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 Blogging Challenge - Day 10 - Paraguay Aug 10th Flight to Paraguay is at 6:00am We’re staying at La Mision Hotel Boutique https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g294080-d1156903-Reviews-La_Mision_Hote... https://www.tripadvisor.com/AttractionProductDetail-g294080-d12472540-Private_Se... https://www.tripadvisor.com/AttractionProductDetail-g294080-d12472555-Private_To... Journal: Since we are leaving on a 6 am flight, I am so glad I went to bed on the earlier side last night. We are now in Paraguay.... in Asuncion - the capital. Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in central South America, bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the country from north to south. Due to its central location in South America, it is sometimes referred to as Corazón de Sudamérica. Paraguay is one of the two landlocked countries outside Afro-Eurasia, and is the smallest landlocked country in the Americas. We just get our stuff stashed at the hotel and we are off on a tour... a tour of museums. Most of these are for the arts so there are plenty of people in our group that are only too happy to brows and wander. Because it is a private tour we can take our time. Our first stop is La Casa de la Independencia, where we got at least an hour to take in the sights. Next was the Memory Museum of the City in the Viola House. This was a group of houses of the time. We were able to see some of the objects of colonial times and other relics. The next destination was the the Andrés Barbero Ethnographic Museum, which is owned by the Foundation "La Piedad" Entity Civil Relief and Culture, administrator of Barbero heritage, and continuer of his family's philanthropic purposes. We did not spend as long at this museum. Then we headed to the Music Museum. It has been completely renovated and has several rooms where the artists who took their music internationally are honored. Valuable objects are kept inside, such as the guitar that belonged to AgustÃn Barrios Mangore, harps and other wind instruments. Interesting stuff. The next museum was the Museum of Fine Arts. We got to see art of the seventeenth century and early twentieth century, as well as Paraguayan Art from the nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries. We gravelled a little farther outside the city, to our last museum - the Visual Arts Center Museo del Barro,. We spent the longest time here, probably around 2 hours. There were exhibits of contemporary art {Museum des Arts Contempo Contemporanea) There were also exhibits of Indian art (Museum of Indian Art), and the Museo del Barro with 4000 pieces. Our tour was scheduled to end around 2pm, but I am sure we took much longer. I was all museumed out by the time we were done. We were given the option of returning to the city center or staying in the area of the Museo del Barro. I decided to hang out for a time and see about finding a café of sorts. I needed coffee and sustenance. But Lyn's a sly fox   was on a roll and she did not want us to get too comfy. She had more plans for us - a 6-hour evening package designed for people with little time during your stay in Asuncion. I was glad it did not start until around 7 pm. That gave us time to recoup and rest up. It also gave us time to check into our hotel room. We were to tour the capital of Paraguay at night and then be whisked away to a typical restaurant where got to enjoy dinner accompanied by a live show. The city tour kept us hoping. My feet were starting to hurt. Luckily we were able to fortify ourselves at the various pubs along the way. We got to see the spectacular lights of the Government Palace, the promenade that is a popular the meeting point for hiking, leisure, and recreation. Then, cross the main avenues of the capital, visiting New Asuncion, where the night comes to life with the shopping center, casinos, pubs, and bars. We dinner was delectable. There was beef, alongside various other meats which are cooked on a grill, called "parrilla" in Spanish, or an open fire. The Asado were accompanied by salads and manioc or yuca, similar to the potato. I tried a little of everything. I was nice to just sit for awhile. It was midnight before we headed back to the hotel. I was almost asleep on my feet. |
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