You don’t have to travel far to find some great views around Porto Alegre. In fact, if you like cityscapes you can see an excellent one right outside the window in the elevator lobby.

@karolinatx you’re right…that is revolting. http://tinyurl.com/5v9lm2

You may have noticed that one of the special McDonald’s offerings during the Beijing Olympics was Fanta Mundo. From the sign, I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I found a canned version in the convenience store up the street. The full experience is Edição limitada, Fanta Mundo – China, sabor laranja-melão. (For those who aren’t up on their Portuguese pronunciation, the “ão” at the end of a word has a kind of soft “n” sound. Hence, São Paulo actually sounds like San Paulo which of course means Saint Paul.) Melon is one of those things I am not fond of. I have finally reached a point where I won’t snub it out-right, but I find that the flavor of melon is communicated more as a sensation — a sensation of slime — then it is an actual flavor. The same can be said for Fanta Mundo. It is mostly orange flavored with the sensation of melon.