmpC6g9Oh04YrnylPMWX5w7diWNKteE7HA27WvORIeNTNwxomOP3uUd-yEKIr070bwDEsH9UXQVC974TVgoHqEoLc3zCt2gQAphjKwmDnNWizgcYEtx-YEpdCn8Aq2xL0i1awZ_fvCR0DYlIPvSbEUdr-YUTWv7SBGTCrZVIM/s320/IMG_9180.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzp663NzXDxp3AwrkFt2eirEO52b8IJGTxIywZ6_vYqF947jttpy8E7B21lAnK0r2ImWeUhG0XWW0EbMiMoLzHKRtR4zaoqdqlY0y-THe3YLMYP5GCXGxOWv6XW3VNpHEre8tcZuSfJyVuA7V8VM6tBeiIWXNgGI136uxz-4BWwGLeWD-CtZPOItB0/s4032/IMG_9183.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WZCMusOrPEUpoqGguGr8IscMI955qrgwnz4NJrHTDNj4Jtg5JCHqqzZpITcsmObfiLGlto0bY0CUaNa7bUvIcmXXJCmpm9EAHlSDnQStoAL0d4GfYtfjRSb13aRKCR-tbC2u2cHaey7UJMulYd9RY_XYtfJtciqrNTp9oAghaCFqtHQBoIUYl_kJ/s320/IMG_9202.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />The colonial style Portuguese church found from North to South in Brazil.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBL8nDf8r6pX6llQidpPagzD1uWY0Mcggp0S9ZHJCi29JRLrRU2wZpof5sLAb1jGnqpyvjQYsv2MeIlTeC5uQe6Xs3tPYkF7Ynud8_ZzzP4I7f48QLnqUXTZHhDyBu_Y2vp_NmdWoZxQDXPSRhIoxaLXghK-ixDb9t4gSHZg-Hoh_l81PesTyxxbCo/s3640/IMG_9204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3640" data-original-width="3022" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBL8nDf8r6pX6llQidpPagzD1uWY0Mcggp0S9ZHJCi29JRLrRU2wZpof5sLAb1jGnqpyvjQYsv2MeIlTeC5uQe6Xs3tPYkF7Ynud8_ZzzP4I7f48QLnqUXTZHhDyBu_Y2vp_NmdWoZxQDXPSRhIoxaLXghK-ixDb9t4gSHZg-Hoh_l81PesTyxxbCo/s320/IMG_9204.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This Baobad tree (árvore Baobá) is located in the municipality of Nísia Floresta. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The seed of the tree wasbrought here from Africa by an enslaved woman (Amelia-Black Mother) who received it from her father as an inheritance. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She planted and cultivated the plant which still exists today, more than 100 years later. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Baobad can reach almost 6 thousand years old.<br /><br /><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><br /><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Baobabs are long-lived deciduous, small to large trees from 5 to 30 m (20 to 100 ft) tall</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> with broad trunks and compact crowns. Young trees usually have slender, tapering trunks, often with a swollen base. Mature trees have massive trunks that are bottle-shaped or cylindrical and tapered from bottom to top.</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 11.2px; text-align: start; text-wrap: nowrap;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">The trunk is made of fibrous wood arranged in concentric rings, although rings are not always formed annually and so cannot be used to determine the age of individual trees.</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> Tree diameter fluctuates with rainfall so it is thought that water may be stored in the trunk.</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 11.2px; text-align: start; text-wrap: nowrap;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Baobab trees have two types of shoots—long, green vegetative ones, and stout, woody reproductive ones. Branches can be massive and spread out horizontal from the trunk or are ascending.</span></i></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ECbuwjJPHsDdDPSs1tBNmterR4mnJTKKIDgV8rspvRGXWkYYFMFC8aKoALmx9AMEvrlTj6BPopTbkqLh3g-JXWemd9jNrwM0eRBSS0h4MJyTTxCMZenPUqHvUROXjW50IjmLcNRyetD2m7EI51yh9WvhACz4OT4MZ4h03w7lBSv6y-M0qiT_aD_j/s4032/IMG_9206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ECbuwjJPHsDdDPSs1tBNmterR4mnJTKKIDgV8rspvRGXWkYYFMFC8aKoALmx9AMEvrlTj6BPopTbkqLh3g-JXWemd9jNrwM0eRBSS0h4MJyTTxCMZenPUqHvUROXjW50IjmLcNRyetD2m7EI51yh9WvhACz4OT4MZ4h03w7lBSv6y-M0qiT_aD_j/s320/IMG_9206.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />Like in Brazil colonial of 16th and 17th centuries, we still can find sugar cane fields in this region. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It gives me goosebumps to imagine how these fields were operated back then. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unfortunately, I visited one in a neighbouring state for a work project, and wasn't that different. :(</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis44B4rhNb5JbA50tJOXnVgt2MxaEApqwNlurCf4tiW_eLd3T9c7aCPoxIK6R6aeyGtiDCUtIP0EyDfsZjWcNktpm-bv3if3yXvGtl-qILqebKDb9JiVplqwGRHKd00d7bV2d9fuK_8gr5-6cMYYGuLVVzF9ppMKgEteqr8V_xwGCIVNQrM0X756Tz/s4032/IMG_9213.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis44B4rhNb5JbA50tJOXnVgt2MxaEApqwNlurCf4tiW_eLd3T9c7aCPoxIK6R6aeyGtiDCUtIP0EyDfsZjWcNktpm-bv3if3yXvGtl-qILqebKDb9JiVplqwGRHKd00d7bV2d9fuK_8gr5-6cMYYGuLVVzF9ppMKgEteqr8V_xwGCIVNQrM0X756Tz/s320/IMG_9213.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Most of tour guides take you to a huge restaurant: Mirante Sunset Bar. Although the food was not bad, I just didn't enjoy the atmosphere too much. There was too many people, not the best service, they were trying too hard to process as many customers as possible. Not my thing, since I prefer small, local, family owned restaurants. But I have to admit I was pretty happy to find out the place has a swimming pool in the back, so the girls could cool down as we waited for our food. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOJ2Y8rYpVK9CA5Ib3v_hN7rBO8Z9UEOdXo2gEOn9aqE1dofvdawTjzPtuOPjbYed_F3yBOEJs6RZ6iDbntyQKdT-OijCnul-ZuQolan8FfvM_OgoZfeHMBgIkbyYQ5RsHbGDOriAzOMqbEh9LRyouwT08pY8pqwC_rzVHBOnVjk_uwljN0Krlbnr/s4032/IMG_9209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOJ2Y8rYpVK9CA5Ib3v_hN7rBO8Z9UEOdXo2gEOn9aqE1dofvdawTjzPtuOPjbYed_F3yBOEJs6RZ6iDbntyQKdT-OijCnul-ZuQolan8FfvM_OgoZfeHMBgIkbyYQ5RsHbGDOriAzOMqbEh9LRyouwT08pY8pqwC_rzVHBOnVjk_uwljN0Krlbnr/s320/IMG_9209.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Like most restaurants along the coast, this one also has hammocks for a siesta after lunch. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6ctgCKM2WMKX82ypawLyf4hbmeBXmi9u8ewBE97RBrmABL8K2OTFRqXcZoiN4vYBWdd1ej7aqm3ph7eSw_sWVZQQQyB3VRdLvcpe_3x9vVo18gi0EGh6nzeH6iot76OVZpIUmbVjQF9J2QZwhmpmuXSLpALGvrvRehTO6vxEZur51cyfWe-i9xd-/s4032/IMG_9215.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6ctgCKM2WMKX82ypawLyf4hbmeBXmi9u8ewBE97RBrmABL8K2OTFRqXcZoiN4vYBWdd1ej7aqm3ph7eSw_sWVZQQQyB3VRdLvcpe_3x9vVo18gi0EGh6nzeH6iot76OVZpIUmbVjQF9J2QZwhmpmuXSLpALGvrvRehTO6vxEZur51cyfWe-i9xd-/s320/IMG_9215.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />The view is spectacular but the beach was actually far from the restaurant, down from a cliff. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMTTJbX79VXkY_5tT2Kwni3beM6SvJ6tYEAeEXcVYmIGUUFNj7mtYK2BNGtXmHKhSMFJXLfN3Ijqw9cUijyJSnbnEvWgDj-46oso1PNKvuPsQU0v_MOWIQNuwweVZ4NgW4GsYwtWKWZYCZg3WzbA-6XQ2f1FniKw3Aa7exXhLhNh4wts5pivpuekN/s4032/IMG_9218.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMTTJbX79VXkY_5tT2Kwni3beM6SvJ6tYEAeEXcVYmIGUUFNj7mtYK2BNGtXmHKhSMFJXLfN3Ijqw9cUijyJSnbnEvWgDj-46oso1PNKvuPsQU0v_MOWIQNuwweVZ4NgW4GsYwtWKWZYCZg3WzbA-6XQ2f1FniKw3Aa7exXhLhNh4wts5pivpuekN/s320/IMG_9218.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still, you can't go wrong, right?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimUEi4Tfr19legS6hIK9NTcvSpwWHQ6cN6VL3yf5SLSj4AZIpls1vAwviH14j9OPHqU4-U_WaJ10FAQkxY-4dw427jDafPqLOeKfoHmJiDsFCXza8tsXgMDHdHAkoSrD9K24-NKK6-DkpYfkq49YHxTpunKi8L0DmxusIFC3AF3fe8KhTnr5tyq-Ej/s4032/IMG_9225.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimUEi4Tfr19legS6hIK9NTcvSpwWHQ6cN6VL3yf5SLSj4AZIpls1vAwviH14j9OPHqU4-U_WaJ10FAQkxY-4dw427jDafPqLOeKfoHmJiDsFCXza8tsXgMDHdHAkoSrD9K24-NKK6-DkpYfkq49YHxTpunKi8L0DmxusIFC3AF3fe8KhTnr5tyq-Ej/s320/IMG_9225.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYun-8AVl3xbaMcFqAM3OrQ7fSwMFkrftoK6TnogJuli99vc9_tzNQOVF3PJMnAMqaeXJAvRw0aG7ctL-xw1kxTtSfcoucHsFgXuyFSvxdC6KSmu9rMXB17qa20Bwhn5-S2xf_MAsk_wsGO2SvErW4XyAlXQjOuj7ZKytF15HNt_5B9pKeWHpg6AE1/s4032/IMG_9228.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYun-8AVl3xbaMcFqAM3OrQ7fSwMFkrftoK6TnogJuli99vc9_tzNQOVF3PJMnAMqaeXJAvRw0aG7ctL-xw1kxTtSfcoucHsFgXuyFSvxdC6KSmu9rMXB17qa20Bwhn5-S2xf_MAsk_wsGO2SvErW4XyAlXQjOuj7ZKytF15HNt_5B9pKeWHpg6AE1/s320/IMG_9228.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Finally we got to enjoy the beach a bit in the end of the day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our tour guide was more concern about showing us as much as possible, while all we wanted to do at this point was to get down to the sand and go for a swim.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNR7zKJctIHCB_ElGUTsxwuj5JtYZwlj1AWKClzVJxD6v112RB4sfd4MVlmA7sVMuVv1I8SltyGCHJOmX7V5bZjgosFCvwsTBd8sU3McksHtal479BHSVVq2R5OuKrpKmwPMTlkFF-3mCL3OJTJJDQ-cbP93XuxQ7otwTxVXWfjrLZFZ6pKbXP0Pf/s4032/IMG_9231.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNR7zKJctIHCB_ElGUTsxwuj5JtYZwlj1AWKClzVJxD6v112RB4sfd4MVlmA7sVMuVv1I8SltyGCHJOmX7V5bZjgosFCvwsTBd8sU3McksHtal479BHSVVq2R5OuKrpKmwPMTlkFF-3mCL3OJTJJDQ-cbP93XuxQ7otwTxVXWfjrLZFZ6pKbXP0Pf/s320/IMG_9231.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is Madeiro Beach, a very isolated beach, not too far from famous Pipa Beach.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2M6WCmyX-pB2YGEexKvhj7qUkKRMrG7rcWbgWiSumTqNzipikKvaSheTED3k7ex8IBQWSXi9TAqUB60-BHeBE28h2Xn31Jph8rgNt6iCOM5fjfi7iZdZTS_3TCIZXkzkS4ncFHD3ZiCMdZmnVtIJVwN1V8ql3e5zKQ5euumK-XwNIXmb-D4UzqaX/s4032/IMG_9232.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2M6WCmyX-pB2YGEexKvhj7qUkKRMrG7rcWbgWiSumTqNzipikKvaSheTED3k7ex8IBQWSXi9TAqUB60-BHeBE28h2Xn31Jph8rgNt6iCOM5fjfi7iZdZTS_3TCIZXkzkS4ncFHD3ZiCMdZmnVtIJVwN1V8ql3e5zKQ5euumK-XwNIXmb-D4UzqaX/s320/IMG_9232.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Paradise!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyQbcWbUvSz8YFGn0llhSKBIvY6dBQqHDRRN1ex39C68TlCuN9TQy-dVajw2unFsmPV08FgFGGs4hs5lVQUi6n8Rn3_BbBvKjn8bP9A4ybZRBgdgCflU_OQw7J_hKXFvkCyuy9T928pGelRMeaZ5AT8wXXtN6qezbSpLpNMwxcXJNtmyTSubSH_u2/s4032/IMG_9238.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyQbcWbUvSz8YFGn0llhSKBIvY6dBQqHDRRN1ex39C68TlCuN9TQy-dVajw2unFsmPV08FgFGGs4hs5lVQUi6n8Rn3_BbBvKjn8bP9A4ybZRBgdgCflU_OQw7J_hKXFvkCyuy9T928pGelRMeaZ5AT8wXXtN6qezbSpLpNMwxcXJNtmyTSubSH_u2/s320/IMG_9238.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b><i>FROM: https://www.vivepipa.com/en/beaches/12-madeiro-beach</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b><i>MADEIRO BEACH</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Poppins, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i>It is one of the most paradisiacal beaches in the region and also ideal for tourists who want to know the wonders of Pipa. Due to the quality of the structure, it is the perfect environment to enjoy the day and appreciate the sea. You can also delight in the delicious taste of grilled fish or enjoy a wonderful drink.</i></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div style="font-family: Poppins, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i>The coast is 1 km long, perfect for hiking and always in contact with the sea and nature. It is very frequented by surfers and also by marine sports practitioners. This beach has a calm part, ideal for bathing and some sports such as kayaking, stand up paddle, among others; It also has a part with waves, suitable for surfers. It is the best beach for those who want to learn to surf. There are several surf schools and rental equipment for you to start practicing.</i></span></div><p></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVTxwWJDVO4npc6SvXgQ9qbKbsSVDcT6pycwBDPRDk_f1ufHWdL8jQm2cUO0h0rSyrBnsNzPAGW8i93np002JLxxDBXLOdYvHeCTGqBJHUIIBTdtbz6IjzZdzfdNyx-SwPNFgzK09wO_68biwQP2MKgn7qeN2UFxG2t-GGrw52OWz5tXFM7BGZBD7/s4032/IMG_9239.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVTxwWJDVO4npc6SvXgQ9qbKbsSVDcT6pycwBDPRDk_f1ufHWdL8jQm2cUO0h0rSyrBnsNzPAGW8i93np002JLxxDBXLOdYvHeCTGqBJHUIIBTdtbz6IjzZdzfdNyx-SwPNFgzK09wO_68biwQP2MKgn7qeN2UFxG2t-GGrw52OWz5tXFM7BGZBD7/s320/IMG_9239.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b><br /><b><br />PIPA BEACH </b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Pipa Beach</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> (</span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Praia de Pipa</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_language" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">) is one of the most famous </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Beach">beaches</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Brazil">Brazil</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">. Located next to city of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natal,_Rio_Grande_do_Norte" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Natal, Rio Grande do Norte">Natal</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, the capital city of state of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande_do_Norte" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Rio Grande do Norte">Rio Grande do Norte</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">. Is located more precisely in municipality of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibau_do_Sul" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Tibau do Sul">Tibau do Sul</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, exactly 84 km from the capital of the state.</span></span></i></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #a64d79;">Pipa was a small fishing village until the 1970s. Then it was discovered by surfers and backpackers, attracted by a set of natural attributes rarely found even in other Brazilian beaches: crystal-clear waters, fine, white sand, areas of preservation <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Forest" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Atlantic Forest">Atlantic Forest</a>, 10-meter-high vertical cliffs, and friendly locals. However, one should be very careful with the strong currents in the sea and the huge waves loved by the surfers but really dangerous for those willing to enjoy these warm waters.</span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #a64d79;">After the Brazilians, it was the foreign visitors who discovered Pipa, which grew very fast. Soon, it became not only one of the most popular beaches in Brazil, but also one of the most cosmopolitan.</span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #a64d79;">Today, many businesses in Pipa are run by foreigners who visited the town and decided to stay. Pipa, still small in area (expansion is limited by law, with the creation of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_areas_of_Brazil#Environmental_Protection_Areas" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Protected areas of Brazil">Environmental Protected Areas</a> around the village), has a high density of hotels, restaurants, bars and other tourism-oriented businesses.</span></i></p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVoKLlmIMOFDzH8qFU67WnVUwQWCexhS5tG5uDW7IsivluUXfPEhZPOnWFNrM2Yd5X-LMp5HIJXgiouRbVikxQO-G7d71yAJbQVedYtuTHP8cM8no594a8o_Yb9kfB1j6KbePp8lnTB1w8-HV4_uvss3tt_VdgNTOxytHD-EjePXJ8BmU3MB23vPc/s2992/IMG_9250.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2642" data-original-width="2992" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVoKLlmIMOFDzH8qFU67WnVUwQWCexhS5tG5uDW7IsivluUXfPEhZPOnWFNrM2Yd5X-LMp5HIJXgiouRbVikxQO-G7d71yAJbQVedYtuTHP8cM8no594a8o_Yb9kfB1j6KbePp8lnTB1w8-HV4_uvss3tt_VdgNTOxytHD-EjePXJ8BmU3MB23vPc/s320/IMG_9250.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My babies running free and happy....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVSxwxcIpgtD-HrkGBrw4MZ6LdwDMAnckJYFEU5E51QaQcr8s06YK8s9IdHZ88Udtn1qx_ByCYpKuivnr6OK3tVEVbTrxVpZPyYdxZlrMm8M_LpaxYfp9LdRZfDJQNcQOQ8-PkxCH_6QQu7cB8DzbuOzfME5F5J16OHCLE4W1RF-i4TVvhEhHOw17h/s4032/IMG_9240.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVSxwxcIpgtD-HrkGBrw4MZ6LdwDMAnckJYFEU5E51QaQcr8s06YK8s9IdHZ88Udtn1qx_ByCYpKuivnr6OK3tVEVbTrxVpZPyYdxZlrMm8M_LpaxYfp9LdRZfDJQNcQOQ8-PkxCH_6QQu7cB8DzbuOzfME5F5J16OHCLE4W1RF-i4TVvhEhHOw17h/s320/IMG_9240.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />... contemplating nature.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh8-zfqMv8OanU4zG2pNN_e5UnbfYPtVUp8WPOy9RdEKuDp6fO_qiWeN1NG8HKIMxi2n9EJ7DWiyU0xj9WhQqEOW1Y2jjn02Qk0w1qAf8mC58VOXhuV93pjrdxjXF1OROMWWBh0cpGxV-JnrqBMXF-gQwlmznHHUv0iBKC9SBiYK9GQlbyYEB2_lDf/s320/IMG_9262.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />Close to 6pm is time to head back home. <br />The sun will soon go down and our bodies need some rest after a long day of excitement and sun. <br />Still we find a couple of minutes to check out people paragliding...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghTIMq3Hl_Xe-sNgVQ5tNgxvbTma7YJjFhWR4xEy3dvi0EDSToRAgVMWyR5g1FHmnmsXTjEkFFIbktk8mA58ekL2n5lQCvdEVFwrcDEm5T8Gt9K4Mc_bpbn-ywkgCqJ_G6GSZiYrNrov28gv3XytBdPmeGuRKw2fvWKUf6Z7QM3mv0Q0sDCaC8aeI5/s4032/IMG_9264.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghTIMq3Hl_Xe-sNgVQ5tNgxvbTma7YJjFhWR4xEy3dvi0EDSToRAgVMWyR5g1FHmnmsXTjEkFFIbktk8mA58ekL2n5lQCvdEVFwrcDEm5T8Gt9K4Mc_bpbn-ywkgCqJ_G6GSZiYrNrov28gv3XytBdPmeGuRKw2fvWKUf6Z7QM3mv0Q0sDCaC8aeI5/s320/IMG_9264.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... and say goodbye to the south coast of Rio Grande do Norte.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qsXyc3p3M02bTfuiJ6dBcNxbsw6d2RUhdj5-T9wgxuPouAbduuz4eHylmjsrFzp4kANt1HID9007Q4_IZM1O-BIeBzCaU-3g9lNk6wCWhMuLPf-l-FOesbjQqQvxtHQIDhNMLTpblhPdu8yHCcPBq43bhk4A5kmci1Rf9i5V4WX-V89Z7kHDNqsF/s4032/IMG_9281.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qsXyc3p3M02bTfuiJ6dBcNxbsw6d2RUhdj5-T9wgxuPouAbduuz4eHylmjsrFzp4kANt1HID9007Q4_IZM1O-BIeBzCaU-3g9lNk6wCWhMuLPf-l-FOesbjQqQvxtHQIDhNMLTpblhPdu8yHCcPBq43bhk4A5kmci1Rf9i5V4WX-V89Z7kHDNqsF/s320/IMG_9281.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Our last night in Natal ended in one of the best restaurant of the region: Mangai. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Right at the entrance you find the "cangaceiros", or the rebels of the inland, who used to have a very harsh life, yet showed lots of bravery.<br /><b><br /></b><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><b>Cangaço</b></span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> was a phenomenon of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_Region,_Brazil" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Northeast Region, Brazil">Northeast</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Brazil">Brazil</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This region of Brazil is known for its aridness and hard way of life, and in a form of "</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_banditry" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Social banditry">social banditry</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">" against the government, many men and women decided to become nomadic bandits, roaming the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sert%C3%A3o" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Sertão">hinterlands</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> seeking money, food, and revenge.</span></i></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><span style="font-size: 14px;">By 1834, the term </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">cangaceiro</span><span style="font-size: 14px;"> was already used to refer to bands of poor peasants who inhabited the northeastern deserts, wearing leather clothing and hats, carrying carbines, revolvers, shotguns, and the long narrow knife known as the </span><a class="new" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peixeira&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background: none; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Peixeira (page does not exist)">peixeira</a><span style="font-size: 11.9px;">.</span></i></span></p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5kWuicpMiJthC6ED2USSmCJ2TgsOG46DO3kzZIRd7rZa1ycUjKGgyfXplF-IuyXYM-GZF3WkPyNVbipYHrtO2f8TasgFC4uy8XT9Ls_aEF6mywKO8NMsIkzuO36n9U72pKlMf1rQnHhuPU1q_NJ3xTcMjQ46VI68XAjn56IurxywFxrb-ORDE7sc/s4032/IMG_9283.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5kWuicpMiJthC6ED2USSmCJ2TgsOG46DO3kzZIRd7rZa1ycUjKGgyfXplF-IuyXYM-GZF3WkPyNVbipYHrtO2f8TasgFC4uy8XT9Ls_aEF6mywKO8NMsIkzuO36n9U72pKlMf1rQnHhuPU1q_NJ3xTcMjQ46VI68XAjn56IurxywFxrb-ORDE7sc/s320/IMG_9283.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I highly recommend this restaurant for tourists who are interested in diving into the local cuisine and history. The restaurant is a buffet style, with lots of space, great service and delicious food. Go with an open mind, because most of the specialties here are unique to the northeast region of Brazil.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfcm7TaIr5xvXdI3J2ekPT8g5hZgooC3o2x9VNmUjh_9iU0r0ZloKF7YY8R5OCJLD7KU_-dnglQ0Ta1dQPABQ4tacQGU8UhdVnRgAz_1M86ad0rMW_UcPu3A1SGIiDZTCKl1SiHqs5xcwpVyYQHNWDBbWZexrbaOpBSq3ujNK1oi8RRrUKQlSBIyu/s4032/IMG_9285.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfcm7TaIr5xvXdI3J2ekPT8g5hZgooC3o2x9VNmUjh_9iU0r0ZloKF7YY8R5OCJLD7KU_-dnglQ0Ta1dQPABQ4tacQGU8UhdVnRgAz_1M86ad0rMW_UcPu3A1SGIiDZTCKl1SiHqs5xcwpVyYQHNWDBbWZexrbaOpBSq3ujNK1oi8RRrUKQlSBIyu/s320/IMG_9285.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fifi never pass on an opportunity to drink fresh and cold coconut water - which is incredibly affordable here: less than $1. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPA0EadJ3RzRhACX--odmBQfdPYSBcbI87Kiw4sorPUXz2mhAgQFlTL4arXj2YvKkdWrcsGqAqvjoSKooTLdJMIamvz3QgFo5e7BfgLfe9539kJonulUgvoXzjVDTt7JuYeuSo030W6AfT2hmTxqB7NewSD_kZT9d3_8r4USHkjm5Lz3A_yIKgV7O/s3830/IMG_9287.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3830" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPA0EadJ3RzRhACX--odmBQfdPYSBcbI87Kiw4sorPUXz2mhAgQFlTL4arXj2YvKkdWrcsGqAqvjoSKooTLdJMIamvz3QgFo5e7BfgLfe9539kJonulUgvoXzjVDTt7JuYeuSo030W6AfT2hmTxqB7NewSD_kZT9d3_8r4USHkjm5Lz3A_yIKgV7O/s320/IMG_9287.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Live, local, beautiful decoration.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10000931073837922786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396939946263808543.post-78798488922453180902023-08-19T00:18:00.001-04:002023-08-19T00:18:14.692-04:00NATAL - March 12 (Sun) - Day trip to Paradisiac São Miguel do Gostoso.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxoW0ernsHFyl6wTiVOwyx3B6tszTY4NDvHonjzwYBoV25_pPvC7DZzpp_r2pTxuzhiXNOGlFzOAk9TCF7bvAqzD3IeEM8vO6hWzx7PfX8Z-qY8xi9-_P8SLtHDV5m7CRwTERr_0uqF9_B9fDpIdVLXlg5frF7QHpvK8MHFGTsZigUAgLXUvf-QaD/s4032/IMG_8998.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxoW0ernsHFyl6wTiVOwyx3B6tszTY4NDvHonjzwYBoV25_pPvC7DZzpp_r2pTxuzhiXNOGlFzOAk9TCF7bvAqzD3IeEM8vO6hWzx7PfX8Z-qY8xi9-_P8SLtHDV5m7CRwTERr_0uqF9_B9fDpIdVLXlg5frF7QHpvK8MHFGTsZigUAgLXUvf-QaD/s320/IMG_8998.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />What a fun and, at the same time, relaxing day!<br />Our friends nicely prepared an amazing tour for us. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All we had to do was seat down and relax. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The girls started it at Michele's house with a delicious cold coconut water in her backyard.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7EHNp7-Tfx4Lh0KTXimjKluNcxlj8SExjr_TaVyvpVyakVaYR4sQfDmFN9BR6bz1VRUF9eoVYPK-EpDMvqkndxedsonFda5i0kbCwtRR7LM3Co-bb-kJ62kPsXrEtj93R0S0JEObN1QyFfdZOBO_e1ylIjbcPxlMcNiMxiEtWC6yu4mT6BNDDN54/s4032/IMG_9001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7EHNp7-Tfx4Lh0KTXimjKluNcxlj8SExjr_TaVyvpVyakVaYR4sQfDmFN9BR6bz1VRUF9eoVYPK-EpDMvqkndxedsonFda5i0kbCwtRR7LM3Co-bb-kJ62kPsXrEtj93R0S0JEObN1QyFfdZOBO_e1ylIjbcPxlMcNiMxiEtWC6yu4mT6BNDDN54/s320/IMG_9001.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />One of many papaya trees... right here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hxcFExiS_EyTwAytTIPzydFF2AyYmWvwpgLKmbg991GmyxL1F93CnxqnNUqPTlDShj162MyhKi4BLxYPqbReuFTpeXoFJTOOcJY5AlAR--yCPYohCrdXS52tNBqXZQ_D7jiBMRjMNKeDWeNWhDj2rOYP_9S7tQmJhPGkvJjIUCssKd0zX6cqK1Wl/s4032/IMG_9038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hxcFExiS_EyTwAytTIPzydFF2AyYmWvwpgLKmbg991GmyxL1F93CnxqnNUqPTlDShj162MyhKi4BLxYPqbReuFTpeXoFJTOOcJY5AlAR--yCPYohCrdXS52tNBqXZQ_D7jiBMRjMNKeDWeNWhDj2rOYP_9S7tQmJhPGkvJjIUCssKd0zX6cqK1Wl/s320/IMG_9038.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our friends said they normally do this. Instead of driving their cars to a place - normally a beach - they hire a van with a driver and split the costs - pretty affordable - among them. The van picks them up at home early in the morning and drops them off in the end of the day. Everyone wins: the tourists don't have to worry about driving, everyone can drink and they are helping the local economy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9flIlpEjb5eZ8KEO-X-RiW4JydWjilHEptsJ_sSNGWpKLik8QOE2J10QVjWKMiZGE7lT2VnpANV_aPvX_5N66IwcqsGQM0S9pxcWBnQSW6ThwdEGo1J0kzXqZXp_8euhMOZABjHSblgy1D2zubFHIYOY_xh5WUW97xhmBgs6rQrUG3VUXeAKPG_-y/s4032/IMG_9004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9flIlpEjb5eZ8KEO-X-RiW4JydWjilHEptsJ_sSNGWpKLik8QOE2J10QVjWKMiZGE7lT2VnpANV_aPvX_5N66IwcqsGQM0S9pxcWBnQSW6ThwdEGo1J0kzXqZXp_8euhMOZABjHSblgy1D2zubFHIYOY_xh5WUW97xhmBgs6rQrUG3VUXeAKPG_-y/s320/IMG_9004.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA:</b><br /><br />Origin of the name, which literally translates to "São Miguel of the Delicious"</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>According to legend, a town resident, Manoel Gostoso, provided accommodations to traveling salesmen. Gostoso became known for entertaining his guests with stories and jokes. The locals soon began to refer to the town as Gostoso, in honor of Manoel.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">On 29 September 1899, Miguel Félix Martins built the first Roman Catholic first church in town, in honor of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Michael_in_the_Catholic_Church" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Saint Michael in the Catholic Church">Saint Michaell</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">. The locals then joined São Miguel to the previous name of Gostoso to create São Miguel do Gostoso.</span></i></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgce9zOVBo3g_qr2xqmqBJZnAFOcJ6JgrJ23DoeKlIbcG5tjhJwSuMczsR6jnLlab6wZy0VcaJyB1amIZ_cjN_d1pWSsQnT-31F5aZn0YdB08UwY57lW6DqwL7VB9eLOct35Za23Hm_p4n5NRfEebO3mIpF73AQGQqV6kgNRKPfdkEZyxDXyb_pHEZW/s4032/IMG_9039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgce9zOVBo3g_qr2xqmqBJZnAFOcJ6JgrJ23DoeKlIbcG5tjhJwSuMczsR6jnLlab6wZy0VcaJyB1amIZ_cjN_d1pWSsQnT-31F5aZn0YdB08UwY57lW6DqwL7VB9eLOct35Za23Hm_p4n5NRfEebO3mIpF73AQGQqV6kgNRKPfdkEZyxDXyb_pHEZW/s320/IMG_9039.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />This place is slowly being discovered by tourists, but it's still pretty remote and isolated. We felt very special to be here and spent the day in a fancy 3-star hotel called Mi Secreto Pousada & Spa. <br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>FROM https://misecretopousada.com/en/</b></i></span></div><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px rgb(248, 248, 248); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "open sans", HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica-Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0.85em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>The location of the Pousada & SPA Mi Secreto is privileged on one of the most paradisiacal beaches in <strong style="border: 0px rgb(248, 248, 248); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">São Miguel do Gostoso</strong>, the well-known <strong style="border: 0px rgb(248, 248, 248); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ponta do Santo Cristo Beach</strong>, in front of the kitesurf and windsurf point, and next to the “Dr. Wind” kitesurf and windsurf school . The Pousada & SPA Mi Secreto is the perfect place for lovers of these sports, offering convenience, comfort and a different mood, facilitating the practice of water sports, as well as transportation, rental and equipment repair.</i></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px rgb(248, 248, 248); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "open sans", HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica-Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0.85em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>For those who appreciate rest and tranquility, our resort offers a privileged view of the sea, a harmonious and cozy decoration and a large garden with native coconut trees, palm trees and banana trees. We also provide comfortable Balinese beds, hammocks and sun loungers to relax and enjoy nature and our beautiful white sand beach.</i></span></p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJLCMiQle-yZaK7GMvBL_zWX49N0ViYOgWtznPHHsBaZmJHx6xgktWaAE5IPeTTjKkW4D-FxmSNk8AddUpeDEZqtEFvgi-L3Aa3kecXy8_q1SxUwJgHhQ7o4jRM4qHCCHAslN5dLlYQH2LadddNJoli2PDM_iyBMe_YBiK1QYPUtKLZd9u6FUM-EI/s4032/IMG_9011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJLCMiQle-yZaK7GMvBL_zWX49N0ViYOgWtznPHHsBaZmJHx6xgktWaAE5IPeTTjKkW4D-FxmSNk8AddUpeDEZqtEFvgi-L3Aa3kecXy8_q1SxUwJgHhQ7o4jRM4qHCCHAslN5dLlYQH2LadddNJoli2PDM_iyBMe_YBiK1QYPUtKLZd9u6FUM-EI/s320/IMG_9011.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />My two big suns, brighting up the tropics even more!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBCKwlU9wjXGWn-pL2Mmm0RmX5iLCXEoLIdwZUX7j6aBM_bBOVX4yj339J07rMKRQ5i9N6r7AJS0KjjvlUXPI9vZABXv2U6aNs_QRJgBmSnSJoXlVLCDc82xnEos5k_8YC4HMYjGgViFaZaNFAIJR3W22ZWctAN-W9NLgyu3buGcnbKaDILc9cVoAY/s320/IMG_9015.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Size: 345.9 km² (equivalent to 0.65% of the state of Rio Grande do Norte)</span><br /><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Rain: Average 1038.3 mm</span><br /><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Rainy Season: March to June</span><br /><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Average Annual Temperature: 26,5 °C</span><br /><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Average Annual</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humidity" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Humidity">Humidity</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">: 68%</span><br /><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Population: Approximately 10.000 inhabitants</span><br /><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Economy: Tourism, Agriculture and Fishing</span><br /><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Electricity: 220 V</span><br /><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">High speed internet: Yes</span><br /><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Cell phone coverage: Yes</span></i></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZPBE-3O_LlMDjNvntSdtnYd2ZgLJUlzTf7GvmRsuritSz4FWkoqxpXS2zb99S52b0LGb0V18RGlbiybS68JRZA6VKWlreuEkYxyaRzUGocVPPwI7XFH0tqVTfpB-RvdGM_Z1AcMtT9-9ZFU8ObxBNhVWHzixyHps7F0vBbUVE9yKq1TUkfvOa9CC/s4032/IMG_9018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZPBE-3O_LlMDjNvntSdtnYd2ZgLJUlzTf7GvmRsuritSz4FWkoqxpXS2zb99S52b0LGb0V18RGlbiybS68JRZA6VKWlreuEkYxyaRzUGocVPPwI7XFH0tqVTfpB-RvdGM_Z1AcMtT9-9ZFU8ObxBNhVWHzixyHps7F0vBbUVE9yKq1TUkfvOa9CC/s320/IMG_9018.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's almost impossible to describe the peace feeling while on this beach, but I think this image says a lot. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vbLA2JlZxOkpOXBO1ou6ABRxooQ_5NrFRzIxKlkdSrhrWdG-dSQbwKSR9-veGcb82qF9DSeDNLw0E0OnzthXWZEQPh4xOEiFEB0JP5Pd1i6IvdYID4GXPEtXlE0mqrcsV23xwCPiWTuwpUf1iGJqrMHywzG3lf0LojDwhrhXQkCBO3ivQDuCuDKK/s4032/IMG_9019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vbLA2JlZxOkpOXBO1ou6ABRxooQ_5NrFRzIxKlkdSrhrWdG-dSQbwKSR9-veGcb82qF9DSeDNLw0E0OnzthXWZEQPh4xOEiFEB0JP5Pd1i6IvdYID4GXPEtXlE0mqrcsV23xwCPiWTuwpUf1iGJqrMHywzG3lf0LojDwhrhXQkCBO3ivQDuCuDKK/s320/IMG_9019.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">In 1989, the city only had one Pousada (local Bed & Breakfast). Today São Miguel do Gostoso has approximately 25 Pousadas, a variation of bars and restaurants and two kite and wind surf schools. The wind conditions attract many visitors for </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiteboarding" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Kiteboarding">kite surfing</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsurfing" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Windsurfing">windsurfing</a>.</i></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZcoviFxHSKp38fM_ehZbDlQVQCJmiiR3d49PRmn3A17I-9Pdfey7M8agpUIcnh58Lzkj0YlgzL0qJP-MJ5srOQL26pSrD298gRKgdRW3LhHIPrA1vR9mgvGXTCEi0HBPf8myOCb3ksd6bW0jCKXMc2YlXrhcBXWzORUBOhS323_ivcXxS43jBJy8/s1024/1c967789-6f0b-4f1c-8b5e-796fa7369aba.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZcoviFxHSKp38fM_ehZbDlQVQCJmiiR3d49PRmn3A17I-9Pdfey7M8agpUIcnh58Lzkj0YlgzL0qJP-MJ5srOQL26pSrD298gRKgdRW3LhHIPrA1vR9mgvGXTCEi0HBPf8myOCb3ksd6bW0jCKXMc2YlXrhcBXWzORUBOhS323_ivcXxS43jBJy8/s320/1c967789-6f0b-4f1c-8b5e-796fa7369aba.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />We love the bar as much as we love the beach!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HPiF40EUHeR95tWIiczFWs2jPI76jPQ9JYKppjlrmwpqoNlNiROpjTzHt1DDnpg0eIhBGdMcKKamRB92yEe5mTmE-iJS6WdDVD3akuTCpV_HbeGdsbzl7tZ5VrlqIdAYjEAOocVfsDrnKjyVpGag9j4EE5uG4YRc_P-Cv9JCKvqmBFm961r9lJHr/s4024/IMG_9027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4024" data-original-width="2352" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HPiF40EUHeR95tWIiczFWs2jPI76jPQ9JYKppjlrmwpqoNlNiROpjTzHt1DDnpg0eIhBGdMcKKamRB92yEe5mTmE-iJS6WdDVD3akuTCpV_HbeGdsbzl7tZ5VrlqIdAYjEAOocVfsDrnKjyVpGag9j4EE5uG4YRc_P-Cv9JCKvqmBFm961r9lJHr/s320/IMG_9027.jpg" width="187" /></a><br /><br />The cuisine was excepcional, with lots of dishes and cocktails prepared with local ingredients.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivskBcZgcmaT0u4L1hBlhaDd0eFD6n4sl5mZvNynkM1peaJX4SZmIj2gsh9jyJ0kTReLmkkwJwN8Iif13qdwhHRQbulsxXkFpQEeuJf3cA8x7kpOTiXkP4xHwwpH6L3o72T4X_ulTdTq-NlZCBXDbWN4hQdTbJG0BsnWy3Mol_caPQgBmSKK9CUpb8/s4032/IMG_9031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivskBcZgcmaT0u4L1hBlhaDd0eFD6n4sl5mZvNynkM1peaJX4SZmIj2gsh9jyJ0kTReLmkkwJwN8Iif13qdwhHRQbulsxXkFpQEeuJf3cA8x7kpOTiXkP4xHwwpH6L3o72T4X_ulTdTq-NlZCBXDbWN4hQdTbJG0BsnWy3Mol_caPQgBmSKK9CUpb8/s320/IMG_9031.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />Wide, white sand beach, sun, horses in the back, swings and amazing friends. <br />Or you can just say "happiness."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXzfKcBb9husN1kW_FGJA98ZT03g41ME1MZG8tpz7IISb40JKHuKrtkP_ZZOV1ohOgD2Nf-tNYtCPVwF11zB-MquOIYTuLfM-YfNhiDbJ4FvjP6a5yran2wdRe1zF6OSThUtdSBqRtn1WuYi3KzQ6wLwXzozsmmE0OaSOZ5x6mN7iNCaV3Kx1aVXdf/s1024/8ff66948-fd5f-47d5-9184-eae9d5d46062%20copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXzfKcBb9husN1kW_FGJA98ZT03g41ME1MZG8tpz7IISb40JKHuKrtkP_ZZOV1ohOgD2Nf-tNYtCPVwF11zB-MquOIYTuLfM-YfNhiDbJ4FvjP6a5yran2wdRe1zF6OSThUtdSBqRtn1WuYi3KzQ6wLwXzozsmmE0OaSOZ5x6mN7iNCaV3Kx1aVXdf/s320/8ff66948-fd5f-47d5-9184-eae9d5d46062%20copy.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><br />Fatima, Sandro e Michele are the best hosts you can ask for. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefdfuzIFrXUvRXIRjmnMwFW1KhbmhtmFM5ozETzDN9YGXxSdYsws9zNfSaNPOaTz-WTVMudTIjyllAGCsbNKyaPsGAzXXqQJCh7uyf4g7XKHsymNYabP6tlSZwQm3XKY3skhU5oHeygpB_hqqxKJkpiQHVsXZBuConBb9nBaH_Q4GmYSExbMgMtkb/s4032/IMG_9040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefdfuzIFrXUvRXIRjmnMwFW1KhbmhtmFM5ozETzDN9YGXxSdYsws9zNfSaNPOaTz-WTVMudTIjyllAGCsbNKyaPsGAzXXqQJCh7uyf4g7XKHsymNYabP6tlSZwQm3XKY3skhU5oHeygpB_hqqxKJkpiQHVsXZBuConBb9nBaH_Q4GmYSExbMgMtkb/s320/IMG_9040.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Love this picture! It seals the fantastic day on the beach. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_HBwyXzA_g3XbfS-XnkFc_odDuJQCLcdbUJNXn_mQY0HjDu16ekcmoSXfw_XTY_IINgfxex0Bsv01OZbStOtHw9YSy6WFXf1AU0vcnmqI5_19Jl_6Q_yLLsvJxNUDCUKtlmq_wXqQjEoPnPKUq_fV3oVEVc13Juc2apcviUNogZFlYzZ7FBphZsI/s4032/IMG_9059.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_HBwyXzA_g3XbfS-XnkFc_odDuJQCLcdbUJNXn_mQY0HjDu16ekcmoSXfw_XTY_IINgfxex0Bsv01OZbStOtHw9YSy6WFXf1AU0vcnmqI5_19Jl_6Q_yLLsvJxNUDCUKtlmq_wXqQjEoPnPKUq_fV3oVEVc13Juc2apcviUNogZFlYzZ7FBphZsI/s320/IMG_9059.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />Back in Natal City it gets dark at 6pm, but the local street market was still going strong with vendors, food and music.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB12cHzYceQOoFm_wOqDSTxutIrrA7Je5BzfZpZOosIvvcGhip48LYX75Kt5YnOX5RQL0OeTVBzXXOxYwNYvZHYwCd-jbCJhgGGIOz_Se5rTLGctgJnmD32VLkVG2OglEMtdpjX29YLrZm6isGZdqwT31L1H3BaSVsYvkQtZDxL6Bk72LpOLETv6UL/s3088/IMG_9060.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB12cHzYceQOoFm_wOqDSTxutIrrA7Je5BzfZpZOosIvvcGhip48LYX75Kt5YnOX5RQL0OeTVBzXXOxYwNYvZHYwCd-jbCJhgGGIOz_Se5rTLGctgJnmD32VLkVG2OglEMtdpjX29YLrZm6isGZdqwT31L1H3BaSVsYvkQtZDxL6Bk72LpOLETv6UL/s320/IMG_9060.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />We just kept going. :)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0n7MmcPIpicwByN5Y5qus9JRnh6qvWEAgcnlCRRENDELitDd0pUEj9LznyzOmjDViN5EO9Jgg_TT8_87TJ6kPgUt63vaBoM2sSjIt3f3zP5E3JUwjMZkvpQTbstXtrVdnEDjGWVGAxTzd2g6QwkZxaiIvf8khV_85X6Uthi2FpBcjoYbtmb76FYCd/s4032/IMG_9062.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0n7MmcPIpicwByN5Y5qus9JRnh6qvWEAgcnlCRRENDELitDd0pUEj9LznyzOmjDViN5EO9Jgg_TT8_87TJ6kPgUt63vaBoM2sSjIt3f3zP5E3JUwjMZkvpQTbstXtrVdnEDjGWVGAxTzd2g6QwkZxaiIvf8khV_85X6Uthi2FpBcjoYbtmb76FYCd/s320/IMG_9062.