Asunción to Ciudad del Este

We got up earlier than we had our entire time in Asunción, around 7:45 and got ready to go. Allan has packing to do (always so last minute) and I had to run to the grocery store for some breakfast. We were on our way to the bus station around 9. Our bus was prompt and we left Asunción on time. We had a few stops early on for passengers to get on, and some traffic leaving the city, but after that the journey was pretty smooth sailing. We had internet the whole time too so Allan could get caught up on the itinerary and I got caught up on the blog from the last few days.

We arrived in Ciudad del Este, the border town with Brazil, just before 4pm. Ciudad del Este is so close to Brazil, you could skip a rock and hit it! It was a short walk from the bus station to the hotel, which we were thankful for because it was so hot! We got checked in and situated and then made our plan for the rest of the day.

Around 5, we went to Monday Falls. Monday in traditional Paraguayan means "robbed river". After a bit of a shock at the price to enter ($32!) we walked down the path towards the falls. We were greeted with misty rainbows and roaring water. The falls were cascading all around. After getting some pictures and admiring the view from the top, we took a short elevator down to the ground level to see the falls from below. The wind and mist were much stronger and visible down at the bottom. You could see if moving the little plants on the rocks! We enjoyed the beautiful view, and it was a good precursor to Iguazu Falls that we will see for the first time tomorrow.

After the Falls we went to Hito Tres Fronteras. From the Paraguay side, we could clearly see the Brazil and Argentina viewing decks for the three borders. On the left facing the river was the Friendship Bridge and Brazil border. On the right we saw the Argentina border. It was pretty cool to be standing so close to the border of all three countries. It wasn't long before sunset when we were at the Hito Tres Fronteras, so the sky was just starting to change colors when we left. It was a nice way to end our last day in Paraguay, almost reflecting on where we've been and looking towards where we are headed, our last country in South America before we leave in about a month.Читать далее