Marph goes to Iguaçu

Over the Easter weekend we visited the town and the spectacular waterfalls of Foz do Iguaçu.

Hooray! I didn't get left behind this time =) 

This was the view from our hotel room in the city centre.

Paraguay is on the other side of the Parana River. 

We arrived on Friday afternoon and still had  time for exploring so we headed off to the Bird Park.

They had many amazing and beautiful birds but our favourite was the walk-through avery of Macaws. 

We were up early on Saturday for exploring the Argentinian side of the falls. 

Working out which way to go and where to start.

Frans and Agnes, our friends from Vitoria, were also in Foz for the weekend and we spent Saturday exploring the Argentinian side together. 

We started with the main attraction: Devil's Throat. 

The beginning of Devil's Throat Waterfall.

The view from the Argentinian side is over the top of this part of the falls.  

Next we walked the upper trail, 

and then the lower trail around the National Park, 

and enjoyed the spray and stunning views of the falls from all angles. 

On the way back we stopped at the tri-border point between Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. 

On Easter Sunday we explored the Brazilian side of the falls, 

and were left speechless with panoramic views of the falls. 

The National Parks on both sides are full of these cute and fluffy coatis.

But beware! They associate humans, bags, and rustling packets with food and are quite bold with seeking out their goal. And they bite. And can carry rabies. 

We loved some of the signs around the Brazilian National Park.

Please don't be an attack's risck for coatis, 

and please don't overtake the banisters. 

We mainly used public transport for tripping around Foz.

The service was pretty good. Just don't look for any useful info at the bus stops. 

Monday was our final day and we had just enough time to squeeze in a special tour of the hydroelectric scheme at Itaipu Dam on the Parana River. 

At the top of Itaipu Dam. 

Inside at one of the working generators. 

There were great meals all weekend, like this sushi meal,

and empanada snacks, 

and of course there were ice-cream dates! 

Happy Easter everyone! 

More about our long weekend away and pics of the spectacular falls in the next blog!