Corre a menina à beira do mar
Corre, corre, pela praia fora
Que belo dia que está não está
E o primeiro a chegar não perde
MADREDEUS
Ezra wakes up demanding “Oatmeal!!!” like a starving prince. Viena wakes up and goes to the bathroom and starts reading a comic book. The mornings are usually pretty quiet on the streets. We caught the bus into O Centro with Ezra’s bike and Viena’s rollerblades. The Beira Mar was perfect. Ezra had a sense of freedom on his bike, zooming along with the sparse bike traffic. Viena rollerbladed alongside Dwana. Smooth sidewalks are hard to find here. The weather was not too windy, not too sunny. We biked all the way to the park near the bridge and ate some of the snacks Dwana packed. The Floripa Bridge is a story in itself. We continued onto O Centro down Rua Felipe Schmidt where we picked up the shoes that Ezra and I were having repaired. We also walked by the big tree that did not seem so big. The creation of the new bus station took away from the power of the park since the old bus station was located right near the park and everyone had to walk through the park to arrive at the bus station. Now they do not have a reason to walk through the park. Next, we visited the library. A library is always good to visit. Kid librarians are always the most kid unfriendly. Viena and Ezra really did well in the library. I am glad they have an appreciation for libraries and parks and playgrounds. We went back to the park near the bridge and played on the swings made from fire hoses – great idea. We found our way back to the Beira Mar and started rollerblading and biking again. Bike in a backpack – quite a task. Like all good kid adventures, we ended at McDonalds before catching the bus home.
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