Fortaleza

This morning, after a very short night, Thomas and I took the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Fortaleza. We will stay here for two nights and then take the bus to Jericoacoara. From there we want to travel up to Sao Luis by beach buggy, bus... whatever :-)

Especially after the fantastic weekend in Rio de Janeiro Fortaleza seems a bit boring. The city center is pretty dirty and shabby and there is not much to see. The central market is quite nice to go shopping for souvenirs (cashew nuts from the region, baskets, hammocks) and the Dragao do Mar cultural center has some nice shops and cafes. The beach here in the city center is not very special... tomorrow we want to check out Praia do Futuro, according to the Lonely Planet the best one around Fortaleza.

Tonight we are going out to the Pirata Bar, the place with the 'craziest Monday' also according to the Lonely Planet ;-) Lets see what the pirates have on offer ;-)