We've just got back from a tour of the old mines near Ouro Preto! I have to admit the ride down was better than the actual tour; on this rickety little open cart thing with tiny benches, this clanky great big pulley lowered us down these steep steep bumpy tracks on a cable into a hole, where we carried on down past different tunnels faintly lit by some bulbs.
The caves were nice, there were bands of quarts in the walls, and the tunnels leading down had been filled with water since the mines went out of use. The water was so clear!
We caught the bus back to town and got lunch from a traditional Brazilian cafe where you help yourself and pay by weight, washed down with a mega thick hot chocolate from the chocolaterie.
We've also bought what we need to make the most exquisite ice cream to share with the hostel later on! To be continued... :)
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