Cynthia's+Journal+and+Budget

=JOURNAl:= Day1(July 8th): Me and alex landed in Rio De Jainero at 12:04 a.m. i called a cab to take us to the hotel we would be staying at which is the Rio Othon Palace, we got the Superior Premium Room, for $375 a night each. We were really hungry and decided to go out for brunch, so we went to the lovely Confeitaria Colombo Cristovao' restaurant by bus, it was very fancy, it wasnt like any ordinary restaurant that we have in California. It was so elegant, and beautiful, the wall designs were so precise and perfectly painted, everything caught my attention. I met the wonderful girl waiter who took our orders, her name was Maria Gallos she was really nice, and well mannered. The food was also delicious, we had tea, juice, different kinds of mini sandwiches, delicious pastries, breads, cheese, and yummy jelly. The spacious. After we finished eating we decided to go back to the hotel. There we went swimming at the pool, all day. Good thing we had our sunglasses and sunscreen in our backpacks or we would have got a nasty sunburn. About 6 o'clock we went in the jacuzzi and talked until about 8:30. we then went back to our hotel and watched some movies and ate popcorn and had a great girls night.

Day2(July 9th) It was a lovely sunny morning, we decided to take the same bus, and go to Tijuca National Park, we saw a beautiful waterfall, a chapel, and lots of beautiful nature, unusual trees, it was really fun. We went out to eat at a corner lanchonette, we ate a plate of rice,beans,meat, and a salad, it was good and very cheap. We then we went back to the hotel and packed everything because tomorrow we were leaving the hotel and going to a hostel in Brasilia,Brazil.

Day3(July 10th) We took a bus to corumba, Brazil that took 25 hours to get there. It was hot at first, and me and alex just talked and talked about our favorite moments that we had. We also talked more about our familys and how much we missed them, but that we also got a break from them. i told her i wanted to see something that would be really pretty when we arrive in corumba. and we ate some sandwiches and chips and soda we had packed in our backpacks for the road, then we knocked out.

Day4(July 11th)We arrived in Corumba, Brazil, we arrived at the HI hostel, there we organized our things, it was close to everything. It had bunk beds, lockers, ceiling fans or air conditioning, and separate rooms with hammocks, barbecue grill, and a pool of course, they provided breakfast, and sold sandwiches and food at their snackbar, they also had a public phone for people who wanted to make calls. We finally decided to go to the river/harbor/lake. It was actually very close to there, we had a lot of fun, the weather was great the place was beautiful. We went back and bought sandwiches at the hostel, then went to bed.

Day5(July 12th)We decided to just go walk waround the city, and meet new people. see new things expirence new time,weather,cultures and everything! we had alot of fun we met Juan, Santiago, Lorenzo, Lupe, and Rosa they were our age also,they took us to see things around their town. Then once again we put our things together, and we headed off to El Salvador!

Day6(July 13th)We went to Salvador by bus,We arrived at the hostal Portada, and we were tired, so for most of the day we slept. We walked to a food stand that was down the street were we couldn't help but smell the delicious food cooking. We then met a man whos name was Santiago, he was a big man with a funny mustache, and he was really funny. the who time we were there he made us crack up! he was selling burritos,tortas,and all kinds of delicious food. I got a guacamole beef torta, with an orange fanta, and alex got a bean and cheese burrito with a coca cola. I was very full! and we walked back to the hostel, it was a great day but i just wanted to sit down and watch some tv.

Day7(July 14th) This Morning, we both woke up very early, and all SWEATY! ew, it was about 98 degrees, we both wanted to go swimming, but not at the pool that the hostel had. We decided to see the beautiful beaches of El Salvador, we packed our sunglasses our sunscreen some sandwiches that we had bought at a little market, with some juice boxes to drink, and a magazine! As we headed to the beach in a taxi we noticed there were a lot of people there, it is a city to 2 million people! the culture there is mainly African. And 70 % of the people are Afro-Brazilian, so it was nice meeting people from a different culture than us. The beach was amazing it had chairs, umbrellas, kayaking, and many food that they sold! We had a great time there and we enjoyed the beautiful fireworks show, and lit up bars, it made the night SHINE!( :

RIO OTHON PALACE(:

CONFETARIA COLOMBO RESTAURANT TIJUCA NATIONAL PARK(: HI HOSTEL LAKE

=BUDGET= AIRPLANE TICKETS LINK: [|www.CheapOair.com] Our plane tickets cost 1,287.60 (including tax!) so we each paid $643.80
 * Days || 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Hotel/hostel || $750.00 || $0.00 || $0.00 || $18.58 || $18.58 || $21.00 || $21.00 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Restaurant || $22.00 || $16.00 || $8.45 || $7.50 || $7.50 || $12.45 || $9.65 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Transportation || $5.00 || $5.00 || $146 || $0.00 || $50.00 || $0.00 || $13.50 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Airplane tickets || $1,287.60 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||