Visit Florianópolis
In the last week of the summer holidays, we took Friday off and treated ourselves to three days‘ holiday. Many local people told us to go to Florianópolis, which we did. Florianópolis is an island 300 km south of Curitiba, which is known for its unique and beautiful beaches. We left on Friday morning by bus and arrived at noon at our very nice hotel, which is located directly on the beach. Shortly after, we jumped into the sea for the first time. As it is winter here and the temperatures range from 10-25 degrees Celsius, it was relatively cold. To warm up again after the sea, we enjoyed the indoor pool and sauna area. During the next two days, we explored the island and the many beautiful beaches a bit more. As we were rather unlucky with the weather, and it was also winter, we often found practically deserted beaches. These were very beautiful despite the slightly mystical atmosphere.
South American Champions League up close!
Thanks to our department head, we got two tickets to a very exciting and decisive football match for the best football club in town. In the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores (Champions League of South America), one of the best Bolivian teams, FC Bolivar, faced the best team of Curitiba, namely FC Athletico-PR. In the first leg in Bolivia, Bolivar won 3-1, which meant FC Athletico-PR must score at least two goals to advance to the penalty shootout. This is a major difference to the Champions League in Europe, where a two-game draw goes straight to a penalty shootout and not 30 minutes of extra time like ours. Athletico-PR scored these two goals and thus saved themselves for the penalty shootout. However, they lost this by a very narrow margin due to the very last penalty. The atmosphere before and during the game was extremely good and we experienced the football-loving nation at first hand.
Canteen in the Bühler
Every morning and at lunchtime, we are lucky enough to be able to eat for free in the canteen. It’s self-service and you can put together your own plate. The food is very good, but a bit one-sided. In the morning there is white bread and at lunch there is mainly rice with beans and various kinds of meat.