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Fifi expanding her home made bracelets collection. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjtxGRCe11fYvE2-8s_HeEvVf-bgQcFqsecku5242jP9uDP2PuI1wjRf7xcLigbdtM4LMhrGPKgi5dDN1rcNt4yb53LmgvbCSCiu_bIETDHc_-i-2rNJsxTBlqOEEab4WzTA_rz7r5mB_7bFNNvXgNXSntyJrfGw6K7n4mcxsHLsZVEKyT4SWXa7g/s4032/IMG_9067.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjtxGRCe11fYvE2-8s_HeEvVf-bgQcFqsecku5242jP9uDP2PuI1wjRf7xcLigbdtM4LMhrGPKgi5dDN1rcNt4yb53LmgvbCSCiu_bIETDHc_-i-2rNJsxTBlqOEEab4WzTA_rz7r5mB_7bFNNvXgNXSntyJrfGw6K7n4mcxsHLsZVEKyT4SWXa7g/s320/IMG_9067.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The day finished in Sandro's apartment with a equally amazing dinner. Unfortunately I don't have photo of the beautiful table, but Marquinhos, his roommate, went above and beyond to receive us with various local dishes and sweets. Just wow! I am so grateful for our beautiful friends here!</div><br /> <p></p>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10000931073837922786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396939946263808543.post-5153814407829184692023-08-19T00:18:00.000-04:002023-08-19T00:18:01.982-04:00NATAL - March 11 (Sat) - Buggying around the Northern beaches of Rio Grande do Norte.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosq8jKnhg9CriuT8YBABbq0Ko0eQC6MS5S70nCHDdVTFjJs8urv_9UxOd4R6-4dajFRGXKwCBKEz4vAxfiyjanUadeqI7ayxSbDZlpoPYvWRlflwcLVW-uHAKR7_MVIVjnpuKMaPlEaF7HI95TSd1N0XRYBOWpqT8FLY26zKx1kF1zm185w64zYbd/s4032/IMG_8651.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosq8jKnhg9CriuT8YBABbq0Ko0eQC6MS5S70nCHDdVTFjJs8urv_9UxOd4R6-4dajFRGXKwCBKEz4vAxfiyjanUadeqI7ayxSbDZlpoPYvWRlflwcLVW-uHAKR7_MVIVjnpuKMaPlEaF7HI95TSd1N0XRYBOWpqT8FLY26zKx1kF1zm185w64zYbd/s320/IMG_8651.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Giggio and Mary enjoying Natal's warm weather from the hotel room balcony.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqxf106UZEsXvIxZyOEL5XLYtDIC1tEu0RLX1SYYKlgHgcxLMtGrVC84lfSimJZOt_FlJN-nROimWmjPbwCDpXuVzzqfhrI6lIcnU59D_gmenIGBtxl96FoDTgghj1UMg7MjfS1wABzs4O1MZQRourVfmXxtPBZZ6mJfx-n5UGAliAEe-cWm_k0FB/s4032/IMG_8668.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2718" data-original-width="4032" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqxf106UZEsXvIxZyOEL5XLYtDIC1tEu0RLX1SYYKlgHgcxLMtGrVC84lfSimJZOt_FlJN-nROimWmjPbwCDpXuVzzqfhrI6lIcnU59D_gmenIGBtxl96FoDTgghj1UMg7MjfS1wABzs4O1MZQRourVfmXxtPBZZ6mJfx-n5UGAliAEe-cWm_k0FB/s320/IMG_8668.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ok, we are well rested and ready to not waste any time in this paradise. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rio Grande do Norte is known for it's long coast, with 400 km of white san beaches, and the sand dunes parks. The most popular tour here is the buggy on the dunes. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMqL90DtH9QjLfHFY3qKgd5RxR6WcnnK9Y1W1RtynyoPfoNQMrAmTrVc1JkPT4qYH0MLrmWalkLOtFKyrJGkxmMnfkwjsL-4thV3R5dTQXWoSP_3z6QvXIhBQ6g9hHMHsTACZnVaSpSZoVbfgcDwfqwJ5cdsq3_vi3OhJtYZUiOUKyQ9VBPw895fmQ/s4032/IMG_8672.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMqL90DtH9QjLfHFY3qKgd5RxR6WcnnK9Y1W1RtynyoPfoNQMrAmTrVc1JkPT4qYH0MLrmWalkLOtFKyrJGkxmMnfkwjsL-4thV3R5dTQXWoSP_3z6QvXIhBQ6g9hHMHsTACZnVaSpSZoVbfgcDwfqwJ5cdsq3_vi3OhJtYZUiOUKyQ9VBPw895fmQ/s320/IMG_8672.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFusYhZ_vZCd-PLXPtlPbho720pHsKujLkMRCk8JdnRUPtBUk8UmKGSZ-7AkBCmXWzEjoz_r2famB-9oYjsiSGLEWjKDwXWi2vKA4AtuvDZmCORLBY5pKwlaUQmxS5B9WmxHOg1OWJntIdNYw7o7k2NkMPEZh9OMPKCfrbb7XfO3KlHm-s_wwJFzJ/s4030/IMG_8687.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4030" data-original-width="2882" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFusYhZ_vZCd-PLXPtlPbho720pHsKujLkMRCk8JdnRUPtBUk8UmKGSZ-7AkBCmXWzEjoz_r2famB-9oYjsiSGLEWjKDwXWi2vKA4AtuvDZmCORLBY5pKwlaUQmxS5B9WmxHOg1OWJntIdNYw7o7k2NkMPEZh9OMPKCfrbb7XfO3KlHm-s_wwJFzJ/s320/IMG_8687.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAD-nrG4ocRLhTm9zuk0ycNt67ZMFN7vvLleSJtbvOKOmgg3T8k7UkxwWfDQD52ofmHDPkz8b0trxPl5VW2_pfKgT01VxQLQTAKyMW0brG832Qx_lg7_oiyy2g4nZoZjjer17Ik_zKDMKZxrgZ3YWWFBM6nf8kjTrCZMrh7mlxZi2uHvR6XihHiWVs/s4032/IMG_8689.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAD-nrG4ocRLhTm9zuk0ycNt67ZMFN7vvLleSJtbvOKOmgg3T8k7UkxwWfDQD52ofmHDPkz8b0trxPl5VW2_pfKgT01VxQLQTAKyMW0brG832Qx_lg7_oiyy2g4nZoZjjer17Ik_zKDMKZxrgZ3YWWFBM6nf8kjTrCZMrh7mlxZi2uHvR6XihHiWVs/s320/IMG_8689.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="color: #800180;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><b>FROM: https://www.natalriograndedonorte.com/natal-buggy-tours/</b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Raleway; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"><i><span style="color: #800180;">The traditional north coastline trip involves a ferry crossing on the Potengi River and continues to Genipabu where you can experience a unique camel ride or a speedy slide down the sand slopes on a board. You will afterwards be floated with the buggy across another stream on a small raft. You will then be taken to Jucumã beach where you can go swimming in lagoon or plunge into the waters via an aerobunda.</span></i></span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1d3jC8zNlBg5huQLxIfjPVj3dlkJKvAgAjX386xbk1SsDZlDg8H5RbYWkNbNos2kxf-eQEEriKzwSd8I7vSd3w529ibidQhgXGdnvEjMNkppU1pZ5Y_pNYbEWeIj8sj2VK0EohmNHiAiFAdxVnT1u8P-uQQeS78OS8D8L1jsZAI4sRlTuxBUsgysQ/s4032/IMG_8696.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1d3jC8zNlBg5huQLxIfjPVj3dlkJKvAgAjX386xbk1SsDZlDg8H5RbYWkNbNos2kxf-eQEEriKzwSd8I7vSd3w529ibidQhgXGdnvEjMNkppU1pZ5Y_pNYbEWeIj8sj2VK0EohmNHiAiFAdxVnT1u8P-uQQeS78OS8D8L1jsZAI4sRlTuxBUsgysQ/s320/IMG_8696.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNgokTkbasrr4JmPkWnmi9gVjhrMv5pFpnCdqASzunuDPv0gKieCl3F-SvGC_M_65foWprsARTH4dEZCYIBQUpAvNPZt4MN2657Q_Ro5kmntaXfzVVUuSvwWSmIrpbRXRSHbwo1Rol4inKbYsCSsOwzF9tIimBrqvVBFpl_sagwIoOUuM9ltwZvtR/s4032/IMG_8700.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNgokTkbasrr4JmPkWnmi9gVjhrMv5pFpnCdqASzunuDPv0gKieCl3F-SvGC_M_65foWprsARTH4dEZCYIBQUpAvNPZt4MN2657Q_Ro5kmntaXfzVVUuSvwWSmIrpbRXRSHbwo1Rol4inKbYsCSsOwzF9tIimBrqvVBFpl_sagwIoOUuM9ltwZvtR/s320/IMG_8700.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA:</b> <b style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Genipabu</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">(or</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><b style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Jenipabu</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">) is a</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Beach">beach</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">with a complex of</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Dune">dunes</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, a</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagoon" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Lagoon">lagoon</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">and an</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Protection_Area_(Brazil)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Environmental Protection Area (Brazil)">environmental protection area</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">(APA) located close to</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natal,_Rio_Grande_do_Norte" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Natal, Rio Grande do Norte">Natal</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, one of the most famous post-cards of the</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande_do_Norte" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Rio Grande do Norte">Rio Grande do Norte</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Brazil">Brazilian</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">state.</span></span></div><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;">Genipabu is used for "buggie" and formerly dromedary rides. Camel rides on the dunes were popular for many years, but as of 2020 they are no longer available. A sport that is played in the dunes around the lake is the "esquibunda", in which a person slides the dunes with a wooden board.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;">"Buggie" rides are offered locally in two styles, <i>com emoção</i> (lit:'with emotion': a riskier ride) or <i>sem emoção</i> (lit:'without emotion': a safer one). One should be aware, however, that only authorized professionals responsible for security of both tourists and environment should be hired.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;">The dunes of Genipabu are movable, because the hard winds in the Rio Grande do Norte coastline moves the sand from one point to another, shaping the landscape.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNw6cpZtxp4XEEWL-uchFXqoNXzatg2LJQpSjDNJvrhw7LFcb-GQ5d-qRkz_bTFXnLFoWMkQL74NUcRdxLaf_5aJxoHPkrkLsBSVLhs5iCpnboec3g8CUjp_f9Cmd9RxnZcDI_E8cM-Naxcf11BLjXN36zIwccnltoCER-fPzDVa0s2K29QKOxJZ8/s3674/IMG_8711.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3674" data-original-width="2890" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNw6cpZtxp4XEEWL-uchFXqoNXzatg2LJQpSjDNJvrhw7LFcb-GQ5d-qRkz_bTFXnLFoWMkQL74NUcRdxLaf_5aJxoHPkrkLsBSVLhs5iCpnboec3g8CUjp_f9Cmd9RxnZcDI_E8cM-Naxcf11BLjXN36zIwccnltoCER-fPzDVa0s2K29QKOxJZ8/s320/IMG_8711.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had the best buggy driver ever. He's name is Robério, but everyone knows him as Caveirão (Big Skull, in English). He is a pioneer in this kind of tours and have been doing it for over 30 years. Caveirão was super careful and kind with the kids, who loved his driving "with emotion".</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirY5FUyFwuEUYFI4lxJDBoeMGRA5ftH0oUb5mitbbXxEYTSl6JV3YDFdufN51vy6sRgjG2bpbZxjmkvj5XXdcgAhdqRjIA7c6XxW6QhZzlCweMdn0HivdF7fcmXxLNTpxpx0O9C5wCGkveGTZ5f54YvZG7kw8AZ-EjFZ4wY8fpzu3YSoyZ0eeaITP-/s4032/IMG_8728.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirY5FUyFwuEUYFI4lxJDBoeMGRA5ftH0oUb5mitbbXxEYTSl6JV3YDFdufN51vy6sRgjG2bpbZxjmkvj5XXdcgAhdqRjIA7c6XxW6QhZzlCweMdn0HivdF7fcmXxLNTpxpx0O9C5wCGkveGTZ5f54YvZG7kw8AZ-EjFZ4wY8fpzu3YSoyZ0eeaITP-/s320/IMG_8728.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzQ0qxPEql8FMea2-11Y8SPe9wp1OQzgmlGP62l__DyxPoX-emvM937o9pSIUJvEiNl83gODLDH2AIbZ6nFWGxy9zBvPuvwvPZaAgidVsChAN3UcXYa789qVpSj3ubXW0wGdFtZQ4iJDJqjRlSU4s2UdoL0ccDK3z2yh0o1vUVgHjBRsj60LFIL1g/s4032/IMG_8750.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2588" data-original-width="4032" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzQ0qxPEql8FMea2-11Y8SPe9wp1OQzgmlGP62l__DyxPoX-emvM937o9pSIUJvEiNl83gODLDH2AIbZ6nFWGxy9zBvPuvwvPZaAgidVsChAN3UcXYa789qVpSj3ubXW0wGdFtZQ4iJDJqjRlSU4s2UdoL0ccDK3z2yh0o1vUVgHjBRsj60LFIL1g/s320/IMG_8750.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The camels are not native species from the region, but someone had the "brilliant" idea (sarcasm here) of bringing the poor animals to live here and make some money. After all, who doesn't want to feel like in the Sahara, even in South America??? Obviously, the kids fell into the trap... and we've got a photo to prove it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KtxH9Dc6UsFqLVVLoUkhmpyJ6oJP6RGtGGrowJiDciFfdwvN1FUSO2TcNfFx35T2c7WBmONuDKYcpl9eu4JtMl32SXg4BsqhEyOjfXaTMZNHWnw3GqGt8fhi0RWCCF4rnINOBbmbQNPtsj0JIkWxmpcPd1aLFTp-rmHST4mVhL2NMGAG0aAvaIIW/s4032/IMG_8757.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KtxH9Dc6UsFqLVVLoUkhmpyJ6oJP6RGtGGrowJiDciFfdwvN1FUSO2TcNfFx35T2c7WBmONuDKYcpl9eu4JtMl32SXg4BsqhEyOjfXaTMZNHWnw3GqGt8fhi0RWCCF4rnINOBbmbQNPtsj0JIkWxmpcPd1aLFTp-rmHST4mVhL2NMGAG0aAvaIIW/s320/IMG_8757.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfs49fprWUjjpaeO-jrwwVZ3Q0mNgZxy017xCqNxKv4X4sohx-Zyo2o2piv1oATCEK7lDUZp8R7rFj1aD_VaOm7bYoCz4Iu16mzR14b45_tIQGUo7eMp04rz01kG2mWsihCL9jAWG8MGU4RrvUeb-IHlwl7mGU9roXnLHGmYMbuw5h5pKuE6zoYPtv/s4032/IMG_8764.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfs49fprWUjjpaeO-jrwwVZ3Q0mNgZxy017xCqNxKv4X4sohx-Zyo2o2piv1oATCEK7lDUZp8R7rFj1aD_VaOm7bYoCz4Iu16mzR14b45_tIQGUo7eMp04rz01kG2mWsihCL9jAWG8MGU4RrvUeb-IHlwl7mGU9roXnLHGmYMbuw5h5pKuE6zoYPtv/s320/IMG_8764.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A nice break for a swim in the ocean, before we get more into the dunes park. The water temperature is as warm as the outside air. It feels like a hot tube for us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4u7jLTdDCKw2yGxzUK4CT9V7xnm64W14u-_8VNPcz0v2vCu5BVXUgmGwVfOINa4Re3AxKcKA3iKHId3BQeLKEpibPATGL9iDPM-9sbckSQmBgIEDACCKyCuyDO2m1gM537PHjL02bnPBl0P6ZDWZPVQwMj0YZqvTAVCH50EC6dZXCy7vUWT5Gwa-/s4032/IMG_8780.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4u7jLTdDCKw2yGxzUK4CT9V7xnm64W14u-_8VNPcz0v2vCu5BVXUgmGwVfOINa4Re3AxKcKA3iKHId3BQeLKEpibPATGL9iDPM-9sbckSQmBgIEDACCKyCuyDO2m1gM537PHjL02bnPBl0P6ZDWZPVQwMj0YZqvTAVCH50EC6dZXCy7vUWT5Gwa-/s320/IMG_8780.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is one of my favourite parts. A coop of local men help making the crossing here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No bridges, nor motors; only their own strength.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQrF66psYmP7qbjm1DFik6a--pPBs1FdkTsTbboCN2-plYc08Zh4MZ5Vt4kDNj5lcjsB2uhvGwTQoQoRXeN25aKn5WoZ-dIL5hK0wvdtR46PpqviIy7mHGxXLwL459BJAQVJ_7zaTRkF4gg8P3Gj8CYeKVdwkROi56tTtloAKfINTs7NlbOxvPsZO/s4032/IMG_8783.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQrF66psYmP7qbjm1DFik6a--pPBs1FdkTsTbboCN2-plYc08Zh4MZ5Vt4kDNj5lcjsB2uhvGwTQoQoRXeN25aKn5WoZ-dIL5hK0wvdtR46PpqviIy7mHGxXLwL459BJAQVJ_7zaTRkF4gg8P3Gj8CYeKVdwkROi56tTtloAKfINTs7NlbOxvPsZO/s320/IMG_8783.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The car gets on these floating boats and a man paddles to the other side. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They share all the profits of the business in Praia da Barra do Rio.<br />No big tourism companies exploring the crossing here. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRIr18dayneqquwAOXqtHRJQ2R5osxOLTbuX8MKt75OJT37R6LhyJ3pIyId7n5eSnr8yb5HMlrqBOCyJNVUfasf6udRL4ODYld7yoXNM0IpuPHQLE7Hygu9Ld54aEpBFnpQAQmdSrDZERoDfg4Na-0tVTeWfNu9naeJBRi41kvI4t0d4C7LxA-r9Yc/s4032/IMG_8786.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRIr18dayneqquwAOXqtHRJQ2R5osxOLTbuX8MKt75OJT37R6LhyJ3pIyId7n5eSnr8yb5HMlrqBOCyJNVUfasf6udRL4ODYld7yoXNM0IpuPHQLE7Hygu9Ld54aEpBFnpQAQmdSrDZERoDfg4Na-0tVTeWfNu9naeJBRi41kvI4t0d4C7LxA-r9Yc/s320/IMG_8786.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13_BNPexIilV3CeXANd-FOA_Vug3QRNYDiE5aGQufE-tlJyFX-0svGHYqZqrOBr5PbL3bVTstAZh3vBBHzm7fGOqDXg78eAU6xH0yy4_A-Zy-gnaAj6By5bd05r_hEa2KC8CFefMrIXnooHVJ6-kAd8oxAZA9ri9Z6-psBj-wTPLF4Pvyeli_zAcH/s4032/IMG_8793.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13_BNPexIilV3CeXANd-FOA_Vug3QRNYDiE5aGQufE-tlJyFX-0svGHYqZqrOBr5PbL3bVTstAZh3vBBHzm7fGOqDXg78eAU6xH0yy4_A-Zy-gnaAj6By5bd05r_hEa2KC8CFefMrIXnooHVJ6-kAd8oxAZA9ri9Z6-psBj-wTPLF4Pvyeli_zAcH/s320/IMG_8793.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next stop is the Lagoa de Pitangui. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was short but sweet, and the girls had their first jump in the water from a zip-line. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLQiqvIoY3uRCj5dYEgGIZSel713QayYcLOin6_wCK3qW-4eluJnJD-WJGsJbyzsLZY2btFih9dN9AgsTv_MenDRhxPCwTgXGy_f5yKRA7L-pnGurBErolR2QMtaiaUn3wKXxQ6cy_77OetkeX2-n1Bt9clRsbEBxic-w0ZIGNZBRw5sfNF18nj69/s4032/IMG_8797.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLQiqvIoY3uRCj5dYEgGIZSel713QayYcLOin6_wCK3qW-4eluJnJD-WJGsJbyzsLZY2btFih9dN9AgsTv_MenDRhxPCwTgXGy_f5yKRA7L-pnGurBErolR2QMtaiaUn3wKXxQ6cy_77OetkeX2-n1Bt9clRsbEBxic-w0ZIGNZBRw5sfNF18nj69/s320/IMG_8797.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Introducing the Cashew fruit. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not to many people know that the cashew nut come from a fruit called cashew (cajú, in Portuguese). Each fruit gives ONE nut. The nut comes from a very toxic part of the fruit, the little hook on the top. The extraction process of the nut is long, expensive, hard work and fascinating.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />If you want to learn more about the hard process of getting ONE nut from ONE fruit, I recommend this 8 minute documentary called "Why Cashew Nuts Are So Expensive" by Insider Business: <span style="color: #800180;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXTZVKYYyig</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_OEVDqDFeTTpL6B43YxpH-04Py67-x_fvMlseW3K7Q2Y1H0x2k8TmyAkGiBl5hYz2SCb-yc8hDvU6cPrePg9A6EmsHorCe7Iq9UDoHe1nNGUmglN3JILEm7HyC5K6Z8wPy12soDmn8Hs3AaKZBsE32Y2BKPgToK3pvH2o6Jw4C2PGDGA_FbbJa1Zn/s4032/IMG_8798.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_OEVDqDFeTTpL6B43YxpH-04Py67-x_fvMlseW3K7Q2Y1H0x2k8TmyAkGiBl5hYz2SCb-yc8hDvU6cPrePg9A6EmsHorCe7Iq9UDoHe1nNGUmglN3JILEm7HyC5K6Z8wPy12soDmn8Hs3AaKZBsE32Y2BKPgToK3pvH2o6Jw4C2PGDGA_FbbJa1Zn/s320/IMG_8798.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">People can spend the day here enjoying the lagoon, bar and restaurant. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's like a private beach club, perfect for children. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0JzNFzMoxSAHPhZgCR81diObMQLrdroOPAYvyAlgGk2BsHJEfWR83KkTAaQcmw_7fj2fsFNGWV4PcVFmS0fOJta7zG64DePIMnL45G8Ma068_iZc5PWTQ86avyV2Oolb9d1Ff0ThPtUpOvFZdUJ5u-JTAcPab6r1RxROwSaRnEC5sKwvKxufIPN-/s4032/IMG_8809.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0JzNFzMoxSAHPhZgCR81diObMQLrdroOPAYvyAlgGk2BsHJEfWR83KkTAaQcmw_7fj2fsFNGWV4PcVFmS0fOJta7zG64DePIMnL45G8Ma068_iZc5PWTQ86avyV2Oolb9d1Ff0ThPtUpOvFZdUJ5u-JTAcPab6r1RxROwSaRnEC5sKwvKxufIPN-/s320/IMG_8809.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Back in the Buggy and hitting the dunes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This next stop was the cherry on the top. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Caveirão, our tour guide, says he brings special guests here. Since we came recommended by one of his most loyal clients, we also got a VIP treatment. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks, Michelle!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizAisMyvzZ8jb38s9e__Z3ktpeldxbbROANK-BtT-gyWO7YqCIxZWNsnhQlS1BtcXngYkgNUJbNKcUNNch2eBHVqFzE50qv1HhXBfADP-BcsSwYwU6o5k1zdKKGMbfKqky9ZY68hlV7VkKa-pR_RmX1DjdVvBfPJaejVg-gMbTjG6o_OCy2Czh2hTR/s4032/IMG_8833.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizAisMyvzZ8jb38s9e__Z3ktpeldxbbROANK-BtT-gyWO7YqCIxZWNsnhQlS1BtcXngYkgNUJbNKcUNNch2eBHVqFzE50qv1HhXBfADP-BcsSwYwU6o5k1zdKKGMbfKqky9ZY68hlV7VkKa-pR_RmX1DjdVvBfPJaejVg-gMbTjG6o_OCy2Czh2hTR/s320/IMG_8833.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a secret spot called Rio Pratagi, where most of tourists doing the dunes tours don't come. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Locals prepare lobsters of cheese kebabs, freshly squeezed native fruit juices and cocktails. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good price and excellent service! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNkzsHPpEwvZtCZPn5oij20MXRPVqc84X9pWkW9LFxkqfLE2MrqVhcJhUKmqJbyJnTVGMOU9hiYBmdoMkbQp0v6A08v9GV3CGBYlv6F2pa2KZq81YAw1lUYi6Fk7Wgq28BOFcRBfs_cZQcy7pTDB1LIv4LrYAfdf5EthQpORe5hs45m6I992Gj7Kp/s4032/IMG_8834.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNkzsHPpEwvZtCZPn5oij20MXRPVqc84X9pWkW9LFxkqfLE2MrqVhcJhUKmqJbyJnTVGMOU9hiYBmdoMkbQp0v6A08v9GV3CGBYlv6F2pa2KZq81YAw1lUYi6Fk7Wgq28BOFcRBfs_cZQcy7pTDB1LIv4LrYAfdf5EthQpORe5hs45m6I992Gj7Kp/s320/IMG_8834.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Normally, the improvised bar is open only on weekends, unless Caveirão phones them before and let them know special guests are coming, which was the case today. :)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7B8MwGGNKClGGj2iDbW0x7ZCyNs4fYuXLcCHqeQkj-CsKfo7JmMgGyto36WrBVQSYjwfCdkgZU6y0vGPGdRp9jP_g7_9ROTGIh5TLxhuQPBRY1Sxn1nQ-rFMCnKk2notX6erz31du_itrXqaYZaMKltu9Df9_ulvNhR__-_ajYYZXzDHCtjM41EF/s4032/IMG_8838.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7B8MwGGNKClGGj2iDbW0x7ZCyNs4fYuXLcCHqeQkj-CsKfo7JmMgGyto36WrBVQSYjwfCdkgZU6y0vGPGdRp9jP_g7_9ROTGIh5TLxhuQPBRY1Sxn1nQ-rFMCnKk2notX6erz31du_itrXqaYZaMKltu9Df9_ulvNhR__-_ajYYZXzDHCtjM41EF/s320/IMG_8838.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcsXNMoc8S_DdPLoKNZV5nSikSBQaIr2oXv3BtpCordgk-p8QAb4zMN9f44ol9hNL-C36fRyhjdviFftSVp-SCkdpNoWUabxdkhtkgQYRBYbU2X8X0IZDvd3CywJOMvJqFh6LHIMl-SifFZ3UlXna5VQ2dSMzQhjd_kV60yjTIUq1X0GJ-z5hCdb9/s4032/IMG_8841.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcsXNMoc8S_DdPLoKNZV5nSikSBQaIr2oXv3BtpCordgk-p8QAb4zMN9f44ol9hNL-C36fRyhjdviFftSVp-SCkdpNoWUabxdkhtkgQYRBYbU2X8X0IZDvd3CywJOMvJqFh6LHIMl-SifFZ3UlXna5VQ2dSMzQhjd_kV60yjTIUq1X0GJ-z5hCdb9/s320/IMG_8841.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfDb5e47iY7bP5kb0Oum6lrIBACI-oaCLyQ6nfna1HLbLhxbSls4qhVoIOH88SzaNNns2S4jPlXvhJfgojvgN2sZsnDBDBKyvWImLg4fBFASwxQlfVMioCW5-uhU6Wo517gpzTK71U4fhdED1YvAwGlq9GVUEom-SPfynHSUtgKu9d2laCSlq0GMR/s4032/IMG_8844.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfDb5e47iY7bP5kb0Oum6lrIBACI-oaCLyQ6nfna1HLbLhxbSls4qhVoIOH88SzaNNns2S4jPlXvhJfgojvgN2sZsnDBDBKyvWImLg4fBFASwxQlfVMioCW5-uhU6Wo517gpzTK71U4fhdED1YvAwGlq9GVUEom-SPfynHSUtgKu9d2laCSlq0GMR/s320/IMG_8844.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The tour continues and we do crazy things: skibunda (sliding down the dune hill on your butt), tobogganing into the water and zip-line. Here is when my Canadian side spoke out and wondered "is this really safe for the kids???" My Brazilian side said "they will be fine" and off they went down the hill hanging about 10 feet in the air, into the water. Well, that's what they were supposed to do... but since the girls were too light, their butt never touched the water. Instead, they were instructed to jump. They did, and someone yelled: "do you know how to swim???" AFTER!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTGVHNDmqi2l-lCO6EV-maPo46EVN--stiIpRtWHZgrmTIc3bUuOBAKx5FDBjtYMc27zd075-KUKuUvvIimxZzWL8uYcn9xBeRFr5jIl1GuZcYW1tXdIlumHpvi1OfUY1VizghUPb4cD4ET-YIfBm5mkelVnRPEuWgen3zvSGYsBcDiELc6e5VTCOE/s4032/IMG_8850.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTGVHNDmqi2l-lCO6EV-maPo46EVN--stiIpRtWHZgrmTIc3bUuOBAKx5FDBjtYMc27zd075-KUKuUvvIimxZzWL8uYcn9xBeRFr5jIl1GuZcYW1tXdIlumHpvi1OfUY1VizghUPb4cD4ET-YIfBm5mkelVnRPEuWgen3zvSGYsBcDiELc6e5VTCOE/s320/IMG_8850.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />Being pulled from the water up the hill - after waiting for 10 minutes to fill up the home made motor car with gas. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz75uLB8v1aPMzJeFleb-JU9w9lGGSrV8s59xig_dVarVXquqvTj17zTuYZ9iVYT-iDpjg1MH4yY633MJm2pe5KDv0c_E9tsoO1_hm1-aG20_HMzYbODbKJm5jEgPBmzg_ihomom5q3omJnCXtyz8lKAKXc39yGtUCl4wuwC557lnMkd5ftnzefBAv/s4032/IMG_8853.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz75uLB8v1aPMzJeFleb-JU9w9lGGSrV8s59xig_dVarVXquqvTj17zTuYZ9iVYT-iDpjg1MH4yY633MJm2pe5KDv0c_E9tsoO1_hm1-aG20_HMzYbODbKJm5jEgPBmzg_ihomom5q3omJnCXtyz8lKAKXc39yGtUCl4wuwC557lnMkd5ftnzefBAv/s320/IMG_8853.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />Morro de São Paulo (São Paulo Dunes Hills, in English). <br />Here is where the craziest maneuvers happen with the buggy. That's also the end of the radical tour. <br /><br />This is a "taipa house", a typical house of the sertão area in Brazil. It's made with pieces of wood sticks and mud, the only material available. Multigenerational families live in houses like this one. This is just a model, being built by someone who grew up in one of these houses in the inland - sertão. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_AWCUMSW8nT6XlWYiPtjRcutocEAOIiRvE8KB2aMwEnGxif48kM3zkhwg3P9fDYCvFFvJmyyMB5RJAtqEKgcZCi61yEJKKAAYmV5T2hL_n4AZI135G2HL98FY1QWExNU9XH0IRrmma12UqAODvrVNRvvi9g7Ibo-6lK0dplnyDQJK-hI4cntpD56H/s4032/IMG_8854.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_AWCUMSW8nT6XlWYiPtjRcutocEAOIiRvE8KB2aMwEnGxif48kM3zkhwg3P9fDYCvFFvJmyyMB5RJAtqEKgcZCi61yEJKKAAYmV5T2hL_n4AZI135G2HL98FY1QWExNU9XH0IRrmma12UqAODvrVNRvvi9g7Ibo-6lK0dplnyDQJK-hI4cntpD56H/s320/IMG_8854.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Praia de Muriu. <br /><br />I feel really lucky and special to end up in this place. There was no tourist around, beside us, and we had the large and serene beach all for ourselves. Again, a Caveirão's treat for special guests.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNdt9ch_GTs_nHk2Ms2pcJ3GqlhZTwXQeCJmshbr0jvP8JE88orktZ6dhSoPoMXhYCpTjMfQ7E4qU44k8H6RPMV-33WkQeqUdijHfluElDV3sFoWq_GbgDaubrjAv8kynyuPHILzoQ9aiMzmxHq3pj6Jzj1dTxO2TSxT3Z0m44wSFhVN1XwFuI1iO/s4032/IMG_8856.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNdt9ch_GTs_nHk2Ms2pcJ3GqlhZTwXQeCJmshbr0jvP8JE88orktZ6dhSoPoMXhYCpTjMfQ7E4qU44k8H6RPMV-33WkQeqUdijHfluElDV3sFoWq_GbgDaubrjAv8kynyuPHILzoQ9aiMzmxHq3pj6Jzj1dTxO2TSxT3Z0m44wSFhVN1XwFuI1iO/s320/IMG_8856.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />Caveirão's buggy and our friend for the day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOGhvMj9a9dbQK_r46x6wQbroGCCSdPcRKfffn1Xkvv8m7dKFDJZIHyqQlB6WSavQZCSu22DUL2VMEWuFCcrfprmzaXYKICCF-wJjCusq1_lNXU7xoNNVqm0xgz00gPpNprolFbrEvPtwVRLqEHRekX8C1NG1FeBkyEDu16OZdwiiDZiHNzNcxblxI/s4032/IMG_8857.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOGhvMj9a9dbQK_r46x6wQbroGCCSdPcRKfffn1Xkvv8m7dKFDJZIHyqQlB6WSavQZCSu22DUL2VMEWuFCcrfprmzaXYKICCF-wJjCusq1_lNXU7xoNNVqm0xgz00gPpNprolFbrEvPtwVRLqEHRekX8C1NG1FeBkyEDu16OZdwiiDZiHNzNcxblxI/s320/IMG_8857.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16AOCfzj78xoTi6tMKNLBt5MUWc1YnN6TeTnQ2t_rxXWqkRB9ELClgruO3hPwrQd3h8_-jVBKheo53UWpsi0k-g2_9TpqliVzSrYlGv5Wv_Yeczc9J0Q6v-0vIpdxQ0J7AjGme9embi_ZBUKk4oGzhYeuKToCsDBF1vJf4mBeBpiEngNVkLNGsk07/s4032/IMG_8858.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16AOCfzj78xoTi6tMKNLBt5MUWc1YnN6TeTnQ2t_rxXWqkRB9ELClgruO3hPwrQd3h8_-jVBKheo53UWpsi0k-g2_9TpqliVzSrYlGv5Wv_Yeczc9J0Q6v-0vIpdxQ0J7AjGme9embi_ZBUKk4oGzhYeuKToCsDBF1vJf4mBeBpiEngNVkLNGsk07/s320/IMG_8858.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />We had a simple but delicious meal at this small local restaurant: sea food for the girls and I and someone else for Mike - the allergic one. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZuOYC5l_K6D2WZDhb_icq5TNh1kKYoAQpNAZqlX5ofeCC6h4lwQDoF3YkrGgIogevb1uUxN1qPc8fB8AY33OEsgsGz4UqI_JsGfsqcVRf2WAjYK178FWFJTiCQk72XdbM1sollD-NujiqEQZ-7fynFx-88UygcclTCXtxCHIRjVLB6aTG2TGTSym/s4032/IMG_8860.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZuOYC5l_K6D2WZDhb_icq5TNh1kKYoAQpNAZqlX5ofeCC6h4lwQDoF3YkrGgIogevb1uUxN1qPc8fB8AY33OEsgsGz4UqI_JsGfsqcVRf2WAjYK178FWFJTiCQk72XdbM1sollD-NujiqEQZ-7fynFx-88UygcclTCXtxCHIRjVLB6aTG2TGTSym/s320/IMG_8860.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This. 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Peace.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCELbuf9-e5eZjrlhX8kKYTbJdfZ_qZVYme7QZmDCEGXQDUF26chC3pBMFSHknCXHWYLear2yhcMv3eBhS-9CNcl1lJBfvSt4t47TGGRbyj6E4B8RE5gpmMDSnDbI9k8sPE-2Heh1rbK5qSBedlce88xqMURu_mQiuZCFqN1bNs4v8weHMHd2z_qY/s4032/IMG_8870.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCELbuf9-e5eZjrlhX8kKYTbJdfZ_qZVYme7QZmDCEGXQDUF26chC3pBMFSHknCXHWYLear2yhcMv3eBhS-9CNcl1lJBfvSt4t47TGGRbyj6E4B8RE5gpmMDSnDbI9k8sPE-2Heh1rbK5qSBedlce88xqMURu_mQiuZCFqN1bNs4v8weHMHd2z_qY/s320/IMG_8870.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />I love how restaurants here have hammocks for people to take a siesta after lunch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_-QpebM5Hc4xptynNecycCB8re3LESAhdDV_-LHwvxJO7ndfFL-y1ttYoYxw5Qx2ORIq-QyUneUPewwaAlKt-VvmYOG1Vgt09_NuJR7eVzygrhDPGmoLdwSXqZ9SGLkb_Rc1qvPyw7hCPWcXXAFJbtDX43bkJzat7DIsGM2rmN4yKXEmFCB1DD2l/s4032/IMG_8883.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><i>The <b>Newton Navarro Bridge</b>, is one of the biggest <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable-stayed_bridge" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Cable-stayed bridge">cable-stayed bridges</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Brazil">Brazil</a>. It is located in the city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natal,_Rio_Grande_do_Norte" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Natal, Rio Grande do Norte">Natal</a>, the capital of the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_state" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Brazilian state">Brazilian state</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande_do_Norte" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Rio Grande do Norte">Rio Grande do Norte</a>. It connects North Zone and the cities of the north coast to the South Zone and the other regions of the city that cross the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potengi_River" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Potengi River">Potengi River</a>.</i></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><i>The main purpose is to ease the usual heavy traffic on Igapó Bridge and to improve access to the future <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Natal_International_Airport" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Greater Natal International Airport">Greater Natal International Airport</a> and its adjacent areas. It also increases the flow of tourism on the north coast and improves access to the inhabitants of the North Zone to the downtown and the main zones.</i></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: start;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><i>It is named upon <a class="extiw" href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_Navarro" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="pt:Newton Navarro">Newton Navarro</a>, an important local artist.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><p></p><table class="infobox vcard" style="background-color: #f8f9fa; border-spacing: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); clear: right; color: black; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.32px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; text-align: right; width: 22em;"><tbody><tr><th class="infobox-label" scope="row" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Design</th><td class="infobox-data category" style="vertical-align: top;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable-stayed_bridge" style="background: none; color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Cable-stayed bridge">Cable-stayed bridge</a></td></tr><tr><th class="infobox-label" scope="row" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Total length</th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align: top;">1781.6 m</td></tr><tr><th class="infobox-label" scope="row" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Width</th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align: top;">22 m</td></tr><tr><th class="infobox-label" scope="row" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Height</th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align: top;">103.45 m</td></tr><tr><th class="infobox-label" scope="row" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Longest span</th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align: top;">212 m</td></tr><tr><th class="infobox-label" scope="row" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_draft#Clearance_below" style="background: none; color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Air draft">Clearance below</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align: top;">55.1 m</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDuI0boPrmsbegGr0fG0RSTdrXae0bn92ziqzEIrAsY3_alnTS8l0vz7Ql5koLyNWL7qTje7MqyoKoHLlG8OE0OH2EfbkRF_zwSq4ToMSTS3pZ2DRegE9ukk7zkOKHbxSBDuze7rT9nyBTDTww5DK5djrv_a6xbe4rFeXNEriVinb5IN7gj_FykL_c/s4032/IMG_8932.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDuI0boPrmsbegGr0fG0RSTdrXae0bn92ziqzEIrAsY3_alnTS8l0vz7Ql5koLyNWL7qTje7MqyoKoHLlG8OE0OH2EfbkRF_zwSq4ToMSTS3pZ2DRegE9ukk7zkOKHbxSBDuze7rT9nyBTDTww5DK5djrv_a6xbe4rFeXNEriVinb5IN7gj_FykL_c/s320/IMG_8932.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back in the hotel : Caveirão and Caveirinha, or Big Skull and Little Skull.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5AuJYdxmbpJVQsYd_BVr-laiBG76ZVtGvVRGlqiq4BaJ_-Q5npX1dimOB2MZEdm7NHsch6a4B5EuEorrLyw6Qlo2EEIimm5o0ZvllcAyaCJxM0MgjLfLqy_TicngMxMgXL0Tjx7DZE3B2Ka4ZxdCb7XHfsbLBrbyWrBzk9uGgO7VP4SFRD1-vVTCh/s4032/IMG_8938.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5AuJYdxmbpJVQsYd_BVr-laiBG76ZVtGvVRGlqiq4BaJ_-Q5npX1dimOB2MZEdm7NHsch6a4B5EuEorrLyw6Qlo2EEIimm5o0ZvllcAyaCJxM0MgjLfLqy_TicngMxMgXL0Tjx7DZE3B2Ka4ZxdCb7XHfsbLBrbyWrBzk9uGgO7VP4SFRD1-vVTCh/s320/IMG_8938.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Dinner was very special at the Manary Hotel and Restaurant. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a super fancy local place, with lots of colours and character. We tried to stay at this hotel, but it was fully booked. We enjoyed a fantastic time, though, with our lovely friends from Natal. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAT4vCmhxY0LadZTuOyTCz-46TqutmvdY1Wx2TVA_6FSQjPClrSVtaH811B_JopsF8Ol54cmjLjVT-tjWHp8HNlFGBUV3yM028eOs2J_fzXX-0pDVp6PFeSc9ETdDnoBHwI6rVms6A_DBr7ry2sp5i3usi-2jWJGksTMEBvjDpYi2EYlh0qQoi4X5/s1600/134940b0-a935-4d23-bfb9-a4479ce0e2e7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAT4vCmhxY0LadZTuOyTCz-46TqutmvdY1Wx2TVA_6FSQjPClrSVtaH811B_JopsF8Ol54cmjLjVT-tjWHp8HNlFGBUV3yM028eOs2J_fzXX-0pDVp6PFeSc9ETdDnoBHwI6rVms6A_DBr7ry2sp5i3usi-2jWJGksTMEBvjDpYi2EYlh0qQoi4X5/s320/134940b0-a935-4d23-bfb9-a4479ce0e2e7.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">https://manary.com.br</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 2px;"><b><span style="color: red;"><i>Manary Praia Hotel</i></span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 2px;"><b><span style="color: red;"><i><br /></i></span></b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: red;"><i>Part of the prestigious Associação Roteiros de Charme, the Manary is an exclusive hotel, located by the sea on the sands of the beautiful Ponta Negra Beach. Its romantic atmosphere, exquisite cuisine and setting – which combines tradition and style – make it the ideal option for those traveling for leisure or business. Neocolonial architecture with antiques found in old farms and mills in the region, with works of art and crafts by renowned artists from the Northeast.</i></span></p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRO2W2LNQsvvn3ZMxWtYJTnrwC3p-3EFVy1NxbB6dBuFXgruGVUf_5mmpIOZh2mPISiUA5EotPwuMUiQCpPZOWXamIt_IH8PDftj9r8QySAGwb18sTlm1HG4umYhl1sV2YK6y3iuWd9x3tpUWD72J6v1AElY3okKQr8vO8oZAJ0Vr-q1ek4tysfToE/s4032/IMG_8940.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRO2W2LNQsvvn3ZMxWtYJTnrwC3p-3EFVy1NxbB6dBuFXgruGVUf_5mmpIOZh2mPISiUA5EotPwuMUiQCpPZOWXamIt_IH8PDftj9r8QySAGwb18sTlm1HG4umYhl1sV2YK6y3iuWd9x3tpUWD72J6v1AElY3okKQr8vO8oZAJ0Vr-q1ek4tysfToE/s320/IMG_8940.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxOVcHnwY4k-oDTKRE6Oq-6X2-EldnmUg6PzWjCNkEd1LDmoLunwLMmQaxsdZVZ5BTt9qWIFW2G53rVQXho6p1t53lULcWYJvTwb98zOtefOlPC8jX-bIFT-REU5UK4_Y3fV7Cy_LMxHT6f2b6fCtYkHV6rFvSCdLw7WGdzZWr8xv5Nnk_4RX-XYEA/s4032/IMG_8948.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxOVcHnwY4k-oDTKRE6Oq-6X2-EldnmUg6PzWjCNkEd1LDmoLunwLMmQaxsdZVZ5BTt9qWIFW2G53rVQXho6p1t53lULcWYJvTwb98zOtefOlPC8jX-bIFT-REU5UK4_Y3fV7Cy_LMxHT6f2b6fCtYkHV6rFvSCdLw7WGdzZWr8xv5Nnk_4RX-XYEA/s320/IMG_8948.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />I love these two! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Michele and Sandrinho are amazing souls who Covid kept apart from us way too long. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEboEWjVN261mMHYoTJBQEWSisVcrwwLESWO_72RPwYnuReqE4XbX_fWSxGikGFGIIcxhNyCSUPV_3CKVPmX4J8S0qDkN0t76QstXdF7s-Q3gQXaGy86ReHA1iKwlOVtWAciR9IrI9yBAB-YvuY4pkb_t3jRMmWMubXeNrfI_2OMPjpmCzPHok8K5t/s4032/IMG_8970.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEboEWjVN261mMHYoTJBQEWSisVcrwwLESWO_72RPwYnuReqE4XbX_fWSxGikGFGIIcxhNyCSUPV_3CKVPmX4J8S0qDkN0t76QstXdF7s-Q3gQXaGy86ReHA1iKwlOVtWAciR9IrI9yBAB-YvuY4pkb_t3jRMmWMubXeNrfI_2OMPjpmCzPHok8K5t/s320/IMG_8970.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_kKEru07Egxqwv79QkKREPNieoI0eLutHKM7C8pQ80K_LAYEVzQyMwMbvEz6NKjMxXZG8mD9WMe0ANixHDU6G2C4xAZvjKmLvibi9sykNG3OlZikjyf5z8N2Kc3uFPVAcwkdPs5RThs4PB4OHGKgGzd9IKesLnnT6LrAnfQqStbGO1w9KvpFBduw/s4032/IMG_8971.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_kKEru07Egxqwv79QkKREPNieoI0eLutHKM7C8pQ80K_LAYEVzQyMwMbvEz6NKjMxXZG8mD9WMe0ANixHDU6G2C4xAZvjKmLvibi9sykNG3OlZikjyf5z8N2Kc3uFPVAcwkdPs5RThs4PB4OHGKgGzd9IKesLnnT6LrAnfQqStbGO1w9KvpFBduw/s320/IMG_8971.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />The food was delicious - a sophisticated local cuisine. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Great gastronomic experience.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2oCZ2CnpsKuBeAKp8yD8LdPgeIBmKDz5BOCZI7LPX8LdLlKZMFmY-Axqa5KGY1U02LEpzn4WNO56WnSoGL8_y3QRluJTO8G6HIh-njJcN6ZA8u6bYyiC715Y9morHMepjDzcwnCg2B7TlM6A2HuySNj1DBgUEy3mcD5DoCXJCn0tpx5CmVnOJ5vA/s4032/IMG_8974.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2oCZ2CnpsKuBeAKp8yD8LdPgeIBmKDz5BOCZI7LPX8LdLlKZMFmY-Axqa5KGY1U02LEpzn4WNO56WnSoGL8_y3QRluJTO8G6HIh-njJcN6ZA8u6bYyiC715Y9morHMepjDzcwnCg2B7TlM6A2HuySNj1DBgUEy3mcD5DoCXJCn0tpx5CmVnOJ5vA/s320/IMG_8974.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />The stylish girls!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7OCpTbcW4hVXa8ZRWIXUnf-RK04jDX91fYae8nLPS-GzmnEUl1V8Vv_zOgfYXCh6awslMqekeaOD0NgTOyQPlIj3j0UMFhXv5xyzcCjVHnHSG59hhGfU2WijLxYfot0K18Dr2DAYlrd6RvTuY7ZJFxy9s9zcGkngWGQnMg8U-MSmeSbm72Env4UCj/s4032/IMG_8986.