Almost Home...

Sorry for the lack of updates, we haven't had internet for a long time, but before we get back on Thurday morning this will probably be the last update. A lot of things have happened which I'm sure I can't all write down or this entry would be really long. The futbol game for me was one of the best things I've done, certainly one of the most fun sporting venues I've seen. Apparently both the teams that played were really bad, but Vasco scored 4 goals, videos to come later(facebook). We haven't been able to get much sleep b/c we've been traveling between Sao Paulo and Rio, on average I think I've gotten around 5-6 hours per night. All of our bodies are broken, sore, ready to go back to that comfortable place we call home. We got to Sao Paulo early Sunday morning at around 6 am, walking around the empty streets, wondering where all the people were. Sunday was just a eerie day. We went to Japan town which was quite good, got to taste market street food but found everything closed around 6pm.

After Japan town we were planning on going to Sao Paulo's Italy town, which was a train ride away off a street called Mucca. Little did we know that would be the scariest street we have all walked on. Empty streets, no streetlights, abandoned warehouses, and closed down businesses. We finally came to the realization that all the stores in that area had closed early, we still haven't figured it out but we think that all the stores on sunday close around 6pm and reopen around 8. We wandered the ghetto streets at Mucca and finally hailed a cab, rushed in and told him to drive us to Sé, downtown Sao Paulo. He ended up dropping us off in front of a Chinese restaurant in Japan town....

The next night the highlight of my day, or maybe even trip next to futból( I don't know if ó is the right o for futból, but it looks cool right?) was the skye lounge, probably the nicest bar/rooftop bar I've ever seen. Rooftop lounge overlooked the city of Sao Paulo, with a heated pool and nice decor. Prices were also reasonable for drinks, although I did order a Jack and Coke, and they charged me for a Jack, and a Coke.

Back in Rio, our first attempt to hang glide failed because of the gloomy, cloudy, rainy forecast over our stay in both Rio and Sao Paulo. We took a jeep tour to Christ the Redeemer statue only to find that they were doing construction...haha. whatevs. We hope to end our trip with a final attempt of successful hang gliding. As for now, we sit or shall I say lay in our beds watching Lion for Lambs on the Tele Cine Premium Channel. Only a few pictures for now, my powerbook is going to blow up. Ciao!