It was a very long flight from Canada, arriving at about 8 AM local time in Sao Paulo. We hopped onto a nicely air conditioned bus and headed out for the hotel. The day was bright and about 15C. We arrived at the hotel and most of us had quick showers after the 15 plus hours of travel time from Calgary or Edmonton.
The Hotel restaurant was the lunch stop and the pasta bar was fantastic. Here in Brazil there seems to be two waiters for every person in the restaurant, I can tell you that I am going to miss this fabulous level of service! Our waiter was Fernandez, a fantastically enthusiastic guy who recommended my first Brazilian beer, CERPA .
That afternoon we had a bus tour of Sao Paulo, looking at the extraordinary array of different architecture and walking a bit of the downtown pedestrian mall. Our stops included Japantown, the Stock Exchange, the Cathedral of St. Paul and the Black Madonna, and the Opera House.
Back to the hotel for a one hour nap before heading out for dinner with a group of about twelve people. We were quickly lost in the streets of Sao Paulo, but happened upon Rufino, a very nice looking restaurant with scads of eager waiters inside. As soon as we sat down there were plates of antipasto, smoked sardines, oysters, and huge baskets of fresh bread. I had the Spaghetti Arabiata and the mango mouse for desert with about five glasses of a nice Argentinean red. A great meal for about 45 Reals.
Then it was back to the hotel to try to talk to Lisa on Bently’s VIOP phone,… sorta frustrating but it was nice to hear her voice. Had a quick nightcap in the lobby and I was off for a much needed rest.
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