Some Changes

As you may have noticed, our blog overcame some changes. The main reason for that is the new layout management system, which the Blogger site now offers. It's much easier to manage and opens many new possibilities. Also - our blog exists for more than a year now (would you believe?), and a change is always a good thing to do from time to time.
The new system may require to login through a Google account for posting new messages, so if you need help in obtaining one - ask me how. Anyway, it's mostly me and Ofer that are posting anything anyway :(

I'll use this opportunity also to introduce my new blog. It's here, and it's my reading journal. I decided I want to remember what I read, when and in what order. I'll not bother publishing there anything, but the books titles and cover pictures. No reviews or any other stupid stuff. So if you want to know what I read - come on in.
This new blog is also linked to my new toy - "Library Thing". It's a nice site that allows you to manage your home library and suggests (or un-suggests) new books. My account there lists only English books I have, since it still doesn't support Hebrew books. But they are working on it. So take a look.

Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand

Another flight, another airport and I’m in Rio de Janeiro once again. This time I’m not staying at Copa Cabana but in another part of the city – Barra de Tijuca. It’s not carnaval time but the Brazilian icons I’ve missed are still available:


I sent this picture to Oren in an attempt to tease him but all I got for my efforts is the knowledge that Guarana is now also available in Boston. Well – had to try.

The TV was on and I suddenly saw our old friend on the screen (we’ve discussed him some time ago in one of the posts) so I decided to take a picture of him myself.


The business part of the trip was OK but as always what was waiting outside was a lot more promising. So out I went and I roamed the beaches of Barra.


Apparently I wasn’t the only one out and about.


I also got to spend the weekend in Rio and that’s when the beaches really filled up with people (well, it ain’t no Copa Cabana or Ipanema but it was still great):


After leaving Rio I went to the Netherlands for a couple of days, but that’s a different story for a different time.

Have fun!