Merry Christmas

I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas! 

Feliz Natal!

Joyeus Noël!

 Feliz Navidad!

Fröhliche Weihnachten!

Wesołych Świąt!

Sandra 

VLT in Santos

VLT or Light Rail System will be a new means of transportation in Santos. There are 11 stations which radiate from Barreiros in São Vicente to termini at Valongo in Santos. That is good for environment because it has no pollution and noise. I don't know when it will be inaugurated yet, but people can have a free ride from Barreiros to canal 1 in Santos only. The traffic is terrible where the tracks are under construction.

Wishing you a lovely week!

Network photo taken from HERE

Santos, Brazil

Hi everyone! I have opened this blog to write and I have been away for a long time due to hard times. I even stopped taking pictures, a thing that I love the most. Well, here are some old pictures I took some months ago. Those pictures are from Santos, my hometown.  I hope you like them.

Stand-up boards

Tomie Ohtake Sculpture. Further information Here

Urubuqueçaba Island

Sunset in Santos

I love Santos!

Hi Everyone! I have been knitting a lot here because the cold weather helps to do so. I'm finishing a scarf for my daughter and intend to make a cushion because I have a little yarn. As I cannot make crochet because my eyes hurt, I will knit it. I have some old jeans leg for making cushions. I love making cushions from old jeans. Maybe I can make a knitting lace for the jeans cushion.  I think knitting is a magical work because we transform yarns into many things such as hats, socks, cushions, blankets, and so on. The person who invented it was a genius!

Here are some pictures from my hometown, Santos. I also love to take pictures all the time! I hope you like them! Have a nice week and thank you for your nice comments!!

House with Tiled Facade

Fortress of  Barra

The Herons are our neighbors!

Ponta da Praia Beach

Portuguese Mark in Ponta da Praia

The houselight

Columbus Statue 

The Cruises

The Flag Square 

Ponta da Praia Beach 

The Tourist Tram Post for information only. There is a tram driver statue on the door

Tramway of Santos Futebol Clube 

A nice ride on the tramway downtown 

Ponta da Praia Beach 

Rosário Church 

Street Market

These are pictures of the street market in Santos. The street market happens on the same street on a specific day each week, usually in the morning from 7 a. m. to about 1 p. m. except on Mondays. They can be short about 4 blocks, or long, over 13 blocks.

I love to go to the street market because the products are much better than the ones in the supermarkets. You can touch the products to check if they are green or ripe. There are different stalls such as potatoes, onions, garlic, fruits, coconut, eggs, greens, potted plants and flowers as well as, seafood, chicken, clothing, shoes, home appliances, hygiene and cleaning items, toys, and so on. There are also stands that fix pans, straw seats on chairs and pressure cookers. There are stalls where sell small savory snacks such as a pear-shaped  deep-fried chicken filled croquette,  pastry envelope with different fillings and a torpedo-shaped croquette (both deep fried in vegetable oil), a small pizza-like bread with topping and sugarcane juice.

It’s very funny to go to the street market because the sellers announce their produces by crying and saying funny things like “Hey, beautiful girls do not pay, but also do not take the products”. The vendors offer pieces of fruits to try!

So, going to the street market is good because you buy good produce, you stroll, which is good for your health, and you have fun as well.

Wishing you a nice week! Sandra