It is difficult in a hotel with the dog but she is getting into a routine and I am sure that she is happier here than she would be in a kennel. She is currently sitting by the door so that I couldn't possibly go out without falling over her. Smart dog.
On Sunday we took her to the Sao Paulo equivlaent of Central Park. It is called Parque Ibirapuera and was quite an experience.
For starters, this is Brazilian Fashion Week and the event is being held in one of the pavillions there. There were some serious fashion victims trying to look cool but in reality just looking a bit idiotic and out of place compared to the casualness of everyone else.
The park itself was absolutley crowded. No parking spaces anywhere which luckily for us wasn't a problem - thank you Marcelo.
The lovely thing about the park is that everyone can do anything with tolerance for all. There were cycle paths which the cyclists pretty much kept to. Kids bladed and skate boarded and no one seemed to mind as they weaved in and out. Dogs were everywhere so Tessie had a great day but people really did clean up after their dogs and the place was spotless. Bins were everywhere and people used them.
How different in attitude people in different countries have for children and animals. In France we took Tessie everywhere, restaurants, buses you name it she went. I remember when she was a puppy and we had friends to stay, we took them on a "red bus tour" of the city. She sat patiently on my lap for a couple of hours and when we disembarked, we crossed the Champ's Elysee. Tessie decided that she had to pee right in the middle of the 6 lane road. When we started to cross, the traffic was stopped for pedestrians but by the time she had finished the lights had turned and the traffic was coming towards us. To a car, they all stopped for us so that she could finish and we could get safely to the other side. 6 lanes of traffic waiting for a dog. I can't imagine that happening anywhere else in the world.
So we are trying out all the parks in the area to find one that is near the house and suitable.
Yesterday, when I went out with Tessie, Marcelo proudly told me that he had found a park, very close to the house that was brand new and so wasn't on a map. We found it and Marcelo was so proud of himself for coming up with a perfect solution to my dog walking problem.
Only one issue with the park - dogs not allowed. Obviously not run by normal people.
Oh well, back to Parque Iburapuera it is.
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