The stuff I forgot in the previous two posts...

I forgot to mention that I got a letter from my parents today. That was very exciting.
I also left out the “CONGRATULATIONS!!!” part. I am sure you can figure out what that is in relation to. :D

Also, I thought this photo would be a good addition to the photos of the market. Click on it to see what is in the picture, and how much we spent (also a much larger version of this photo).

Rain is eminent here. Power may be a bit sketchy later today.

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Our trip to the Ceasa Market

We decided to go shopping for fruits and vegetables today. Nádya wants to make a salad tomorrow, and she knew just the place to purchase most of what she needed for very good prices, the Ceasa Market.

Its kind of a farmers market, there were all kinds of fruits and vegetables (no-not the people!)--in fact, probably more variety than I have seen anywhere else. I took my camera, and got a few pictures, which are below, but you can view larger versions just by clicking on them. This will take you to a different site.


We went fairly early in the morning. I think we got there about 7 AM. The place was already bustling with people getting fruits and vegetables for their Christmas cooking. Its pretty expensive to own a car in Brazil, so this is a pretty packed parking lot.


This is a picture of part of the general market. It was pretty big, really. I was surprised by the size, as well as how many vendors were competing with each other. It was a very cool experience to look around, and see all the people in action. These are mostly tomatoes in the picture here.


There are many varieties, sizes, and shapes of bananas here. They are all better than anything I have had in the US. Generally speaking, a bit sweeter flavor, and sort of a creamy flavor as well. There are (literally) piles of them here. The man with the basket on his shoulder was shuttling them back and forth from somewhere. There were mangoes around here somewhere as well, but I think they are behind the man with the basket.


I think I finally have put to bed the question of how the chicken crossed the road with this photo. I could not help my self when I saw this--I actually almost burst out laughing, as I saw the humor right away. I am sure Brazilians would just see this as normal life, but I had my United States hat on when I took this picture.

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