Adios, Foz do Iguacu
We’re back in Sao Paulo now. The final day in Foz do Iguacu, yesterday, was a mix of tourist events and travelling. In the morning, we went on a boat ride to see the falls. We got all wet and took pictures. Then we went to a bird park to see all kinds of crazy birds. I took all the pictures in my camera there. I’m debating whether to buy another for the rest of the trip, since everyone else has a digital camera.
Anyway, after that, we checked out, and flew out of Foz do Iguacu and arrived in Sao Paulo around 6pm at a different airport right in the middle of town. On the bus ride to the hotel, we saw planes taxiing on the runway above us. The bus ride was kinda scary. There are some really poor parts of town that we saw on the way here. Houses with walls made up of several boards, for instance. We even saw a man with a cart being pulled by a mule. To contrast with that, we arrived at the hotel and checked in. This is the best hotel I have ever been in. It’s about $600 Cdn to stay for a night.
No rest for the wicked
After we had checked in, we all met in the lobby and finally got to see some true Brazillian stuff, that’s not touristy. We went to a neighbourhood called Itaim and ate at a restaurant called Corleonne (it was based on The Godfather). Very different, not knowing the language and talking to the waiter thru signs and our terrible Portugeuse. The food was really good. Then we went to a bar/club across the street and drank some more. We got in around 1am.
And the winner is…
Today, the MS conference started. We sat in on the keynote talk where they announced the winners. The final competition announced was the Software Design. As soon as we found out that we weren’t going to enter the finals, I started rooting for the French. They were all very friendly and great guys as well. And they won! Congratulations to France for your great idea and great application. Their idea was a home management system that works thru the electrical system, not wireless. Pretty neat idea.
Now, we have to present our applications to the people at the conference and each other. I’m not all that motivated to do that, but it might be fun.
This might be the last entry, or the second-to-last. After tomorrow, we’ll be going dark and paying our own way in Rio de Janeiro.
Relax you have earned it.