Monday in Londrina (Doug)
First full day in Londrina. I think we all are going to enjoy the Big City.
Justin is sick. Didn't sleep last night, had the chills, so we sent him home to rest and take it easy. Hopefully, he will get some sleep and perhaps have time to work on sorting photos for our presentation at District Conference this weekend.
Roz is getting better but still has her cough.
Today was kind of a waste. We wre all looking forward to being in the city but the day that was planned for us took us out to the country to visit a alcohol distillery. We had already visited one near Arapongas and when they learned of that, we cut it short. It took about 75 minutes each way and since it rained today, they could not process cane so they were doing maintenance. This afternoon we visited a local museum--interested to see what a msueum contains when the city was started only in the 1930s!
Then spent about an hour at a small downtown mall. Getting together for dinner tonight at a larger mall, same one where I dined last night for pizza.
My housing situation is pretty good--private room and bath with hot shower, closet space, an adult son who speaks English, internet access, located right in town on 11th floor of an apartment building.
We also learned that we will not attend any Rotary Club meetings this week--only the District Conference on Friday night, all day Saturday (with our presentation), and Sunday morning. Sounds as though they are planning a nice dinner on Thursday night. We have all day Thursday and all day Friday free except for the planned dinners! Yeah!
Lisa did not write about Itaipu Dam that we visited on Saturday. The dam is the equivalent of 55 stories high and is 5 miles long and straddles the Paraguay--Brazil border. We actually went back and forth between Brazil and Paraguay about a dozen times. Later in the day we visited Peurto Iguassu, Argentina but only to go to the Duty Free store. But at least that day we visited Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay even though our passports are not stamped.
That night we attended a folkloric Show of the Nations that was great.
Doug
Justin is sick. Didn't sleep last night, had the chills, so we sent him home to rest and take it easy. Hopefully, he will get some sleep and perhaps have time to work on sorting photos for our presentation at District Conference this weekend.
Roz is getting better but still has her cough.
Today was kind of a waste. We wre all looking forward to being in the city but the day that was planned for us took us out to the country to visit a alcohol distillery. We had already visited one near Arapongas and when they learned of that, we cut it short. It took about 75 minutes each way and since it rained today, they could not process cane so they were doing maintenance. This afternoon we visited a local museum--interested to see what a msueum contains when the city was started only in the 1930s!
Then spent about an hour at a small downtown mall. Getting together for dinner tonight at a larger mall, same one where I dined last night for pizza.
My housing situation is pretty good--private room and bath with hot shower, closet space, an adult son who speaks English, internet access, located right in town on 11th floor of an apartment building.
We also learned that we will not attend any Rotary Club meetings this week--only the District Conference on Friday night, all day Saturday (with our presentation), and Sunday morning. Sounds as though they are planning a nice dinner on Thursday night. We have all day Thursday and all day Friday free except for the planned dinners! Yeah!
Lisa did not write about Itaipu Dam that we visited on Saturday. The dam is the equivalent of 55 stories high and is 5 miles long and straddles the Paraguay--Brazil border. We actually went back and forth between Brazil and Paraguay about a dozen times. Later in the day we visited Peurto Iguassu, Argentina but only to go to the Duty Free store. But at least that day we visited Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay even though our passports are not stamped.
That night we attended a folkloric Show of the Nations that was great.
Doug
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