Today was my first time visiting a touristic attraction in Curitiba. When you look Curitiba up on the internet this garden is the first image that pops up… This garden is also basically like a public park. A lot of people were there today for all sorts of different reasons, some working out, others spending time with their families, walking their dogs, playing Pokemon Go (the new game app), and couples on a date. What a great spot for someone like me to just stand back and people watch. My host sister let me embrace my inner tourist side and took those cheesy photos infant of the greenhouse and skyline. They call me “a small town girl living in a big city.”
My sister brought cookies, cereal bars and water so we sat in the middle of everything to have a little picnic and people watch. Today was the first day the sun was out and it was sort of warm so we took the advantage to tour the city. This cities population is close to 2 million people so taking the public transportation is way different. You have to pay to get on, the bus stops are like see through tubes and their busses have three different connected together. These busses get their own street in the middle so they don’t crowd the main streets and the flow of traffic between all the other cars. The sidewalks are uneven so it’s painful to walk everywhere and only some people are brave enough to ride their bikes. The City is a great place to people watch and observe through a tourist and local!
