A New Shopping Mall, A New Level of Kitsch!
VILA VELHA (VITÓRIA), ESPIRITO SANTO
26.11.2006
28 °C
A short entry about my latest discovery... a whole new level of kitsch!!! I was impressed with the Savassi shopping centre in Belo Horizonte, but yesterday I arrived in Vila Velha (which also appears on the map as Vitória) in the little state of Espirito Santo (yes, that does mean 'Holy Ghost') and here they have an even better shopping mall!
The Praia da Costa Shopping Centre has... wait for it... an indoor ICE SKATING RING! And if that wasn't enough, SANTA CLAUSE IS ON IT! ON SKATES! AND YOU CAN GET YOUR PICTURE TAKEN WITH HIM!
(Yes, Brazil is getting into a Christmas frenzy. I will do a special report on that closer to Christmas, but in the meantime, imagine fake snow on palm trees.)
As I am writing this, a full size symphony orchestra has started playing waltzes, which the people on the ice rink are now figure-skating to!
This is why I love Brazil - it is the only country on earth (that I know) that is completely insane all the time!
Stay tuned also for a story about an amazing train journey which I made yesterday...
