A look around Manaus

We're in the States now and soaking it all in! However, we didn't want to skip over posting about our incredible trip to Manaus. The 10 days we spent there were some of the most adventurous and challenging (yet very exciting and inspiring) that we've had since we arrived in Brazil. In this post I'm going to show some pictures from around the city, and then I'm going to do another post on the ministry at our mission's base there.

A view of the Amazon river from a port
A meat market

A view from the market. Although there are cars and roads in the city, many river people get to the market places by boat on the river. Manaus is a huge, busy (and not so clean) city with TONS going on! There's a ton of variety (for Brazil) and every nook and cranny is packed with shops, restaurants, houses....it's really an overwhelming place!

A man sleeping under the bridge

Crowded, busy streets

Local vegetables brought downtown in wheelbarrows and sold all around

You have to watch your wallet carefully as it's such a busy city....and apparently your toilet paper too! This was a funny thing we saw in a store bathroom :)

Men gather around to watch a game of checkers in the park. If you look closely, you'll see that the checkers pieces are actually soda bottle tops.

At your local supermarket, you can pick up fresh piranhas for dinner

What a different world! More pictures and posts to come soon!