A Day in Sevella...

Today was a sight seeing Day. The temperature today was Crazy... 28 Degrees. A truly Hot summer day, not a cloud in the sky.

We walked about in the Morning close and around the Cathedral. We enjoyed a nice Chariot Ride around the City Center and then hopped on the "Hop on Hop off Bus Line" to see the city as a whole.

We had lunch at the Rio Grande Restaurant overlooking the River. It was nice to sit down and have some wine after a long day out in the sun.

Seville is a beautiful city... The Moorish influence really makes it special. It is very different from the "classical" Europe. A must see if you are in Spain. It is a city that has been around for 2,500 years so you can only imagine the history. It is always a wonder to be in a place like this.

After Lunch we made our way back to the Hotel for a Nap and now I am here in the hotel courtyard enjoying some wine and writing this update for all of you.

I will look up all the names of the places we went today but Seville is fairly Small... I think that we have managed to see most of the city in the two days that we have been here.

Tonight we are going to go out to see if we can't find some Flamenco dancing... Karina is anxious to get her blood boiling.

Tomorrow we will be picking up our car in the morning and drive to Arcos de la Frontera which is South of Seville. It is one of the Pueblo Blanco cities which seem to be very nice according to all the Guides. We plan on spending the night and driving off to Cordoba the following day, then on to Granada, Murcia, and Finally to Barcelona (Costa Brava) by Friday. It seems that Valeria will be going to the Costa Brava on the weekend so we plan on going with her and Gianni.

P.S. The Camera died today... I don't know what happened but it just doesn't work... Can't believe it!!!

First Day in Spain

We arrived in Sevilla yesterday afternoon... Took a shower and quickly made our way out of the Hotel for s stroll in the maze of little streets. It tooks us a little time to figure out our barrings but finally we found our way to the beautiful cathedral of Sevilla. Quite impresive... beautiful design and architecture.

After walking around for a few hours we found ourselves having some dinner at a little Plaza with live acustic guitar and plenty of Sangria. It was a nice way to start out the trip in Spain.

We finally made our way back to the Hotel around midnight and hd a nice nite of sleep.

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The Walk Around Notre Dame (Day 1 & 2)

Well... It took us a few days to get connected but here we are to give you an update.

We arrived well in Paris and all of us (Karina / Juliana / Ioav / and I) hung out on Friday and Saturday walking the town.

Day 1 (Friday) - We circled Notre Dame bout 16 times... We Walked and Walked until we could no more. It is never a bad day to spend a day walking about Paris. We cetralized out walk East, West, North, and South of Notre Dame and it seemed that every once in a while we walked on by again.

We had a nice Ice Cream Cone on St. Louis Island (EU$8 for 1 Ball - That is Paris) and took in the sights.

After a long day of walking we ended up having a nice dinner in a little Italian restaurant close to Notre Dame. A great Day...

Day 2 (Saturday) - Another Great Day in Paris...

No Passport

The Trip stated out with some excitement... We found out last night that Karina's passport was expired... So, she spends the day running after the new passport. After a little tension, she was able to get the passport organized for tomorrow morning. Hopefully all will run smoothly and we will in fact get it. Not bad for Brazil... Getting the passport in 24 hours. (Not in hands yet but fingers are crossed)

Trip Schedule

19th October - Depart from SP to Europe
20th October - Arrive in Midrid in the Morning and spend the day in Madrid. Take an afternoon flight to Paris on the 20th and meet up with Juliana.
Spend 4 days in Paris
24th October - Depart to Holland (Karina will go to Amsterdam with Juliana and I will do to Maastricht for a meeting)
27th October - Karina and I will meet in Amsterdam and spend the night.
28th October - Depart to Sevilla, Spain
29th October - Spend the Day in Sevilla
30th October - Rent a Car and take off for a Drive in the region. We want to make sure we visit Cadiz / Marbella / Granada / Cordoba.
5th or 6th October - Return the Car in Sevilla and Take a Plane to Barcelona. Spend a few days in Barcelona with Valeria and then rent a car to drive in the region.
13th November - Return to Brazil
14th November - Arrive in Sao Paulo

The planning is subject to Change... We want to go with the Flow... Let's see what happens when we get there.

If you have any Tips, please make sure you post them.

Getting There...

Setting up the Blog

Today I am setting up the Blog with the hope that some of you will log in once in a while to check out our progress during this trip to Europe. We will try and keep the blog updates as much as possible.