I'm just waiting for Ash to arrive now. I expect I'll have much less time to write in here once she does so I might as well do as much as possible now!
I made friends with two Israelis, Ya Ir and Ran, yesterday afternoon. They told me they were going to an art gallery and to a street that was supposed to be like 5th avenue in New York, and asked if I'd like to go with them. I thought I might as well since I needed something to keep me awake- it felt like evening but it was still only early. I found out it is only 2 hours out here though!
They turned out to be nice, very helpful, and they showed me how to use the metro- apparently ther besat in the world but as far as I can tell it's only got 2 lines! Very lovely lines though :)
The gallery was free just for the day, and the exhibition seemed to be every sort of art. Among many I don't know, there was some Dali, Monet and Van Goch, and some paintings from the colonisation of Brazil- rainforests, exhaggeratedly beautiful, and those trademark islands off Rio.
There was a kids climbing frame but mad of scaffolding and I got told off for taking a photo. Ran said- 'I wouldn't want to see kids playing on there, too dangerous!' I was thinking, 'why?'
There are trees growing on the streets (the same as the U.K) except they're huge things with vines hanging off them and they look like they came out of the rainforest! But then we came across this park and it really wass like a little piece of rainforest in the middle of town, except with street lights in it. Better than Kew Gardens! I can't wait to show Ash!
The '5th Avenue' seemed a bit small and tatty, maybe I expected too much... but there were lots of very posh shops. We went and got a drink in a coffee shop and then home.
I thought I'd have a 'little nap' before dinner but didn't wake up till I heard the most ginourmous roll of thunder at about 10:30, or half midnight in the U.K. My phone was magically working so I text mum, dad and Rhiannon- I'd promised them all I'd let them know I was o.k! Then instead of cooking dinner I went back to sleep.
This morning I woke up about 7, good old time difference, Ash should be nearly in Brazil!! Had a cool shower (yum) and some breakfast and got a phone call off Stef, it was really good to talk to him. Ash apparently got the messages and has the right address, yay!
While I was leaning out the window on the phone I noticed that the racket coming from the avocado tree was about 20- 30 little green parrots, wowee!
Not really missing Wales yet. Give it time x x x x
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