Now that I've covered Rio (see previous post), let's move on to Recife. I wish I could say more about this city, but our experience was truly hampered by the intense rain that we experienced the entire time we were there. The streets were flooded, some waist high and it really was difficult (and dangerous) to be outside. We tried to make the best of it. Seif and I were excited because two of our friends were meeting us here for the USA vs. Germany game. We arrived at 1:00 in the morning and to say that we were scared of the area we were staying in is an understatement. The people we were renting the place from were extremely nice though, warned us to not walk outside at night and offered to give us a ride anywhere we needed. I absolutely loved these people. They were like a mother and father to us and were so incredibly kind.
On our first day there, we headed downtown to see all of the old colonial buildings and check out the FIFA Fan Fest. The colonial side was amazing, but we had about an hour of dryness before the rain started pounding on us again. We got hassled by some teenagers who told us all to say something in portuguese while they recorded us and then laughed their butts off. I'm sure it was something lewd. I'm still curious.... lol Maybe I'll find the video on youtube one day.
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| Downtown Recife |
The second day was game day and it was POURING. It didn't matter though, everyone was so excited and festive. Chants broke out on the subways, everyone was wearing plastic capes, we were going to celebrate no matter what mother nature threw our way! Though we were wet, we had the time of our lives. Germany won the game and even though it didn't turn out the way we had hoped, fans from both sides posed for pictures together and had a great time.
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| A pic posted by the Recife local news station. |
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| Just a little greenery. |
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| USA vs. Germany |
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| Post game photos. |
The next day we got on a plane and flew to Aracaju for a day and then headed to Salvador ... the city that captured my heart. To be continued....
1 comment:
Oh my gosh you are living some amazing adventures!! I need to catch up on these posts :-) so awesome!!
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