Beira Mar Norte, Florianopolis
Yesterday was a beautiful day, so in the afternoon we went to the city to see what its like on a Sunday. I came away with one main impression - very noisy!

You will see from the photo that the city is built right on the edge of the coast and is quite a sight, even with all the skyscrapers. Although there are not many people in this photo, there were in fact loads of people strolling, cycling, jogging along the specially built walk and cycleway. There are also bars and stalls at certain points where many people, especially the young, meet and gather.

The lack of sound with photos, as opposed to with videos, can be misleading in my view. This photo shows a very tranquil scene, whereas, although it was interesting to walk the whole length of the bay and back (7 kms) I wouldn't want to do it again because the noise from the traffic was unbelievably loud. I can't imagine what it must be like living in one of the apartment blocks. How do people cope with living in cities? Give me the countryside any day.