Our Trip to South America
Our flight to São Paulo, Brazil was ten hours, then a two hour flight to Asunción, Paraguay.
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We picked up our rental car, a Kia Soluto, at Silvio Pettirossi Airport, near Asunción
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Driving through a rain storm to our hotel on Avenida Aviadores del Chaco.
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Our hotel, the Holiday Inn Express Asunción Aviadores
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After the long journey we were ready for some hot food so we went to a little place next to the hotel, Tierra Del Mar Resto.
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J. had the Tiratas de Pollo con Mandioca Frita and I had the Sandwich de Lomito de Pollo. 10,000 gs is about $1.30 USD.
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The view from the top of the hotel of Asunción at night
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Our hotel room was clean and comfortable, with lots of pillows!
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The view from top by the pool in the daylight. It was 50 degrees Fahrenheit, and cloudy, too cold to swim.
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Breakfast at the hotel was awesome, with lots of local fruit and pastries, every morning.
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The coffee in Paraguay was excellent, and I was in dire need of it the first morning!
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