Brasilia Day 1

The bus stayed pretty quiet last night with a few passengers getting on and off at the fee stops we made throughout the night. I was thankful for how quiet the bus was and the comfier seats than usual. The only downside to trying to sleep was how much the bus was bouncing throughout the night. I really struggled to stay in the chair and not constantly slide down it!

We arrived in Brasilia, Brazil's capital, around 1300. We got some food in the bus station before venturing to find the metro. Luckily it wasn't too far or complicated; we just had to stay on until the last stop. We did have to stand with our bags on for the whole time, about 15 minutes, which wasn't great. It was then a 15-20 minute walk to the hotel where we got checked in without hassle. Our room has a balcony that overlooks some of the hotels and government buildings which is nice. When the sun went down, Allan said it reminded him a little of Vegas with all the hotel lights everywhere.

We had dinner at the food court in the shopping mall nearby. We got some lovely Japanese food and splurged on the £1 ice cream coke at McDonald's. It was raining when we went to leave, so we wandered the mall for another ten minutes and thankfully the rain lightened up for the short walk back to the hotel. The rest of the evening we made some tentative plans for the next few days in Brasilia.Read more