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Saturday, November 29, 2014

"DELAY IN BRAZIL IS A CLIMATE"



Despite the title, this post will not concern Brazil that much. Rather it's a quote from  a book I'm reading, but more on that later. This post is about Mexico City, which was showed to me by the able guiding of Kaylea.  The city is excellent. It's full of food, art, culture, traffic, buses, and people. It also has a castle. So basically, it's pretty cool. You'll see some Aztec ruins, Leon Trotsky's final home, the house that Frieda Kahlo occupied for the entirety of her life, and so much more!














 So, if you've made it all the way down here, you get some book reviews. I've been lucky to have read several excellent books (and one less excellent one). I highly recommend Man-Eaters of Kumaon by Jim Corbett, which  is basically a guy telling all about how he hunted man-eating tigers in India as a career. Needless to say, it's full of excitement. And leopards and tigers. I then read two books by Anne Murrow Lindbergh. North to the Orient  was fascinating non-fiction; The Steep Ascent  was pretty frustrating fiction. Now I'm on to Peter Fleming's Brazilian Adventure. Yes, Peter Fleming is Ian Fleming's brother. And it's hilarious. His descriptions of Brazil are spot on, including the title of this post.



2 comments:

  1. Awesome pix and book recommendations!

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  2. Love all your pictures Chris! So fun living vicariously through you!

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