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7OCpTbcW4hVXa8ZRWIXUnf-RK04jDX91fYae8nLPS-GzmnEUl1V8Vv_zOgfYXCh6awslMqekeaOD0NgTOyQPlIj3j0UMFhXv5xyzcCjVHnHSG59hhGfU2WijLxYfot0K18Dr2DAYlrd6RvTuY7ZJFxy9s9zcGkngWGQnMg8U-MSmeSbm72Env4UCj/s320/IMG_8986.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />A family photo to seal this amazing day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10000931073837922786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396939946263808543.post-26392203840140509392023-08-19T00:17:00.004-04:002023-08-19T00:17:48.586-04:00NATAL - March 10 (Fri) - Long day to get to hot Natal.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCjRwFskuxb4E-X0k4sFVpr5JYyUxoRmEOyYA2I-lcw1J_TxwaoMMh2V8x91eDweJR61-Uaiz1kfEwmeOUeQwM4HYHlAbouwwLa9SAzPhVSDo2wUimd8flNzjnjmRrnL8L8LP_zx3yp943cV0eaOH2dN6HaJDikTDWotBhjP6Om-CjKPw92v3P3J8h/s4032/IMG_8578.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCjRwFskuxb4E-X0k4sFVpr5JYyUxoRmEOyYA2I-lcw1J_TxwaoMMh2V8x91eDweJR61-Uaiz1kfEwmeOUeQwM4HYHlAbouwwLa9SAzPhVSDo2wUimd8flNzjnjmRrnL8L8LP_zx3yp943cV0eaOH2dN6HaJDikTDWotBhjP6Om-CjKPw92v3P3J8h/s320/IMG_8578.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Entertainment when you are stuck in São Paulo's airport: watching the rain fall.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhey8vggsHknIg5mQafIduyz7q3wXBp2XOD2bxYS8oy_hN0povAObFs1NciGI6J5MGoV8Vkvc93npN2CbxUJXbOHnOahRU6X6unpyh2W-sRnx9k0NxbrbWy3BKz7-6hR6ZX4YM-X9blHxPhpS1r5VdODuLYCy5S3ZlRQ50cKEG-J9ptRh_Wu9jj1gx/s3294/IMG_8579.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2654" data-original-width="3294" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhey8vggsHknIg5mQafIduyz7q3wXBp2XOD2bxYS8oy_hN0povAObFs1NciGI6J5MGoV8Vkvc93npN2CbxUJXbOHnOahRU6X6unpyh2W-sRnx9k0NxbrbWy3BKz7-6hR6ZX4YM-X9blHxPhpS1r5VdODuLYCy5S3ZlRQ50cKEG-J9ptRh_Wu9jj1gx/s320/IMG_8579.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The kids made friends.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-TspGNEVZgLgU6nbIEz9fvAr4K9QMUcAuKRYXN4eH4dsa-NlgUy9Fu6V44fNn5BsmjwRcSY0E04Vcm2XDJqBQ-No-6hpcI5wZRei8Aa3sy3XqNblAYpZpC9Aag4EISO7oZnwmDz5skoxXUR40hPAJiT_4D1zaTRKOUc_ygkXNkN5U030XDxBHg9wI/s4032/IMG_8597.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-TspGNEVZgLgU6nbIEz9fvAr4K9QMUcAuKRYXN4eH4dsa-NlgUy9Fu6V44fNn5BsmjwRcSY0E04Vcm2XDJqBQ-No-6hpcI5wZRei8Aa3sy3XqNblAYpZpC9Aag4EISO7oZnwmDz5skoxXUR40hPAJiT_4D1zaTRKOUc_ygkXNkN5U030XDxBHg9wI/s320/IMG_8597.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This photo was taken on the way back north to Natal. It was close to 6pm and the sun was already going down. That's the fun thing about the Equator: sunrise around 6am, sundown around 6pm.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkMoEjzfMUSTQhc2a0ny9HR4fKncaq0gtXTRRgydaIMICMWOWQ-M8Z40mV1cCHSpIbxdMmCF3K5urOGwAwL1n2rkPTwabImB9CsnW7ueAQlingaYPB3BsLXAegjiO0rAYNfnwFH30x0tgdrlmPddS36_f7D4M2Lz5CyvtMjsPoAe7Dd5oR4I_HlXN9/s4032/IMG_8607.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkMoEjzfMUSTQhc2a0ny9HR4fKncaq0gtXTRRgydaIMICMWOWQ-M8Z40mV1cCHSpIbxdMmCF3K5urOGwAwL1n2rkPTwabImB9CsnW7ueAQlingaYPB3BsLXAegjiO0rAYNfnwFH30x0tgdrlmPddS36_f7D4M2Lz5CyvtMjsPoAe7Dd5oR4I_HlXN9/s320/IMG_8607.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This blurry selfie taken at night at Natal's airport summarizes our state and mood, after 30 hours of travelling. Just take us to a hotel, please!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhux9sK--9Ej18LT87Qa2_QMLAWkcrig8ZwH_ilpSErJ5j7tOj5pyK3xP3XuIWgnBHlLpdhu0OlfmZw0fJejzyPQ-o3aDnRbGoBouwPPw31ee1PhqJGZlrk_48l6ZLqZROoY7NBQ_tHV1fUzDLKYC7WpfoOPwQ957CEc8QA0P3lJR0FeizyCupQR1z9/s4032/IMG_8622.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhux9sK--9Ej18LT87Qa2_QMLAWkcrig8ZwH_ilpSErJ5j7tOj5pyK3xP3XuIWgnBHlLpdhu0OlfmZw0fJejzyPQ-o3aDnRbGoBouwPPw31ee1PhqJGZlrk_48l6ZLqZROoY7NBQ_tHV1fUzDLKYC7WpfoOPwQ957CEc8QA0P3lJR0FeizyCupQR1z9/s320/IMG_8622.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The reward came when we opened the door to the hotel room balcony.<br />A full moon over the Atlantic Ocean with 30 degrees celsius.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq6zi7ihNIbFhDiaxzym-AnEuzoTiSWlZHmn9d893LP9xDTmieaP3-b7sKsbQnLMFel3_UHtKZeoCvKIBZNDfw3Io8c_mRtmbM2WV4cLjDxyYzjBq2c7HBN5ibJdoDqMLbzpEPQwUwFVRiSppsZsR2ihkke4R4vpOkpem4tm30mkBGaABM6rw8WcWr/s4032/IMG_8625.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq6zi7ihNIbFhDiaxzym-AnEuzoTiSWlZHmn9d893LP9xDTmieaP3-b7sKsbQnLMFel3_UHtKZeoCvKIBZNDfw3Io8c_mRtmbM2WV4cLjDxyYzjBq2c7HBN5ibJdoDqMLbzpEPQwUwFVRiSppsZsR2ihkke4R4vpOkpem4tm30mkBGaABM6rw8WcWr/s320/IMG_8625.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpRdtMqz10_1pC4FGhVEnA6Wmjja3hHIdcUeDURfk3oDwHd1mB_zVQFXiHDaf_3Rpe3dM73RS9DfyYYhhHpUZ-pPOGlm68GanGWUqdglvRbOiu98lnxzfjpnjwmiKCqUL_SwdASwFXCN8HVlLjVwnyida3ZLWGfwvhwpQ_szPK-giY5BalrlUTupx0/s4032/IMG_8630.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpRdtMqz10_1pC4FGhVEnA6Wmjja3hHIdcUeDURfk3oDwHd1mB_zVQFXiHDaf_3Rpe3dM73RS9DfyYYhhHpUZ-pPOGlm68GanGWUqdglvRbOiu98lnxzfjpnjwmiKCqUL_SwdASwFXCN8HVlLjVwnyida3ZLWGfwvhwpQ_szPK-giY5BalrlUTupx0/s320/IMG_8630.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is going to be fun!</div><br /> <p></p>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10000931073837922786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396939946263808543.post-76050530028374958172023-08-19T00:17:00.003-04:002023-08-19T00:17:33.255-04:00NATAL - March 9 (Thu) - Escaping the Canadian winter... again!<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>ATTENTION:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>I APOLOGIZE FOR SUCH A LATE POST. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>THIS TRIP HAPPENED 5 MONTHS AGO, IN MARCH 2023. </b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">BUT HERE IT IS!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYnrkKTTkeZ5fULEHO1g6Uek5kefRw2YB-ITjdbFkKeU-VzRiwAyE0beHYa8bwfsmKyB5JqoDWJHAnRi5MFgdP6h-TCD1rNPIvlnyDj1y2IIq_Sf-FY9BlEAn6ChSQilPCXLuDwTD14bLNKm6wGnjapQ131kgPirYzs1lfzNzVW1h-m3dlHg7EGjf/s3840/0A533273-B866-4F81-B27C-F3CA4D4B4704.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYnrkKTTkeZ5fULEHO1g6Uek5kefRw2YB-ITjdbFkKeU-VzRiwAyE0beHYa8bwfsmKyB5JqoDWJHAnRi5MFgdP6h-TCD1rNPIvlnyDj1y2IIq_Sf-FY9BlEAn6ChSQilPCXLuDwTD14bLNKm6wGnjapQ131kgPirYzs1lfzNzVW1h-m3dlHg7EGjf/s320/0A533273-B866-4F81-B27C-F3CA4D4B4704.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here we go again. March break has always been our favourite time to visit family in Brazil. The girls have a week off, the weather down there is great, tourists have gone home already, and we are sick and tired of the winter in Canada!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This time we'll add another family trip into the mix. We are heading to Natal, the capital of sunny Rio Grande do Norte state, which is just south of the Equator. It would be our first time in that state, although I have visited around it. It promises!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRs9Ydowy2MVVan7qYjEzHm5VIgs73rfdnIC7ZCbysWy6DQ4PtbSZQUl26dA5nJfoQkws1hrZ_cpSten4bhsXt7FIgNRO1lh8TOXD3GdzASOBqaPHSF2dzwa6rfFKyfJLHRlUofsrTjG6ORhUwiAWMeqd44yq-DABuqIn10YWmZ03Fx0U-uDBnduG8/s4032/IMG_8556.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRs9Ydowy2MVVan7qYjEzHm5VIgs73rfdnIC7ZCbysWy6DQ4PtbSZQUl26dA5nJfoQkws1hrZ_cpSten4bhsXt7FIgNRO1lh8TOXD3GdzASOBqaPHSF2dzwa6rfFKyfJLHRlUofsrTjG6ORhUwiAWMeqd44yq-DABuqIn10YWmZ03Fx0U-uDBnduG8/s320/IMG_8556.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sofia spreading love.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xi-wsQO5SMpynsr8bZl4J4JphZLrPBfLobLWB8iDXqVAe2Po27M2LLeKjMZEYEoSfO1iYLXPAAmVvb6hyWTxy5V8NpXvzKcUWNnTxdvyZ9AXDtg8Z2JTaIq5-Nqhf2rLNCrdMyCM2rVolf2zB-Bd_u9d-vaPiWOQzllFMIoYIP5xFWnCXrRemCtb/s4032/IMG_8559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xi-wsQO5SMpynsr8bZl4J4JphZLrPBfLobLWB8iDXqVAe2Po27M2LLeKjMZEYEoSfO1iYLXPAAmVvb6hyWTxy5V8NpXvzKcUWNnTxdvyZ9AXDtg8Z2JTaIq5-Nqhf2rLNCrdMyCM2rVolf2zB-Bd_u9d-vaPiWOQzllFMIoYIP5xFWnCXrRemCtb/s320/IMG_8559.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bye bye Toronto.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOazpPzB4oniaEt9zZewAkrQ-BCqjcS7HAIjk0D4bNzwB-rQdIeomJlfIfi2DMu0CmmPXTK_kU1OBbfWntkJ0fMfV18QcKVtHZ17PUiqtD-_DXLsimfEkK_dzdbx2dAtWjXszVBwUJ-z73j1zZqPOiM2eUMHIrkDNK-KCfeHoYugp-sv7Le84XYGOF/s4032/IMG_8567.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOazpPzB4oniaEt9zZewAkrQ-BCqjcS7HAIjk0D4bNzwB-rQdIeomJlfIfi2DMu0CmmPXTK_kU1OBbfWntkJ0fMfV18QcKVtHZ17PUiqtD-_DXLsimfEkK_dzdbx2dAtWjXszVBwUJ-z73j1zZqPOiM2eUMHIrkDNK-KCfeHoYugp-sv7Le84XYGOF/s320/IMG_8567.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are in New York City, can't you tell?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Air Canada direct flight prices were super high. We are doing a long trip, with stop over in the USA to save CAN $1000 a person. That's CAN $4000 extra money in our pockets, but a terribly long journey.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the route - that will end up talking 31 hours - Toronto- New York - São Paulo - Natal. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-AF3aXrad-HL1Wq7eUVkTv0D43KITAzrGMfkTrDtlq0-a4FQnGIIfxiuKYfFBEjsPxq3Aqb8yQ0f-I9zaibH3PZvk_GPz5VupkCIe7J6qXx9Q1BFSov72JYLig2nNTpgYCsfZgyIEZpI9KI-Hi_rMJi1BV_YHozGd5-nNq80KD9PPwzHd8qtW0yss/s785/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-19%20at%209.52.16%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="785" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-AF3aXrad-HL1Wq7eUVkTv0D43KITAzrGMfkTrDtlq0-a4FQnGIIfxiuKYfFBEjsPxq3Aqb8yQ0f-I9zaibH3PZvk_GPz5VupkCIe7J6qXx9Q1BFSov72JYLig2nNTpgYCsfZgyIEZpI9KI-Hi_rMJi1BV_YHozGd5-nNq80KD9PPwzHd8qtW0yss/w161-h126/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-19%20at%209.52.16%20AM.png" width="161" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8U4pa1cdRCKcNCPzlpAlK5x86ROvL94eyqR0ok57EE241pzHXLRYO0fdw-SZVXzWUwL14qdmP3hxJbgtrETnLqYods-i9pwFsDT11mpumFHL3jHN-42fVvLGxdV4mEmBtD9vxveomAqKBvl9IQ4p6EU3jtARgmqIYdTzuP_HdRxJFGQbQ2f9sx5Z/s739/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-19%20at%209.52.32%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="739" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8U4pa1cdRCKcNCPzlpAlK5x86ROvL94eyqR0ok57EE241pzHXLRYO0fdw-SZVXzWUwL14qdmP3hxJbgtrETnLqYods-i9pwFsDT11mpumFHL3jHN-42fVvLGxdV4mEmBtD9vxveomAqKBvl9IQ4p6EU3jtARgmqIYdTzuP_HdRxJFGQbQ2f9sx5Z/w152-h127/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-19%20at%209.52.32%20AM.png" width="152" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8qOJER2AeQa3aiIO7ucLgIFhy8RuNrUgvGmIo8NoGZhqesWkEZuxo6a3VsOIZc8SVc5Kdt1zC7engDRZH5N0-jDVd_vIH3bpDxcZVuV9daJuvbwWG4sPuZqaOxffniN1E6PSDa8SoDd_WaCevL2MA1jZ8cc3s1hQBokc7GqwpDgYnZopbOLM-lTT/s709/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-19%20at%209.52.54%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="709" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8qOJER2AeQa3aiIO7ucLgIFhy8RuNrUgvGmIo8NoGZhqesWkEZuxo6a3VsOIZc8SVc5Kdt1zC7engDRZH5N0-jDVd_vIH3bpDxcZVuV9daJuvbwWG4sPuZqaOxffniN1E6PSDa8SoDd_WaCevL2MA1jZ8cc3s1hQBokc7GqwpDgYnZopbOLM-lTT/w155-h128/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-19%20at%209.52.54%20AM.png" width="155" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10000931073837922786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396939946263808543.post-5146369401697768432023-02-22T11:51:00.006-05:002023-02-22T11:52:42.223-05:00Tuesday, Feb. 21 - Soaking up the sun<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFL2fK-KOx5lcm2Fn9-ifUSThwsiEqAJ8_5QkW1E74FCTsvnjQfvHFNAxvMcd4TL4jGUXqaVHnHdZEdavU28WxjI9j4CGsu9j2HjWZ8iPVS6m0VYuxezRiXcqUOF2vzuDVGoB-o7t1X_HCizdAV0Wl-cgo4UhOE8sdeoygF_1tijeMp7QO_kYUzqLr/s4032/IMG_8079.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFL2fK-KOx5lcm2Fn9-ifUSThwsiEqAJ8_5QkW1E74FCTsvnjQfvHFNAxvMcd4TL4jGUXqaVHnHdZEdavU28WxjI9j4CGsu9j2HjWZ8iPVS6m0VYuxezRiXcqUOF2vzuDVGoB-o7t1X_HCizdAV0Wl-cgo4UhOE8sdeoygF_1tijeMp7QO_kYUzqLr/s320/IMG_8079.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last day. Last treat. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />I woke up 7:09am and realized that was the sunrising time (7:14am). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I ran to the beach and there it was. A huge fire ball!! What a spectacle! <br />The pictures don't really capture the grandiose moment, but I thought it was still worthy a post. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">TIP: if you are in the Caribbean, make sure you wake up early to see this extravaganza!<br /><br />Enjoy the pics!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rpt3KDRS7lrUSD317nNncTW0wKpZpNaTKVXr5sHhZjCR0-Rv3UW-0W0noaPHucvpHTJUSSVGJ5VJeT7En1iySrLZ0ZRV4VbBtjIKYhUsp1I75L9TYkHOnQmpl-FlN9iaSsz_m53HOkZDlPpYMEpADOuwQuZu3Osv0eFINZMb9HNEXv2fxrsinlsx/s4032/IMG_8080.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rpt3KDRS7lrUSD317nNncTW0wKpZpNaTKVXr5sHhZjCR0-Rv3UW-0W0noaPHucvpHTJUSSVGJ5VJeT7En1iySrLZ0ZRV4VbBtjIKYhUsp1I75L9TYkHOnQmpl-FlN9iaSsz_m53HOkZDlPpYMEpADOuwQuZu3Osv0eFINZMb9HNEXv2fxrsinlsx/s320/IMG_8080.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_5U-8T63ok3imJmGt2TJv9Hg5XJAzPslkkUb9KxCO3Zx4N_ZrZ35r6UaLbEaOu-UflHTNV1Vd2oyJGHHWWr_3rd-ulfUoZx2CA99ExyF31eS_DjifFXtht9O7RY4F_el4rVixY9TeNGyV6kqakAd4Cwi1KCEUEOJvz9fxIBT2-_EvC6q_IjpVokE/s320/IMG_7901.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a very relaxing Family Day holiday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB386x4LEgrmWnj8YJM4gJGtJRztiUmFIeOMnjebN-yv9wn7DRVRIVlqHK1zZkADEPEdm1NlQqW7bhUvVv-valy-g8RUXTMbBhm0LHkfj0jCFGtu7Z5EIctyxEPpFs9cg2-YIsMIYrsbAXIs6xXEMJ7NyWKwelZ2zoiBIou_ZVXAfL1Mu6wnZvRhY3/s4032/IMG_7919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then, at my special place, the beach. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The ocean was much calmer and cleaner today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8AMWJobLFmtCiaKuElw6x6lJ-gPVzAs-GmF-Y7jbU14rQvy2HnRplVS__jq0zrDa7RCpCT73qeLW1Cp-3TVCuYbE1jaLFk7m9uwewIcaEkZ9s9KHu-wYzL66X9NpcmOA1R3P_RF9-lPr4E94wEJAx0G0N8W4AvElUX95tvaeL1O-E39Omop5Htau/s4032/IMG_7959.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8AMWJobLFmtCiaKuElw6x6lJ-gPVzAs-GmF-Y7jbU14rQvy2HnRplVS__jq0zrDa7RCpCT73qeLW1Cp-3TVCuYbE1jaLFk7m9uwewIcaEkZ9s9KHu-wYzL66X9NpcmOA1R3P_RF9-lPr4E94wEJAx0G0N8W4AvElUX95tvaeL1O-E39Omop5Htau/s320/IMG_7959.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">I was busy relaxing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8O6uBaROowmm8idNaWmV9c5PSJASFkyD36GvfHviAn50ppHU-3EtfwBjBirkVFdTxowYJZBotLTV9jQgfOoesn2u-G8sFGbo7IZoVwY2HpVO7dpTsKb4Pf6HcLg1cZaH8Kr0kc0uVNVCayQs_lFSp3La7pk8n0W6uxcvSH06pJv365AiPekEN7cNa/s4032/IMG_8070.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8O6uBaROowmm8idNaWmV9c5PSJASFkyD36GvfHviAn50ppHU-3EtfwBjBirkVFdTxowYJZBotLTV9jQgfOoesn2u-G8sFGbo7IZoVwY2HpVO7dpTsKb4Pf6HcLg1cZaH8Kr0kc0uVNVCayQs_lFSp3La7pk8n0W6uxcvSH06pJv365AiPekEN7cNa/s320/IMG_8070.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We danced a bit after dinner...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn43_U_yayD8ljjwsPohtR2ZXiLUUpnMhAjxfPJPCHjDeSz12zX9JCQCx_BDpmDJKPoOAPSY9xQ2ypAjJ2JkB9aB99b6AIOFeI1rUCKzM_aaul3dK1OibQQFhFgBYW7D0-BaCuxLalW8WKzoMQWO19TpmCRJmymxcMPU5S2tjRaPM2dQ4dxh-lAj_n/s3088/IMG_8072.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn43_U_yayD8ljjwsPohtR2ZXiLUUpnMhAjxfPJPCHjDeSz12zX9JCQCx_BDpmDJKPoOAPSY9xQ2ypAjJ2JkB9aB99b6AIOFeI1rUCKzM_aaul3dK1OibQQFhFgBYW7D0-BaCuxLalW8WKzoMQWO19TpmCRJmymxcMPU5S2tjRaPM2dQ4dxh-lAj_n/s320/IMG_8072.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and we finished our trip with big smiles. <br />Here is our family, happy to be together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy family day, everyone!</div><p></p>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10000931073837922786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396939946263808543.post-28513671642916597452023-02-19T22:45:00.006-05:002023-02-19T22:50:15.999-05:00Sunday, Feb 19 - Beach, Water Park and Downtown visit<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>BEACH WALK </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJc6BP6Ah-_-J5yIOUaBnaDnPTAEpppwrrzrt4myF-dJTpRCbVd4pcc6EwOQ4AbdZA22OEUaAMTeIGiVpBiR2xYlqDKAAMSwbUyOKCP-8GFiZxrMbO_N77lRD0wvH-9iIcmiCxZJ_fTXUgk6YBNhUh-2WQTPyRncJ3T9DjC_ZE7MS3TLjc9ZGtrYf5/s4032/IMG_7797.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJc6BP6Ah-_-J5yIOUaBnaDnPTAEpppwrrzrt4myF-dJTpRCbVd4pcc6EwOQ4AbdZA22OEUaAMTeIGiVpBiR2xYlqDKAAMSwbUyOKCP-8GFiZxrMbO_N77lRD0wvH-9iIcmiCxZJ_fTXUgk6YBNhUh-2WQTPyRncJ3T9DjC_ZE7MS3TLjc9ZGtrYf5/s320/IMG_7797.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My day started with a walk alone on the beach. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was already hot - about 30 degrees - but with a nice breeze by the ocean. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwUTcKRETIv0AsQMOShS0XnwuZqhI0ERVbNOV6AZN64dkpzo2INSK6Z-D_Q3c5t6ARMbMvjpfCX_C16HN7kupCM-TpESOJq7SLjGsq1UhhrHITIk9ywvtys3QnTUHbN0DUbjRShd7LjPM3qVzEejUF5q-XIlFhN0rcPnL89KmlMJqIEsCSKxNvEHm/s4032/IMG_7804.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwUTcKRETIv0AsQMOShS0XnwuZqhI0ERVbNOV6AZN64dkpzo2INSK6Z-D_Q3c5t6ARMbMvjpfCX_C16HN7kupCM-TpESOJq7SLjGsq1UhhrHITIk9ywvtys3QnTUHbN0DUbjRShd7LjPM3qVzEejUF5q-XIlFhN0rcPnL89KmlMJqIEsCSKxNvEHm/s320/IMG_7804.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pelican was trying to dry out its wings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_96yBPp9u1QG-5VcqtT8-NHmuNXZqigZtXpVt6m5i9kUX6oda6fcJiCIcbfuLNGdybTXSsJnhn6FJE_6OY3iXwGMSElZXKbNZn9rVdVu2QFE_izFT8h-opcWfF18DR61zOsEIjNKs6P8g1s3nI_T2lrZ2uWZBz3QRCj1rBFcQeAlrhwJ661NTj-6/s4032/IMG_7810.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_96yBPp9u1QG-5VcqtT8-NHmuNXZqigZtXpVt6m5i9kUX6oda6fcJiCIcbfuLNGdybTXSsJnhn6FJE_6OY3iXwGMSElZXKbNZn9rVdVu2QFE_izFT8h-opcWfF18DR61zOsEIjNKs6P8g1s3nI_T2lrZ2uWZBz3QRCj1rBFcQeAlrhwJ661NTj-6/s320/IMG_7810.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Suddenly another one flew over my hear and landed right in front of me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Was it protecting its partner?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxC6OslUC8023dAajaZ8vcWwq0ld3jpnf-mIycE7iJc0bfSKlMj0lS55mjNnptEGqyAi0GYFktG4kt7gNpe2xUNkRhUlslY8VqdDDJw-AMx7lu5MOBJYEuCwNnPZIzMhUpF8C6YTGiTPOMJ1h198eG-kc1sbA0O20vhjbSLYYeWav0Yk0FeiG5cUjH/s4032/IMG_7811.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxC6OslUC8023dAajaZ8vcWwq0ld3jpnf-mIycE7iJc0bfSKlMj0lS55mjNnptEGqyAi0GYFktG4kt7gNpe2xUNkRhUlslY8VqdDDJw-AMx7lu5MOBJYEuCwNnPZIzMhUpF8C6YTGiTPOMJ1h198eG-kc1sbA0O20vhjbSLYYeWav0Yk0FeiG5cUjH/s320/IMG_7811.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have no idea what birds these are. Anyone?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLgF-izl4vNyaY4JcQGecih33K4E2nU1ZCQpVdrziuDfWFf-Q0k9PaGN8SnWVdwsJg6W02ztW3wXOux2sS_FXTPu8YCtAz5GH7Bb7eYGf3nGy75353Mm6ai74MUJujnbiKs_4bOTWpPr_U6dIrCSnRlSssRiLlcsaSs5vcXffj6KkzNedlexCvQk4u/s4032/IMG_7815.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLgF-izl4vNyaY4JcQGecih33K4E2nU1ZCQpVdrziuDfWFf-Q0k9PaGN8SnWVdwsJg6W02ztW3wXOux2sS_FXTPu8YCtAz5GH7Bb7eYGf3nGy75353Mm6ai74MUJujnbiKs_4bOTWpPr_U6dIrCSnRlSssRiLlcsaSs5vcXffj6KkzNedlexCvQk4u/s320/IMG_7815.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some men were working hard along the beach collecting seaweed. Apparently their season is from May to October, but they came to shore much earlier this year for some reason.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were mountains of algae along the beach. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of the locals told me that they use them to make sand or as fertilizer.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9UGjYU3kuy3QWL4Tt1QnCRm_4JVnShUsyR_LYTC0Y39v7i7C1aBJzPLNMz7rheUqHi9UH9m13cHheI6b7sR4jFEn_Rw0dVDpEobNaEk8aYGaUGi2xUVYywioGsF0t2gGeGt54L4YmBFJ7HUy3j3d-Bn3Nh1qAm9DqdJx-n21g0SaNGIwH7UMAF43/s4032/IMG_7817.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9UGjYU3kuy3QWL4Tt1QnCRm_4JVnShUsyR_LYTC0Y39v7i7C1aBJzPLNMz7rheUqHi9UH9m13cHheI6b7sR4jFEn_Rw0dVDpEobNaEk8aYGaUGi2xUVYywioGsF0t2gGeGt54L4YmBFJ7HUy3j3d-Bn3Nh1qAm9DqdJx-n21g0SaNGIwH7UMAF43/s320/IMG_7817.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Playa Del Carmen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>WATER PARK</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezWbiltOC8mhImaMzY89VVFFFQc_Enc1vnCV24j-FhVrkvGsx2zJFIQMqVrU8MPERvM1plILu-yfPWkySkJHQbl4BwhGA4yB2xWI9_bmR4OPZevQSyDWSKmbNJkkyBNMgRvM10liejDZ8mEJDMcdG20T8V3_qSXZ9GI-jjFLZbjdL31yOplzhKW_E/s4032/IMG_7825.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezWbiltOC8mhImaMzY89VVFFFQc_Enc1vnCV24j-FhVrkvGsx2zJFIQMqVrU8MPERvM1plILu-yfPWkySkJHQbl4BwhGA4yB2xWI9_bmR4OPZevQSyDWSKmbNJkkyBNMgRvM10liejDZ8mEJDMcdG20T8V3_qSXZ9GI-jjFLZbjdL31yOplzhKW_E/s320/IMG_7825.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was the girl's favourite place of the trip: the water park. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They spent at least five hours here today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-ngIrD-tNSFzC6WpjGHfT3irN7K7Ws3MCl21msjV3QYCjn4Nq4WvoLqt_kaoIC7wElfjNY57UcAUsg9TukzLzVZUmiaR72_a3fR1DeQYm10I-ALn0LFNc_q-Uck5QmwNgajR2VrZlg8tSE1xE7JKCl5tMmkvA3ndF0CvdT2GjDsL6st99s5l9vZ7/s4032/IMG_7827.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-ngIrD-tNSFzC6WpjGHfT3irN7K7Ws3MCl21msjV3QYCjn4Nq4WvoLqt_kaoIC7wElfjNY57UcAUsg9TukzLzVZUmiaR72_a3fR1DeQYm10I-ALn0LFNc_q-Uck5QmwNgajR2VrZlg8tSE1xE7JKCl5tMmkvA3ndF0CvdT2GjDsL6st99s5l9vZ7/s320/IMG_7827.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>DOWNTOWN PLAYA DEL CARMEN</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>FIFTH AVENUE</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePZxJRzQNeikZAEw041cWwjJiizMd9YdqGLYDxQyQ_Y-z8SXkNlNnPvCoTUbWm89q4HZ6WMtE9dLPwEASL9x5dT94brO1wX-mxHV5_fsuKPdweeutVZja7leJ_1n1KzMnoQhHW9hv4grfu39ybjgk2wCHiLch0EAJrAvUZtd6xfU4_cPpf0HqTIl9/s4032/IMG_7838.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePZxJRzQNeikZAEw041cWwjJiizMd9YdqGLYDxQyQ_Y-z8SXkNlNnPvCoTUbWm89q4HZ6WMtE9dLPwEASL9x5dT94brO1wX-mxHV5_fsuKPdweeutVZja7leJ_1n1KzMnoQhHW9hv4grfu39ybjgk2wCHiLch0EAJrAvUZtd6xfU4_cPpf0HqTIl9/s320/IMG_7838.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was hard to convince the girls to leave the resort in the end of the day, but we took a taxi (about US$20) to Fifth Avenue, downtown. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaS1gTwc6tu_3C6oh3rxZdhQltS2Zd9vALkS-uAeSJ8rRHy0-2W-m7O2jKttsByUiA-gSYoOSV--qW3OxKHt8pWeYQBD6bUOgauJVBhcc3noJmTPktVSapU6nD3aMtIuM_KjQrNnDj8TGWrXLp9j_8GC5ozx3t6P2TIgDNRH5dRKnl_Ljtt5ztLMqJ/s4030/IMG_7841.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4030" data-original-width="2548" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaS1gTwc6tu_3C6oh3rxZdhQltS2Zd9vALkS-uAeSJ8rRHy0-2W-m7O2jKttsByUiA-gSYoOSV--qW3OxKHt8pWeYQBD6bUOgauJVBhcc3noJmTPktVSapU6nD3aMtIuM_KjQrNnDj8TGWrXLp9j_8GC5ozx3t6P2TIgDNRH5dRKnl_Ljtt5ztLMqJ/s320/IMG_7841.jpg" width="202" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We happened to catch a bit of their Carnival parade, with some local school kids in it as well.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvy4kTovzusag_LvnuGT5obcKvrEq6Lh2AZskTFi1haOzeuRJPtInpKt3yV4idCO6SF0LwHGHlnYd2uYKLdHBRYSMiRwOgVWcTj0KC9INMZ3U89ASzG4kfVJDaIRBC3L4Vd23cFniJmoFtHOAvlamPjUCA881kFh50gxtzh6Nc2GHQiO1ASZNeBFQC/s4032/IMG_7842.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvy4kTovzusag_LvnuGT5obcKvrEq6Lh2AZskTFi1haOzeuRJPtInpKt3yV4idCO6SF0LwHGHlnYd2uYKLdHBRYSMiRwOgVWcTj0KC9INMZ3U89ASzG4kfVJDaIRBC3L4Vd23cFniJmoFtHOAvlamPjUCA881kFh50gxtzh6Nc2GHQiO1ASZNeBFQC/s320/IMG_7842.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqupIw1I2JmE569IXZse57UqQoKnsAX9xqRuoy-nZVOWG1BYrwsK185glaWS1_PzByn6pngAKTtZR_bbOi26oSkXu2dcsYoX0eHXDPSXafSEtPioeoKLeQ5XPTzZ1mFV52yHF1ZiWV_pu0f1KppZF7qBlQPM8ge7LpAxquZH9NPC9j5dSwJy0VGp6/s320/IMG_7843.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A group of Brazilian dancers and drummers made me feel home.<br /> I am missing the Brazilian carnival - which is happening right now.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeR0p_kJ6DsGS5fqu3Tzms5TEI9J5TCQtHxldOIwFHN04q6QtMkGC6B0BuNC4CFJu7bvDIGppmTfVfANKBPhF8gnbgWi7VKBB9Yu-u-Q6u93RahIwoJCmBxLATcjXDe8fnYJJzKxcCglY5N6KgsIT4RBdQMmT9jzwTBaZ9TYRp4GmRdAbb7-hoJ01T/s3400/IMG_7850.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3400" data-original-width="3022" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeR0p_kJ6DsGS5fqu3Tzms5TEI9J5TCQtHxldOIwFHN04q6QtMkGC6B0BuNC4CFJu7bvDIGppmTfVfANKBPhF8gnbgWi7VKBB9Yu-u-Q6u93RahIwoJCmBxLATcjXDe8fnYJJzKxcCglY5N6KgsIT4RBdQMmT9jzwTBaZ9TYRp4GmRdAbb7-hoJ01T/s320/IMG_7850.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mexican Fusca (VW Beetle).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xsYEauGP8tdRwZTVYiR_YPxruSbwTLWRULWdI5Fb5E4pUcsj7SL75yogXfyrHLNE6i3dRVn0Cn6YA4zrmNQcAMhBMLr3EUTLaURBoC4yV3oLGQFVURDvnvwlDbC8sdPjtUqEiaTVeCrGlf1guJAsE--YbDXHUvSkEeh2XN0OKlb5xBQy0TEme9fH/s4032/IMG_7865.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xsYEauGP8tdRwZTVYiR_YPxruSbwTLWRULWdI5Fb5E4pUcsj7SL75yogXfyrHLNE6i3dRVn0Cn6YA4zrmNQcAMhBMLr3EUTLaURBoC4yV3oLGQFVURDvnvwlDbC8sdPjtUqEiaTVeCrGlf1guJAsE--YbDXHUvSkEeh2XN0OKlb5xBQy0TEme9fH/s320/IMG_7865.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had dinner at a traditional Mexican restaurant, at a patio table.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Great food and excellent atmosphere, watching pedestrians walking by.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNRQLjffOSwgz0Lpxm0tk0iFFJtKJ_psvSIFTi3qYotzkzPuSX9-zuUwLVLEbHxWPC1HinMwOYrZzlnkmv9bPRkAEanmS2N0tozmpi5xAs2im2zvMXVAMh-7o22uswZtzoVTorBb0F4xweSSL3XSKvNXAUyEc-ufpGdqmg0LUUCaq4AafMkR3cvqB/s4032/IMG_7861.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNRQLjffOSwgz0Lpxm0tk0iFFJtKJ_psvSIFTi3qYotzkzPuSX9-zuUwLVLEbHxWPC1HinMwOYrZzlnkmv9bPRkAEanmS2N0tozmpi5xAs2im2zvMXVAMh-7o22uswZtzoVTorBb0F4xweSSL3XSKvNXAUyEc-ufpGdqmg0LUUCaq4AafMkR3cvqB/s320/IMG_7861.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I tried the local artesanal beer and just loved the label. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIbKgTNwZ6V4qRYRsi10-cJweCbQ6tUjnUnP93-1Txlic-8ufmwS-Y2iMy0lKA9mYO-tOena4ERcf8VMx0omuVIH89QQ_TVOvJVeamqXBa-4Fh-T9ZZALq2Uop7nmItk5zh0h5uc5NVnIh80OAbimRDxGVtmEi_VZPc8zFR03O-gWOiPBtvaJImf9/s4032/IMG_7862.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIbKgTNwZ6V4qRYRsi10-cJweCbQ6tUjnUnP93-1Txlic-8ufmwS-Y2iMy0lKA9mYO-tOena4ERcf8VMx0omuVIH89QQ_TVOvJVeamqXBa-4Fh-T9ZZALq2Uop7nmItk5zh0h5uc5NVnIh80OAbimRDxGVtmEi_VZPc8zFR03O-gWOiPBtvaJImf9/s320/IMG_7862.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had delicious fish tacos. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The family had chicken burrito, fish and beef tacos. <br />Everyone was happy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihV1E-VZn2vMd-h61SWhlOGyPRArsHRctsfVm6UUUw10llt9SQKihDbabtcR-lJDZ5rihF_l_dZCivB-ORIn-n0XPW6EuvcSkOtzM-mnZRN2a6SdIAUwOqIzb8jk7f78tmD4Iom3wg2-156rLhp6dD5Gid1YVJsNAJjPKNu6KRhfVNoui9L5evMlhm/s4032/IMG_7873.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihV1E-VZn2vMd-h61SWhlOGyPRArsHRctsfVm6UUUw10llt9SQKihDbabtcR-lJDZ5rihF_l_dZCivB-ORIn-n0XPW6EuvcSkOtzM-mnZRN2a6SdIAUwOqIzb8jk7f78tmD4Iom3wg2-156rLhp6dD5Gid1YVJsNAJjPKNu6KRhfVNoui9L5evMlhm/s320/IMG_7873.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The main street downtown is a block away from the beach, and filled with souvenir shops, restaurants, bars, art galleries and pharmacies. All business accept American dollars and pesos as money currency.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I appreciated the architecture a lot.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_4wOgh0Cf_coCgHx-yxkeBX-1d3hXytjiybmTuCyke7QJ3ZbFNghaIYt22gjzhZEwQa3ucWm4JQsD5-aLTSACrAawCDTqtR41b9VC2v3wqAA_SGkjLogrrx5JVvMl-wb6yTVo-zIWUAkWoTkHPSJQbs9XirZbyxyWfrPUp3VH7BVAGB9dhUOvL645/s4032/IMG_7874.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_4wOgh0Cf_coCgHx-yxkeBX-1d3hXytjiybmTuCyke7QJ3ZbFNghaIYt22gjzhZEwQa3ucWm4JQsD5-aLTSACrAawCDTqtR41b9VC2v3wqAA_SGkjLogrrx5JVvMl-wb6yTVo-zIWUAkWoTkHPSJQbs9XirZbyxyWfrPUp3VH7BVAGB9dhUOvL645/s320/IMG_7874.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bar Loco (Crazy Bar) seemed to have the best party vibe in town.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehbp98YrQEPnZheXjxIQS9FjqzvkAPX0T7_M3D1YwBIX92SFUNQnvOmjy4tm07T-N6YmG5xRao-t3CjtzSV6BosgDCyHSxi-zUu6aF86ZpkXBpv1Ua65QbPSVf6Br4UrYy1EXPa5G0_fya-agYvgK8kr3frz00DWNDha8GH7wmuNLK7gvJbadoQpx/s4032/IMG_7878.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehbp98YrQEPnZheXjxIQS9FjqzvkAPX0T7_M3D1YwBIX92SFUNQnvOmjy4tm07T-N6YmG5xRao-t3CjtzSV6BosgDCyHSxi-zUu6aF86ZpkXBpv1Ua65QbPSVf6Br4UrYy1EXPa5G0_fya-agYvgK8kr3frz00DWNDha8GH7wmuNLK7gvJbadoQpx/s320/IMG_7878.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a very long and vibrant street, with explosions of colours and sounds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many restaurants have live bands or are competing with the neighbour 's music.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-5yHYZGo8HWyLzxnhMmIgy7pcp-LvFYrqP0ndC3K997zNKGChvN9ebdBrla9Yb8wQbc-YFoYKIFzAopgqQAyXedgYbfk602XUD3fXOurE6GgopLYU5k-uJfNrnqWoX-x5bciD9_70QyUEW9XcSpLTES4yamyUB8BcneAGk0Nho5esMfQs5OZYqTb/s4032/IMG_7885.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-5yHYZGo8HWyLzxnhMmIgy7pcp-LvFYrqP0ndC3K997zNKGChvN9ebdBrla9Yb8wQbc-YFoYKIFzAopgqQAyXedgYbfk602XUD3fXOurE6GgopLYU5k-uJfNrnqWoX-x5bciD9_70QyUEW9XcSpLTES4yamyUB8BcneAGk0Nho5esMfQs5OZYqTb/s320/IMG_7885.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Apparently, the place is busy 365 days a year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEbkboGnnTHV_0Ue9-YRDLLf8RAcKklW0eRmTHtKYgoVRhirdPWUhHLkxayohxD1IPhAsYvevVluZ45CMB7WvGmrSa2awhnZ3avPFgzQ6GGaxilv3iV8ULhkug2_YrsDljOCqKoes2-WCSSjUhY1tbTVRtMumK5pxdO5_XpYPQqPf3nFuwTCKWjvM/s3684/IMG_7889.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3684" data-original-width="2852" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEbkboGnnTHV_0Ue9-YRDLLf8RAcKklW0eRmTHtKYgoVRhirdPWUhHLkxayohxD1IPhAsYvevVluZ45CMB7WvGmrSa2awhnZ3avPFgzQ6GGaxilv3iV8ULhkug2_YrsDljOCqKoes2-WCSSjUhY1tbTVRtMumK5pxdO5_XpYPQqPf3nFuwTCKWjvM/s320/IMG_7889.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_bBeKEC4lpdyDXyDzlgX6bubkpxa454zWROfT5Yj2i2E7AD1RbZQIi6pqGKR7-9d3blLcu4vahnPamm6zRq1ufS72wD85SXgMpmTV1a4h3kHfJ5Jmpgt_YJLtKALygd1a8aou3ocZfX_kh0UC6cDsklyQEvTBoq3-8Lcxx3rFEZkoOk9RPmtAKFA/s4032/IMG_7891.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_bBeKEC4lpdyDXyDzlgX6bubkpxa454zWROfT5Yj2i2E7AD1RbZQIi6pqGKR7-9d3blLcu4vahnPamm6zRq1ufS72wD85SXgMpmTV1a4h3kHfJ5Jmpgt_YJLtKALygd1a8aou3ocZfX_kh0UC6cDsklyQEvTBoq3-8Lcxx3rFEZkoOk9RPmtAKFA/s320/IMG_7891.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was definitely a fun evening. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's was a nice, easy and cheap way to experience a bit of the local culture outside the sanitized resort.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>A GOOD TIP:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also, I found out about the ferry to Cozumel Island from downtown Playa DelCarmen, which takes 35 minutes only. Unfortunately we don't have much time left to visit the island this time, but it's probably a nice day trip as well. </div><div><br /></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><b>FROM GOOGLE - </b>Cozumel, a mostly undeveloped Mexican island in the Caribbean Sea, is a popular cruise ship port of call famed for its scuba diving. At Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park, there's diving spots around a section of the Mesoamerican Reef and the Museo Subacuático de Arte’s submerged sculptures. Chankanaab is an eco park surrounding a lagoon with underwater caverns, home to dolphins, manatees and sea turtles.</span><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><span class="eHaQD"> ― Google</span></span></span></i></div></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <p></p>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10000931073837922786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396939946263808543.post-31869813863311710962023-02-18T22:22:00.001-05:002023-02-18T22:22:24.352-05:00Saturday, Feb. 18 - Tulum, swimming in cave and snorkeling<p style="text-align: center;"><b>TULUM</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEs82QN0EPT_SOf6DUncgM0LZeDTK5JMofcUOION_9vgBUpOALXtYiXhNHWdsI6EUKLcPfH-xTKmSsbTLVj7LRTHjqhinN1GY2HBgK30vKo6k-mqvJw2rd9etpMFq2EBoJO2KcVBb2nCDhwLGm9kgxV1eO4yScAgEXamm-eonGx0EM9qvHqgZaalU/s4032/IMG_7511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEs82QN0EPT_SOf6DUncgM0LZeDTK5JMofcUOION_9vgBUpOALXtYiXhNHWdsI6EUKLcPfH-xTKmSsbTLVj7LRTHjqhinN1GY2HBgK30vKo6k-mqvJw2rd9etpMFq2EBoJO2KcVBb2nCDhwLGm9kgxV1eO4yScAgEXamm-eonGx0EM9qvHqgZaalU/s320/IMG_7511.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another great day for an adventure!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We picked a day tour with four different attractions. For about CAN $200 an adult, the tour was amazing, super organized, safe, included food and tons of great memories. Totally worthy it. <br /><br />First stop was the historical park of Tulum, just 45 minutes driving south of Playa Del carmen, where we are staying. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj028i5rqdigZgr_SPwSFAiE4ZezeQrowOD3FFblGUXpdYH5CFtQEh64F36KcIPnkxx7dpqWyrZAtKaikSiqKCGXB98mWXtgTMAgzZYmwMWhXl-uQRv8IdAGafeLlxNsAzqDwvMl-yZg37Uv4BGjmvnzZnqKnDTWWLtw9cAjAARAKc8N13NDDjdb_C9/s4032/IMG_7514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj028i5rqdigZgr_SPwSFAiE4ZezeQrowOD3FFblGUXpdYH5CFtQEh64F36KcIPnkxx7dpqWyrZAtKaikSiqKCGXB98mWXtgTMAgzZYmwMWhXl-uQRv8IdAGafeLlxNsAzqDwvMl-yZg37Uv4BGjmvnzZnqKnDTWWLtw9cAjAARAKc8N13NDDjdb_C9/s320/IMG_7514.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0csHk0LA-hAwmsb8WbQupCHdiN03GEOhJyVfZ9cTai0wfVcyrz0mJi_gEMbm6DgRvbsIwcodlZFgculEXUG40NokNomcc4VOQHciWcOWC6dia8JC16g1GZF5mE86IJYUf9kEa6tSlLDLx9sOOMtElsWFE0PczVYSZ0_Vw0jTXEGbpRTDaBmw4v9M/s4032/IMG_7516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-style: italic; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0csHk0LA-hAwmsb8WbQupCHdiN03GEOhJyVfZ9cTai0wfVcyrz0mJi_gEMbm6DgRvbsIwcodlZFgculEXUG40NokNomcc4VOQHciWcOWC6dia8JC16g1GZF5mE86IJYUf9kEa6tSlLDLx9sOOMtElsWFE0PczVYSZ0_Vw0jTXEGbpRTDaBmw4v9M/s320/IMG_7516.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />Mandatory family selfie with the Caribbean Sea behind us.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhydAwpCfQnrMrLvVSGCEzi06ItXnKY3o4y2h5--lPGYzMePoOfWS8zfbH9e3sD8ZhAg8S3WDgbz56UDzAA-Z27oYy-pZ40H8AMpI6MkK8JQiqm91u7FCS9QIkP6eNR0ZU-LIwVZdARbHTSRc6OZo6Y_I_WzUJOBr1jUiKa6G89_T7p1BYgBHiG8rrd/s4032/IMG_7522.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhydAwpCfQnrMrLvVSGCEzi06ItXnKY3o4y2h5--lPGYzMePoOfWS8zfbH9e3sD8ZhAg8S3WDgbz56UDzAA-Z27oYy-pZ40H8AMpI6MkK8JQiqm91u7FCS9QIkP6eNR0ZU-LIwVZdARbHTSRc6OZo6Y_I_WzUJOBr1jUiKa6G89_T7p1BYgBHiG8rrd/s320/IMG_7522.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: red;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Tulum</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> is the site of a </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Columbian" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Pre-Columbian">pre-Columbian</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_civilization" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Maya civilization">Mayan</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defensive_wall" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Defensive wall">walled city</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> which served as a major port for </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coba" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Coba">Coba</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, in the </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_of_Mexico" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="States of Mexico">Mexican state</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintana_Roo" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Quintana Roo">Quintana Roo</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> The </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruins" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Ruins">ruins</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> are situated on 12-meter-tall (39 ft) cliffs along the east coast of the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucat%C3%A1n_Peninsula" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Yucatán Peninsula">Yucatán Peninsula</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> on the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Sea" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Caribbean Sea">Caribbean Sea</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11.2px; white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Tulum was one of the last cities built and inhabited by the Maya and achieved its greatest prominence between the 13th and 15th centuries. Maya continued to occupy Tulum for about 70 years after the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_conquest_of_Yucat%C3%A1n" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Spanish conquest of Yucatán">Spanish</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> began </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Spain" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="New Spain">occupying Mexico</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, but the city was abandoned by the end of the 16th century. Tulum is one of the best-preserved coastal Maya sites, and today a popular site for </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Mexico" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Tourism in Mexico">tourists</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">.