It's the bicentenary of the independence of Paraguay this month so there are red, white and blue banners everywhere.
On our way to work today (and on Tuesday) we passed what looked like a cross between a polling station and a street party, complete with armed guards and riot police...only mildly disconcerting!
In spite of the fact that the bus was incredibly crowded and, with the erratic breaking, it was a struggle to stay on our feet, hawkers were still getting on the bus to try to sell bananas, chewing gum, chocolate etc... Then someone got on with a live chicken!
The other day about five people snuck on the back of the bus, crawling under the barriers, with about 15 large sacks of oranges... random.
Today on our lunch break, the only place to go to sit was the local petrol station. This seems the thing to do in Paraguay - there were tables and chairs set up outside. It was nice and sunny, although a little fumey. On the up side they did sell an ice cream that resembled a Toffee Crumble.
Asuncion is a strange place. There seems to be no main centre, just a sprawl. I'll have to go and investigate properly this weekend and see if there is more to it than meets the eye...
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