Flight from Asuncion to Sao Paulo

It was 1 hour delay. During waiting time, receptionist serves a candy and I took it, then I realized that tooth filling came out.

 

Very thin bording pass like a shop receipt.

TAM Airlines for Santiago.

Gauarani International Airport in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay.

Over view of Japanese Agricultural Colony in Yguazu and SOY bean is panting.

Aerial view of Itaipu HPP

It was by chance to overview Itaipu HPP from TAM flight to Sao Paulo.

Sukiyaki in Asuncion 内山田旅館ですき焼き

Uchiyamada serves Sukiyaki.

Pear from La Colmena 日本人移住地ラ・コルメナ

This is planting in la colmena, Japanese colony in Paraguay.

Macintosh SE/30 in Asuncion

At a printing company in Asuncion.

アスンシオンの朝食 Breakfast in Asuncion and Dulce de leche

A break fast in Asuncion at Andares del Agua, they serve papaya all the time. The day I found "dulce de leche", typical sweet paste in South America on the table. Second picture shows it with honey package.

シリアルにパパイヤを入れる、これは私流。かつてバンコクでパパイヤとミルクの相性の良さを発見した。台湾にはパパイヤミルクというのがあると聞く。アスンシオンでは、シリアルは種類が限られているし砂糖付きが多いので使えるのは3種類、パパイヤは毎日新鮮なのでこれを主に朝食とした。

dolce de leche

"Prohibido Estacionar" and a car parked

Parked car in front of Andares del Agua.behind of the sign "PROHIBIT PARKING".

The Freedom Bridge linking Afganistan to Uzbekistan

When it was Communist is common in this region, Soviet Army entered and evacuated to and from Afghanistan through this bridges. Now US military goods has hauled by train trough this bridge. In general this bridge is protected by US an Uzbek army, and the access road is also blocked at the intersection near Termez.

The hotel in Paris intoroduced by an Armenian

I met an Armenia French at Club restaurant located at Tumniyan Street, Yerevan. Indeed he is owner of Europe Hotel in Yerevan and also owns a hotel in Paris. He described hotel name and address in Paris on a paper and gave it to me.

Hotel name is Hotel Pavillion Monceau in 17th Arrondissement (district) and I should try it.

Hotel Pavillion Monceau
43 rue Jouffroy d'Abbans, 17. Palais des Congrès, 75017
 
http://www.pavillon-monceau.com/

Where is Lufthansa office in Asuncison, Paraguay?

It is long story to find Lufthansa in Asuncion, Paraguay. I requested to my assistant to find Lufthansa office  a few month ago, because I came to Asuncion by Lufthansa and TAM. It is common sense to keep an information of Lufthansa office in Asuncion. But nothing happened for a while and replied there is no Lufthansa office in Asuncion and TAM is taking care of Lufthansa ticket. This repeated twice and a little progress was seen that Lufthansa is now dealing with cargo only.

How can I relay on this. There is a representative of Lufthansa called Lufthansa City Center as follows:

Lufthansa City Center (viajesdelsol)
Ave. Gral. Santos y Concordia Complejo Santos
Tel. 021-205 009
http://www.viajesdelsollcc.com/

Lufthansa Reservierungsbüros:  Argentinien
Name    Lufthansa Reservierung
Stadt    Buenos Aires
Telefon    (+54) 11 5354 2333
Telefax    (+54) 11 4313 1092
Öffnungszeiten    
Öffnungszeiten: Montag - Freitag 9:00 Uhr - 18:00 Uhr

MetroBus (diesel) or Electric Rail, Asuncion

It is hot topic in Asuncion, it was argued at congress whether the government should blow the fund for introduction of trunk bus system called MetroBus.  Consequently the suite was passed and Asuncion's MetroBus stepped ahead.

The point of argument is why it is diesel bus introduction instead of electric rail or bus system, or Light Rail. Taking in consideration of Paraguay's conditions to access to energy source, electricity is chosen reasonably. Because of Itaip HPP and Yacyreta HPP.

If natural gas, it is also reasonable, but this is no resource near by. Both diesel and natural gas have to be imported.

If natural gas or electricity, it is much more clean than diesel engine bus.
http://www.abc.com.py/nota/el-metrobus-no-resolvera-el-caotico-trafico-asunceno/

The total project cost is USD160 million,  of this total, USD115 million for a loan from the IDB and USD18 million from OFID (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries for International Development). The rest, USD35 mil. is provided by the Government of Paraguay.

The loan are divided by two part;
1) USD62.4 million loan for a 30-year term with a six-year grace period and a LIBOR-based interest rate;
2) USD15.6 million loan for a 40-year term, with a 40-year grace period and 0.25% interest, and

3) USD47 million loan for a 25-year term, with a five-year grace period and a LIBOR-based interest rate.

OFID's loan condition would be non-concessional.


IDB has approved credit line for this transport project
http://www.iadb.org/en/news/news-releases/2010-09-30/paraguay-to-improve-urban-infrastructure-and-public-transportation-idb,8092.html

Fukuoka Ryokan in Yguaz, Paraguay

There is no sign, but everybody knows there is an accommodation here. This is so-called Ryokan, which means pensione in Spanish, located at the heart of Yguaz Japanese Colony in Paraguay. Fukuoka Ryokan serves Bed and Breakfast with Japanese style. You can not imagine that you will be serve as Japanese style in the mid south American continent. This Ryokan is run bu Mr. and Mrs Fukuoka with very at home hospitality. 

They serve also Goemon-buro, which is old jananese style bath upon a request. It is very important facility for this accommodation even it is rather samll bath tab.

Dinner is also served by request and it is Japanese normally. Fish dish, Tofu, some vegetable, Japanese pickles, miso soup and steam rice are served. Breakfast is also similar Japanese style.

The room that assigned to me was twin room with TV, NHK was showing, refrigerator, shower and toilet, clean towels. My iPhone detected Wi-Fi, but I did not ask that it is for guests or not.

There is a super market run by Iguaz Agricultural Cooperative near by. You can find some Japanese foods, for example rice cultivated in Igazu Colonial. Before the supermarket you will pass by a park with red color shrine gate, Torii.

Fukuoka Ryokan

Ruta 7 Km41, Yguazu – Alto Parana

Tel: +595-632-20214

(PYG 148,000 /night)

Inc. breakfast and internet.

Boeing 767 touches down without wheels in Warsaw

Poland crash landing: Boeing 767 touches down without wheels in Warsaw

A Boeing 767 from Newark, New Jersey with 230 passengers onboard made an emergency landing in Warsaw after its landing gear failed to open. The plane landed on its belly without its wheels. None of the passengers was injured. The pilots circled above the airport for about an hour before crash landing after they discovered a problem with landing gear. A fire brigade laid out special material with fire-fighting substances for the plane to land on. Passengers rushed out of the plane.

東日本震災地支援 豆腐１００万丁 Support for the Earthquake Victems in Japan by Japansese Paraguyan

1 million Tofu project for the earthquake victims in Japan by Japanese immigrants in Paraguay. The immigrants donated soy beans which equivalent for 1 million Toufu and USD 120,000, the cost of Tofu producing fee. 

Gialinks based in Gifu prefecture has supported this project and arranging producing Tofu, currentlly number of Tofu produced is arround half million.

 

http://www.gialinks.jp/tofu100mancho.html