</span></span></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2srD0huopdhs9Pktb9UhzzNiU4_DKdZysV2ShuTRFVcPKRgZI5PYTCXQRg_1ZRrlToJ2cExxyDpKj8W_P6412Z7yE-XPKr6ouBS2klvHX5MYpSRPoM-cIvNrpnfpVF5tanYchRtWZTKfitEub21Xqc7uG5IwKoJAZwmwGCyb3DAKJXWhADXSnoU6l/s4032/IMG_7524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2srD0huopdhs9Pktb9UhzzNiU4_DKdZysV2ShuTRFVcPKRgZI5PYTCXQRg_1ZRrlToJ2cExxyDpKj8W_P6412Z7yE-XPKr6ouBS2klvHX5MYpSRPoM-cIvNrpnfpVF5tanYchRtWZTKfitEub21Xqc7uG5IwKoJAZwmwGCyb3DAKJXWhADXSnoU6l/s320/IMG_7524.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg672t8nYJj3yRGZsd5dQv8MpYHI_IgxxrEvatearnOko9iLPoFxzdPNIpRkTODMsEcCWw4KgNX3SA2qhtcw8k4YhwPvSnK52fC12r09ctO6OxFZLmSgCIDxVZrQAy38UbV_pc_2BUhhJhBrsSizdNzz3wdM_U4VsVv0098Z5c-g8Lebtp-Jc6JWyK_/s4032/IMG_7532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-style: italic; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg672t8nYJj3yRGZsd5dQv8MpYHI_IgxxrEvatearnOko9iLPoFxzdPNIpRkTODMsEcCWw4KgNX3SA2qhtcw8k4YhwPvSnK52fC12r09ctO6OxFZLmSgCIDxVZrQAy38UbV_pc_2BUhhJhBrsSizdNzz3wdM_U4VsVv0098Z5c-g8Lebtp-Jc6JWyK_/s320/IMG_7532.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Cute lizards are everywhere, and cute explorers too. :)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjijbEzlkRNMeXegtQ1kg_y2nF5F7Ad2fgVtkd181A7RG-a97rWtBiGcT1IOe_Ryc-njTIVA4d8XTawb4IZsl6MRBL2r5FeYtrihb8BkH5VOyaAVu-IbhNeENnAQBnkecOZtvjUFZ4NRGDJxcCRKCQogWnA6wYPChSsTo5xhr0yUupecOH4p8pmgF2J/s4032/IMG_7535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-style: italic; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjijbEzlkRNMeXegtQ1kg_y2nF5F7Ad2fgVtkd181A7RG-a97rWtBiGcT1IOe_Ryc-njTIVA4d8XTawb4IZsl6MRBL2r5FeYtrihb8BkH5VOyaAVu-IbhNeENnAQBnkecOZtvjUFZ4NRGDJxcCRKCQogWnA6wYPChSsTo5xhr0yUupecOH4p8pmgF2J/s320/IMG_7535.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Mark was our English speaking tour guide. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A nice 22 year old Dutch boy who is also looking for adventure himself. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PmNVIScANB6eiNNutxaG95w8CBxniHQChuG9NvTtosEMmqz9KKtbLtdJ2GBMAyiDNzuD4bsML1wPDkTaPbQQ7wV-f34aGxmvJxPeR8n4XzRBDV8bky4TV7Tingn7sFyxZ6Mq4s6uwIzsKOGlNm6P-KW9itWsb-IF-S2zWTqlPnQj3ab_7e2TaSu0/s4032/IMG_7537.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-style: italic; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PmNVIScANB6eiNNutxaG95w8CBxniHQChuG9NvTtosEMmqz9KKtbLtdJ2GBMAyiDNzuD4bsML1wPDkTaPbQQ7wV-f34aGxmvJxPeR8n4XzRBDV8bky4TV7Tingn7sFyxZ6Mq4s6uwIzsKOGlNm6P-KW9itWsb-IF-S2zWTqlPnQj3ab_7e2TaSu0/s320/IMG_7537.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Some believe these Iguanas are the reincarnation of the noble people who ruled this community thousands of years ago. They normally hang out close to the main palace, where the rulers used to be.<br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfd9ES3ymSe05yIqcegysjunK_H7VP1O5HbOFhbVyi686eKqU7uqSx6tHw8PMkdhHPnjR-6G1hTh9RsF6vwk5J7E_5H1rSg8_g7LlYxgzlDlUklyTT3le5_35Iw9rp5jh4iJuW8cQeFtzRbkcQdZQfX4HvUsJGnRp2qVxT1ICqAd7mgSJhqsTEc_4q/s4032/IMG_7540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfd9ES3ymSe05yIqcegysjunK_H7VP1O5HbOFhbVyi686eKqU7uqSx6tHw8PMkdhHPnjR-6G1hTh9RsF6vwk5J7E_5H1rSg8_g7LlYxgzlDlUklyTT3le5_35Iw9rp5jh4iJuW8cQeFtzRbkcQdZQfX4HvUsJGnRp2qVxT1ICqAd7mgSJhqsTEc_4q/s320/IMG_7540.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="text-align: center;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b></span>The site might have been called <b>Zama</b>, meaning City of Dawn, because it faces the sunrise. Tulum stands on a bluff facing east toward the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Sea" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Caribbean Sea">Caribbean Sea</a>. Tulúm is also the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucatec_Maya_language" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Yucatec Maya language">Yucatán Mayan</a> word for fence, wall or trench. The walls surrounding the site allowed the Tulum fort to be defended against invasions. Tulum had access to both land and sea trade routes, making it an important trade hub, especially for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsidian" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Obsidian">obsidian</a>. From numerous depictions in murals and other works around the site, Tulum appears to have been an important site for the worship of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ah-Muzen-Cab" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Ah-Muzen-Cab">Diving or Descending god</a>.</span></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9IQldo0VGg9ULIgZso7_QPjkwqvy0eXnXteDQFOCIwK4VN7OVotRaKXPa3_qSVP0jPHDjGued4vlPlgyiqgmggx9Wy8p45aggc7V3Jk4Tln3LcXCBBZj787DDZoBrbFwdyuohbBPYVoNH4y-L9fmayjvM9lT1emCubIzvntysYcBXfo3wV7FA35N8/s4032/IMG_7546.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9IQldo0VGg9ULIgZso7_QPjkwqvy0eXnXteDQFOCIwK4VN7OVotRaKXPa3_qSVP0jPHDjGued4vlPlgyiqgmggx9Wy8p45aggc7V3Jk4Tln3LcXCBBZj787DDZoBrbFwdyuohbBPYVoNH4y-L9fmayjvM9lT1emCubIzvntysYcBXfo3wV7FA35N8/s320/IMG_7546.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Tulum has architecture typical of Maya sites on the east coast of the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucat%C3%A1n_Peninsula" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Yucatán Peninsula">Yucatán Peninsula</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">. This architecture is recognized by a step running around the base of the building which sits on a low substructure. Doorways of this type are usually narrow with columns used as support if the building is big enough. As the walls flare out there are usually two sets of molding near the top. The room usually contains one or two small windows with an altar at the back wall, roofed by either a beam-and-rubble ceiling or being vaulted.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> This type of architecture resembles what can be found in the nearby </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chichen_Itza" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Chichen Itza">Chichen Itza</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, just on a much smaller scale.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3qwxGOiRtVsCBH5PtA3SwOUi4wVNZYw_BhA-HLRLtl9WjdySSf2tXXt4uNvEmX6JpmaukXolorxNcEcGoMCjE146cv_lVy-vsLmBELeqen6ocMoUabamff5Y38wCf6Zr2cJgiYp-fUxTVAyIUUUIwHyyTIK4iYYZZrOVEFIF7w-O0VDfa8vSrsWJ/s4032/IMG_7548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-style: italic; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3qwxGOiRtVsCBH5PtA3SwOUi4wVNZYw_BhA-HLRLtl9WjdySSf2tXXt4uNvEmX6JpmaukXolorxNcEcGoMCjE146cv_lVy-vsLmBELeqen6ocMoUabamff5Y38wCf6Zr2cJgiYp-fUxTVAyIUUUIwHyyTIK4iYYZZrOVEFIF7w-O0VDfa8vSrsWJ/s320/IMG_7548.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Cooling down by the water. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was over 30 degrees celsius and there wasn't too much shade. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's believed that people back then used to find cool comfort in the jungle near by.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9SqWRBskigKRiIxz1pRyJlJ62a4gvo35NxccbEy3N8M23kcjg32PPJmWcfD9cJ1aFuWiH4_iYQv0b1Z73MDAf2MVY3Gb6nI3zUHp77icQ3MtjaFQxx1jZpsjMPA42lfCMxR-CPiDO97x5egcBLeYExrqWolxoBItAaO_gIsLdOQkFt1mqxAVvuJ5L/s4032/IMG_7551.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The young girl and the sea.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMXTr_xNmKRwnHp4zfXsozRMdfXKBoQwTXOFg25QT6g6H79ivjouEqTfl4RGBjricjfMW92YYeAvdGIc-L0nOdkwyuxw0mWTXRR1T_FJJ7zWUewRBC1MhKFWyEHrqCIzM48c7QMclMDtRc-mv3V1iMgpAWR6K6QionNOjB2H4KJ8Zs-Qw2b1zDlp3/s4032/IMG_7560.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMXTr_xNmKRwnHp4zfXsozRMdfXKBoQwTXOFg25QT6g6H79ivjouEqTfl4RGBjricjfMW92YYeAvdGIc-L0nOdkwyuxw0mWTXRR1T_FJJ7zWUewRBC1MhKFWyEHrqCIzM48c7QMclMDtRc-mv3V1iMgpAWR6K6QionNOjB2H4KJ8Zs-Qw2b1zDlp3/s320/IMG_7560.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><i style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b></span>Tulum was first mentioned by <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_D%C3%ADaz_(Spanish_conquistador)" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Juan Díaz (Spanish conquistador)">Juan Díaz</a>, a member of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_de_Grijalva" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Juan de Grijalva">Juan de Grijalva</a>'s Spanish expedition of 1518, the first Europeans to spot Tulum. The first detailed description of the ruins was published by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lloyd_Stephens" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="John Lloyd Stephens">John Lloyd Stephens</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Catherwood" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Frederick Catherwood">Frederick Catherwood</a> in 1843 in the book Incidents of Travel in Yucatan. As they arrived from the sea, Stephens and Catherwood first saw a tall building that impressed them greatly, most likely the great Castillo of the site. They made accurate maps of the site's walls, and Catherwood made sketches of the Castillo and several other buildings. Stephens and Catherwood also reported an early classic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulum_Stela_1" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Tulum Stela 1">stele</a> at the site, with an inscribed date of AD 564 (now in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Museum" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="British Museum">British Museum</a>'s collection). This has been interpreted as meaning that the stele was likely built elsewhere and brought to Tulum to be reused.</span></i></p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSlLHwmEOkYiedXpOSKjG_2F57GzD054CBwX_KawmPCjLLOU8jzJi--J2C_yMStI5sq40rhJQ6B_hgD_DwfmEJT3FyOaem009LqL1l-u3oojQF8ogOz28CWYCLBuODZfSnlk482WOHolV3c31fUM1etWXgGqNvEcAusrGrn8UTRS_2ZqEzaWr_JHhy/s4032/IMG_7566.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSlLHwmEOkYiedXpOSKjG_2F57GzD054CBwX_KawmPCjLLOU8jzJi--J2C_yMStI5sq40rhJQ6B_hgD_DwfmEJT3FyOaem009LqL1l-u3oojQF8ogOz28CWYCLBuODZfSnlk482WOHolV3c31fUM1etWXgGqNvEcAusrGrn8UTRS_2ZqEzaWr_JHhy/s320/IMG_7566.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: EL CASTILLO - </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Also in the central precinct is the pyramid, which is 7.5 m (25 ft) tall. The Castillo was built on a previous building that was colonnaded and had a beam and mortar roof. The lintels in the upper rooms have serpent motifs carved into them. The construction of the Castillo appears to have taken place in stages. A small shrine appears to have been used as a beacon for incoming canoes. This shrine marks a break in the barrier reef that is opposite the site. Here there is a cove and landing beach in a break in the sea cliffs that would have been perfect for trading canoes coming in. This characteristic of the site may be one of the reasons the Maya founded the city of Tulum exactly here, as Tulum later became a prominent trading port during the late </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postclassic" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Postclassic">Postclassic</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjrMr2OMZa5VQPMSfeJqd8F7qDs_R7u0Xy1gIv8wudiUdE68MdAGFYlTfa8C3t-d2mj2QT3PC5ewPzdoQj96Z4-THZbVxfaySo2Gy8SOvK6L544yxUAzBi98IZlxV2XsLrxwbZ7uGjnrUqw9Sm-KLWgxfBM9YP0d5sW9ojoDklzPV5wyXd88rzbgq/s4032/IMG_7567.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjrMr2OMZa5VQPMSfeJqd8F7qDs_R7u0Xy1gIv8wudiUdE68MdAGFYlTfa8C3t-d2mj2QT3PC5ewPzdoQj96Z4-THZbVxfaySo2Gy8SOvK6L544yxUAzBi98IZlxV2XsLrxwbZ7uGjnrUqw9Sm-KLWgxfBM9YP0d5sW9ojoDklzPV5wyXd88rzbgq/s320/IMG_7567.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7kGy-KzCYT5a0wmeCGwoccSl3cYs3pYOhudVOMJwdk9ZuI04JZYjvS6JoRTaqVFs9deNqHXYK3z422m68Z1-OuDbBsKDDOC2uxByLIk_L3N368CidgCRTZBnvZuPmM4YFyBYBxrhe9slHI1Bmdiirm3tp13rDzr54yn70bJ7Ox7GO9XTeGfOLviR9/s4032/IMG_7569.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7kGy-KzCYT5a0wmeCGwoccSl3cYs3pYOhudVOMJwdk9ZuI04JZYjvS6JoRTaqVFs9deNqHXYK3z422m68Z1-OuDbBsKDDOC2uxByLIk_L3N368CidgCRTZBnvZuPmM4YFyBYBxrhe9slHI1Bmdiirm3tp13rDzr54yn70bJ7Ox7GO9XTeGfOLviR9/s320/IMG_7569.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpchqIDqRkgo6CfuUk6Jm-j68lqr44AgvE8Tvz1Zk0S4-37GjynASzXOUx4iMnXpYUWi5BgPnY4x3aOtmbJ4e9hi201RqQqhAsAXeNmWl0go8WIwQMv1f_aeyuj7yDktPk5vPlugHlFIfeE0P-rqZITHhQ_Y8qMXCJAG7-Coj8t_9jlUFlvhYuLcT9/s4032/IMG_7570.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-style: italic; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpchqIDqRkgo6CfuUk6Jm-j68lqr44AgvE8Tvz1Zk0S4-37GjynASzXOUx4iMnXpYUWi5BgPnY4x3aOtmbJ4e9hi201RqQqhAsAXeNmWl0go8WIwQMv1f_aeyuj7yDktPk5vPlugHlFIfeE0P-rqZITHhQ_Y8qMXCJAG7-Coj8t_9jlUFlvhYuLcT9/s320/IMG_7570.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />The detail worshiping the God of the Sun.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXzmTBQb1H_x7ILe7KvEciXkK2DuG-Pu2tNHzhqzeQKPQioWB2B2mQ2H_NReHUE0CZOrOmCz6pm4rV7Egsy18ZrSY-LAzyi84VKzt9d4vuZgfxw8kfe7TNhOAzngIw_4GbdVoYpGajioEfcndwAJuNp2XIrJD-BdZN-QMz9FR2R_xIJGB9fSQNHHz/s4032/IMG_7571.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXzmTBQb1H_x7ILe7KvEciXkK2DuG-Pu2tNHzhqzeQKPQioWB2B2mQ2H_NReHUE0CZOrOmCz6pm4rV7Egsy18ZrSY-LAzyi84VKzt9d4vuZgfxw8kfe7TNhOAzngIw_4GbdVoYpGajioEfcndwAJuNp2XIrJD-BdZN-QMz9FR2R_xIJGB9fSQNHHz/s320/IMG_7571.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: TEMPLE OF THE FRESCOES - </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Among the more spectacular buildings here is the Temple of the Frescoes that included a lower gallery and a smaller second story gallery. The Temple of the Frescoes was used as an observatory for tracking the movements of the sun. Niched figurines of the Maya "diving god" or Venus deity decorate the facade of the temple. This "diving god" is also depicted in the Temple of the Diving God in the central precinct of the site. Above the entrance in the western wall a stucco figure of the "diving god" is still preserved, giving the temple its name. A mural can still be seen on the eastern wall that resembles that of a style that originated in highland Mexico, called the Mixteca-Puebla style, though visitors are no longer permitted to enter.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbve174Bl8A_qzJK72jX3hjCk2bZ7J-Rm6xlmYXWTA2aS1ADaMqzYU5ZzjYRV0wpt1dAfQpHMyXa2BllbZm1VwYW-q-9oZU8xJfPupQ-6dMFVGVY-2wqei_VU6fZccM0rg6wOEIyjbtwePFd1N_mNb7BszkcE2tLT3s-TJIUL1JK1cZqeGiri0DW5/s4032/IMG_7574.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbve174Bl8A_qzJK72jX3hjCk2bZ7J-Rm6xlmYXWTA2aS1ADaMqzYU5ZzjYRV0wpt1dAfQpHMyXa2BllbZm1VwYW-q-9oZU8xJfPupQ-6dMFVGVY-2wqei_VU6fZccM0rg6wOEIyjbtwePFd1N_mNb7BszkcE2tLT3s-TJIUL1JK1cZqeGiri0DW5/s320/IMG_7574.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVaoeCmYvAvlkqqiw5rX2lZQLF4fz9YAqtYwhmmlyG3J43HGGAs2jsq-IrBfbTvWQJiTS6O41H0wg9X1l0A8Xc-xihPgp2Y4pLBgJEWDnAV7YrqRr8Xm8DQHQAmybT7ZInkAQ_6l9P44cWD-ggHmGjMhYkBmekaZgE7tPvp6s0KVQD0FAImfQfbZe8/s4032/IMG_7576.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVaoeCmYvAvlkqqiw5rX2lZQLF4fz9YAqtYwhmmlyG3J43HGGAs2jsq-IrBfbTvWQJiTS6O41H0wg9X1l0A8Xc-xihPgp2Y4pLBgJEWDnAV7YrqRr8Xm8DQHQAmybT7ZInkAQ_6l9P44cWD-ggHmGjMhYkBmekaZgE7tPvp6s0KVQD0FAImfQfbZe8/s320/IMG_7576.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mayan people were not too tall. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The doors were so short.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidg1DDESeH-0qWbZ0M8g7zIAYB7Y32nx3zWP1oWcbzZ6VvRXRfPlYt0-No3jkWFiLwpOCLIXqG5vbJe312MQmujMnfXIJLKd0h6zvyqspNSYG9HWA1qJ190Mvebnly5ZRxh8Qz0PADIybM41__Qe2nB77HhblHcQJgrdPZxeu75HFRDLrZiP125h54/s4032/IMG_7582.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidg1DDESeH-0qWbZ0M8g7zIAYB7Y32nx3zWP1oWcbzZ6VvRXRfPlYt0-No3jkWFiLwpOCLIXqG5vbJe312MQmujMnfXIJLKd0h6zvyqspNSYG9HWA1qJ190Mvebnly5ZRxh8Qz0PADIybM41__Qe2nB77HhblHcQJgrdPZxeu75HFRDLrZiP125h54/s320/IMG_7582.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is a nice large Mayan market outside of the ancient city, with local art and souvenirs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a change to get up close to one of the popular host. It was love at first sight.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRxb1y7k9TSIn4xxBY5T16p086Ax1VeCn_tVeXt4GurYVxV-JfmtWWDvrOSz3u5yww4WuP0Odk_s4p1anyIVAZSsQxQJJelLe_wSbYAIKSlYvjsexVHUHT3v4xHqlY6rY5NcNb3NMs8hg5rEHRE5RIYi1oMHM3n-ZT_JIbW3xyZ0D5DbRytt-CCAe1/s4032/IMG_7584.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-style: italic; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRxb1y7k9TSIn4xxBY5T16p086Ax1VeCn_tVeXt4GurYVxV-JfmtWWDvrOSz3u5yww4WuP0Odk_s4p1anyIVAZSsQxQJJelLe_wSbYAIKSlYvjsexVHUHT3v4xHqlY6rY5NcNb3NMs8hg5rEHRE5RIYi1oMHM3n-ZT_JIbW3xyZ0D5DbRytt-CCAe1/s320/IMG_7584.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Check out its tale!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Ctenosaura pectinata is a species of moderately large lizard in the family Iguanidae. The species is native to western Mexico. The standardized English name is the western spiny-tailed iguana. However, an earlier edition of standardized names applied the name Mexican spinytailed iguana to Ctenosaura pectinata.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><div aria-level="3" class="LGOjhe" data-attrid="wa:/description" data-hveid="CBcQAA" role="heading" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 20px; text-align: right;"><br /></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b>CENOTE EL SUEÑO</b></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidq6KgXyWbsKrgJdqw4rBzWN_VKrkRLGlx4BQE-ViFj2wOz8-vFmD4gwSsOKT54zTWZzkGKSpNKyhIofMGFvg1SV2CcDLDiG_DiqsoFEQpS45NoTqZxw6ymyWCwHIwwl1HjULrhoq4Xyl9dpgSD0tMMv3jJ8nloqL7RxQQgng7HVVWimZoZVNerfdP/s4032/IMG_7599.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidq6KgXyWbsKrgJdqw4rBzWN_VKrkRLGlx4BQE-ViFj2wOz8-vFmD4gwSsOKT54zTWZzkGKSpNKyhIofMGFvg1SV2CcDLDiG_DiqsoFEQpS45NoTqZxw6ymyWCwHIwwl1HjULrhoq4Xyl9dpgSD0tMMv3jJ8nloqL7RxQQgng7HVVWimZoZVNerfdP/s320/IMG_7599.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next stop was in one of the thousands of Cenotes in this region. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Basically it's a hole in the ground that takes you to a cave filled with fresh water. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We visited the Cenote El Sueño.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcvMsHIp4MBvXniZ9EjmpFkC8m8boo5MRSG1WY_IACVPoHnjRu1RDKvHQJyt91YSBwkb4BLPOxatZv0gd_lswo9-0qvRcguKa7qW9p7wsptSxpmdLOaa82qS9NtSap-YG0fQa8CpgDD8ukno2LJZradrWflJMMi882mkLP1ugbfXSDLG9b4HY33b7/s4032/IMG_7602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcvMsHIp4MBvXniZ9EjmpFkC8m8boo5MRSG1WY_IACVPoHnjRu1RDKvHQJyt91YSBwkb4BLPOxatZv0gd_lswo9-0qvRcguKa7qW9p7wsptSxpmdLOaa82qS9NtSap-YG0fQa8CpgDD8ukno2LJZradrWflJMMi882mkLP1ugbfXSDLG9b4HY33b7/s320/IMG_7602.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: right;"><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><span class="hgKElc" style="padding: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"><span style="color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><i style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: right;"><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><span class="hgKElc" style="padding: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="text-align: center;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b></span></span></span></span></i><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right;">A</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right;"> </span><b style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right;">cenote</b><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right;"> is a natural</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pit_cave" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Pit cave">pit</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right;">, or</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinkhole" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Sinkhole">sinkhole</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right;">, resulting from the collapse of</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limestone" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Limestone">limestone</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedrock" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Bedrock">bedrock</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right;"> </span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right;">that exposes</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundwater" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Groundwater">groundwater</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right;">. The regional term is specifically associated with the</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucat%C3%A1n_Peninsula" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Yucatán Peninsula">Yucatán Peninsula</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right;"> </span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right;">of Mexico, where cenotes were commonly used for water supplies by the ancient</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_civilization" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Maya civilization">Maya</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right;">, and occasionally for</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacrifice_in_Maya_culture" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Sacrifice in Maya culture">sacrificial offerings</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right;">. The term derives from a word used by the lowland</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right;"> </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucatec_Maya" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Yucatec Maya">Yucatec Maya</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right;">—</span><i lang="yua" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right;"><a class="extiw" href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ts%CA%BConot#Yucatec_Maya" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="wikt:tsʼonot">tsʼonot</a></i><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right;">—to refer to any location with accessible groundwater.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div aria-level="3" class="LGOjhe" data-attrid="wa:/description" data-hveid="CBcQAA" role="heading" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 20px;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">It is one of an estimated 10,000 cenotes,</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11.2px; white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">water-filled sinkholes naturally formed by the collapse of limestone, located across the Yucatán Peninsula, in Mexico, some of them are at risk from the construction of the new tourist </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tren_Maya" style="background: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Tren Maya">Maya Train</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">.</span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-doaJP3YlYauOFI2miekBRo_hNrfug-9ooHynsYm2sx2ZSqcgCfZPK8Xd97YCAiOh3WL23aMCDpFwVibvtqbj2ZEVu2MvC5BUEghxCGW9pEbaN3xxc9CXn1hBqN8szcG8Ij_e_jwd-yQGYu46z_LwmtPUtqgtGcCW_5aO14lypIE3lG3eH3VuCAxi/s4032/IMG_7611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-doaJP3YlYauOFI2miekBRo_hNrfug-9ooHynsYm2sx2ZSqcgCfZPK8Xd97YCAiOh3WL23aMCDpFwVibvtqbj2ZEVu2MvC5BUEghxCGW9pEbaN3xxc9CXn1hBqN8szcG8Ij_e_jwd-yQGYu46z_LwmtPUtqgtGcCW_5aO14lypIE3lG3eH3VuCAxi/s320/IMG_7611.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The water is very refreshing and life jackets are mandatory, because the depth varies constantly.</div><b style="font-style: italic;"><br /></b><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBZe7Nd5bZ2HHMmLX-gPACCYGUsb2GT295mowHzX1D-6jBljHubY2ymDTydU-o-CESoO3r3Z4tlE5UTLr47905j_7caGWVICNycJx7XaIBRpmav4ebZjGrjx5h0of5ctAv-zEVjJNXtiEFVkyQOfQMGqTcHjeJpAAoJEaNXN_lCF6vGhWUK4PJeQk/s4032/IMG_7676.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBZe7Nd5bZ2HHMmLX-gPACCYGUsb2GT295mowHzX1D-6jBljHubY2ymDTydU-o-CESoO3r3Z4tlE5UTLr47905j_7caGWVICNycJx7XaIBRpmav4ebZjGrjx5h0of5ctAv-zEVjJNXtiEFVkyQOfQMGqTcHjeJpAAoJEaNXN_lCF6vGhWUK4PJeQk/s320/IMG_7676.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Look up! These are stalactites, all over the ceilings.<br /><span style="color: red;"><br /><i style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">A</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><b style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">stalactite</b><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">is a mineral formation that hangs from the ceiling of</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Cave">caves</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">,</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_spring" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Hot spring">hot springs</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, or man-made structures such as</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Bridge">bridges</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">and mines. Any material that is soluble and that can be deposited as a</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colloid" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Colloid">colloid</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, or is in</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_(chemistry)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Suspension (chemistry)">suspension</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, or is capable of being</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melting" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Melting">melted</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, may form a stalactite. Stalactites may be composed of</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Lava">lava</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">,</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mineral">minerals</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">,</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mud">mud</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">,</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peat" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Peat">peat</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">,</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_(resin)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Pitch (resin)">pitch</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">,</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Sand">sand</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">,</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geyserite" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Geyserite">sinter</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, and amberat (crystallized urine of</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pack_rat" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Pack rat">pack rats</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">).</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">A stalactite is not necessarily a</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speleothem" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Speleothem">speleothem</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, though speleothems are the most common form of stalactite because of the abundance of limestone caves.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZaKLlaN7E07rsS2iIl-q3kAZNejxnPeWNfTCfoMCqrPKUcggphIONtT03Eiyb26DTAUN7RiVAlT6_f379qbJ_effuA2SU3EvX-BAJsJ_u1vrZ5BtYxQgXRBiUIZ5vPqGbseXRSQlXUeBXpD8grKyLwJ6fS9ulSBuHufxmD3fxJRrStMZtRZwTq1-d/s4032/IMG_7616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZaKLlaN7E07rsS2iIl-q3kAZNejxnPeWNfTCfoMCqrPKUcggphIONtT03Eiyb26DTAUN7RiVAlT6_f379qbJ_effuA2SU3EvX-BAJsJ_u1vrZ5BtYxQgXRBiUIZ5vPqGbseXRSQlXUeBXpD8grKyLwJ6fS9ulSBuHufxmD3fxJRrStMZtRZwTq1-d/s320/IMG_7616.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's an incredible experience to swim around!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidRxcnCWaHSMz0kI_AxwhRlUW3kIG4oqZQJhMtwAwzsT16RyAzxXTJ-HG7IqBRVfkyDMwv4_kHPPMyEG8cGzDhRBzaCq5TQJLbOTBJnkvEbbyYzz7wGS1hJbSiECUeMzlK1NiFB6bYtUyhKjbbF8OxTx6euyB7tHxLPhAADZzih1wS9PxI7wWgzOwr/s4032/IMG_7625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidRxcnCWaHSMz0kI_AxwhRlUW3kIG4oqZQJhMtwAwzsT16RyAzxXTJ-HG7IqBRVfkyDMwv4_kHPPMyEG8cGzDhRBzaCq5TQJLbOTBJnkvEbbyYzz7wGS1hJbSiECUeMzlK1NiFB6bYtUyhKjbbF8OxTx6euyB7tHxLPhAADZzih1wS9PxI7wWgzOwr/s320/IMG_7625.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This cave has three cenotes - open wholes connecting to the surface.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgNyZ0261LEtVuQ9TwY42YmWQxZKHYKeqcOIAxQhJH6qUD91J3Tfz4fRd-zRxtSKpNdy_5ogtTzeYRwHapikUsghK5fOUEPWXgBgTNPYBULedKwCWJGsU-5ys9eZ497zSRJ_trki-h4DhgTEY5WFPfqNV0q70Hu-IUqXM6Za6VmN1y4DMLGvRP42zU/s4032/IMG_7680.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgNyZ0261LEtVuQ9TwY42YmWQxZKHYKeqcOIAxQhJH6qUD91J3Tfz4fRd-zRxtSKpNdy_5ogtTzeYRwHapikUsghK5fOUEPWXgBgTNPYBULedKwCWJGsU-5ys9eZ497zSRJ_trki-h4DhgTEY5WFPfqNV0q70Hu-IUqXM6Za6VmN1y4DMLGvRP42zU/s320/IMG_7680.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Bats.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNknJWzXcollr5731eOxhS5AgIWm-nRQw-YDEeOmAGHM53_4v80Hlx8Jt9rYv-vPa2nKQ7NeoFSvybA2vdBNMPx6JrzoldcddwHEZbI_slxubd9MkLtWCbcwE7Qj9kjMCKa9aBJ97N9gxfuwofn_H_YUcvKriZ9cbt5ptgaEesWGAvp03DuKM_L88r/s4032/IMG_7604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNknJWzXcollr5731eOxhS5AgIWm-nRQw-YDEeOmAGHM53_4v80Hlx8Jt9rYv-vPa2nKQ7NeoFSvybA2vdBNMPx6JrzoldcddwHEZbI_slxubd9MkLtWCbcwE7Qj9kjMCKa9aBJ97N9gxfuwofn_H_YUcvKriZ9cbt5ptgaEesWGAvp03DuKM_L88r/s320/IMG_7604.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: LIMESTONE STALACTITES</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: red;">The most common stalactites are <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speleothems" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Speleothems">speleothems</a>, which occur in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limestone" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Limestone">limestone</a> caves. They form through <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deposition_(geology)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Deposition (geology)">deposition</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_carbonate" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Calcium carbonate">calcium carbonate</a> and other minerals, which is <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precipitate" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Precipitate">precipitated</a> from mineralized water <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solution_(chemistry)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Solution (chemistry)">solutions</a>. Limestone is the chief form of calcium carbonate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_(geology)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Rock (geology)">rock</a> which is <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_(chemistry)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Dissolution (chemistry)">dissolved</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Water">water</a> that contains <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Carbon dioxide">carbon dioxide</a>, forming a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_bicarbonate" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Calcium bicarbonate">calcium bicarbonate</a> solution in caverns.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiprnTm03ZoiY3UYgXKksj3HBT-QD4O_b08k27xrRo1I6Lh3QEbcoWNvt_AIwNGytmffXwo9xXtG0TH9SVnhJqag89tX8_YBJwNoJKLUpF-N_aN4-jbqeFeo7IVMJv0KXP_eS_bQ3INKNadAMQC5zkC8hMzt_qjmT7YqsislevVuJLXx4JBi5lC4GYV/s4032/IMG_7614.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This are the roots of a tree. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't have the picture of the tree from the surface, but it's magical to think how clever the nature is to spread theses roots far, searching for water. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By identifying the trees on the surface, the Mayans knew where to look for fresh water.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnx3tt3TY0EuLR6Iv8q3z9V0KpzXlVM30Kd8EviLiLLohMUZMe6Rqq2zHnVHA_nHqg-329Vl-hJW0YUmiaC2l4fFJCuVJ3iWVujJovSfmazvC9_vOwUy4j7jhR0PxY0yB_BrG2-B2Iaq6f8b6aNHZBojHT41X5mSeIOQtfoWP13uh-EDClbMXI7IF/s4032/IMG_7645.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnx3tt3TY0EuLR6Iv8q3z9V0KpzXlVM30Kd8EviLiLLohMUZMe6Rqq2zHnVHA_nHqg-329Vl-hJW0YUmiaC2l4fFJCuVJ3iWVujJovSfmazvC9_vOwUy4j7jhR0PxY0yB_BrG2-B2Iaq6f8b6aNHZBojHT41X5mSeIOQtfoWP13uh-EDClbMXI7IF/s320/IMG_7645.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Columns - when stalactites meet stalagmite... a thousands of years process.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right;"><span style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="text-align: center;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b></span>A <b>stalagmite</b> is a type of rock formation that rises from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floor" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Floor">floor</a> of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Cave">cave</a> due to the accumulation of material <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deposition_(geology)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Deposition (geology)">deposited</a> on the floor from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceiling" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Ceiling">ceiling</a> drippings. Stalagmites are typically composed of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_carbonate" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Calcium carbonate">calcium carbonate</a>, but may consist of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Lava">lava</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mud">mud</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peat" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Peat">peat</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_(resin)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Pitch (resin)">pitch</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Sand">sand</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geyserite" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Geyserite">sinter</a>, and amberat (crystallized urine of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pack_rat" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Pack rat">pack rats</a>).</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><i><span style="color: red;">The corresponding formation hanging down from the ceiling of a cave is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalactite" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Stalactite">stalactite</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mnemonic" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mnemonic">Mnemonics</a> have been developed for which word refers to which type of formation; one is that stalactite has a C for "ceiling", and stalagmite has a G for "ground", another is that, as with ants in the pants, the mites go up and the tights (tites) come down.<br /><br /></span></i></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEquokz5UoYQnM4EV-t25Rm543ei70UhM29op4ju8CSU1i6nxjuB_MzK5mT-ZptoOntyty4es8jC1zZ6-lSUNQKEvzt1JrPYweIdy12vG8gr4gyN-VYt03x2PuIfY00w9dvCWILlOVl6xWIipGvNPV_8bikIi4320towQmWaYl8qXqvGvTczbAvRs1/s4032/IMG_7652.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEquokz5UoYQnM4EV-t25Rm543ei70UhM29op4ju8CSU1i6nxjuB_MzK5mT-ZptoOntyty4es8jC1zZ6-lSUNQKEvzt1JrPYweIdy12vG8gr4gyN-VYt03x2PuIfY00w9dvCWILlOVl6xWIipGvNPV_8bikIi4320towQmWaYl8qXqvGvTczbAvRs1/s320/IMG_7652.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some parts are very dark and narrow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0d4QppOO4Rtt6nsH_KpP4ulyVYnL9f63nHuomAEFOi4sHHXSpxv0TMLGDktAYbrmHU4Dzhl5-pxfqaC_KRcsZScuwYhBePptR8yf1e_Q_prYVejD-tikjhZSU5esG0TXFpQyN91kz7DODaFtmiBRDZzmfX8VnfMZApG3v6j--ziNT0UI_4AXsjlKw/s4032/IMG_7684.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0d4QppOO4Rtt6nsH_KpP4ulyVYnL9f63nHuomAEFOi4sHHXSpxv0TMLGDktAYbrmHU4Dzhl5-pxfqaC_KRcsZScuwYhBePptR8yf1e_Q_prYVejD-tikjhZSU5esG0TXFpQyN91kz7DODaFtmiBRDZzmfX8VnfMZApG3v6j--ziNT0UI_4AXsjlKw/s320/IMG_7684.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; line-height: 24px; text-align: right;"><span class="hgKElc" style="padding: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;">FROM WIKIPEDIA: </span></b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; text-align: right;">Stalagmites should normally not be touched, since the rock buildup is formed by minerals precipitating out of the water solution onto the existing surface;</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; text-align: right;"> </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; text-align: right;">skin oils can alter the surface tension where the mineral water clings or flows, thus affecting the growth of the formation</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; text-align: right;">.