From Sao Paulo

Hello All:
Arrived safely in Sao Paulo at 10am this morning. The flight from Texasto Washington, DC was very smooth in a tiny, 1/2 filled E170. The ride on the Big plane (Boeing 777) from Dulles was bumpy most of the way and the film quality was terrible. But I made it (thank you Bacardis and Karen).
We got settled in in a tiny room with a private bath and hot water so life is good. We are so glad that we took the Spanish classes here in Portugese-speaking Brazil. Weare almost back to last trip (sorry Marco), but we will see what happens when we get to a Spanish speaking country. We both had a power nap before checking out the neighbourhood. Haven´t found a grocery store other than one that is closed for rennovations. Of course with Joy, we quickly found the local gallery and saw a great display of Spanish development in electric light fixtures and another on Developement of chair styles over the years, including Joy´s favourite in gold by Dali.
We have eaten and found the local wine store so we will probably get some sleep tonight.
First impressions of Brazil is the driving! Unlike our previous experience in Peru and Bolivia, drivers here do not use horns just to scare the cats in the next county. That makes the city (4th largest in the world) very quiet. They also stop for pedestrians! Quite unsettling.
JIm