January 15, 2008

Today we travelled to the City of Maceió. It was a long journey of about 3 hours.

This is a "Truck Stop". Lots of interesting things to buy!

Sheila checking in to the hotel.

The hotel has beautiful with a large open area in the center. It was located right across the road from the Beach. Many beach bars and other consessions were located along the beach.

After checking into the hotel, we were treated to a special meal in a local restraunt.

There were many different kinds of food, mostly sea food, but also some steak.

Notice the waiter taking our order with his Palm Pilot.

We met a fellow named Carlos who toured us around the City. The City is built on three levels. The hotels and tourist area is built at the lowest level, just above sea level.

Our first stop was a lookout on the highest level which had a beautiful view of the City.

Paulo and I are eating popcorn. They had several different kinds - this kind tasted sort of like puffed wheat...

Here we are looking out over the City

This is an abandoned water tower, which has been converted to an Engineers Club - with a beautiful view of the City.

Our next step was an area where local clothing and crafts are made and sold.

Of course the Guys didn´t last long in the shop, so we stopped in a local pub for a beer!

On the way home, we decided to stop at a large shopping mall. It was like a big Superstore. They had wonderful selections of peppers, and fruits. It´is a funny story, because after looking around for 15 to 20 minutes and selecting a few items to purchase (In my case some Rum...), we got to the till, only to find that you had to be a member to purchase anything - like a Cosco. Oh well....