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><b>AKUMAL - YAL KU LAGOON</b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; 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margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">Our third destination was this beautiful lagoon that connects with the ocean and is a nursery for various species of fish.</span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WE7jKORNzaEVcYsbsPwBjo94R9JW6S_L_-cYsSVqBVWXLDz00j-v6IsmhfLNgEfgccQUnhTTEiXncN1firPUz7VWBzbJLfsv9ePrK4yRPt-BaONr0ht_PzzR6NgComwzyXfKa1PJkH1Y9VZDHhUU476rwasQ-LQ7NkclgLoQ-kL1Do550GKSCWWK/s4032/IMG_7688.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WE7jKORNzaEVcYsbsPwBjo94R9JW6S_L_-cYsSVqBVWXLDz00j-v6IsmhfLNgEfgccQUnhTTEiXncN1firPUz7VWBzbJLfsv9ePrK4yRPt-BaONr0ht_PzzR6NgComwzyXfKa1PJkH1Y9VZDHhUU476rwasQ-LQ7NkclgLoQ-kL1Do550GKSCWWK/s320/IMG_7688.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />The drive to the beach is fun, on a dirt road, through the jungle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-decoration-line: none;" title="Tourism">tourist</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resort" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Resort">resort</a> community in Mexico, located 100 km (62 mi) south of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canc%C3%BAn" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Cancún">Cancún</a>, between the towns of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playa_del_Carmen" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Playa del Carmen">Playa del Carmen</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulum,_Quintana_Roo" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Tulum, Quintana Roo">Tulum</a>. It is located on Akumal Bay and Half Moon Bay on the site of a former coconut plantation in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulum_Municipality" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Tulum Municipality">Tulum Municipality</a> in the state of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintana_Roo" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Quintana Roo">Quintana Roo</a>, and is part of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riviera_Maya" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Riviera Maya">Riviera Maya</a> area. The 2010 census showed a population of 1,310 inhabitants.</span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><i><span style="color: red;">Akumal is famous as a destination for snorkeling, where visitors can swim with endangered green sea turtles, who visit the shallow bay to feed on sea grass. </span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><i><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></i></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWFFjt5B05l1aFL8K60DCkAL7aP6O6RkCWjVy_-HbHc3MzFhrbT3WkHrjZUETCNBR4IRC-65RLSEGjO3jnJ5_Nd4lU1Yc8Fwwp-2tAoDZUnEqLARxwwyoRUsABtmDYtHM0iE-gnnObFiv1PT168vreWNk--8uXhklhOdt6epjMMq3rm7wgfY0-PAOF/s4032/IMG_7700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWFFjt5B05l1aFL8K60DCkAL7aP6O6RkCWjVy_-HbHc3MzFhrbT3WkHrjZUETCNBR4IRC-65RLSEGjO3jnJ5_Nd4lU1Yc8Fwwp-2tAoDZUnEqLARxwwyoRUsABtmDYtHM0iE-gnnObFiv1PT168vreWNk--8uXhklhOdt6epjMMq3rm7wgfY0-PAOF/s320/IMG_7700.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrrQs9Kh8_QpQN0FfCvwqLashsXgARnxqMbxuGFZKBj_qzVnU14-DLFuYfujc4S3-9LvYe4YJ-jNsxdBf827VZAnNj1XBYiPEGrBH0u71sJchZNpKS07E7YyA2YDjIr1dAgTK29j7d_pCzjsOTqxeWdvbefT_2xcUpYxjrBVFCYJzLd9OOJAZQAt9/s3088/IMG_7701.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrrQs9Kh8_QpQN0FfCvwqLashsXgARnxqMbxuGFZKBj_qzVnU14-DLFuYfujc4S3-9LvYe4YJ-jNsxdBf827VZAnNj1XBYiPEGrBH0u71sJchZNpKS07E7YyA2YDjIr1dAgTK29j7d_pCzjsOTqxeWdvbefT_2xcUpYxjrBVFCYJzLd9OOJAZQAt9/s320/IMG_7701.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sexy couple. Haha!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKPwZm4O8oHjpEgMS757lRqi7Qf9I_vF4yU1_y_eFE7zcMInpM7NS7AXRzbW8mFjsveELzUhQA8Av7MTVMDkeh-VuhweNhQRKZb_kU3G90J6Jg9NaUnKaQNlWglkJOM3SYo2qiuuPsTcJaq4a1_TBJ089jFxIRVYiDzVod6GQCF6dDMD-7Ac55EF7y/s4032/IMG_7703.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKPwZm4O8oHjpEgMS757lRqi7Qf9I_vF4yU1_y_eFE7zcMInpM7NS7AXRzbW8mFjsveELzUhQA8Av7MTVMDkeh-VuhweNhQRKZb_kU3G90J6Jg9NaUnKaQNlWglkJOM3SYo2qiuuPsTcJaq4a1_TBJ089jFxIRVYiDzVod6GQCF6dDMD-7Ac55EF7y/s320/IMG_7703.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We spent about half and hour swimming here with lots of fish of all colours. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><b>BEACH CLUB PUNTA VENADO</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7YqoXem41yySr56UExdW3NIateCe7DPUZyP1p39zLe8iu8prD99p1t0V5029knFRklWH95fx-LZG0ScHiE29-6CEFSKGvvla08sUtSihn3c0KKy6j-V98ziuhtqblvkXvHtOYLG8ujnn7ev8hJmeiNfThSOIvB3HanjAILV7G5OJRF3fffoOSwXqd/s4032/IMG_7745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7YqoXem41yySr56UExdW3NIateCe7DPUZyP1p39zLe8iu8prD99p1t0V5029knFRklWH95fx-LZG0ScHiE29-6CEFSKGvvla08sUtSihn3c0KKy6j-V98ziuhtqblvkXvHtOYLG8ujnn7ev8hJmeiNfThSOIvB3HanjAILV7G5OJRF3fffoOSwXqd/s320/IMG_7745.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />Finally, the last stop of the tour: this gorgeous beach.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Marguerita or Mojito?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYDjTGCVysCDUd39XGs2IJXY18fBL0X1fZf9BMZqcveM6tfuR3aoNbofAX63sKpco8tG9yoalyFawPpjkbwN6lJg8DeeCmK6k5EcgQjCmaRZ8_9RI4oNit6If9xwU_5sXausGMCq_JXM4ROSTvpsT9znLyiVIQ4jmdr_kc4LFg7wns7CmBNIOHsUD/s4032/IMG_7497.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYDjTGCVysCDUd39XGs2IJXY18fBL0X1fZf9BMZqcveM6tfuR3aoNbofAX63sKpco8tG9yoalyFawPpjkbwN6lJg8DeeCmK6k5EcgQjCmaRZ8_9RI4oNit6If9xwU_5sXausGMCq_JXM4ROSTvpsT9znLyiVIQ4jmdr_kc4LFg7wns7CmBNIOHsUD/s320/IMG_7497.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We spent SIX hours in this water park. They have cool slides and the girls had a blast! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just enjoyed my day reading and taking naps in one of the peaceful tents.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21iApvO6kCZSbfXWiq058mFz668C2MXvro8NYWEUpL3fKTzX-9nfJbawPkXlYAFVtGBq8LtSC_xBAjkmeZ3l8tfhyqTuKRDuCUrH3zQ_2knHouHDAK45rbKZevydivJ4SuatqbOsL7jMEpKbCad7_IELulvIS8KR_i6RgTsyjCGrdM8kyUvVxtOLk/s3088/IMG_7507.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21iApvO6kCZSbfXWiq058mFz668C2MXvro8NYWEUpL3fKTzX-9nfJbawPkXlYAFVtGBq8LtSC_xBAjkmeZ3l8tfhyqTuKRDuCUrH3zQ_2knHouHDAK45rbKZevydivJ4SuatqbOsL7jMEpKbCad7_IELulvIS8KR_i6RgTsyjCGrdM8kyUvVxtOLk/s320/IMG_7507.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After dinner, we joined a Silent Party, at the hotel lobby. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Each person had a head phone with three options of dance music and we just danced away. <br />It's kind of funny to watch people dancing in silent... until you get your own music going. <br />Fun, resort day.</div><br /> <p></p>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10000931073837922786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396939946263808543.post-11224667553592812522023-02-16T22:42:00.005-05:002023-02-18T22:22:50.142-05:00Thursday, Feb. 16 - Playa Del Carmen - Going back to Mexico<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6n5KGB2LL-vD-fxTmSxVU-RlZxSXlCrboV3nm7ePy1glfKheiG5KduAiB7MgIXZL67YI6Zy1iuHGT0J7XJ3OAytHReTtcxKgbgD9fMYtvqZY0zHEUu4A7pTyrWuAO97EzgGNpT7qdr7Fk6Ju9Xj1bGGKDVvzvBJt3tj6CmHJZzLd0AuWLAyFCp__s/s3088/IMG_7280.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6n5KGB2LL-vD-fxTmSxVU-RlZxSXlCrboV3nm7ePy1glfKheiG5KduAiB7MgIXZL67YI6Zy1iuHGT0J7XJ3OAytHReTtcxKgbgD9fMYtvqZY0zHEUu4A7pTyrWuAO97EzgGNpT7qdr7Fk6Ju9Xj1bGGKDVvzvBJt3tj6CmHJZzLd0AuWLAyFCp__s/s320/IMG_7280.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Team Adidas work up early in the morning - 5 am - for another adventure. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This time it' s short one... to Playa Del Carmen, at the Maya Riviera, Mexico.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We flew it Cancun and drove one hour south to our Resort.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Note: The Adidas is a family tradition. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>My parents used to dress us up to go on family trip, when we were kids. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Now Mike and I try to do the same with the girls. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuRbaSfqPvC8xQzQoGWqaa_Jp7yYUsHIh-hkLYhls96ETx2QJ3HkbwTiN6TN2fKsuRKFG4C1El0bE40slIrCaeAn2Rrf3zd1ru24glC10M5PNUbYKrOFB2giY3WerfP0Nlh19493bx-d-RAWU09yozh0n2JTYNQtxsah8-7TlGmCEmIQNol-MNyBoR/s1600/3c39d44b-3e4e-4395-94c1-64367832eebb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1600" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuRbaSfqPvC8xQzQoGWqaa_Jp7yYUsHIh-hkLYhls96ETx2QJ3HkbwTiN6TN2fKsuRKFG4C1El0bE40slIrCaeAn2Rrf3zd1ru24glC10M5PNUbYKrOFB2giY3WerfP0Nlh19493bx-d-RAWU09yozh0n2JTYNQtxsah8-7TlGmCEmIQNol-MNyBoR/s320/3c39d44b-3e4e-4395-94c1-64367832eebb.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My siblings and I wearing Adidas in the early 80s, during a family trip in Brazil.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am the baby.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3hjAqtV9qQxMoT0FKwxY9HE9n-LkfV6ABB_cod5r5vJFdz8mX66a8BTPY7LyFptJsjgLtOVqfWVV0ihE8Ksw-pZ7qLvk2EVKth-LXBaKBO4GfsOYsd88TrJ1NLdCwAZTuqfzDUMrbPTXF4O6fOr75pN_5gmfkbXPKY_P-PxMdSjh6ZZFMLkcIaQT/s4032/IMG_7294.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3hjAqtV9qQxMoT0FKwxY9HE9n-LkfV6ABB_cod5r5vJFdz8mX66a8BTPY7LyFptJsjgLtOVqfWVV0ihE8Ksw-pZ7qLvk2EVKth-LXBaKBO4GfsOYsd88TrJ1NLdCwAZTuqfzDUMrbPTXF4O6fOr75pN_5gmfkbXPKY_P-PxMdSjh6ZZFMLkcIaQT/s320/IMG_7294.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a 5 day escape from the Canadian winter, to a all inclusive resort. We did last year at the same time, to the Dominican Republic and we absolutely loved the break. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, here we are... trying another Caribbean destination. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RfZMGr5u6eAqOCs-eVZpPX5QET2TQUYA5SXp8BWh4FgrpxDo-tYGg2deTXlokceljMmZW8idCAxWKtzacOQHY_b80WbcjroMxdf7Oz1RkhutQx7Mkxip3hfj5P36h0bDZUN6NYS81BFXRNdvLMyk2iRUihNJDabs2Dcr048aXzmsJpU7N6LqdB0R/s4032/IMG_7299.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RfZMGr5u6eAqOCs-eVZpPX5QET2TQUYA5SXp8BWh4FgrpxDo-tYGg2deTXlokceljMmZW8idCAxWKtzacOQHY_b80WbcjroMxdf7Oz1RkhutQx7Mkxip3hfj5P36h0bDZUN6NYS81BFXRNdvLMyk2iRUihNJDabs2Dcr048aXzmsJpU7N6LqdB0R/s320/IMG_7299.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our resort: Hotel Paradisus.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA:</b> <b style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Playa del Carmen</b><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"> is a Mexican city, head of the municipality of </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidaridad_(Quintana_Roo)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Solidarity (Quintana Roo)">Solidaridad</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"> , </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintana_Roo" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Quintana Roo">Quintana Roo</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> . </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">According to data from the Population and Housing Census of the </span></span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instituto_Nacional_de_Estad%C3%ADstica_y_Geograf%C3%ADa" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="National Institute of Statistic and Geography">National Institute of Statistics and Geography</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"> (INEGI) for the year </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="2020">2020</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"> , it has a population of 304,942 inhabitants, making it the second most populous city in Quintana Roo, and it is also the </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Ciudades_m%C3%A1s_pobladas_de_M%C3%A9xico" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Annex: Most populated cities in Mexico">57th most populous city. populated by Mexico</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"> .</span></i></span></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><i><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">It is within the tourist area called " </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riviera_Maya" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mayan Riviera">Riviera Maya</a><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> ". </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">The city (located at coordinates 20.62° north and 87.07° west) is bathed by the waters of the </span></span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar_Caribe" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Caribbean Sea">Caribbean Sea</a><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> and its main economic activity is </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turismo" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Tourism">tourism</a><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> . </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> This comes hand in hand with the fact that a lot of employment is also generated in the construction industry, this is the second most important industry in the municipality.</span></i></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mkI51TWYH2EytD1XQwu8F_uVpa0kA5ulWB1BqyvTdRGbPUHFSm6VdoAtMMNDH9GNls2vvFqH5XwTxSK8LQ3ogDclXtpPq3Cc0-lQhrDpGGNZCJvNWr7tmf_LjE8wxVnF1Ig9C9VPcTugIjcN36cGGho_iAn2YJywSsJ_B9MjzCvdFpKj8FyoNpFb/s4032/IMG_7336.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mkI51TWYH2EytD1XQwu8F_uVpa0kA5ulWB1BqyvTdRGbPUHFSm6VdoAtMMNDH9GNls2vvFqH5XwTxSK8LQ3ogDclXtpPq3Cc0-lQhrDpGGNZCJvNWr7tmf_LjE8wxVnF1Ig9C9VPcTugIjcN36cGGho_iAn2YJywSsJ_B9MjzCvdFpKj8FyoNpFb/s320/IMG_7336.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">The Caribbean Sea right in the back. <br />I teared up.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQFeT_R8jMrGLHtstmWWEcBJfveBj4fZuM8GuKO1hqh_ToiZKx5yPFS3V-OVELR_0HvSTEqnYNFVBwbBpsHmSuTKv11k0i-QPGsGUMYBqVO2Mgyt24clFKb8_Pc4o-F5PqG_HPFmD-v8GMtX1v7WEx80ABH6v80BUAB_BF_NkPDyVZEjnPWTCg5pG/s4032/IMG_7345.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQFeT_R8jMrGLHtstmWWEcBJfveBj4fZuM8GuKO1hqh_ToiZKx5yPFS3V-OVELR_0HvSTEqnYNFVBwbBpsHmSuTKv11k0i-QPGsGUMYBqVO2Mgyt24clFKb8_Pc4o-F5PqG_HPFmD-v8GMtX1v7WEx80ABH6v80BUAB_BF_NkPDyVZEjnPWTCg5pG/s320/IMG_7345.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the colourful decoration.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The bar! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">haha</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Bkyky_U8rFdvJUkigCPhPH64jKyfnqZewUrEUgTzUBotaRYoSIbpCuuKUp2_CajipZA_nKHziwFSBNqa9ocarfloMxeRu4F-eEXYFGu86oBAZi02AlC8PBxo3aE-v_GsSW2Es3CUjhYXeFlQyCk2kSNi9EgnXn2RU9DqJL4CVIyy40-9z5HPlvVL/s4032/IMG_7357.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Bkyky_U8rFdvJUkigCPhPH64jKyfnqZewUrEUgTzUBotaRYoSIbpCuuKUp2_CajipZA_nKHziwFSBNqa9ocarfloMxeRu4F-eEXYFGu86oBAZi02AlC8PBxo3aE-v_GsSW2Es3CUjhYXeFlQyCk2kSNi9EgnXn2RU9DqJL4CVIyy40-9z5HPlvVL/s320/IMG_7357.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lovely friends.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM4LqagrrhUlNw2DVR6MH_7sEj_de3rHVGxdlweb4G4wNJBo2dtFAnYcIqCay_YMcO2Nt3jj8h0XulqfDZynfhCBsUVq_1b-SxylIyWmPNfUfgGPDDM7N27B1TyXdzvlPjpSbGHf9XS7eqy95O2xt-gotaLSL9J39b_apYKZLiStqooeXvIWXYgLhi/s4032/IMG_7359.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM4LqagrrhUlNw2DVR6MH_7sEj_de3rHVGxdlweb4G4wNJBo2dtFAnYcIqCay_YMcO2Nt3jj8h0XulqfDZynfhCBsUVq_1b-SxylIyWmPNfUfgGPDDM7N27B1TyXdzvlPjpSbGHf9XS7eqy95O2xt-gotaLSL9J39b_apYKZLiStqooeXvIWXYgLhi/s320/IMG_7359.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of the rooms have direct connection to the poll.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCb-I6PAkKUQvv-Yg4pHvq7HxFVxjdA42BgbDHSMCq5wS3Apcv90Uw3Wvr0XgC1vwSXeso3QxYYd5ypSo2BO0n0lVl_TnUCl2G7T_huD8P8AU6jzqq2T1--agVt2oDXNK_7ELsI1fNd8ovuNmxmXlcq1Ak-zgYdf_tcDUjCEFlURNTZGypVCZpTklR/s4032/IMG_7364.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCb-I6PAkKUQvv-Yg4pHvq7HxFVxjdA42BgbDHSMCq5wS3Apcv90Uw3Wvr0XgC1vwSXeso3QxYYd5ypSo2BO0n0lVl_TnUCl2G7T_huD8P8AU6jzqq2T1--agVt2oDXNK_7ELsI1fNd8ovuNmxmXlcq1Ak-zgYdf_tcDUjCEFlURNTZGypVCZpTklR/s320/IMG_7364.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoG5Dx9qQEuPkO2GkPlii_k9Q14KkerhpQoIeojebwyCIbNngqudXaJPla_moqMNW46HPmtRdGG034w5q_4xgagq78wFpoaxfu-SJMbiJbfFWEziVuYW4_Uy8CyXYCudToLc8OVo8q70HDe22YmHGtZwsSGyXNrJz_1di5C2ZVhy_4aH8B_uODxwmI/s4032/IMG_7387.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoG5Dx9qQEuPkO2GkPlii_k9Q14KkerhpQoIeojebwyCIbNngqudXaJPla_moqMNW46HPmtRdGG034w5q_4xgagq78wFpoaxfu-SJMbiJbfFWEziVuYW4_Uy8CyXYCudToLc8OVo8q70HDe22YmHGtZwsSGyXNrJz_1di5C2ZVhy_4aH8B_uODxwmI/s320/IMG_7387.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The beach is gorgeous, but the strong winds and big waves kept us out of the water today.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinNdl9zun7lKnuYPyjyzVyN76xxU3O0VVJConLJhtDwAsM7EShPz33hm1sS9gezhrOvLtZf1t9A4PDqEgmFEJnVU1I7MDNDTeFneLAija7zYLk2QYp0moM1uA0D6b676f3BRNc4Em75kmQ0s05iCUHTcEhDlVuULvQi5uDl7IDR88kX7K-5Wk8nLS5/s4032/IMG_7392.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinNdl9zun7lKnuYPyjyzVyN76xxU3O0VVJConLJhtDwAsM7EShPz33hm1sS9gezhrOvLtZf1t9A4PDqEgmFEJnVU1I7MDNDTeFneLAija7zYLk2QYp0moM1uA0D6b676f3BRNc4Em75kmQ0s05iCUHTcEhDlVuULvQi5uDl7IDR88kX7K-5Wk8nLS5/s320/IMG_7392.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still, the girls could play in these small natural swimming pools.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I liked to see many local enjoyed the beach as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQIYGRInGORmOvlr8eMT4ymQYB3cXAVUa_bOoUgSXarUcVCbUObeMzNr4nKX5Z9_MxQL74-Gfp95pYFb6EffZObn9hti606TUeT1FGvmIic1I_tcDYluehyCsRHJSj_k_GWScrN1-KIDergT5nHXxNxQsG0DLtpo1_ff4CqXqZnoNqS8wmj0rqwiJG/s4032/IMG_7426.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQIYGRInGORmOvlr8eMT4ymQYB3cXAVUa_bOoUgSXarUcVCbUObeMzNr4nKX5Z9_MxQL74-Gfp95pYFb6EffZObn9hti606TUeT1FGvmIic1I_tcDYluehyCsRHJSj_k_GWScrN1-KIDergT5nHXxNxQsG0DLtpo1_ff4CqXqZnoNqS8wmj0rqwiJG/s320/IMG_7426.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy family at sunset.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcC_gcSQCoBRbcRNZu8vw48FA640Dq0Nr6hfqdyu6L_B6tuBfrvlMDlYLneLPlV3e1kKPbYpwu-d4zmxoeLEvDsHPRvyXuRkgpNZr5x7io-On6-i1dNnevrLHoeiy4Ymoovu7-GLMH_iFsSPMEQO4sYseCYs5kKkYNv9jAGdH-3ju0T2dpDNvzPd4U/s3088/IMG_7431.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcC_gcSQCoBRbcRNZu8vw48FA640Dq0Nr6hfqdyu6L_B6tuBfrvlMDlYLneLPlV3e1kKPbYpwu-d4zmxoeLEvDsHPRvyXuRkgpNZr5x7io-On6-i1dNnevrLHoeiy4Ymoovu7-GLMH_iFsSPMEQO4sYseCYs5kKkYNv9jAGdH-3ju0T2dpDNvzPd4U/s320/IMG_7431.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My silly beach girl.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-wvINz2rt7abmDUjieR14OshSRBgTq-YVbIsL2-hSSFk6fLFLanqNv1glq3Hut2YUfAoCamsnbK9QKyCiugSDPFGaMQDNu30p-Oi9f4dRd_wc1HjsJTq52wTFzZ7M-FOXr-z-txLKOkpy59dmy1CVGlEHZ6O2DuLzwLlL0sGgStzOhoiFyGHwwagW/s4032/IMG_7437.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-wvINz2rt7abmDUjieR14OshSRBgTq-YVbIsL2-hSSFk6fLFLanqNv1glq3Hut2YUfAoCamsnbK9QKyCiugSDPFGaMQDNu30p-Oi9f4dRd_wc1HjsJTq52wTFzZ7M-FOXr-z-txLKOkpy59dmy1CVGlEHZ6O2DuLzwLlL0sGgStzOhoiFyGHwwagW/s320/IMG_7437.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunset.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6VtM1cy-AvtA34UPl63E6Vxrbfv9SrbDrBNoLULv7rEx8lPhjAEU_yRZPwF4Ctc90gTbLGPU2pX-NSHym-1-K3cLHBOsyywpgS4EC5rawMlxd7bnp2uVDn19sgRMn1Id2Hde2YF_UPhS5ZRszICTiwA6bBQ6oqzhyVU2Lj7qllOQOOBWFhWRI6xH/s4032/IMG_7440.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6VtM1cy-AvtA34UPl63E6Vxrbfv9SrbDrBNoLULv7rEx8lPhjAEU_yRZPwF4Ctc90gTbLGPU2pX-NSHym-1-K3cLHBOsyywpgS4EC5rawMlxd7bnp2uVDn19sgRMn1Id2Hde2YF_UPhS5ZRszICTiwA6bBQ6oqzhyVU2Lj7qllOQOOBWFhWRI6xH/s320/IMG_7440.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisAcFr9_Aq03g7r6y6DXddwaORIKo6pDeuYETm4Xx_GEV48hzJXeczzzm1Ff95FhVUmbLUF9Hy9bukUhPLlgzZmELeFMPinnDlkp6ebSnX19ngFVYh3IeqOP1SnaRpdF3W5jZ6l9E1Gg2EsQnCPf1b7AaYnbHY5BuSTNzqihGp51BuIxIlyV_CMFwd/s4032/IMG_7446.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisAcFr9_Aq03g7r6y6DXddwaORIKo6pDeuYETm4Xx_GEV48hzJXeczzzm1Ff95FhVUmbLUF9Hy9bukUhPLlgzZmELeFMPinnDlkp6ebSnX19ngFVYh3IeqOP1SnaRpdF3W5jZ6l9E1Gg2EsQnCPf1b7AaYnbHY5BuSTNzqihGp51BuIxIlyV_CMFwd/s320/IMG_7446.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We walked through a mangrove area to get to the beach, with different species.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">The </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Mayan Corridor mangroves</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecoregion" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Ecoregion">ecoregion</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> covers the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangrove" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mangrove">mangrove</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> habitats along the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Sea" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Caribbean Sea">Caribbean Sea</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> coast of the state of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintana_Roo" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Quintana Roo">Quintana Roo</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> in southern </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mexico">Mexico</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> and a narrow strip on the north of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Belize">Belize</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">. The region is named for the </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Civilization" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Maya Civilization">Maya Civilization</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> archeological sites along the coast. Biodiversity in the area high due to the interactions of different environments - coastal lagoons, river estuaries, coral reefs, and barrier beaches. The ecoregion supports Mexico's largest population of crocodiles (</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocodylus_moreletii" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Crocodylus moreletii">Crocodylus moreletii</a></span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">).</span></span></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmxkFim50u4F9hngAnGFnp1y5shUJQC_8pr8psuXXwKMnhfQVI8dAfVvWcRhgmvB6d1gm4BSmfLrOAUQlxu47WvWG_jhp0n3HcJKvFI3VFZV13aVY-sN3wFULF7EAaRjIX2T-m8QC83DpWb6Z0avh7Siy1AaguSfz-kWKehTP8WSlTKn0z4fwP_FeD/s4032/IMG_7452.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmxkFim50u4F9hngAnGFnp1y5shUJQC_8pr8psuXXwKMnhfQVI8dAfVvWcRhgmvB6d1gm4BSmfLrOAUQlxu47WvWG_jhp0n3HcJKvFI3VFZV13aVY-sN3wFULF7EAaRjIX2T-m8QC83DpWb6Z0avh7Siy1AaguSfz-kWKehTP8WSlTKn0z4fwP_FeD/s320/IMG_7452.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mexican cultural dolls at an event in the hotel.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQh4vowuK4MNJwuj34wck36JiXPqU34c5FGhzaND5Kyp_a7uquGOKboaKW9Dt4J0dP8i97pzEFvHoayOQStHfogO9WMzGxs0nxmbyDfD1MvMHAqGQOlHq2P1loLWKBItFgOHYgRJnC4QUCb_56MbPz8PhVnSyRL2eM4p-0u6GCEvm3Ei739BxUgZ0y/s4032/IMG_7453.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQh4vowuK4MNJwuj34wck36JiXPqU34c5FGhzaND5Kyp_a7uquGOKboaKW9Dt4J0dP8i97pzEFvHoayOQStHfogO9WMzGxs0nxmbyDfD1MvMHAqGQOlHq2P1loLWKBItFgOHYgRJnC4QUCb_56MbPz8PhVnSyRL2eM4p-0u6GCEvm3Ei739BxUgZ0y/s320/IMG_7453.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This little guy hanging around is like a smaller version of a racoon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are popular in Brazil as well and are called Coati.</div><p></p><div aria-controls="exacc_2_HuY7ntF9KnptQPlsySqAY_6" aria-expanded="true" aria-labelledby="exacc_2_HuY7ntF9KnptQPlsySqAY_5" class="wWOJcd" jsaction="AWEk5c" jsname="bVEB4e" role="button" style="align-items: center; background-color: white; cursor: pointer; display: flex; font-family: arial, sans-serif; max-height: none; min-height: 0px; outline: 0px; position: relative; width: 652px;" tabindex="0"><div class="r21Kzd" data-hveid="CCIQAQ" data-ved="2ahUKEwj5xsePzJv9AhXSk4kEHRamBGUQuk56BAgiEAE" jsname="K8Pnod" style="height: 42px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; visibility: hidden; width: 652px;"></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="MBtdbb" data-ved="2ahUKEwj5xsePzJv9AhXSk4kEHRamBGUQ7NUEegQIIhAD" id="exacc_2_HuY7ntF9KnptQPlsySqAY_6" jsname="rozPHf" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; position: absolute; text-align: start; width: 652px;"><div class="ymu2Hb" jsslot="" style="position: relative;"><div class="t0bRye r2fjmd" data-hveid="CCIQBA" data-ved="2ahUKEwj5xsePzJv9AhXSk4kEHRamBGUQu04oAHoECCIQBA" id="_2_HuY7ntF9KnptQPlsySqAY_48" jsname="oQYOj" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1;"><div id="2_HuY7ntF9KnptQPlsySqAY__26"><div class="wDYxhc" data-md="61" style="clear: none;"><div aria-level="3" class="LGOjhe" data-attrid="wa:/description" data-hveid="CB8QAA" role="heading" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 20px;"><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><span class="hgKElc" style="padding: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">Coati's are little creatures that look like a cross between a raccoon, monkey and an anteater. They are common in Central and South America, comparable to raccoons in Canada, but they're much more friendly (at least the ones we saw).</span></i></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCUIy51qI2xvh-c5LCFWWICkquITXb3zNt9_ypwQ9btu1Svj8uRBQtfTmGsCdXteVU4531fBChZjbkOZMZ1xPBc1D3YGs6JtW1yM0VOIoDqtNOYKav4H4nmLPcVhoI6lvV7qqAHFRa7gsKJhyOMNlxXyEYUD7HC_xD9T9NSJQZT6wTbZOhk17hoFE/s4032/IMG_7457.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCUIy51qI2xvh-c5LCFWWICkquITXb3zNt9_ypwQ9btu1Svj8uRBQtfTmGsCdXteVU4531fBChZjbkOZMZ1xPBc1D3YGs6JtW1yM0VOIoDqtNOYKav4H4nmLPcVhoI6lvV7qqAHFRa7gsKJhyOMNlxXyEYUD7HC_xD9T9NSJQZT6wTbZOhk17hoFE/s320/IMG_7457.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The hotel at night.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpNqDoRzmfimqRJD3qL0_NSVnyvT2lFreU7SzOcz9_qyMg1clRKHF1DO90-buLATSikzcEc3mU3egGlEPzI5VGOEV6DjEUzr8UR-OVGXL5Oqq8Jhvr9w6LoKHlwgtTUI4Jn7PYUnygp4vZHAWkj_ZJ5hDgTLxcH-UILE038MhjWh7AxoIrqlA9csGA/s4032/IMG_7466.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpNqDoRzmfimqRJD3qL0_NSVnyvT2lFreU7SzOcz9_qyMg1clRKHF1DO90-buLATSikzcEc3mU3egGlEPzI5VGOEV6DjEUzr8UR-OVGXL5Oqq8Jhvr9w6LoKHlwgtTUI4Jn7PYUnygp4vZHAWkj_ZJ5hDgTLxcH-UILE038MhjWh7AxoIrqlA9csGA/s320/IMG_7466.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not bad for the first day: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Te quiero, Mexico!</div><p></p>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10000931073837922786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396939946263808543.post-79727769946963776762023-01-29T23:24:00.000-05:002023-01-29T23:24:08.782-05:00David's exhibit and historial downtown. Good bye Mexico City - Sunday Jan.29<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ReSHH0hGUnaid_3F2Y4eWZCU2Z4DSuKMb2YLXK4oxwtGu0g_QwJ_8vg-JdkxpoDglb5oP5lV3GneRx4XvR2f1LdiS4bbBV88AmfoAYfIzB7-trXsxdYQfIpz5KqVZbmi4SohwusIorrGekqt3Skcg_JXGO-kUaztgN73nYIA1pon_MQhMqK4QEWV/s4032/IMG_6759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ReSHH0hGUnaid_3F2Y4eWZCU2Z4DSuKMb2YLXK4oxwtGu0g_QwJ_8vg-JdkxpoDglb5oP5lV3GneRx4XvR2f1LdiS4bbBV88AmfoAYfIzB7-trXsxdYQfIpz5KqVZbmi4SohwusIorrGekqt3Skcg_JXGO-kUaztgN73nYIA1pon_MQhMqK4QEWV/s320/IMG_6759.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The day started with a - now - funny México City experience. I was suppose to meet David and Gloria for brunch, at the "Plaza de la Constitucion." Thirty minutes of an UBER ride later, I found out I was in the wrong place because there are here multiple "Plaza de la Constitucions" in Mexico City!!!! I had no option but to get back in a taxi for another 50 minutes, and head to the right one! It was the longest and most expensive brunch ride ever, but I got to see more of the city. Moral of the story: always check the borough/municipality before going anywhere here. Mexico City has 16 municipalities and they all have similar street names.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOKyqDTZwTWkUyoy33Djj5SkNexUpuJY_MA8OzbW62HlWNxvDM_LsSvf4NDn_bvcCXWjpFO0_u1zL7xCG8CL0T_AplnH4gr0iRP5PnMQJzxrdYwCZdq6ttvs4UEQex_5az0nMSn9g8Qn5EbwDWfgVyHlFo-nR67PXixDOIjVUvyWR5bzu-0VSF-DGt/s4032/IMG_6751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOKyqDTZwTWkUyoy33Djj5SkNexUpuJY_MA8OzbW62HlWNxvDM_LsSvf4NDn_bvcCXWjpFO0_u1zL7xCG8CL0T_AplnH4gr0iRP5PnMQJzxrdYwCZdq6ttvs4UEQex_5az0nMSn9g8Qn5EbwDWfgVyHlFo-nR67PXixDOIjVUvyWR5bzu-0VSF-DGt/s320/IMG_6751.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">TLALPAN </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />That's where I really started my day. This is a super cute area of Mexico City, all the way in the south. It feels like we are in a small town. <br /><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA:</b> <b style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Tlalpan</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> is a</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boroughs_of_Mexico_City" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Boroughs of Mexico City">borough</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">(</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">demarcación territorial</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">) in</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_City" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mexico City">Mexico City</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">. It is the largest borough, with over eighty percent under conservation as forest and other ecologically sensitive area. The rest, almost all of it on the northern edge, has been urban since the mid-20th century. When it was created in 1928, it was named after the most important settlement of the area, Tlalpan, which is referred to as “Tlalpan center” (Tlalpan centro) to distinguish it from the borough.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">This center, despite being in the urbanized zone, still retains much of its provincial atmosphere with colonial era mansions and cobblestone streets. Much of the borough's importance stems from its forested conservation areas, as it functions to provide oxygen to the</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_of_Mexico" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Valley of Mexico">Valley of Mexico</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">and serves for</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquifer" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Aquifer">aquifer</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">recharge. Seventy percent of Mexico City's water comes from wells in this borough.</span></span></i></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: start;"><br /></p>We had brunch at La Casa de Juan, a beautiful restaurant and cultural centre, right at the main square. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I learned this was the place of the first phone call in Mexico. </div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4snzBZQyhQrwDcwqLmUTorxE9U-M8SrLRDj6z-2vtdoCMC8dL74CSN-0UEhnJVTp-vC3b2f3WSbHAV1bBerdu0Em7-YhEQk0Y8qsELocmDXxnvACKQIbcsc-CejhrEgH1unW1DWzqPy_hftYp3aTugq8BVAxfnpN6rOPhz--FHO5g9ZJGfp3bG2t0/s4032/IMG_6752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4snzBZQyhQrwDcwqLmUTorxE9U-M8SrLRDj6z-2vtdoCMC8dL74CSN-0UEhnJVTp-vC3b2f3WSbHAV1bBerdu0Em7-YhEQk0Y8qsELocmDXxnvACKQIbcsc-CejhrEgH1unW1DWzqPy_hftYp3aTugq8BVAxfnpN6rOPhz--FHO5g9ZJGfp3bG2t0/s320/IMG_6752.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I came here to see David's exhibition. He does this amazing portraits of today's photographs printed on canvas, modified digitally, then painted over, to resemble a baroque painting. The result are both real and fun. He turns his friends into 1700s characters. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Impressive work!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz3p4bS0g8RzwLN_Lf9MS9hX0d_W4lTNq6N26jP-XksJsR7ecTqhm-J1OUk4NzNxnb4bJK6PIOeR0GkSknYKIsys8knMZNgAxKLYJXhglZq_lkk0FVwRTfbv5Bbe_1vR5rDXiI0yeenOyvmPldpOUZkZVRlTyeTBfj33h3nXWEEIHcFWjMI_FQLD82/s4032/IMG_6753.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz3p4bS0g8RzwLN_Lf9MS9hX0d_W4lTNq6N26jP-XksJsR7ecTqhm-J1OUk4NzNxnb4bJK6PIOeR0GkSknYKIsys8knMZNgAxKLYJXhglZq_lkk0FVwRTfbv5Bbe_1vR5rDXiI0yeenOyvmPldpOUZkZVRlTyeTBfj33h3nXWEEIHcFWjMI_FQLD82/s320/IMG_6753.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">David's Muse!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtHfqYnqoT9AoVfv6_zJPEDMeVGUue1N1E12YSwJ0M-EzZR4WC3XGo7Hfkbfowkt7ldiE2-sWupFcpdleGvRCyJX6xmGgFWcgdzd6Yzbi0g2i1izIvBHhXDyxxN7LMQNOSGm2qtOXtyKqDnyzFj1_eJhEyONYZzzM9Hsyqb9PDUwRoYVafjiCIMNi/s4032/IMG_6764.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtHfqYnqoT9AoVfv6_zJPEDMeVGUue1N1E12YSwJ0M-EzZR4WC3XGo7Hfkbfowkt7ldiE2-sWupFcpdleGvRCyJX6xmGgFWcgdzd6Yzbi0g2i1izIvBHhXDyxxN7LMQNOSGm2qtOXtyKqDnyzFj1_eJhEyONYZzzM9Hsyqb9PDUwRoYVafjiCIMNi/s320/IMG_6764.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A little walk in the neighbourhood after brunch.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzG0rFR0VBZgNyHTfApbNgIRBn8o9H3dHBnXmLOzH-VBVVmbwQOems9ynKkizoqJM27S9EZApeQHGJBhEhlktS5h3lXlnfrqv2VQ5DYQn1qenBoH6eBeVD8eIIPI5KdQqw6b8DI4af7ujVgGTmu2jel1r3jFg0dIbTxe2DQkXbaHa3MaMdEnZswWiu/s4032/IMG_6767.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzG0rFR0VBZgNyHTfApbNgIRBn8o9H3dHBnXmLOzH-VBVVmbwQOems9ynKkizoqJM27S9EZApeQHGJBhEhlktS5h3lXlnfrqv2VQ5DYQn1qenBoH6eBeVD8eIIPI5KdQqw6b8DI4af7ujVgGTmu2jel1r3jFg0dIbTxe2DQkXbaHa3MaMdEnZswWiu/s320/IMG_6767.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">HISTORICAL DOWNTOWN MEXICO</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhzwnCNS3ykadetGtYFtzvIDFQUlgUxCANilg8FXYlhyKy1xz7a0l6vnCU4neaOp3thC3P6StqzZtE7sRUG8t5whLCit8cD7WN3qOyXabMH92SWRMbrbfa0md_Vn8cK4mVTPS6wWPLfdWEby4UyUrE0akySnrcsf7iC9mrDaIto-RpLxhyvHQZRGn/s4032/IMG_6773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhzwnCNS3ykadetGtYFtzvIDFQUlgUxCANilg8FXYlhyKy1xz7a0l6vnCU4neaOp3thC3P6StqzZtE7sRUG8t5whLCit8cD7WN3qOyXabMH92SWRMbrbfa0md_Vn8cK4mVTPS6wWPLfdWEby4UyUrE0akySnrcsf7iC9mrDaIto-RpLxhyvHQZRGn/s320/IMG_6773.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We drove back to downtown Mexico - where I accidentally ended up in the morning. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the Palace of Fine Arts.<br /><i style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><br /></b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b>The <b>Palacio de Bellas Artes</b> (Palace of <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine_Arts" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Fine Arts">Fine Arts</a>) is a prominent cultural center in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_City" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mexico City">Mexico City</a>. It has hosted notable events in music, dance, theatre, opera and literature in Mexico and has held important exhibitions of painting, sculpture and photography. Consequently, the Palacio de Bellas Artes has been called the "Cathedral of Art in Mexico". The building is located on the western side of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_center_of_Mexico_City" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Historic center of Mexico City">historic center of Mexico City</a> next to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alameda_Central" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Alameda Central">Alameda Central</a> park.</span></i></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Teatro_Nacional_(Mexico)" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Gran Teatro Nacional (Mexico)">National Theater of Mexico</a> was built in the late 19th century, but it was soon decided to tear this down in favor of a more opulent building in time for Centennial of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_War_of_Independence" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mexican War of Independence">Mexican War of Independence</a> in 1910. The initial design and construction was undertaken by Italian architect <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adamo_Boari" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Adamo Boari">Adamo Boari</a> in 1904, but complications arising from the soft subsoil and the political problem both before and during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Revolution" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mexican Revolution">Mexican Revolution</a>, hindered then stopped construction completely by 1913. Construction began again in 1932 under Mexican architect <a class="new" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Federico_Ernesto_Mariscal_Pi%C3%B1a&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Federico Ernesto Mariscal Piña (page does not exist)">Federico Mariscal</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size: 11.9px;"> [<a class="extiw" href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Ernesto_Mariscal_Pi%C3%B1a" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="es:Federico Ernesto Mariscal Piña">es</a>]</span> and was completed in 1934. It was then inaugurated on November 29, 1934 and was the first art museum in Mexico dedicated to exhibiting artistic objects for contemplation.