No Parque!!! - In the park!!

Here in São Paulo, there's a big central municipal park called Parque (pronounced Park-ee) Ibirapuera. It is packed at just about any hour and there's a central loop of 3 km that encircles the pond in the middle of th park. There's also lots of Brazilian vegetation, like check out that crazy amazonian tree above?!?!?



And check out the hammocks! How can I bring this back to Golden Gate Park?

Red Earth

As the plane started its descent and the land of Brazil came into view, it was true to all those photos in the guidebooks and on websites -- Green. A beautiful, fertile, true green that's almost juicy. A green that could only come from a humid climate like this one. As the plane landed there was lots of dirt on the side of the runway and I was surprised to see Red Earth. The color of the soil here is so different from home and I remember the first time I saw it was when I landed in Africa on a different trip. I guess it's just typical of countries close to the equator than I usually am.