Revisiting Southamerica

Just some last nostalgic impressions from us...

Ecuador

• Even if they do not have German bread they have delicious backery
• Overregionalbusses are used for short travelling as well :)
• Even if the church was destroyed, don't neglect it - it still can be used as a adventurous sightseeing spot
  
• A almuerzito is really a small lunch (five minutes off the bus)
• Southamerican spanish is more polite and therefore distant at first (I want to point out, this is not referring to the people ;)
  

Peru

• They love pizza and pasta!
• Lomo saltado
• Mote, Chimú and more lived here before the Inca
• A lot of hiking and breathtaking nature
  
• The journey is the reward
  
• There are tourists in Southamerica
  

Bolivia

• Even a Lonely Planet could have some flaws (especially for the "beautiness" of Copacabana)
• Moste of the time a False Fifty is really not from you...
• Busses are not in shape - none of them, no matter what someone tells you
• Lagoons and moutains can have seven colors!
• If you need a football shirt, go to La Paz (c/ Santa Cruz)
• Tucans are interesting birds
• Pique macho
• Sunday is a resting day - and half of Saturday...
  

Paraguay

• They really still speak German in the colonies, they have German sausages and the post to northern parts of Germany takes longer than to the southern parts
• Where you can withdraw one million from the ATM (5900 Guarani = 1 Euro)
• It's getting european and football-patriotic

Brasil

• "Aren't you afraid of hold-up robberies? You should hide your money in different places!"
  

Uruguay

• This is not Southamerica anymore, but charming like Italy
  
• Oldtimer can still be used for driving :)
• Best meat-eating atmosphere on the "market" in Montevideo
• Wishing back Bolivian prices

Argentina/Buenos Aires

• Oh my god, the street is huge!
  
• Very impressive city, a good start or end for a roundtrip through Southamerica, but if you haven't been to Spain - start there :)
• There is no airport fee anymore! (B.A. is european enough to charge the companies already)
• "Messi, das ist doch der, der nicht aufräumt" (O-Ton beim deutschen Public Viewing ;)/"Messi, isn't he the one who doesn't clean up"
• "Shopuedoaschudarle" means "can I help you"...
• Order your meat a punto otherwise they might grill their outstanding meat well done
• Israel outside of Israel

To be continued...