</span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The exterior of the building is primarily <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Nouveau" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Art Nouveau">Art Nouveau</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoclassical_architecture" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Neoclassical architecture">Neoclassical</a> and the interior is primarily <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Deco" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Art Deco">Art Deco</a>. The building is best known for its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mural" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mural">murals</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Rivera" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Diego Rivera">Diego Rivera</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Alfaro_Siqueiros" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="David Alfaro Siqueiros">Siqueiros</a> and others, as well as the many exhibitions and theatrical performances it hosts, including the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballet_Folkl%C3%B3rico_de_M%C3%A9xico" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Ballet Folklórico de México">Ballet Folklórico de México</a>.</span></i></p></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLilo5_gw7_ywdhXzNDrllJDfJwATYkogu9zhZLQZk7y6ehIKGho8nSQiyQrZg-WgCbw8xctbMtTkU44169UTghL2l5JuWBbRHZ4htXz9WHlb18NB4NXzmHk6xfZUizLi2Bk7bvo-xhtvgT9Z3NvFVlY_t4YSulKY09ZRU3WqPS5Tn3cFddkQyQQ2X/s4032/IMG_6778.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLilo5_gw7_ywdhXzNDrllJDfJwATYkogu9zhZLQZk7y6ehIKGho8nSQiyQrZg-WgCbw8xctbMtTkU44169UTghL2l5JuWBbRHZ4htXz9WHlb18NB4NXzmHk6xfZUizLi2Bk7bvo-xhtvgT9Z3NvFVlY_t4YSulKY09ZRU3WqPS5Tn3cFddkQyQQ2X/s320/IMG_6778.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The House of Tiles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA:</b> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">The </span></span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Casa de los Azulejos</span></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> or </span></span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Palace of the Counts of the Orizaba Valley</span></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> , as it is also known, is a </span></span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palacio" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Palace"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">palace</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> located in the </span></span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centro_Hist%C3%B3rico_de_la_Ciudad_de_M%C3%A9xico" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Historic Center of Mexico City"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">historic center</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> of </span></span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9xico,_D._F." style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mexico DF"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Mexico City</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> , more precisely between the current </span></span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calle_Francisco_I._Madero" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Francisco I. Madero Street"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">pedestrian streets of Madero</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> and </span></span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calle_cinco_de_mayo_(Ciudad_de_M%C3%A9xico)" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Cinco de Mayo Street (Mexico City)"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Calle Cinco de May</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> . </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">The building was built during the </span></span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virreinato_de_Nueva_Espa%C3%B1a" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Viceroyalty of New Spain"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">viceroyalty period</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> , and it is commonly known by this name (rather than by the noble title of those who inhabited it) due to its cover of </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talavera_poblana" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="poblana talavera"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">talavera </span></a></span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azulejo" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Tile"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">tiles</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> from Puebla</span></span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talavera_poblana" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="poblana talavera"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"></span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">that cover the exterior façade of the building and make this work one of the most beautiful jewels of civil architecture of </span></span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barroco_novohispano" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="New Spanish Baroque"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">the New Spanish Baroque</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> .</span></span></span></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfn6ovGWfFFEf9ET__GdBjnH4vmwcMDHph0P7X1kt5Zf9uEJ4MqiXQvwwGMwP6F-tQOKkpUvezx4MHGGZZHOIEvW_PdvAk7w4CKRJB3ahgGDlS2g62409e7KOj-HlbQuZVXXQrPNdBYsZiIQmXsIpY_jpR77T1m064rieZavQu5uDIdNNwbrsuXUTR/s4032/IMG_6781.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfn6ovGWfFFEf9ET__GdBjnH4vmwcMDHph0P7X1kt5Zf9uEJ4MqiXQvwwGMwP6F-tQOKkpUvezx4MHGGZZHOIEvW_PdvAk7w4CKRJB3ahgGDlS2g62409e7KOj-HlbQuZVXXQrPNdBYsZiIQmXsIpY_jpR77T1m064rieZavQu5uDIdNNwbrsuXUTR/s320/IMG_6781.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJt74DadkL3PsayjLTKww578xm-V9bYViDkbkfVCCWjNrhn9CiPucKr2rm2F9v6k-CSgCP55NoFSiEgl1aJh8xnKGmPeheNjuvJDaSvhxHmniy1cKbPQqmlMJNzYEkZ5-hKXE6gWJA7XlBU-RSYB5ZP6g32RYByFpM567oUV4il4UrL_74v78tJFD5/s4032/IMG_6792.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJt74DadkL3PsayjLTKww578xm-V9bYViDkbkfVCCWjNrhn9CiPucKr2rm2F9v6k-CSgCP55NoFSiEgl1aJh8xnKGmPeheNjuvJDaSvhxHmniy1cKbPQqmlMJNzYEkZ5-hKXE6gWJA7XlBU-RSYB5ZP6g32RYByFpM567oUV4il4UrL_74v78tJFD5/s320/IMG_6792.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Metropolitan Cathedral is an enormous presence right at the Plaza de la Constitucion.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b>The </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> (</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">: </span><span lang="es" style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Catedral Metropolitana de la Asunción de la Bienaventurada Virgen María a los cielos</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">) is the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Cathedral">cathedral</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> church of the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Mexico" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico">Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> It is situated on top of the former </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztec" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Aztec">Aztec</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> sacred precinct near the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Templo_Mayor" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Templo Mayor">Templo Mayor</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> on the northern side of the </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_de_la_Constituci%C3%B3n" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Plaza de la Constitución">Plaza de la Constitución</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> (Zócalo) in the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_center_of_Mexico_City" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Historic center of Mexico City">historic center of Mexico City</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">. The cathedral was built in sections from 1573 to 1813</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> around the original church that was constructed soon after the </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_conquest" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Spanish conquest">Spanish conquest</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenochtitlan" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Tenochtitlan">Tenochtitlan</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, eventually replacing it entirely. Spanish architect </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudio_de_Arciniega" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Claudio de Arciniega">Claudio de Arciniega</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> planned the construction, drawing inspiration from </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_architecture" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Gothic architecture">Gothic</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> cathedrals in Spain.</span></span></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-u6kiIA6FCSNpl2j0shkhRJ04NyVEU4MV2UXDcYxP57xtGydVgwv0K3iEZXJOI-XlCEd7VaTSpJ4-FP-daNUg7MgmYPGzRSao41-1eCq2YKhHHoccRp4Z2dXoHVXHGQz0smdd4W1234NNORgpy1PrNPaORYPtfnLPoLWWUNG9_jP5YObSK98dP6_U/s4032/IMG_6793.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-u6kiIA6FCSNpl2j0shkhRJ04NyVEU4MV2UXDcYxP57xtGydVgwv0K3iEZXJOI-XlCEd7VaTSpJ4-FP-daNUg7MgmYPGzRSao41-1eCq2YKhHHoccRp4Z2dXoHVXHGQz0smdd4W1234NNORgpy1PrNPaORYPtfnLPoLWWUNG9_jP5YObSK98dP6_U/s320/IMG_6793.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Part of the cathedral is tilted due to damages over time. <br />One side of the building looks like it's sinking.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Over the centuries, the cathedral has suffered damage. A fire in 1967 destroyed a significant part of the cathedral's interior. The restoration work that followed uncovered a number of important documents and artwork that had previously been hidden. Although a solid foundation was built for the cathedral,</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> the soft clay soil it is built on has been a threat to its structural integrity. Dropping </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_table" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Water table">water tables</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> and accelerated sinking caused the structure to be added to the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Monuments_Fund" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="World Monuments Fund">World Monuments Fund</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> list of the 100 Most Endangered Sites. Restoration working beginning in the 1990s stabilized the cathedral and it was removed from the endangered list in 2000.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghboyDzhnur15AiGyRJjvdTezJVR2e3n7b2BOSlurRg1pz9XCD9oq6WsbJVQ9kL2ZF4oGy8xF0K_B19LvCV7FQi7WbYYlY-pVybZF4fFd0Mtu6A80IgzkjkrGkwRAWFmK81Jkzyb17ag9tvuUOvpBa1gjjI9AnqU0fq3N1RvHPnkLCTH_JU3QW7KaO/s4032/IMG_6786.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghboyDzhnur15AiGyRJjvdTezJVR2e3n7b2BOSlurRg1pz9XCD9oq6WsbJVQ9kL2ZF4oGy8xF0K_B19LvCV7FQi7WbYYlY-pVybZF4fFd0Mtu6A80IgzkjkrGkwRAWFmK81Jkzyb17ag9tvuUOvpBa1gjjI9AnqU0fq3N1RvHPnkLCTH_JU3QW7KaO/s320/IMG_6786.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Mexican president's palace.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PF0lBmURcDN4GA073kZhqSjf3YnBetMGZpC841z6Rk9Uf9SAAgqu1edr7dQC4AINDFC0aOtDZtV5TcHJ9kH8tAauduBgIJKmKHIjqQ3GShlMRlH_WayTj6aQ1oKrNxhdHXCk3BW8bxSBkyqOhu2qAssoYYAcTqq4Sl0G35HrJcciywKtiFKTHFNs/s4032/IMG_6801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PF0lBmURcDN4GA073kZhqSjf3YnBetMGZpC841z6Rk9Uf9SAAgqu1edr7dQC4AINDFC0aOtDZtV5TcHJ9kH8tAauduBgIJKmKHIjqQ3GShlMRlH_WayTj6aQ1oKrNxhdHXCk3BW8bxSBkyqOhu2qAssoYYAcTqq4Sl0G35HrJcciywKtiFKTHFNs/s320/IMG_6801.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The huge Mexican flag on the middle of the square is raised early morning and lowered at around this time, every single day. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1yPVA4VGoZpT8Fd5q4YT-1VXKpaqYxP1RfcIML95k3tBQ80H0uXVItFv64-tBTut_U1SH28oT4iFWhgqELCzz4nfvB3rl-_Z5Cv4W-1NMkqLj8A-dxY7o102qrk1GJWbrX5QAgQR05SilIqAAg9rcyuLJjtMgHWbonkPy7hJxlOU7mMaRPM-Txx8L/s4032/IMG_6802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1yPVA4VGoZpT8Fd5q4YT-1VXKpaqYxP1RfcIML95k3tBQ80H0uXVItFv64-tBTut_U1SH28oT4iFWhgqELCzz4nfvB3rl-_Z5Cv4W-1NMkqLj8A-dxY7o102qrk1GJWbrX5QAgQR05SilIqAAg9rcyuLJjtMgHWbonkPy7hJxlOU7mMaRPM-Txx8L/s320/IMG_6802.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the skulls everywhere.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOx1enjQf-UJg2Fn2TK8QeJIQFPmbBh1pWehe4yd72ERB_Z-NjDld89p8qVwJpmijyFCdG_aYA78ie6dNKqY-7yWXCuKikyn3_fclBMo_5WCYKvAWede4d-hU6e_KPL4HVATmpdC7m_o9l9z6kzZ_b9gKZRwXUGsVIPAmS9V8s4oSS-Zu5MQjQqTlt/s3672/IMG_6805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2816" data-original-width="3672" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOx1enjQf-UJg2Fn2TK8QeJIQFPmbBh1pWehe4yd72ERB_Z-NjDld89p8qVwJpmijyFCdG_aYA78ie6dNKqY-7yWXCuKikyn3_fclBMo_5WCYKvAWede4d-hU6e_KPL4HVATmpdC7m_o9l9z6kzZ_b9gKZRwXUGsVIPAmS9V8s4oSS-Zu5MQjQqTlt/s320/IMG_6805.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just around the corner, hundreds of people gathered in small indigenous cerimonies of dancing and practicing cleansing rituals. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkBT02x6IVOHztSTqVxzxgVdCerN6k6AThIUtO9rklz2svDIhv5BbbwDxJB8JJg5RPAPflkGynGtOg7586hxT1nfLe8vDEAPOuNbJOLbNv0L40ERNeqdB761EzN6vE6u_xGHIqvDTJ5ZLxBV1aDAo2iwOB6cVb4hCbFyQIo02MTJSdZYA0LGm2G2e/s4032/IMG_6807.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkBT02x6IVOHztSTqVxzxgVdCerN6k6AThIUtO9rklz2svDIhv5BbbwDxJB8JJg5RPAPflkGynGtOg7586hxT1nfLe8vDEAPOuNbJOLbNv0L40ERNeqdB761EzN6vE6u_xGHIqvDTJ5ZLxBV1aDAo2iwOB6cVb4hCbFyQIo02MTJSdZYA0LGm2G2e/s320/IMG_6807.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were smudging rituals happening simultaneously every ten steps. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">People lined up to participate. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The air was filled with a strong and powerful aroma.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YHsWIXOAuv_FQSDg6iWRjaFnEIMksA77YzmItUes-v1OoDJFDSmVgL5BchQ0_CgFotewowyV3mQ_WIakuFO01Z1bP6IkYVuoMeERwXZ9uE2CBtcHjpdqnkhYB8f4886s5xTC9sCQ4vytwC6QU0d4_6vvdubg2auqHtaav28nkLQNrrZv8CuxEtjM/s4032/IMG_6809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YHsWIXOAuv_FQSDg6iWRjaFnEIMksA77YzmItUes-v1OoDJFDSmVgL5BchQ0_CgFotewowyV3mQ_WIakuFO01Z1bP6IkYVuoMeERwXZ9uE2CBtcHjpdqnkhYB8f4886s5xTC9sCQ4vytwC6QU0d4_6vvdubg2auqHtaav28nkLQNrrZv8CuxEtjM/s320/IMG_6809.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Museum of Photography.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2m012plkzi5DOtQBlqHB57GWKFcj3SYKD_m2AotnGzcOgVU8FwTm7Nkycuk88MLTFopuD65EIOxsas-IoJilZP-T5ICXi32BKYE_d5w-chFko2S6WKCZiCPyrebMJrBrXM4PSJxlIKY3Mp820WroAjUvE7C-vd2N40k8CCLgaBU0fl5E8XWJxrOJ9/s4032/IMG_6810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2m012plkzi5DOtQBlqHB57GWKFcj3SYKD_m2AotnGzcOgVU8FwTm7Nkycuk88MLTFopuD65EIOxsas-IoJilZP-T5ICXi32BKYE_d5w-chFko2S6WKCZiCPyrebMJrBrXM4PSJxlIKY3Mp820WroAjUvE7C-vd2N40k8CCLgaBU0fl5E8XWJxrOJ9/s320/IMG_6810.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Main Temple is right there too, in the thickness of the downtown madness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">FROM WIKIPEDIA: The <b><span title="Spanish-language text"><span lang="es">Templo Mayor</span></span></b> (Spanish: Main Temple) was the main temple of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexica" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mexica">Mexica</a> people in their capital city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenochtitlan" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Tenochtitlan">Tenochtitlan</a>, which is now <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_City" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mexico City">Mexico City</a>. Its architectural style belongs to the late <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerican_chronology" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mesoamerican chronology">Postclassic period of Mesoamerica</a>. The temple was called <span title="Nahuatl languages collective text"><span lang="nah">Huēyi Teōcalli</span></span> <span style="font-size: 11.9px;"><small style="font-size: 11.9px;"></small></span><span class="IPA" lang="nah-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Nahuatl" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none !important;" title="Help:IPA/Nahuatl">[we:ˈi teoːˈkali]</a></span> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahuatl" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Nahuatl">Nahuatl</a> language. It was dedicated simultaneously to <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huitzilopochtli" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Huitzilopochtli">Huitzilopochtli</a>, god of war, and <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tlaloc" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Tlaloc">Tlaloc</a>, god of rain and agriculture, each of which had a shrine at the top of the pyramid with separate staircases. The central spire was devoted to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetzalcoatl" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Quetzalcoatl">Quetzalcoatl</a> in his form as the wind god, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehecatl" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Ehecatl">Ehecatl</a>. The Great Temple devoted to Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc, measuring approximately 100 by 80 m (328 by 262 ft) at its base, dominated the Sacred Precinct. Construction of the first temple began sometime after 1325, and it was rebuilt six times. The temple was destroyed by the Spanish in 1521, and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_City_Metropolitan_Cathedral" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral">Mexico City cathedral</a> was built in its place.</span></i></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C3%B3calo" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Zócalo">Zócalo</a>, or main plaza of Mexico City today, was developed to the southwest of Templo Mayor, which is located in the block between Seminario and Justo Sierra streets. The site is part of the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_Center_of_Mexico_City" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Historic Center of Mexico City">Historic Center of Mexico City</a>, which was added to the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO_World_Heritage_List" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;" title="UNESCO World Heritage List">UNESCO World Heritage List</a> in 1987. It received 801,942 visitors in 2017.</span></i></p></div></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHv0XAymszA4w4CR0oXr7gbAHScaaehlQGd33_08w-ZJe3oRzYrw6g7NLwMGYSaskPj39KfPW3sNGXVd58w_saLeyNb0dN-vPH0xtgwVlGwwVqgFOLr-rkwO4yZM-QUG21MmmIQG-9GsYoIVaaFz7kWt2f_HQ7XdlgB850V6-f1kAs5MdUL5KfurF/s4032/IMG_6823.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHv0XAymszA4w4CR0oXr7gbAHScaaehlQGd33_08w-ZJe3oRzYrw6g7NLwMGYSaskPj39KfPW3sNGXVd58w_saLeyNb0dN-vPH0xtgwVlGwwVqgFOLr-rkwO4yZM-QUG21MmmIQG-9GsYoIVaaFz7kWt2f_HQ7XdlgB850V6-f1kAs5MdUL5KfurF/s320/IMG_6823.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The aerial view of the temple's ruins from one of the many rooftop restaurant patios in the area.</div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmWF-_b2zJB43N-aMMkY1gjBS2D1RotX8jvkoGavlWpMMGv7veYZQ84GTiIgQ_SXTKdXzvzEXr8SnUn4qgfOg93mz1Vsj6L32F6OqGybQHoFzdmUrB_GW6ljRq5-2ImFcG9h1TSb9TX9oXkX-fhQhErQXxHvEmmgwLdf5GCw03kjNkGrwWmisLbgCj/s4032/IMG_6817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmWF-_b2zJB43N-aMMkY1gjBS2D1RotX8jvkoGavlWpMMGv7veYZQ84GTiIgQ_SXTKdXzvzEXr8SnUn4qgfOg93mz1Vsj6L32F6OqGybQHoFzdmUrB_GW6ljRq5-2ImFcG9h1TSb9TX9oXkX-fhQhErQXxHvEmmgwLdf5GCw03kjNkGrwWmisLbgCj/s320/IMG_6817.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a wonderful way to seal this amazing trip!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Great view, with even greater friends.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZQDYRLpPyJxpYBAM_6dz3_dIFR3OpGbN_1ebZ86vPs2v3ddyDypLP9N8_A5eF23-AlRvdqytc2Qn12Qy62cYDx6wlrLopqssDJVPdoVxngqchkoU3CGXMOh2YUcBEoa5QReqetUD6wuqj-yoPFc7WbGU_xParCRm2VSF-5_UcpXlTXSdeAeu03D2B/s4032/IMG_6837.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZQDYRLpPyJxpYBAM_6dz3_dIFR3OpGbN_1ebZ86vPs2v3ddyDypLP9N8_A5eF23-AlRvdqytc2Qn12Qy62cYDx6wlrLopqssDJVPdoVxngqchkoU3CGXMOh2YUcBEoa5QReqetUD6wuqj-yoPFc7WbGU_xParCRm2VSF-5_UcpXlTXSdeAeu03D2B/s320/IMG_6837.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tuna tacos and a plantain dish with traditional Mexican Mole.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA:</b> <b style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Mole</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">,</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> from</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahuatl" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Nahuatl">Nahuatl</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">mōlli</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, meaning "sauce", is a traditional sauce and marinade originally used in</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_cuisine" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mexican cuisine">Mexican cuisine</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">. In contemporary Mexico the term is used for a number of sauces, some quite dissimilar, including mole amarillo or amarillito (yellow mole), mole chichilo, mole colorado or coloradito (reddish mole), mole manchamantel or manchamanteles (tablecloth stainer), mole negro (black mole), mole rojo (red mole),</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole_verde" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mole verde">mole verde</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">(green mole),</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><b style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">mole poblano</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, mole almendrado (mole with</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almond" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Almond">almond</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">), mole michoacano, mole prieto, mole ranchero, mole tamaulipeco, mole xiqueno,</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipi%C3%A1n_(sauce)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Pipián (sauce)">mole pipián</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">(mole with</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squash_seed" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Squash seed">squash seed</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">), mole rosa (pink mole),</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole_blanco" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mole blanco">mole blanco</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">(white mole),</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimole" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Chimole">chimole</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">,</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guacamole" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Guacamole">guacamole</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">(mole with</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avocado" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Avocado">avocado</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">) and huaxmole (mole with</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucaena_leucocephala" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Leucaena leucocephala">huaje</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">).</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Generally, a mole sauce contains fruits, nuts, chili peppers, and spices like</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pepper" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Black pepper">black pepper</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">,</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamon" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Cinnamon">cinnamon</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, or</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumin" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Cumin">cumin</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></i></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2HPeqvymmbr3-oj6kCuh93Elgeqo4XcoYsLCFc22rs_muImaWC3_Bcv_HtPP1GRdaPXgkuxLDJ4gy-YUX7H3XplBpfeuNj201mVAdTGR60p0sdRNXy2ZxRKZUye9ARtUQg8A7Dn-UDYSjTImxprJ0dMVPE5WUeeBx4zO0QXO7vsMLo8ozDvvb1s_g/s1600/e04a628d-0ef3-4b0a-92d8-c4bf224e230f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2HPeqvymmbr3-oj6kCuh93Elgeqo4XcoYsLCFc22rs_muImaWC3_Bcv_HtPP1GRdaPXgkuxLDJ4gy-YUX7H3XplBpfeuNj201mVAdTGR60p0sdRNXy2ZxRKZUye9ARtUQg8A7Dn-UDYSjTImxprJ0dMVPE5WUeeBx4zO0QXO7vsMLo8ozDvvb1s_g/s320/e04a628d-0ef3-4b0a-92d8-c4bf224e230f.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I could not leave without a Marguerita, of course. Cheers!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">The </span></span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">margarita</span></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> is a </span></span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%B3ctel" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Cocktail"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">cocktail</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> made up of </span></span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tequila" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Tequila"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">tequila</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> , </span></span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_seco" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="triple dry"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">triple</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> sec, and </span></span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lima" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Lime"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">lime</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> or </span></span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lim%C3%B3n" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Lemon"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">lemon</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> juice . </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">It is often served with salt on the rim of the glass. </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">The drink is served by shaking the ice (con hielo), mixed with ice (frozen margarita), or without ice (straight up). </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Although it has become acceptable to serve a margarita in a wide variety of glass containers, ranging from </span></span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%B3cteles" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="cocktails"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">cocktail</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> and </span></span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copas_de_vino" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Wine glasses"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">wine glasses to</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> large schooners as well, the drink is traditionally served in the eponymous margarita glass, a stepped-diameter variant of a cocktail glass or glass of champagne, somewhat resembling an inverted hat.</span></span></span></i></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5A_vG1E12Is9p-yITxl9VOFicjYN0J3n3WLRMHdxHZKJ-5eTy8gldES3dZQAEKvvlKsAQOGDlcTFZVs854fA2ys-EebAOqsqYS9txsb8RlhmG_x62KWVJhGDSqHgU-cGjsZu4D67f4IYkUkWXUYEZRFsQ_-L0LXuAE0dj6zdWEbQG8IYXntn_L3p/s1024/62246890-e82e-4b58-895b-e3d1e4ef8bc8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5A_vG1E12Is9p-yITxl9VOFicjYN0J3n3WLRMHdxHZKJ-5eTy8gldES3dZQAEKvvlKsAQOGDlcTFZVs854fA2ys-EebAOqsqYS9txsb8RlhmG_x62KWVJhGDSqHgU-cGjsZu4D67f4IYkUkWXUYEZRFsQ_-L0LXuAE0dj6zdWEbQG8IYXntn_L3p/s320/62246890-e82e-4b58-895b-e3d1e4ef8bc8.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just happy.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9z0GITr2pbFGbOObLKBafuAb6_lFCOPjIVfZAY1sVKjuGgvFqBHbLghfJB7kQoXuL8hB_N6DAVZD-OhH9guPDUCY_SYNn-9JtQ6r7brLvIDmaqHjdCcLTmVtaHnVixNzdMJ7VXoII64o-9sRzJfIr-HyFCA1UaDoE1pm1NwFMOt2to875xHOUsXXe/s4032/IMG_6833.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9z0GITr2pbFGbOObLKBafuAb6_lFCOPjIVfZAY1sVKjuGgvFqBHbLghfJB7kQoXuL8hB_N6DAVZD-OhH9guPDUCY_SYNn-9JtQ6r7brLvIDmaqHjdCcLTmVtaHnVixNzdMJ7VXoII64o-9sRzJfIr-HyFCA1UaDoE1pm1NwFMOt2to875xHOUsXXe/s320/IMG_6833.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mexico City, my dear. <br />You have been wonderful to me! Thank you!<br />I learned so much about you and I will always remember your beautiful streets, your friendly people, your warmth and your hospitality. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope to see you again soon. </div><p></p>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10000931073837922786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396939946263808543.post-46428687290381876982023-01-29T12:19:00.005-05:002023-01-29T12:21:23.404-05:00South tour, Diego and grasshopper for dinner - Saturday - Jan. 28<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvSiYO1Do3R4vf2tn469w3BTRjILcVch6r_ensU8O0vNF9VIEHI1o21Nyzl79Yjwg75OGcoeWe2eteGIg6tGIftxBw1Ihl2uWbdVOs1HtDZ3ryAitQJe9pi-b0M9mW3tElTy7DrX2VcbHLQh_ChshtCzmskPLjqhsCMFXEwqv29t3q-RIBDrH1DOOD/s4032/IMG_6279.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvSiYO1Do3R4vf2tn469w3BTRjILcVch6r_ensU8O0vNF9VIEHI1o21Nyzl79Yjwg75OGcoeWe2eteGIg6tGIftxBw1Ihl2uWbdVOs1HtDZ3ryAitQJe9pi-b0M9mW3tElTy7DrX2VcbHLQh_ChshtCzmskPLjqhsCMFXEwqv29t3q-RIBDrH1DOOD/s320/IMG_6279.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I went for a day adventure by myself today and took the regular bus. <br />Public transportation here have a designated area for women. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUFtzzEYKjJkyTmaSB6UxgKlf7fMZewJX7_-L4weSGd7WIJoDYhg23A2uoYn70Mnh_tJ-UrsOcXyZ0XQ2KB1vRWP2ZsysFWrUQee70K5vBYjHIvO09NoAwk7LPRNwsKqDI44zytyNbOqQwLIJBi6HKWt8pThHBLUUMMyfsfukBxbDiT3ZjNcUmZz7/s2706/IMG_6563.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2706" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUFtzzEYKjJkyTmaSB6UxgKlf7fMZewJX7_-L4weSGd7WIJoDYhg23A2uoYn70Mnh_tJ-UrsOcXyZ0XQ2KB1vRWP2ZsysFWrUQee70K5vBYjHIvO09NoAwk7LPRNwsKqDI44zytyNbOqQwLIJBi6HKWt8pThHBLUUMMyfsfukBxbDiT3ZjNcUmZz7/s320/IMG_6563.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />The destination was the Fuente de La Cibeles, where you can catch one of four routs of the double decker tourist buses. For 200 pesos, or CAN$14, I took the South route.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxT5kciLZ2x6Blm5MUbRIO3awmPGtANLPGDnoIZMJ65sYiYbUXoiby6w-zjT5W4CXC-mK75PXNU8vraiGDSip3nSvS3fX5ckJA3Xdby-LDoN_sZ8tWKt8yycXhliwR_KCfuz4PzCeCId7F4pweUXwK9alctX7bfwIWQWBwtfyskRTfzKvJYdK1R2Hl/s4032/IMG_6565.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2564" data-original-width="4032" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxT5kciLZ2x6Blm5MUbRIO3awmPGtANLPGDnoIZMJ65sYiYbUXoiby6w-zjT5W4CXC-mK75PXNU8vraiGDSip3nSvS3fX5ckJA3Xdby-LDoN_sZ8tWKt8yycXhliwR_KCfuz4PzCeCId7F4pweUXwK9alctX7bfwIWQWBwtfyskRTfzKvJYdK1R2Hl/s320/IMG_6565.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fiente de Las Cibeles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA:</b> <span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;">The </span><b style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Cibeles fountain</b><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"> in </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciudad_de_M%C3%A9xico" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mexico City">Mexico City</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"> is an exact replica of the </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuente_de_Cibeles" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="cibeles fountain">Cibeles fountain</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"> that is located in the </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_de_Cibeles" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Plaza de Cibeles">Plaza de Cibeles</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"> in </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Madrid">Madrid</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"> , </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espa%C3%B1a" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Spain">Spain</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> . </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">It is located at the crossroads of Oaxaca, Durango, Medellín and El Oro streets, two </span></span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuadra_(urbanismo)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Cuadra (urban planning)">blocks</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"> from the </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorieta_de_los_Insurgentes" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Roundabout of the Insurgents">Insurgentes roundabout</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"> , in the </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuauht%C3%A9moc_(Ciudad_de_M%C3%A9xico)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Cuauhtemoc (Mexico City)">Cuauhtémoc mayor</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"> 's office of </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciudad_de_M%C3%A9xico" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mexico City">Mexico City</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"> . </span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">It was placed as a symbol of brotherhood between the Spanish and Mexican communities in 1980 and was remodeled in 2011 as part of a maintenance and remodeling program of the capital's government.</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span></span></i></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjORoR_uvEM8xPw1YCrkp6N-Zi575lH2Mfcf-r3TtGFqOd9ZQBK9fuRoWAWaRmxBrypJwh8FpF8TFRWdctvb48mUIhhzAMcdMV_fnAFxKQIuKX4cqp3EAJVhMQpZY8-sLhnDK9kxdvx0DMxkfqY7N1CAVD37EBb9kC7jIJwIaONKjivpbNNnZKmzHd-/s4032/IMG_6572.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjORoR_uvEM8xPw1YCrkp6N-Zi575lH2Mfcf-r3TtGFqOd9ZQBK9fuRoWAWaRmxBrypJwh8FpF8TFRWdctvb48mUIhhzAMcdMV_fnAFxKQIuKX4cqp3EAJVhMQpZY8-sLhnDK9kxdvx0DMxkfqY7N1CAVD37EBb9kC7jIJwIaONKjivpbNNnZKmzHd-/s320/IMG_6572.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Florencia Avenue.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD11QYnqT3gOOlFf8f4U-veUXMD2g6KhiCia-_-3j-OjQZW4Ekqf-G_RmKc7ruHewiY0-qbpS4JqBuDOhbAJzXxvq-0VYOQYoUjivNuGmMdMH7mLly-LrLmrWKWicKsuOtcs-EFyZXwXvOG6iUlYsh8J5rwhaTrl4i-FOVgcG7aVdIVy6j6QprkQg7/s3814/IMG_6576.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3814" data-original-width="3022" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD11QYnqT3gOOlFf8f4U-veUXMD2g6KhiCia-_-3j-OjQZW4Ekqf-G_RmKc7ruHewiY0-qbpS4JqBuDOhbAJzXxvq-0VYOQYoUjivNuGmMdMH7mLly-LrLmrWKWicKsuOtcs-EFyZXwXvOG6iUlYsh8J5rwhaTrl4i-FOVgcG7aVdIVy6j6QprkQg7/s320/IMG_6576.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Monumento de La Independencia.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;">The </span><b style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Independence Monument</b><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"> or </span><b style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Column of Independence</b><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"> is an </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columna_(arquitectura)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="column (architecture)">honorary column</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"> that is located in </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciudad_de_M%C3%A9xico" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mexico City">Mexico City</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"> , in the </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotonda" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Roundabout">roundabout</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"> located at the confluence of </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paseo_de_la_Reforma" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Walk of the Reformation"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Paseo de la Avenida </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Reforma</span></span></a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"> and Río Tíber and Florencia streets.