It was raining in the morning. But it is warm rain if the temperature is around 30 deg Celsius. I was waiting an hour or so and when the rain stopped for de moment I decided to take the walk to the center of Fortaleza. Then the rain came again. Well – first few hours I was walking in the warm rain (and get almost completly wet).
Fortaleza has huge cathedral (similar to that one in Cologne) and nice cultural center surrounded by the old houses. Free Museum of Ceará’ Culture is worth to see – there is a nice story of vaqueiros – Brasilian cowboys. In the former jail the organized tourist center where you can buy local products and how they make famous laces from Fortaleza (introduced centuries ago by Portugeese).
In the aternoon the strong sun appeared and this was the best time to see the best of Fortaleza – the beaches. I stay in the Iracema Quarter – just two blocks from the beach. During last 20 years they built along the white beach a line of high hotels and apartament buildings. 4-kms long promenade tempts you to walk and enjoy the views.
It was nice walk, but I had to return to hotel to dry 🙂
