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Finished work at my first school today, excellent place,
wonderful people and dear little children.
Yesterday on the way between the two schools I saw people
eating berries of a tree so I tried them too. They were mulberries, always
wondered what they looked and tasted like. Very good but so juicy they stain
your face and fingers.
The school staff were so kind and brought me so many cups of
tea to help with my cold.
Today was a day off so I took the metro to the main
financial part of the city, Paulista.
It’s a great subway system, so clean and easy to navigate. I met with some Maple Bear staff for lunch near
Paulista, at a very nice place in an out of the way corner. We had wild boar
ragout with manoic root. It was so delicious and soft shell crab as an
appetizer. Now I know what we can do with those vicious green crabs at the
wharf.
On the way to the restaurant I did an impromptu, selfie bone
density test, by tripping over a piece of uneven side walk and falling
ungraciously flat at the feet of several people. Passed the bone density test
with a bit of scraped skin on both knees.
The rest of the afternoon I went to the MASP (art gallery)
on Paulista and later just sat and watched the street performers, so much music
on the street.
In the evening I took the metro again to another area and
met a friend from a former school, for supper, Great meal, lovely place and
although I was prepared to ride the subway back but they wouldn’t hear of it
and drove me back to the hotel. Great day!
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| Mullberries |
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| Evening espresso..not for me |
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| Interesting tiles in Sao Paulo |
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| Street near Alto De Pinheiros Maple Bear school |
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| Restaurant near Paulista, we ate outside |
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| Building on Paulista |
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| View of street from Sao Paulo Museum of art |
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| Espresso for me |
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| Street vendors |
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| Going down into the metro |
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| Compare the prices. Divide in half for dollar value |
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| Looking out my window in Jundiai |