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180;"><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;">It was inaugurated in </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/1910" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="1910">1910</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"> by the then </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidente_de_M%C3%A9xico" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="President of Mexico">president of Mexico</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;">, </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porfirio_D%C3%ADaz" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Porfirio Diaz">Porfirio Díaz</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"> , to commemorate the </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centenario_de_la_Independencia_Mexicana" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Centennial of Mexican Independence">Centenary</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"> of the beginning of the </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independencia_de_M%C3%A9xico" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mexico's independence">independence war of that country</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> . </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">In later years it became a </span></span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mausoleo" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mausoleum">mausoleum</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> for the greatest heroes of that war. </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">It is one of the most emblematic monuments of the city and currently used as a cultural icon of </span></span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciudad_de_M%C3%A9xico" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mexico City">Mexico City</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> and a place of celebrations and national demonstrations. </span></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180;"><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;">Constructed as an honorary column topped with a statue of the </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_(mitolog%C3%ADa)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Victory (mythology)">Winged Victory</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"> holding a </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corona_de_laurel" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Laurel wreath">laurel wreath</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"> and a three-link broken </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadena_(objeto)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="string (object)">chain</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"> , it rises on a stepped </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedestal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Pedestal">pedestal</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"> completed by different statues and allegorical inscriptions to the </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independencia_de_M%C3%A9xico" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mexico's independence">independence of Mexico</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"> .</span></span></i></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_an118WPmBDYwy_l1YNwdwe2POV1NHwTPHDVDItxPYffv3nMCeBx9uX_S0sgDVaTTFnekGlGlvEl7Q9l5fbcSTBagR2-Kug6cW5Ndii-u59IxHaCJvGD6-iCZFx7NWduK3w6SgzQ-lGpJ231p-hXgNw6nO8ktTPu9xMnbNERcw1mrENojjvjae45/s3562/IMG_6597.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3562" data-original-width="2548" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_an118WPmBDYwy_l1YNwdwe2POV1NHwTPHDVDItxPYffv3nMCeBx9uX_S0sgDVaTTFnekGlGlvEl7Q9l5fbcSTBagR2-Kug6cW5Ndii-u59IxHaCJvGD6-iCZFx7NWduK3w6SgzQ-lGpJ231p-hXgNw6nO8ktTPu9xMnbNERcw1mrENojjvjae45/s320/IMG_6597.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Although this is a 25 million people city, the traffic flows slow, but with order. <br />The big avenues have exclusive lanes for buses...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptvNs9cdbG-EGW2bhsDa7PnpOOu0rRrHxX56AbJqtTuytDCAEVLtuLmhYQ57BTZjQmRtWdaWvrwunhSA5B8KVaz5IRsuCN8O8YtJXi8cRX-u7zs18oyCUIs0mpY7qTwd3KhOmZHRUrenpCJjwfC2iviEy5-ZcrzLYS3Xf8tlblDBcWVFPRBS_8YQ_/s3022/IMG_6598.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2766" data-original-width="3022" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptvNs9cdbG-EGW2bhsDa7PnpOOu0rRrHxX56AbJqtTuytDCAEVLtuLmhYQ57BTZjQmRtWdaWvrwunhSA5B8KVaz5IRsuCN8O8YtJXi8cRX-u7zs18oyCUIs0mpY7qTwd3KhOmZHRUrenpCJjwfC2iviEy5-ZcrzLYS3Xf8tlblDBcWVFPRBS_8YQ_/s320/IMG_6598.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... and bicycles. I would feel safe biking here, in these areas. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Insurgentes is the biggest avenue in Latin America: almost 30 km long.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><i><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Avenida de los Insurgentes</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> (English: </span><span face="sans-serif" lang="en" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Avenue of the Insurgents</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">), sometimes known simply as </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Insurgentes</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, is the longest </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_name" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Street name">avenue</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_City" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mexico City">Mexico City</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, with a length of 28.8 km (17.9 mi) on a north-south axis across the city. Insurgentes has its origins in what was during the early 20th century known as the Via del Centenario which ran from city centre to the southern suburbs.</span></i></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4mOQuIDMX09GZQceiQ51KGm23nf4JmcKZwuLRRmGb2aiCR0GD7XQVCKQXfkZY34WQqDCa_cdg6MWaqvGlIRAcvMINzRCjAYFcatyIsBiKmvvVIzpXNsAwiBrZE95ZfNfGaqsfC5h14JKoJvux1l-9q_U6Yuh1bjBALoqj6eHm17vvLqfCTWieBJY/s4032/IMG_6602.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2480" data-original-width="4032" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4mOQuIDMX09GZQceiQ51KGm23nf4JmcKZwuLRRmGb2aiCR0GD7XQVCKQXfkZY34WQqDCa_cdg6MWaqvGlIRAcvMINzRCjAYFcatyIsBiKmvvVIzpXNsAwiBrZE95ZfNfGaqsfC5h14JKoJvux1l-9q_U6Yuh1bjBALoqj6eHm17vvLqfCTWieBJY/s320/IMG_6602.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrL-tnVu0onKj5RhI184cNToIoDdCSGcf2n5w-iwTVGDQQ_gjmg1GHmwwkoZrVIuPtOs5POowpWTOx6i-4g64ErTXoROi7rfM7kJBoG3NpOuUIQLV-ScGoh4e7I670kKGWjvHoz6XZK_dYmEqad8D3alep8Gl_EyDkiQ-0ZYoS5oTA9bP_M6d3H1Bd/s4032/IMG_6603.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrL-tnVu0onKj5RhI184cNToIoDdCSGcf2n5w-iwTVGDQQ_gjmg1GHmwwkoZrVIuPtOs5POowpWTOx6i-4g64ErTXoROi7rfM7kJBoG3NpOuUIQLV-ScGoh4e7I670kKGWjvHoz6XZK_dYmEqad8D3alep8Gl_EyDkiQ-0ZYoS5oTA9bP_M6d3H1Bd/s320/IMG_6603.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The World Trade Centre Mexico City.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA:</b> <span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">The</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><b style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">World Trade Center Mexico City</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, commonly known by its former name,</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_de_M%C3%A9xico" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Hotel de México">Hotel de México</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, is a building complex located in the wealthy neighborhood of</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonia_N%C3%A1poles" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Colonia Nápoles">Colonia Nápoles</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">in central</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_City" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mexico City">Mexico City</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">. Its most famous and recognizable feature is the 50-story, 207 metres (679 ft) high Torre</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" title="World Trade Center">WTC</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, the biggest building in the local area. It is the third tallest building in Mexico City when including antenna, and at its roof height, it stands 191 metres (627 ft).</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">The complex includes a convention center, cultural center, parking facilities, a multi-screen cinema, a revolving 45th-floor luxury restaurant, and a shopping center with</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sears_Mexico" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Sears Mexico">Sears</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">(originally opened as a</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JCPenney" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="JCPenney">JCPenney</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, the first location outside of the USA) as an anchor tenant. It will also include a 22-floor hotel, which is currently under construction.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Located on</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenida_de_los_Insurgentes" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Avenida de los Insurgentes">Avenida de los Insurgentes</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, the complex is served by the Polyforum station of the</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_City_Metrob%C3%BAs" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mexico City Metrobús">Metrobús</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_rapid_transit" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Bus rapid transit">Bus rapid transit</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">system, located a few meters away. The station is named after the</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyforum_Cultural_Siqueiros" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros">Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, a part of the</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" title="World Trade Center">WTC</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">complex.</span></span></i></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkAI54qiEy5N-vkmVwkrbWm3MneO6Rsshn0tlDcSJcU2ZhD-J_VFB1b8kcV-XsoIhNaxcXPeQAEBcApIeixt-7ydPUPQIU7e2nKh1suGIh-843wTs6vAeiHpeZ-bfg5fHKrZZ47s2GOO0UCghi8CXlOmF1LI121nDijB5jj0evMOqjyS-4Wl-WAND/s4032/IMG_6609.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkAI54qiEy5N-vkmVwkrbWm3MneO6Rsshn0tlDcSJcU2ZhD-J_VFB1b8kcV-XsoIhNaxcXPeQAEBcApIeixt-7ydPUPQIU7e2nKh1suGIh-843wTs6vAeiHpeZ-bfg5fHKrZZ47s2GOO0UCghi8CXlOmF1LI121nDijB5jj0evMOqjyS-4Wl-WAND/s320/IMG_6609.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Blue Stadium.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b><b style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">(English: “Sports City Stadium”; formerly</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><b style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Estadio Azul</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">) is a 33,000-seat</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">stadium located in</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciudad_de_los_Deportes" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Ciudad de los Deportes">Ciudad de los Deportes</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">,</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_City" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mexico City">Mexico City</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">. This sports facility is used for</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Association football">association football</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">matches and for</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="American football">American football</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">as well. The</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taz%C3%B3n_M%C3%A9xico" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Tazón México">Tazón México</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">has been played at the stadium. It was the home of Mexican football club</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruz_Azul" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Cruz Azul">Cruz Azul</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">until 2018, hence the previous nickname of</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Estadio Azul</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, and the</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_national_football_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mexico national football team">Mexico national football team</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, especially in the early 1990s. In summer 2016, it was announced by Mexico City authorities that plans to demolish the stadium would begin at the end of the 2017-2018</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liga_MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Liga MX">Liga MX</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">season. However, in July 2018, the demolition project was put on hold.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">It is presently the home of</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlante_F.C." style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Atlante F.C.">Atlante F.C.</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">The stadium was dubbed again with the nickname</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Estadio Azulgrana</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">which it previously held during the 1980s and 1990s due to the fact that it was the home of Atlante F.C., whose club colors are blue and garnet.</span></span></i></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqD18SLzCbQf_Q0gHmqjK2MOAn-YJMcR3OXGHnH9pNl2L3c0s_8d-kYQp09iFVN2URDBcHcmOz6pgZEGC8OSiJJGXhqt4uO32AZUvb2TCv0zsQ8Gn4_a4YRr8p1kwnQjwfaNsrGlkIgZdrVrbvKgRoZjQOU0jDd5vzR4jXiMCTv5n4SjDfMTndv0H/s4032/IMG_6611.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqD18SLzCbQf_Q0gHmqjK2MOAn-YJMcR3OXGHnH9pNl2L3c0s_8d-kYQp09iFVN2URDBcHcmOz6pgZEGC8OSiJJGXhqt4uO32AZUvb2TCv0zsQ8Gn4_a4YRr8p1kwnQjwfaNsrGlkIgZdrVrbvKgRoZjQOU0jDd5vzR4jXiMCTv5n4SjDfMTndv0H/s320/IMG_6611.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Plaza de Toros.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA:</b> <span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;">The </span><b style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Plaza de Toros Monumental in </span></span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciudad_de_M%C3%A9xico" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mexico City"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Mexico City</span></span></a></b><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"> , officially </span><b style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Plaza México</b><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"> , is the largest bullring in the world. </span><sup class="reference separada" id="cite_ref-1" style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 1em; margin-right: 0.6ch; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_de_toros_Monumental_de_M%C3%A9xico#cite_note-1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">1</a></sup><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> It was inaugurated on February 5, 1946. </span></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180;"><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;">It is located in the </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciudad_de_los_Deportes" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Sports City">Ciudad de los Deportes</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"> neighborhood , next to the </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_Azul" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Blue Stadium">Estadio Azul</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> . </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">It has a capacity for </span></span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space: nowrap;">42,000</span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"> people (seated), but has reached more than </span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space: nowrap;">50,000</span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"> , being dedicated almost exclusively to popular concerts and </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tauromaquia" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Bullfighting">bullfighting</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"> events.</span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"> It has a ring of </span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space: nowrap;">43 m</span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> in diameter, and an alley of two. </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">It is privately owned.</span></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #800180; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"><i>The bullfight season takes place in the bullring, with at least twelve bullfights on Sundays between November and January, and the bullfight season or small season, with a regulatory duration of twelve bullfights on Fridays and Sundays between September and January. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180;"><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;">On </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/10_de_junio" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="June 10th">June 10,</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"> 2022, </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="2022">the</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"> definitive suspension for bullfighting events was notified for the duration of a trial promoted by the </span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Justicia Justa</span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"> association for animal abuse in shows.</span></span></i></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPH_me51MixzDUgbZuGM99PuaEiZciyKS4CUlZaw6pQgwO7PT_tHGKIgZeksbCwy4QZ7dgWyAxnZV4gTanrBUK3J6wCEnu5spYMyhsLZrQbsfWuV-TjYSh7dxg6APHFd7De7j96zmx3jEnzVNYJ8FuGy8N79fJZcVNXkRxER-G-4Q0TNxNpT06PNd2/s4032/IMG_6614.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2712" data-original-width="4032" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPH_me51MixzDUgbZuGM99PuaEiZciyKS4CUlZaw6pQgwO7PT_tHGKIgZeksbCwy4QZ7dgWyAxnZV4gTanrBUK3J6wCEnu5spYMyhsLZrQbsfWuV-TjYSh7dxg6APHFd7De7j96zmx3jEnzVNYJ8FuGy8N79fJZcVNXkRxER-G-4Q0TNxNpT06PNd2/s320/IMG_6614.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The parks are really incredible in Mexico City. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are many big ones, but unfortunately I would need more time to explore then. Next trip. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a nice list: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/best-parks-in-mexico-city</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzuRMQX2UJAbAiqqh09-fXaf-IycRsmj_jvMDsAglSaEWCYo-fCIwY35gHoFm28eZzixq_HZ6tnkPBqjsBoKMThoLz753mIQs3TSW0nyywzVCPeDW94xEyApM8WV4JA0-E5wGtT8il4IFQ0rDLfYRgUWE-YqC3kYB3U7UZK6TOwAdKpN7rvaep2_u/s4032/IMG_6621.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzuRMQX2UJAbAiqqh09-fXaf-IycRsmj_jvMDsAglSaEWCYo-fCIwY35gHoFm28eZzixq_HZ6tnkPBqjsBoKMThoLz753mIQs3TSW0nyywzVCPeDW94xEyApM8WV4JA0-E5wGtT8il4IFQ0rDLfYRgUWE-YqC3kYB3U7UZK6TOwAdKpN7rvaep2_u/s320/IMG_6621.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I get off the bus close to Frida Khalo's Museum in Coyoacan neighbourhood and took an UBER to the Diego's museum. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But before, I had lunch at this small and cozy family restaurant called Cochinita Country - Yuteca's authentic food.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3d_vjtwQM_FBCUTsYkzmMIKma-ZNEur_2uRa_ssJS2pLNPyz6OSHA763-nEBNHuvAKowUnVoKf6yH6ysnX5kvxq47xDcjGXObG05VLdkFDSpCQP3PJO_lMhbrvMvDGglEaudr4FfcbQcRICtUk9MxlXIaRqVukRVXIuyhs_dMWYzdYUIrS3SiSAR/s3052/IMG_6623.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2376" data-original-width="3052" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3d_vjtwQM_FBCUTsYkzmMIKma-ZNEur_2uRa_ssJS2pLNPyz6OSHA763-nEBNHuvAKowUnVoKf6yH6ysnX5kvxq47xDcjGXObG05VLdkFDSpCQP3PJO_lMhbrvMvDGglEaudr4FfcbQcRICtUk9MxlXIaRqVukRVXIuyhs_dMWYzdYUIrS3SiSAR/s320/IMG_6623.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #800180;">Cochinita pibil</span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; text-align: start;"><i><span style="color: #800180;">Platillo típico de la cocina de la península de Yucatán preparado con carne de cerdo condimentado con una mezcla de achiote y especias. </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; text-align: start;"><i><span style="color: #800180;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; text-align: start;"><i><span style="color: #800180;">Typical dish of the cuisine of the Yucatan peninsula prepared with Pork seasoned with a mixture of achiote and spices.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; text-align: start;"><i><span style="color: #800180;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; text-align: start;"><i><span style="color: #800180;">What Is Achiote? </span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; text-align: start;">Achiote is a spice and coloring agent extracted from the seeds of the evergreen Bixa orellana shrub. After </span><a href="https://www.thespruceeats.com/learn-the-definition-of-macerate-480591" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; text-align: start;"><span class="s1">macerating</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; text-align: start;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; text-align: start;">in water, the pulp surrounding the seeds is made into cakes for further processing into dyes. The seeds are dried and used whole or ground as a culinary spice. Commercially, achiote is used to add yellow color to</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://www.thespruceeats.com/what-is-chorizo-1328442" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; text-align: start;"><span class="s1">chorizo</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; text-align: start;">, butter and margarine, cheese, and smoked fish.</span></span></i></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xKV2W__cVWNuJUtGVd5FQEY6VRrqYfu3zyPots3hhn8drFp21g_nH1CAJhCCirpk4gVwWBUh0zU-EsWuoHiHUpzyiDITUUrKryn8SQ1AD6pHBYZne6klMzWDsSdA-EI7K18xKd6pF-lHMor5Edb-3o8d0FfteMO901t2y8x-GF4tgeayBMbZ-Yvy/s4032/IMG_6626.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xKV2W__cVWNuJUtGVd5FQEY6VRrqYfu3zyPots3hhn8drFp21g_nH1CAJhCCirpk4gVwWBUh0zU-EsWuoHiHUpzyiDITUUrKryn8SQ1AD6pHBYZne6klMzWDsSdA-EI7K18xKd6pF-lHMor5Edb-3o8d0FfteMO901t2y8x-GF4tgeayBMbZ-Yvy/s320/IMG_6626.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was totally a surprise for me. Visiting the Anahuacalli Museum was not on my list, but since the ticket from the Frida Khalo's museum also gives you access to this one, I decided to include it in my route. And what a great decision!!!! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAw4tskoSX-TfswgZbn7KLBOHCn0B4rnZuco6lGXiRWtLQpR8a5FogzPmmdawtgSLiE1G5DRlwImpTq7vnI0-1IF9ySl6RY2zRyjmAmwFZoEESNLtbbFL1QMRewoAApqTyDgCKG6qOQ01AdUxdhhCfJgxoy6hKVFUMRuY6CdpdR_LbVxb4PG_5NDx/s4032/IMG_6698.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAw4tskoSX-TfswgZbn7KLBOHCn0B4rnZuco6lGXiRWtLQpR8a5FogzPmmdawtgSLiE1G5DRlwImpTq7vnI0-1IF9ySl6RY2zRyjmAmwFZoEESNLtbbFL1QMRewoAApqTyDgCKG6qOQ01AdUxdhhCfJgxoy6hKVFUMRuY6CdpdR_LbVxb4PG_5NDx/s320/IMG_6698.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA:</b> <span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">The Diego Rivera </span><b style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Anahuacalli Museum</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">is a museum and arts center in</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_City" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mexico City">Mexico City</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, located in the San Pablo de Tepetlapa neighborhood of</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coyoac%C3%A1n" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Coyoacán">Coyoacán</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, 10 minutes by car from the</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frida_Kahlo_Museum" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Frida Kahlo Museum">Frida Kahlo Museum</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, as well as from the tourist neighborhood of this district.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">The Anahuacalli (from the Nahuatl word, whose meaning is "house surrounded by water"), is a temple of the arts designed by the Mexican muralist </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Rivera" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Diego Rivera">Diego Rivera</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">.</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">This museum stands out for its extensive collection of</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Columbian_art" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Pre-Columbian art">pre-Columbian art</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, as well as for its Ecological Space that protects endemic</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">flora and fauna. Rivera designed its architecture in order to safeguard his vast collection of pre-Hispanic pieces, while exhibiting the most beautiful works of this set in the museum's main building. Accordingly, a selection of 2,000 artworks, especially well executed and preserved, has been on display since the opening of the Anahuacalli to the public on September 18, 1964.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><b>THE UNDERWORLD</b></span></span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The main floor is the underworld. There is no light coming in and everything is dark and cold. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5-Ei7bYZ1hrS7A_aw6eIueEAyUR3wXhVL97spW6LsF8h3I0m1jMmmTJsJraewTW-sOEFAisWlFnNcQg-fXxJxcV_L2rE4Mm9h9uFhOrspopwOSfj-M2HHrUcNvHVShg9FjJOTsPWU2-wTSGhWfCqWDkzsV74Doi-ePN6m_VdS4sL6srDoogTnh38/s4032/IMG_6629.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5-Ei7bYZ1hrS7A_aw6eIueEAyUR3wXhVL97spW6LsF8h3I0m1jMmmTJsJraewTW-sOEFAisWlFnNcQg-fXxJxcV_L2rE4Mm9h9uFhOrspopwOSfj-M2HHrUcNvHVShg9FjJOTsPWU2-wTSGhWfCqWDkzsV74Doi-ePN6m_VdS4sL6srDoogTnh38/s320/IMG_6629.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><i><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">The extravagant architecture of the building is inspired by</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerica" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mesoamerica">Mesoamerican</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">structures, with a unique style of its kind that mixes</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_civilization" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Maya civilization">Mayan</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">and</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toltec" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Toltec">Toltec</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">influences mainly,</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">although Rivera himself defined it as an amalgamation of</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztecs" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Aztecs">Aztec</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, Mayan and "Traditional Rivera" styles.</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">The Anahuacalli Museum building is erected with carved volcanic stone,</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">extracted from the same place where it stands. According to the words of the</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabasco" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Tabasco">Tabasco</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">museographer and poet</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Pellicer" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Carlos Pellicer">Carlos Pellicer</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">, who designed the museum's permanent exhibition at the express indication of Rivera himself, the Anahuacalli responds to the following description:</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #800180;"><i>"It is a personal creation using pre-Hispanic elements, mainly from Toltec architecture and some of the Mayan: sloped walls, serpentine pilasters and rhomboid doors. The pyramidal crown accentuates the magnificent character of the building."</i></span></span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLtokLgrHURCbwjOr8n3zCXYu7X9ZN1N3Jc8g9WR0Vy7Q7eibFaHnXVEk5YD4iYu8QJA7B7yVKBpXk3bollWKpUiBkRcjcES5lnAuMW-agaqWkSEYZnX-PBy2JqgN7dHSAzR8w-4colVT0UbkXLrAXIqnVJ6dxqGxswGxAXhnoV0fT-2jdAZ0zm5S/s4032/IMG_6630.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLtokLgrHURCbwjOr8n3zCXYu7X9ZN1N3Jc8g9WR0Vy7Q7eibFaHnXVEk5YD4iYu8QJA7B7yVKBpXk3bollWKpUiBkRcjcES5lnAuMW-agaqWkSEYZnX-PBy2JqgN7dHSAzR8w-4colVT0UbkXLrAXIqnVJ6dxqGxswGxAXhnoV0fT-2jdAZ0zm5S/s320/IMG_6630.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Every room has a mosaic on the ceiling. </div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">The flat ceilings on the ground floor and the upper floors are decorated with original mosaics by the great painter, which are elements that are integrated into the architecture.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="color: #800180;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">The ground floor is occupied by Aztec and the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teotihuacan" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Teotihuacan">Teotihuacan</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> artworks. A beautiful group of stone sculptures, clay figurines -models of temples- and pottery utensils."</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> Diego Rivera planned the Anahuacalli as a great stage for the development of diverse artistic expressions such as theater, dance, painting and music.</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> These disciplines are immersed in an atmosphere whose architecture represents the search for the Mexican essence through its rich pre-Columbian past. At the same time, the Anahuacalli is integrated into the artistic, intellectual and educational events of contemporary times.</span></span></i></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQsA726pWsVV9i1GFjQPO9MlPhWtY7tlO-rz_hilqqwxdtYz53Hft9XRCCy_PUYoc1HmOlMSFc3bo_hDxdXF3XiKKN_8oAFV3F1sEys9waU2txr1J4BSufNmhyzSA06B_akGu9kYq9L4uj0PKyQuDLAjg4NKcy_RIRoEcJFMj2g8fQyLNn1gzyPp62/s4032/IMG_6643.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQsA726pWsVV9i1GFjQPO9MlPhWtY7tlO-rz_hilqqwxdtYz53Hft9XRCCy_PUYoc1HmOlMSFc3bo_hDxdXF3XiKKN_8oAFV3F1sEys9waU2txr1J4BSufNmhyzSA06B_akGu9kYq9L4uj0PKyQuDLAjg4NKcy_RIRoEcJFMj2g8fQyLNn1gzyPp62/s320/IMG_6643.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQDVi2VoWQJ8tXkUNaKAGGwv8EVTflnXngWynmjgpO3VnS_k0UcAzJ3JGffW171K3gArzPWn7h9rKRUGqbHNl3z1HfV5PqH4eL2pwVz8PUNvUXIrFyW1DhH4y6ZTqUQ2s_f9JuMS3qc51zE4z8TNvJPhUIi_u61E6CKxqnzIItnGMAjQceE7GC7t5/s4032/IMG_6648.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQDVi2VoWQJ8tXkUNaKAGGwv8EVTflnXngWynmjgpO3VnS_k0UcAzJ3JGffW171K3gArzPWn7h9rKRUGqbHNl3z1HfV5PqH4eL2pwVz8PUNvUXIrFyW1DhH4y6ZTqUQ2s_f9JuMS3qc51zE4z8TNvJPhUIi_u61E6CKxqnzIItnGMAjQceE7GC7t5/s320/IMG_6648.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3c9ObrwIqn3WyeDBjb9_wZBm4zuNZOraqX6-7A4ZTM_6fXAxPQeYuANnKWO8-Qbhm0yqchAUdv_kM6asHLv02UaCIncLwGeyNRymjey5Z39SdeHfIelYnYtiNnGXzchBdDHG5nT3NebYKdQChSLqbMgbqtQA3zHGnGTRGXc-M8BinIT58BioM19G/s4032/IMG_6650.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3c9ObrwIqn3WyeDBjb9_wZBm4zuNZOraqX6-7A4ZTM_6fXAxPQeYuANnKWO8-Qbhm0yqchAUdv_kM6asHLv02UaCIncLwGeyNRymjey5Z39SdeHfIelYnYtiNnGXzchBdDHG5nT3NebYKdQChSLqbMgbqtQA3zHGnGTRGXc-M8BinIT58BioM19G/s320/IMG_6650.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA:</b> <span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Every year, in compliance with the will that Rivera expressed for the Anahuacalli, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_art" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Contemporary art">contemporary art</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> exhibitions are presented on the premises. These proposals are carefully chosen, as they must alternate harmoniously with the museum's architecture, with the pre-Columbian art on display, with the nature that surrounds it, and with the foundational and evolving concept of Diego's Anahuacalli.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #800180;">The Anahuacalli is a testimony to Rivera's generosity; he created a prodigious architectural work to display his collection of pre-Hispanic art with the people of Mexico and the world. Thanks to this museum, today, thousands of national and foreign visitors can delve into the creative universe that the muralist left housed in this unique place. Everyone who visits the site can enjoy its natural and architectural spaces, as well as the rich collection of Mesoamerican art bequeathed to Mexico, by Master Rivera.</span></i></span></div></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVf81DxR1AyM0-gcqztsbd-HyGApmZC7_lv_EMtd6-52TLLU1cEJTbtKF0bP2OTX3nM-ATlZwAE4jnAPGr76mMYpn6FA2GqfHXO6_qgKJgRFVaWmW_J3Qn55SEeyCIJJI_sVzuxEbqfVDVo7mw-JwJd62aVdF4l-BLSVDYfxBmxhoYor0248BYFFA6/s4032/IMG_6651.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVf81DxR1AyM0-gcqztsbd-HyGApmZC7_lv_EMtd6-52TLLU1cEJTbtKF0bP2OTX3nM-ATlZwAE4jnAPGr76mMYpn6FA2GqfHXO6_qgKJgRFVaWmW_J3Qn55SEeyCIJJI_sVzuxEbqfVDVo7mw-JwJd62aVdF4l-BLSVDYfxBmxhoYor0248BYFFA6/s320/IMG_6651.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYp5jqzhB9KALMrcX08qz9u25OC9GXx9AzWvryGduUL7OH9XupkMXWtq4jCllvqFJMNdX1XIFpJza20Q-oa3pQjR5zFmwf4ChuK82F2ehX1tvdDkvxapFiTk8ckgySEov7JDOyjrJ0AtZqOyk7jm4-K2WLQqXSPAS4PrrnsJ_CxCtk1W9SaHSYJze6/s320/IMG_6658.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The windows are tinted with the mineral Alabaster, which doesn't allowed the full light to come in. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This gives a sinister feeling, from the underworld. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b><b style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Alabaster</b><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> , a word that comes from the </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Latin </span></span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lat%C3%ADn" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Latin">alabastrum</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, is</span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"> a variety of calcium sulfate, </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aljez" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="aljez">aljez</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"> or gypsum stone (hydrated calcium sulfate) that occurs in a compact form, contrary to </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selenita" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Selenite">selenite</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> , which is a fibrous variety. </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Its name comes from the ancient Greek αλάβαστρος ("alabastros"), which designated a vessel without handles, since alabaster was used to make perfume vessels without handles.