Once across the border, we needed to get some Brazilan cash, so even though we wanted to go to an ATM, the driver insisted on taking us to an exchange office, all the while telling us about the exchange rates, the differences between commercial and official rates, why we shouldn't use the banks, etc.
M changed his remaining Argentinian Pesos into Brazilian Reals, then we were driven to downtown Foz Do Iguacu (supposedly the closest ATM). After that we were taken to our hotel, we dropped off our luggage, and the driver took us the rest of the way to the falls, dropping us at the nearby bird park. We ended up paying for the original trip across the border (the price of which had miraculously increased over what our hotel told us), plus the trip into Foz and back again. We later found that there was an ATM at the entrance to
the falls ....!
The bird park was interesting, we were able to get up close to toucans and some huge macaws, it was a pleasant couple of hours spent. We then walked down to the entrance to the falls, the facilities on the Brazilian side of the falls were a lot more modern compared with the Argentinian side. Yesterday there was a slow old train to get into and around the park, today we had huge airconditioned buses, with recorded messages telling us abut all the other activities we could do in the park.
On the Argentinean side you are much closer to most of the falls and Devil's Throat, on the Brazilian side you get a good panoramic view of multiple falls at once, and a different perspective of the Devil's Throat. We think the Argentinian side was better, but you do need to visit both sides to get a full appreciation.
Back to the hotel, which wasn't far from the falls, but a long way from town, where we relaxed by the pool for the rest of the day.
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