It's always nice when you meet people for the second time on your travels. It feels like you've known each other for quite a long time and you can talk about memories and plans. I met Re in Florianopolis in Brazil and she invited me to stay with her when I got to Foz do Iguaçu.

I went from São Paulo to Foz do Iguaçu on a night bus that was supposed to take 14 hours, but the air conditioning stopped working so we had to change buses which made us a few hours late. I'm starting to get used to all the delays now. Anyhow, it was actually better for me that we were late, because we arrived a bit later in the morning which made it possible to catch a taxi to the hotel where Re works.

I stayed with Re for a few nights and we went to the hotel every morning for breakfast. It all felt so luxurious after staying in hostels for 1,5 months. I could even use the pool at the hotel! I felt like a princess for a few days.

Foz do Iguaçu is definitely a tourist city, the only reason why people go there is the waterfalls. I have to tell you that it is a good reason. I first went to the Brazilian side of the falls, which is just a short bus ride, with a local bus, away. From this side you have a really good panoramic view over the hundreds of waterfalls that together make the Iguaçu falls. I walked for half an hour or so, to the Devils throat which is a massive waterfall. You can walk out on a bridge and basically stand in the middle of it all. If you're to warm, this is a good opportunity to cool down. All together I spent about 2 hours at the falls before I went back to town.

To get to the Argentinian side is a little bit harder. You can take one bus to the border, then another bus to the falls, keep track of the border control yourself and spend the whole day by yourself in Iguazu national park. But I chose the easy way, I booked a shuttle who just drove me from the hotel to the national park and back. They even fixed everything at the border control for me. It was also a bit easier to find people to spend the day with since you have time to talk to the others on the bus ride to the falls. One of the guys was Danish and we spent some time together at the falls.

The Argentinian side is very different from the Brazilian. Here you can get really close to the falls, walk on bridges just above them or even take a boat in to some of the falls, which was amazing but very wet. Me and the Danish guy also walked to the Devils throat (you can see it from both sides) which was amazing, there is just so much water going straight down in what looks like a hole. You can also take a train there but chances are you have to wait longer than it takes to walk.

A lot of people say that the Argentinian side of the falls is the most beautiful one, I would say they compensate each other. But you definitely want to spend a lot more time in the Argentinian side than the Brazilian since there's so much more to do.

Another thing you can do in Foz is going to Itaipu hydroelectric plant which is the worlds biggest electric power generato in the world.  Me and the Danish guy went there together and on the way we met a Brazilian couple and their friend from Egypt. Lovely people! We ended up going to a Buddhist temple, the place where Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay meet and to a really good pizza place! Over all a very good day with a lot of laughs!

Foz do Iguaçu and the people I met there will forever have a special place in my heart!