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pepples46 Says: the Vale dos Sinos, hilly countryside, worth a daytrip ...12 km from Novo Hamburge, enchanting place called DOIS IRMAOS..two brothers.german settlement from 1824, colonial styled houses and great colonial food.worth a day or two to visite, good walking area in native bush
pepples46 Says: the old Town Center...with nice Buildings and the Wooden Church. where the first settlers in the Vale dos Sinos meet and had their marketstoday Hamburgo Velho is nicely restored, with lovely Cafes and Restaurantsin my time they did not sell Hamburger ^..^
pepples46 Says: the Immigrants brought their skills to the Country, Trade's people, Farmer's, Church Ministers, and what have you. all where looking for a second chance in the New World
Fruehstueck ( Breakfast): it is still operating!!!
pepples46 Says: around 10am, everybody was yearning for a cupper and some rolls..or just a cafezinho..small black, sweet and strong!! it was always a 'local' meeting place, people from the office,the shops and like us, coming from the countryside...it was great!! Breakfast..was a real...
pepples46 Says: Rio Grande do Sul is as big as the State of Texas, has a good roadsystem but Public Transport is sparse always was. renting a car might not be cheap but has its merrits to go where ever you thinkis an interesting place. like Teutonia and the Lago Harmonia....Lake. around...
Shoes..and other Leather items
pepples46 Says: I don't know any peticular shop, has changed anyway.but Shoeshops and Leather items are in abudance, shop around and take your pick.pretty newish stile in the pic, there you see, you just wear them and don't know they're made in Novo Hamburgo when you buy leather items you...
pepples46 Says: one of the pastimes Gauchos have are the weekend Rodeo Games, they can be fun although quite rough too. I am not a great fan of these games, but then others do like it.every newspaper can tell you what's on over the weekend, if you catch up with a little portugues
pepples46 Says: third week in October, Kerb..traditional celebration at the start of the spring season, a german tradition brought from the old country to the new
pepples46 Says: unsealed in some parts makes driving now and then a bit tricky on the countryside roadsand it can get quite a bit chilly in July&Aug.I would recommend some wet weather gear as well as warm clothingin this part of the Vale dos Sinos its 800m above sea level
pepples46 Says: the Friend I told you about ...just moved into his brandnew Appartment House...times sure do not stand still, he assured me, its still room for me to stay, isn't that nice!!
pepples46 Says: seen from the Road coming from Novo Hamburgo..clearly visible the two brothers, after Dois Irmaos is named. from here you have access to the mountanous area around Novo Hamburgo and the Vale dos Sinos,take the detour its a very pretty drive ...the pic has been send to me by...
pepples46 Says: colonial beginnings displayed at the Museum in Dois Irmaos, 12km from Novo Hamburgo, worth a look. like all the New World Countries, the Beginnings where hart and tough. Forest and Bush had to be cleared to make fertil fields for the crobs to be planted. Roads had to be...
pepples46 Says: around 20km from Novo Hamburgo, into the Valley of Santa Maria do Herval..o Rio Cadeia, with great native Bush surrounding.excellent swimming holes, fishing is not bad either..so brong your rot this area was my home for over 2 years
pepples46 Says: bring the kids just being with friends, playing canaster through the nite, sipping on our Mate tea and having a good time
pepples46 Says: Novo Hamburgo..* just big enough to have everything handy, with a touch of laid back, just doing nothing. alsogreat hiking, walking and biking area, and a great place to make Friends
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