Iguazu Falls
I arrived to Ciudad del Este (Paraguay) at 4am and it was freezing. Quickly got the beanie out and walked through the nice parks to town, which was just setting up for a busy day of shopping. Caught the bus out to Itaupi Dam, which is the biggest hydro-electric facility in the world and one of the 7 wonders of the modern world. Watched the movie and did the free tour inside the dam wall and around the top. I then walked across the bridge to Brazil, and eventually found someone to stamp my passport. Spent a few hours in Foz which had a nice main street with plenty of cafés, then caught the bus over to Puerto Iguazu in Argentina to stay the night since it was a smaller town and much cheaper. Today I explored the Argentine side of the falls. The island and top walk were closed due to the high water, but the waterfalls were impressive which looked like the chocolate waterfall out of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The upper walk was amazing... the walkways went right over the water, and you could look over the edge. The bottom walkway gave a fantastic view of the entire waterfalls. The must have photo was taken in the spray of the waterfalls, where everyone was soaked within seconds.
Tomorrow will see the Brasilian side and will look to take an overnight bus to Florianopolis.
4 comments:
Can't wait to see some pictures of the falls. Must be impressive!!!
Sounds like you are crossing more borders in one day than others do in a lifetime!!!
The borders are a real pain here. The locals dont need to stop at the borders, so I have to get the bus to the first border, get my stamp, wait for the next bus to the next border post, get my stamp and then wait for the next bus into town! Atleast we dont need any visas!
Louis, I like your comments about the waterfall, it is absolutely true. It is as if the water leaves into the abyss. Di you see the birds flying through the water to their nests behind the waterfall ? Cheers Heini
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