</span></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180;"><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;">Alabaster, like aljez, or gypsum stone, is scratched with a fingernail ( </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escala_de_Mohs" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mohs scale">Mohs hardness</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> 1.5 to 2). </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Its crystalline system is monoclinic. </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">This fine-grained variety of aljez is extracted from Spanish, English or </span></span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toscana" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Tuscany">Tuscany</a></span></i><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"><i><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> quarries . </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Alabaster is used as a decorative stone. </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Its softness allows it to be carved with very elaborate shapes. </span></span></i><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><i><span style="color: #800180;">Soluble in water, cannot be used outdoors</span></i><span style="color: #202122;">.</span></span></span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHCVaKHOGSmeyRbx2xWlQwipeZ6WVOUaWJU7Wy8HiIsGyjSzUhYGzgHwsKb8vrTzg8srG4BTcvqKrOo6RyeCphhxYRptXFmJGXV-_RG1fi7cwgDuUUxh4mWuup0jLQQwTaJFkA8yHq4S1cQh-ozjWMGMGE7P4CpMHEw3NnGZPwcBQN63Tj9x59LKd/s4032/IMG_6659.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHCVaKHOGSmeyRbx2xWlQwipeZ6WVOUaWJU7Wy8HiIsGyjSzUhYGzgHwsKb8vrTzg8srG4BTcvqKrOo6RyeCphhxYRptXFmJGXV-_RG1fi7cwgDuUUxh4mWuup0jLQQwTaJFkA8yHq4S1cQh-ozjWMGMGE7P4CpMHEw3NnGZPwcBQN63Tj9x59LKd/s320/IMG_6659.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br /><b><span style="color: #800180;">LIVING WORLD</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #800180;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Upstairs is the Living World, with much more light, and where Diego Riviera designed his studio. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He died before completion and never got a chance to use this place as a work place. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZ3UyIryAoTXSBxTd_cthlinh7gUu0iJEfa8dKw9G3zz_NojPP6HsZ8HkbNiA75gtWJ4MIG9alk1oXmmQppp7u_MeZNANa1aLe3YAilrf3CvqRXW2WbqDClUESK5hkt-XsOoJC3UMsOOuPJ87ju2ZE452ZoktL-k10N1oYJx0Dd5sUiA63wRGqQdp/s4032/IMG_6661.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZ3UyIryAoTXSBxTd_cthlinh7gUu0iJEfa8dKw9G3zz_NojPP6HsZ8HkbNiA75gtWJ4MIG9alk1oXmmQppp7u_MeZNANa1aLe3YAilrf3CvqRXW2WbqDClUESK5hkt-XsOoJC3UMsOOuPJ87ju2ZE452ZoktL-k10N1oYJx0Dd5sUiA63wRGqQdp/s320/IMG_6661.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">His studio was built with very high ceilings due to the scale of his art. <br />Here you can see his sketches that turned into huge murals around cities, in many countries. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These sketches were not made here, but his family permitted them to be on display where the artist envisioned to create his pieces. <br /><br />He also designed big windows close to the celling, so people could visit the studio and observe him working from the Celestial World, above. In a way, he saw himself as a piece of art too, to be appreciate by his admirers. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3z9OKvn8C0F08BCnwxlec4TjYqba_XQAfaQ7bci7Q9JmRCp_QjsKCihSvFZxnpT5P16mlHwK-WBwy0G_jPJqkuaMtD-ODFurAQZ9PoFpcxcfHoxQqRYTp0vwpeUhNFUQV6gdPundH9XImDCUQTovm23UH1vvhIK_XS_Ly5TgG9bm7t1UqMI_HkWPv/s4032/IMG_6664.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3z9OKvn8C0F08BCnwxlec4TjYqba_XQAfaQ7bci7Q9JmRCp_QjsKCihSvFZxnpT5P16mlHwK-WBwy0G_jPJqkuaMtD-ODFurAQZ9PoFpcxcfHoxQqRYTp0vwpeUhNFUQV6gdPundH9XImDCUQTovm23UH1vvhIK_XS_Ly5TgG9bm7t1UqMI_HkWPv/s320/IMG_6664.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeSPTC8bNxx4NpF05S7mEtgncyyoxdnBAJosQlGARdUCtybBhBaz7UY0Q6JTFvuPZqU57TemtE294lhICJIKfkljctiraAszcgcOBLPyW2g8tNif-KUXzTg7iO_5LRSKq2lVs5b3bZvXw9Ro7fYvGKpdh-9xIyvUuYTwT-pBT4iJrv0YVEKWn7rcwH/s4032/IMG_6665.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeSPTC8bNxx4NpF05S7mEtgncyyoxdnBAJosQlGARdUCtybBhBaz7UY0Q6JTFvuPZqU57TemtE294lhICJIKfkljctiraAszcgcOBLPyW2g8tNif-KUXzTg7iO_5LRSKq2lVs5b3bZvXw9Ro7fYvGKpdh-9xIyvUuYTwT-pBT4iJrv0YVEKWn7rcwH/s320/IMG_6665.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of his large scale murals sketches.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSKcl_yVtbHm-47qVSvGswCRpDtyfNxlXlx9l3rN6gAlCAq6YCAyZxVDaQa4fhbPxbPFFk8VVHO-mUz7M-Bo1LnSE4EMS93BnIsjrxMAaT5BiWlpa9UROrcDmBCno3hEV0VO1lkgIz_tojO14fNTLFe5_Uii2CrsDGRgLTpgZdqFfw1a_-mL9gT-oy/s4032/IMG_6669.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSKcl_yVtbHm-47qVSvGswCRpDtyfNxlXlx9l3rN6gAlCAq6YCAyZxVDaQa4fhbPxbPFFk8VVHO-mUz7M-Bo1LnSE4EMS93BnIsjrxMAaT5BiWlpa9UROrcDmBCno3hEV0VO1lkgIz_tojO14fNTLFe5_Uii2CrsDGRgLTpgZdqFfw1a_-mL9gT-oy/s320/IMG_6669.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We can see a bit of colour now on the ceilings mosaics.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnUqY8--IHa8PXkC12a0DXD8DduiGkRn4EOYMdKjerT7PUDUUyVw3dshWr7RWFyKm3-dtkjC6hFHr2aXPNaZvC7I8eU-9Byt2jyPyxyDGc9NaSQlyv-DfvDKM-c6rgPfMLG4g3ZUSDM-FTjlpWv153CpZNKGDaJdf0nbjEdIOuJP8sqwwDic_I9PK/s4032/IMG_6670.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnUqY8--IHa8PXkC12a0DXD8DduiGkRn4EOYMdKjerT7PUDUUyVw3dshWr7RWFyKm3-dtkjC6hFHr2aXPNaZvC7I8eU-9Byt2jyPyxyDGc9NaSQlyv-DfvDKM-c6rgPfMLG4g3ZUSDM-FTjlpWv153CpZNKGDaJdf0nbjEdIOuJP8sqwwDic_I9PK/s320/IMG_6670.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3y3TRUSQFvG7cAWvHe4bjnZ2FpoY2fw9hA-l8M40NwPH6mftmn6s9k-ywHN531aSTN6qZWhyf3f9Dz0YPuluI8sR7Cz3ZyYxbR9w8BNf6Yl0H-V84BN_KwhXeWBMeCX6butR2VqoZnMBwe0I3UFYAmZcvB3fd25TRWFHxp4t-I5Ndkl-gkgs5-z7L/s4032/IMG_6675.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Light - still timid - coming in.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MJQ3k4WMVCBj7BNJflvpFDOLg15fLcfUv9NEsYBMrD4eoopDerCOWZDgao32-mC1ZVJJYGUvHwiq2TytbMJrgv9vKNi7UAEN0wN4EfvdjrnIPd09FGjk4sEUHwjDfCI43Pl-L40lLXKoh8OkEPVqx5DKrf--BkXDdYtMMj5D66_JuKvZhas95ML5/s4032/IMG_6684.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MJQ3k4WMVCBj7BNJflvpFDOLg15fLcfUv9NEsYBMrD4eoopDerCOWZDgao32-mC1ZVJJYGUvHwiq2TytbMJrgv9vKNi7UAEN0wN4EfvdjrnIPd09FGjk4sEUHwjDfCI43Pl-L40lLXKoh8OkEPVqx5DKrf--BkXDdYtMMj5D66_JuKvZhas95ML5/s320/IMG_6684.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KFJ0UdGEd-WGv3FfbfMr6I-dzLIX8qloYQF5AH9kd0F_7ARRqFAvGwHVNcth41LUZjJbV5jEbokTH_RKQVs2FvMk2MqNb-jb40GiFx0cFqiATqzdn1jN4SkG6ADVkbFT5vSFBVohgpZA86XbZKl0eQDWV_yk62z3PJszh1FkqqtQpf5PKkbLTC3x/s4032/IMG_6685.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KFJ0UdGEd-WGv3FfbfMr6I-dzLIX8qloYQF5AH9kd0F_7ARRqFAvGwHVNcth41LUZjJbV5jEbokTH_RKQVs2FvMk2MqNb-jb40GiFx0cFqiATqzdn1jN4SkG6ADVkbFT5vSFBVohgpZA86XbZKl0eQDWV_yk62z3PJszh1FkqqtQpf5PKkbLTC3x/s320/IMG_6685.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #800180;">CELESTIAL WORLD</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-MrZntJi0X7Nm_eTNnAL443nD4THSDvtUst5NUiXX-r-kKaH2mPSfdbfbFhKxXPYK96uFB82caY1GnZ9OzskDEDx1dstI9z3T8h0bJeWVZSaeEJPPmDbgnap6IeB9brlIfRsKZEe_RWkIb4EApYYzus_cP6DKFaUnpPS3qiRyMnZuJOtMko9f2Gjt/s4032/IMG_6686.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-MrZntJi0X7Nm_eTNnAL443nD4THSDvtUst5NUiXX-r-kKaH2mPSfdbfbFhKxXPYK96uFB82caY1GnZ9OzskDEDx1dstI9z3T8h0bJeWVZSaeEJPPmDbgnap6IeB9brlIfRsKZEe_RWkIb4EApYYzus_cP6DKFaUnpPS3qiRyMnZuJOtMko9f2Gjt/s320/IMG_6686.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When you go up one more floor...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1vrKt28mXhRpzyRmG436dSwLfsN9XjkpI0nNnTHG8QvGkR3WL0KqkrrtpZWxthR6EVPy7UgCJGuILiqY3ji6uS0QLen2d-hUGvpfPf1ms8hIa7CDFx8FnPpU7Bn03dwyUZO0QhwsTJOgC4N10T40nt90-YNskX15fpbqzBITjouVnHe4SRaE1eCK/s4032/IMG_6687.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1vrKt28mXhRpzyRmG436dSwLfsN9XjkpI0nNnTHG8QvGkR3WL0KqkrrtpZWxthR6EVPy7UgCJGuILiqY3ji6uS0QLen2d-hUGvpfPf1ms8hIa7CDFx8FnPpU7Bn03dwyUZO0QhwsTJOgC4N10T40nt90-YNskX15fpbqzBITjouVnHe4SRaE1eCK/s320/IMG_6687.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... you get into the Celestial World.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7krBJBWawPepgZCExYbdXhWUixGnYrz8B_QcKRs7QxOOLwyMimIhvi_fMKH06N0vMICap3pfCtgv2_pOhZE8L3cB652BVsEgxtKFNiqu-LzJScHPvdT0CraW81A4efz-neKjssG2Vp-znsMK0NhQ3hf7MhukQ8xQ4rJp3PyvQhlW7llLqXqYuOl4/s4032/IMG_6689.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7krBJBWawPepgZCExYbdXhWUixGnYrz8B_QcKRs7QxOOLwyMimIhvi_fMKH06N0vMICap3pfCtgv2_pOhZE8L3cB652BVsEgxtKFNiqu-LzJScHPvdT0CraW81A4efz-neKjssG2Vp-znsMK0NhQ3hf7MhukQ8xQ4rJp3PyvQhlW7llLqXqYuOl4/s320/IMG_6689.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is light, you feel free and peaceful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0gIu79PJP7QMo04-yoBtaqRYNPsrhSAaFmmyJ0xSSO7hGa_1vmsrK3ekcNcLukeLrr2YTUU9L6IMP-4qscEm3K_ep8CikDb9uBK45sCg_Vik8p6kBCW7EJzpObR7bKh4KmUYAq_pNGy4QOpmzfLWvrEj-kBamOlUrOdnEotvyCVMT6S0IItmbDj7/s4032/IMG_6691.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0gIu79PJP7QMo04-yoBtaqRYNPsrhSAaFmmyJ0xSSO7hGa_1vmsrK3ekcNcLukeLrr2YTUU9L6IMP-4qscEm3K_ep8CikDb9uBK45sCg_Vik8p6kBCW7EJzpObR7bKh4KmUYAq_pNGy4QOpmzfLWvrEj-kBamOlUrOdnEotvyCVMT6S0IItmbDj7/s320/IMG_6691.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-KrT7Jpjbc2B2-GCO7FrmUzF6YmDqvlmjuEobhkNF9q_D33fQu0Fm6LcQxRmS-MWSM9t5fmVtGSoI3mK3mXj1JAen_1oCkmvZodwX8iuUzpNAKwHGJQekLGzaVvi-Tu8BJzPdDrhYuP5_iozPpoEHgt1EmPEx8T3iD8LKs4hg0SgJSvZyM80bMh0G/s4032/IMG_6692.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-KrT7Jpjbc2B2-GCO7FrmUzF6YmDqvlmjuEobhkNF9q_D33fQu0Fm6LcQxRmS-MWSM9t5fmVtGSoI3mK3mXj1JAen_1oCkmvZodwX8iuUzpNAKwHGJQekLGzaVvi-Tu8BJzPdDrhYuP5_iozPpoEHgt1EmPEx8T3iD8LKs4hg0SgJSvZyM80bMh0G/s320/IMG_6692.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is a nice view of the city from here. It's quiet too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66z-1h4BnAm5Neh9-OOM9zg--cqQtc2EEj3fe7gON1K50idykFdcnld52MjEzRcTk_nb3qyHn8RWs9rxDckt_OLdg_IwxoNvBNtpbxqgep_fAgjeVhOY1I0SBQc2d1qyFd587J8K92zUxiy9-QyT3Ql_mlbVu7iZT6MVK5M5DEFIyk_hf-IwOKnLy/s4032/IMG_6693.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66z-1h4BnAm5Neh9-OOM9zg--cqQtc2EEj3fe7gON1K50idykFdcnld52MjEzRcTk_nb3qyHn8RWs9rxDckt_OLdg_IwxoNvBNtpbxqgep_fAgjeVhOY1I0SBQc2d1qyFd587J8K92zUxiy9-QyT3Ql_mlbVu7iZT6MVK5M5DEFIyk_hf-IwOKnLy/s320/IMG_6693.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These windows are not opened, but Diego wanted them to be a view of his working space in the lower level, in the Living World. <br /><br /><b><span style="color: #800180;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #800180;">UNAM</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I met up with David late afternoon and he took me to visit the UNAM, this gigantic and important University, in Mexico City.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhipRnk72M_Bcweh5CqcXWPYlFU39NACU7rqMdzxfzAfui7YS3ZFFAm_M5lxxmhtLqDmAfjuqRITx5TMVo9tGFWjjTyN_yhAvf3i6Vr8PNJo_HTtcDb2Bo2JdJXdrffS2IJ5J8EOnE3QgbTl11jDbVbcAVnIZWyVIgt1pruOZwXBWlQ0-_AaMXXtlaG/s4032/IMG_6701.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhipRnk72M_Bcweh5CqcXWPYlFU39NACU7rqMdzxfzAfui7YS3ZFFAm_M5lxxmhtLqDmAfjuqRITx5TMVo9tGFWjjTyN_yhAvf3i6Vr8PNJo_HTtcDb2Bo2JdJXdrffS2IJ5J8EOnE3QgbTl11jDbVbcAVnIZWyVIgt1pruOZwXBWlQ0-_AaMXXtlaG/s320/IMG_6701.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">The <b>National Autonomous University of Mexico</b> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>: <span lang="es">Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México</span>, <b>UNAM</b>) is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_university" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Public university">public</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_university" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Research university">research university</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mexico">Mexico</a>. It is consistently ranked as one of the best universities in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_America" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Latin America">Latin America</a>, where it's also the biggest in terms of enrollment.</span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 11.2px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">A portion of UNAM's main campus in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_City" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mexico City">Mexico City</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, known as </span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciudad_Universitaria,_Mexico_City" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City">Ciudad Universitaria</a></span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> (University City), is a </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO_World_Heritage" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="UNESCO World Heritage">UNESCO World Heritage</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> site that was designed by some of Mexico's best-known architects of the 20th century and hosted the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Summer_Olympics" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="1968 Summer Olympics">1968 Summer Olympic Games</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">. Murals in the main campus were painted by some of the most recognized artists in Mexican history, such as </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Rivera" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Diego Rivera">Diego Rivera</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Alfaro_Siqueiros" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="David Alfaro Siqueiros">David Alfaro Siqueiros</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">. With acceptance rates usually below 10%, UNAM is also known for its competitive admission process. All Mexican Nobel laureates are either alumni or faculty of UNAM.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180;"><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Mm8Ff86wUeUMu0HDUXWCfDdOSL2H0eTmBdK7VH0IX8Kmyq7NyE8p3CJfVBr8j5md8zGoxl4z3CeenTHa2gGcfIaDEdIgefW34lfBu2lNy9e7-T9Dgndy-lcxR0zcXm2iNAbI3ftQY1RwPlGhMYZW288miiZcv-fTloePMP3ECLzAJpXYGBmsNSj1/s4032/IMG_6699.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Mm8Ff86wUeUMu0HDUXWCfDdOSL2H0eTmBdK7VH0IX8Kmyq7NyE8p3CJfVBr8j5md8zGoxl4z3CeenTHa2gGcfIaDEdIgefW34lfBu2lNy9e7-T9Dgndy-lcxR0zcXm2iNAbI3ftQY1RwPlGhMYZW288miiZcv-fTloePMP3ECLzAJpXYGBmsNSj1/s320/IMG_6699.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Olympic Stadium.<br /><br /><i><span style="color: #800180;"><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;">The </span><b style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Estadio Olímpico Universitario</b><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"> (initially called </span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Estadio de Ciudad Universitaria</span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"> , and occasionally referred to as </span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Estadio México 68 ) is a </span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"></span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="1952">1952</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> multi-purpose sports venue </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">belonging to the </span></span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universidad_Nacional_Aut%C3%B3noma_de_M%C3%A9xico" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="National Autonomous University of Mexico">National Autonomous University of Mexico</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"> (UNAM), located in </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciudad_de_M%C3%A9xico" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mexico City">Mexico City</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"> by architects </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto_P%C3%A9rez_Palacios" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Augusto Perez Palacios">Augusto Pérez Palacios</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"> , Jorge Bravo and Raúl Salinas Moro.</span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"> It is the second largest stadium in the country, after the </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_Azteca" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Aztec stadium">Azteca Stadium</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> , located in the same city; </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">It has a capacity for 72,000 spectators. </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">It was the main venue for the </span></span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juegos_Ol%C3%ADmpicos_de_M%C3%A9xico_1968" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Olympic Games of Mexico 1968">1968 Olympic Games</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;">, hosting the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the </span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Atletismo_en_los_Juegos_Ol%C3%ADmpicos_de_M%C3%A9xico_1968" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Annex: Athletics in the 1968 Mexico Olympic Games">athletics competitions</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: inherit;"> .</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180;"><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;">It is the only one of the </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_Ol%C3%ADmpico" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Olympic Stadium">Olympic stadiums</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"> located in an area declared </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrimonio_Cultural_de_la_Humanidad" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Cultural heritage of Humanity">Cultural Heritage of Humanity</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"> ( </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciudad_Universitaria_de_la_UNAM" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="UNAM University City">Ciudad Universitaria de la UNAM</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> ). </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">It was called by </span></span><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lloyd_Wright" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Frank Lloyd Wright">Frank Lloyd Wright</a><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"> the </span></span></i><i style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #800180;">"most important building in modern America</span><span style="color: #202122;">"</span></i><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: inherit;"> . </span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgd82DCf7mn75XFzfvyHDFFcp43ZNIrEZDbFfsIVecK2XNoAZIg8FmLlpRvE3NgGxU_ak4ocEt2WhfdiGDmhsRmqTv9GqXdrNPaTvpEbMUnm1nxOicHhSqOQkT8mL0xXZyfNUGToY3RatvDqNrzPoIHEG08Ddlwmatau5_HYaG_UpnQEk4kZpb-M-C/s4032/IMG_6703.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgd82DCf7mn75XFzfvyHDFFcp43ZNIrEZDbFfsIVecK2XNoAZIg8FmLlpRvE3NgGxU_ak4ocEt2WhfdiGDmhsRmqTv9GqXdrNPaTvpEbMUnm1nxOicHhSqOQkT8mL0xXZyfNUGToY3RatvDqNrzPoIHEG08Ddlwmatau5_HYaG_UpnQEk4kZpb-M-C/s320/IMG_6703.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />A convocation was happening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><i><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA: </b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">UNAM was founded, in its modern form, on 22 September 1910 by</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justo_Sierra" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Justo Sierra">Justo Sierra</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">as a secular alternative to its predecessor, the</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_and_Pontifical_University_of_Mexico" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico">Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">(the first</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calmecac" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Calmecac">Western-style university</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">in North America, founded in 1551).</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">UNAM obtained administrative autonomy from the government in 1929. This has given the university the freedom to define its own curriculum and manage its own budget without government interference. This has had a profound effect on academic life at the university, which some claim boosts academic freedom and independence.</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">UNAM was also the birthplace of the</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Movement_of_1968" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mexican Movement of 1968">student movement of 1968</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">.</span></i></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQVzrgxuBol35TCdMSGzkKoC5Oz2je8hmZAs5uB6fhfMhMMWNObrwimrnFd5uNaIAJ2LjWxVzO_JdrFJsHkKjZYHx9sd6kvVDubv44HveEmDGSYB_9LRhpa1RyYVK1ZaSHAdJ5eN5RoFW54dHYBkAexdK_vur77xmNuss3KDcJcmiXvX1XdV_EgeC/s4032/IMG_6704.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQVzrgxuBol35TCdMSGzkKoC5Oz2je8hmZAs5uB6fhfMhMMWNObrwimrnFd5uNaIAJ2LjWxVzO_JdrFJsHkKjZYHx9sd6kvVDubv44HveEmDGSYB_9LRhpa1RyYVK1ZaSHAdJ5eN5RoFW54dHYBkAexdK_vur77xmNuss3KDcJcmiXvX1XdV_EgeC/s320/IMG_6704.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">According to my friend, 400 thousands students attend this university, which is ranked one of the best in the world. And it's almost free tuition.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7uGLbtpR5D7civ_qHseTuWrgPsAyDFwoDH2WS5oJItwIlYQiYUh1oTcYXRAoJlcYMtSX4KsNF8T2QH4laDFqvnyVOK6YA5gUaZUyndWrpjDoOnTx8ob3c1XHv4xQBdMAnt6G18hxuirzGnR0ydDtf6NUm6IDRRZ3qVy-fMGw4lM3bhjhwMPIrmxS/s4032/IMG_6705.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7uGLbtpR5D7civ_qHseTuWrgPsAyDFwoDH2WS5oJItwIlYQiYUh1oTcYXRAoJlcYMtSX4KsNF8T2QH4laDFqvnyVOK6YA5gUaZUyndWrpjDoOnTx8ob3c1XHv4xQBdMAnt6G18hxuirzGnR0ydDtf6NUm6IDRRZ3qVy-fMGw4lM3bhjhwMPIrmxS/s320/IMG_6705.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mosaic building.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBLSMoIMj4TjxwKw9dphoaHtwiG3P6ZN8fjsDomRyI6XO6Uf8Kehr7M5UxdJ3hqmIB3OLyLXxoWxF6JL2OpSwxaYY5YqtKlPtX3dgh9F-usl7izpBxZld8ySx2AVil_mxVpyRG55y9w-7DGCU9PtsjrlTVQpK-gOkYSygIVgyIe23BegV-R5-CQbu/s4032/IMG_6706.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBLSMoIMj4TjxwKw9dphoaHtwiG3P6ZN8fjsDomRyI6XO6Uf8Kehr7M5UxdJ3hqmIB3OLyLXxoWxF6JL2OpSwxaYY5YqtKlPtX3dgh9F-usl7izpBxZld8ySx2AVil_mxVpyRG55y9w-7DGCU9PtsjrlTVQpK-gOkYSygIVgyIe23BegV-R5-CQbu/s320/IMG_6706.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVskTqctiZtEhp51IJ_9Rc7o_ZAFeDqIoJZZBFgJXAHF5ZkbJZxNvn-F-LcjLiAB3IhQrJymOnkB7YZQByk2ul-SasC1xyPRVdwkVbAd4_qn6FmMZzrBGMYuGAhnnGtN5fNGA6-CSzoL4qUTy1vwABaRMeeI8YfZaHS0jHt_cPrZOKoKPereUFl0zC/s4032/IMG_6710.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVskTqctiZtEhp51IJ_9Rc7o_ZAFeDqIoJZZBFgJXAHF5ZkbJZxNvn-F-LcjLiAB3IhQrJymOnkB7YZQByk2ul-SasC1xyPRVdwkVbAd4_qn6FmMZzrBGMYuGAhnnGtN5fNGA6-CSzoL4qUTy1vwABaRMeeI8YfZaHS0jHt_cPrZOKoKPereUFl0zC/s320/IMG_6710.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This building is still a part of the University, but we took a bus to get here from the main area. The University is like a city. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-YzUJaB1MH9s6YmEwKhfhe0JGN3fI7ka4eoGW97fI4NVIsWefQzlM9MoWihoAMcgwpGUBNGews_y2DaEQUG8oYZWKcC74sfV3Saih1f7DOZHaprzkRDPYbew_4vEFTOJQm5n16baG3vGgFssXOh2-PqZ_WOUS0RSm4ckI7WEan8Mf8v_Q0nFf5GS/s4032/IMG_6722.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-YzUJaB1MH9s6YmEwKhfhe0JGN3fI7ka4eoGW97fI4NVIsWefQzlM9MoWihoAMcgwpGUBNGews_y2DaEQUG8oYZWKcC74sfV3Saih1f7DOZHaprzkRDPYbew_4vEFTOJQm5n16baG3vGgFssXOh2-PqZ_WOUS0RSm4ckI7WEan8Mf8v_Q0nFf5GS/s320/IMG_6722.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still part of the UNAM, this is the Sala Nezahualcóyotl. Gloria was so sweet and got us tickets to watch the UNAM Symphony Orchestra performing Stravisnky's Rite of Spring.<br /><br /><span style="color: #800180;"><b>TETETLAN </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQRtg08KI6baEiEFKcLh1KNa1qFw3_XSClqwlAsk2_dKwEF6_UKyjnZLjulgo9ROpbR2YwSgPFJrqnRpRf6hmW-IVjRDwZbtr4JPmwm6pPHY7VfyAg5oCn6rG99XobLOmMrV7-DAsaz6i7ZsUALWJlp39CJddgvvfgaVDTD9hCarlK9LsJEg8VFYTi/s4032/IMG_6725.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQRtg08KI6baEiEFKcLh1KNa1qFw3_XSClqwlAsk2_dKwEF6_UKyjnZLjulgo9ROpbR2YwSgPFJrqnRpRf6hmW-IVjRDwZbtr4JPmwm6pPHY7VfyAg5oCn6rG99XobLOmMrV7-DAsaz6i7ZsUALWJlp39CJddgvvfgaVDTD9hCarlK9LsJEg8VFYTi/s320/IMG_6725.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went for dinner at this exquisite restaurant/library/art centre called Tetetlan. It was building inside a cave, in a posh neighbourhood named Pedregal de San Angel. Right at the entrance, this art piece suggested that I am in for an incredible art and gourmet experience. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU4FQeiqtLOMgBWSqPfETVu-2mgfmSCi45xbm4vj3vOyx_ikZONaxrXTluw-UF12tkCbR3ZHnUx6YczbA5i0cZlrTgC6NT5aIRMMHYPMpUTrP45NCfP4-6H-gxFP2bnvCpphZ8zBeelihZpp1qbZVeVrL8tl_vc1Oywq5cotGHLmo8xkGsegoqavRJ/s4032/IMG_6727.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU4FQeiqtLOMgBWSqPfETVu-2mgfmSCi45xbm4vj3vOyx_ikZONaxrXTluw-UF12tkCbR3ZHnUx6YczbA5i0cZlrTgC6NT5aIRMMHYPMpUTrP45NCfP4-6H-gxFP2bnvCpphZ8zBeelihZpp1qbZVeVrL8tl_vc1Oywq5cotGHLmo8xkGsegoqavRJ/s320/IMG_6727.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was wowed the whole time!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKdnqx9ATBTY4TFVitMOqFdfiGC2iMEAfy3gg5P8P0S5gpi12y3EP0cNng5JHDDw2Gw6b0ow_F0UylFV-675JREKOmPO6EhGf0dAhEHuJqO872xO2iR3iMAfLQ1JVJmlIxu5YiJcDIQO9vrkyt9iO4kI6dzjPmb6Hosg5ilXHhkHIZCJ0tScBWF_EX/s4032/IMG_6728.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKdnqx9ATBTY4TFVitMOqFdfiGC2iMEAfy3gg5P8P0S5gpi12y3EP0cNng5JHDDw2Gw6b0ow_F0UylFV-675JREKOmPO6EhGf0dAhEHuJqO872xO2iR3iMAfLQ1JVJmlIxu5YiJcDIQO9vrkyt9iO4kI6dzjPmb6Hosg5ilXHhkHIZCJ0tScBWF_EX/s320/IMG_6728.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(29, 29, 29); font-family: Brown; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;"><i><span style="color: #800180;">FROM </span></i></span></span></span><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Brown; text-align: left;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 29, 29);"><b><i>https://www.thenopo.com/blogs/magazine/the-top-four-spots-for-outdoor-dining-in-mexico-city</i></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(29, 29, 29); font-family: Brown; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180;">Tetetlán</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(29, 29, 29); font-family: Brown; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(29, 29, 29); font-family: Brown; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #800180;">http://www.tetetlan.com/ | @tetetlan</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(29, 29, 29); font-family: Brown; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #800180;">Avenida De Las Fuentes 180-B, Jardines del Pedregal, Mexico City</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(29, 29, 29); font-family: Brown; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #800180;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(29, 29, 29); font-family: Brown; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #800180;">Named after the Nahuatl word tetetlan, meaning “place among many stones”, this enchanting complex is a restaurant, library, shop, gallery, and multi-purpose space steeped in the architectural and design history of Mexico.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(29, 29, 29); font-family: Brown; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #800180;">When famous Mexican architect Luis Barragan first set foot in Pedregal in 1943, he was so taken but the unique environmental features that he built here some of his most famous landmarks, such as Casa Pedregal, where the world of Tetelán has been taking shape for years.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(29, 29, 29); font-family: Brown; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #800180;">Today, Tetetlán retains Barragan’s keen eye for incorporating natural materials into the building and decoration of the space. Rustic stone walls are complemented by open concrete or wooden steps connecting the separate levels of the restaurant, while an industrial chich steel structure of pillars and beams support the full-size skylight, giving the overall impression of a unique open space that is extended further by the see-through flooring, revealing the stone foundations of the building.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(29, 29, 29); font-family: Brown; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #800180;">Climbing plants and books adorn the walls and give the space a touch of coziness, and if you sit in one of their comfy Poang-style chairs and read a book while sipping an excellent cup of coffee, you will be excused for wanting to take your shoes off and put your feet up.</span></i></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUs6UNSR5F_JIMEsxYz9XQg3arq3A1iStXbbh0lx8xQj_LRSAnlIzBajKJnH9vJYMofJicdCWKyLgISXM17wtzQppg8gxkobJrrApPPqjP_matbchgohkraYUFaE1zGNc4JRtTe6ancpM94JqZk79_cWD9iZC5ZNBMNFDaLqeBWriz-7GwerQPFZjL/s4032/IMG_6730.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUs6UNSR5F_JIMEsxYz9XQg3arq3A1iStXbbh0lx8xQj_LRSAnlIzBajKJnH9vJYMofJicdCWKyLgISXM17wtzQppg8gxkobJrrApPPqjP_matbchgohkraYUFaE1zGNc4JRtTe6ancpM94JqZk79_cWD9iZC5ZNBMNFDaLqeBWriz-7GwerQPFZjL/s320/IMG_6730.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This photo doesn't show it too well, but the floor is made of glass and you can see the rocks of the cave underneath.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGa3A9wmNKmlxscbYQBeJY6Wwk_34WMRfDj82II9sg5wwDeTO377qslOd8HvRdXlfMWB7HdDhWqcgohGX-VIUwxhqA9rUemU458Ou9q2FO067J-PKcgw2Tzlej6YZlj5byHs6ScpgF_HUj64gDS9L3MbXQhAGbUT3QpmHE1zonkfeFchVwNVFPNTk/s4032/IMG_6732.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGa3A9wmNKmlxscbYQBeJY6Wwk_34WMRfDj82II9sg5wwDeTO377qslOd8HvRdXlfMWB7HdDhWqcgohGX-VIUwxhqA9rUemU458Ou9q2FO067J-PKcgw2Tzlej6YZlj5byHs6ScpgF_HUj64gDS9L3MbXQhAGbUT3QpmHE1zonkfeFchVwNVFPNTk/s320/IMG_6732.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They have a huge selection of Mezcal, one of Mexico's traditional drink. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were about 280 bottles to choose from. <br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjorCX5pOa9rIFeeuO6cYvnZ6OjA-vOfVCsxdyfUCpYC2Wfdk3r4ZkonEZsG0y6opdo8nvqLhinFNRTTGU9LdYRnNRHfr9Zcscy4A0jL_LiSuUL52uc1dEi7zplJLbWoNv2RtM-nUNXEpCCfrJ0KEyoUjELM_gyIwgrQnnSmCoqjfU57oq0Q6L_1i/s4032/IMG_6734.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjorCX5pOa9rIFeeuO6cYvnZ6OjA-vOfVCsxdyfUCpYC2Wfdk3r4ZkonEZsG0y6opdo8nvqLhinFNRTTGU9LdYRnNRHfr9Zcscy4A0jL_LiSuUL52uc1dEi7zplJLbWoNv2RtM-nUNXEpCCfrJ0KEyoUjELM_gyIwgrQnnSmCoqjfU57oq0Q6L_1i/s320/IMG_6734.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I tried a couple of Mezcals, enjoyed them, but it's too strong for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><i><b>FROM WIKIPEDIA:</b> <b style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Mezcal</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, sometimes spelled</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><b style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">mescal,</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">is a</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquor" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Liquor">distilled alcoholic beverage</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">made from any type of</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agave" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Agave">agave</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">. The word</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">mezcal</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">comes from</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahuatl" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Nahuatl">Nahuatl</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" title="Nahuatl languages collective text"><span lang="nah">mexcalli</span></span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><small style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11.9px; text-align: left;"></small><span class="IPA" face="sans-serif" lang="nah-Latn-fonipa" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Nahuatl" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Help:IPA/Nahuatl">[meʃˈkalːi]</a></span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, which means "oven-cooked agave", from</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" title="Nahuatl languages collective text"><span lang="nah">metl</span></span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">and</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" title="Nahuatl languages collective text"><span lang="nah">ixcalli</span></span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Traditionally the word "mezcal" has been used generally in Mexico for all agave spirits and it continues to be used for many agave spirits whether these spirits have been legally certified as "mezcal" or not,</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 11.2px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">and it is also considered a drink of artisan origin.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><i><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agaves" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Agaves">Agaves</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">or magueys are endemic to the Americas and found globally as ornamental plants. More than 70% of mezcal is made in the Mexican state of</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oaxaca" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Oaxaca">Oaxaca</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">,</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">but is now produced and commercialized throughout Mexico for the national and international market. A saying attributed to Oaxaca regarding the drink is: "</span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" title="Spanish-language text"><span lang="es">Para todo mal, mezcal, y para todo bien, también; y si no hay remedio litro y medio</span></span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">" ("For all bad, mezcal, and for all good, as well; and if there is no remedy, liter and a half").</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Native</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermented_drink" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Fermented drink">fermented drinks</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">from maguey plant, such as</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulque" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Pulque">pulque</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, existed before the arrival of the Spanish.</span></i></span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZdzDtDvjyx504cooFU0R8HdnKAOrJBdicZXxE0zMma5AkZfQR211A-QeHqNNi0siXjhsUaF0AdQDdjwEqxx0LDv-jggpN_8_nFAqcly5Vu3s99or2O5FU1P0_k5Uen8IwmdzUSYzO6tUB5u93cf1OKWkz15eY8u6fNchXVv1tr4BabfHIWl465vXW/s4032/IMG_6738.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZdzDtDvjyx504cooFU0R8HdnKAOrJBdicZXxE0zMma5AkZfQR211A-QeHqNNi0siXjhsUaF0AdQDdjwEqxx0LDv-jggpN_8_nFAqcly5Vu3s99or2O5FU1P0_k5Uen8IwmdzUSYzO6tUB5u93cf1OKWkz15eY8u6fNchXVv1tr4BabfHIWl465vXW/s320/IMG_6738.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now, the fun part! <br />This is Chapulines, or grasshoppers. It's crunch and delicious.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also had Chitacana in a taco, which is ant larvae. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't have a picture of it, but it has an incredible flavour!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspIkE7B-GP8OwfhZi1yDJN2bsp92oE5bmSp-oH69YqSeNYS-UQpKJWNjq5xeXoXDyUpa5k9vsvzvxYuYdjq-sSOOanEaMSnb51Im0yTm5MS_-xIXoPdMql_1lc0SyLBg5BG0e7imBuVN88zhr7RWk-uCLN1Jex3cgFah5v4KT5DPd2q06UlPA3xkJ/s4032/IMG_6739.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspIkE7B-GP8OwfhZi1yDJN2bsp92oE5bmSp-oH69YqSeNYS-UQpKJWNjq5xeXoXDyUpa5k9vsvzvxYuYdjq-sSOOanEaMSnb51Im0yTm5MS_-xIXoPdMql_1lc0SyLBg5BG0e7imBuVN88zhr7RWk-uCLN1Jex3cgFah5v4KT5DPd2q06UlPA3xkJ/s320/IMG_6739.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The salsas were to die for! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can't explain the tastes, but they were like nothing I have tried before.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidL5cBIXckefJKJB3JuAF-1Iob-KkdXq4UdF3-_KsxalHIgwQVEYfZptHSsf-DSviP2vfNRYepRnI0904i7lHG2PQv-Khi8klXAqmGfIfy4dsBg_rbBfYvrMq6vESZ1PjuOt7fUVadGNcQDXSqTERpHrCDqPPT9wq2zkAvyhkX5bLdWb-W3-7tN5ls/s1024/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-01-28%20at%2011.02.22%20PM.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidL5cBIXckefJKJB3JuAF-1Iob-KkdXq4UdF3-_KsxalHIgwQVEYfZptHSsf-DSviP2vfNRYepRnI0904i7lHG2PQv-Khi8klXAqmGfIfy4dsBg_rbBfYvrMq6vESZ1PjuOt7fUVadGNcQDXSqTERpHrCDqPPT9wq2zkAvyhkX5bLdWb-W3-7tN5ls/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-01-28%20at%2011.02.22%20PM.jpeg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />We left the restaurant at 1am. <br />Thank you Gloria and David for such a magical and unforgettable evening!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10000931073837922786noreply@blogger.com0