Billboard in Wellington, New Zealand, which prides itself (rightfully enough) on its coffee.
Churrascaria
Of course while we were in Porto Alegre we had to go to a churrascaria. This method of cooking originated with the gauchos of southern Brazil and is mostly about all kinds of very good meat, though there’s also a buffet of salads and vegetables, and you can get grilled cheese (in large, melty chunks, not sandwiches).
Truly some of the best meat I’ve had in my life (there are times I am thankful not to be vegetarian), and the tableside capirinha service helped to wash it all down.
I was delighted to learn that the Fogo de Chao chain is of authentic Brazilian origin and considered good, so there are a few places in the US where I’ll still be able to enjoy churrasca.
This One’s for @Shamu
On the beach at Opotiki, New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty. Whale Island on the horizon.
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We decided at some point to document all the people who installed OpenSolaris at the Sun booth at FISL, but we did it with several different cameras. Here’s my collection of happy customers!
FISL, 2009
In June, 2009, I went to Porto Alegre, Brazil, to help staff a Sun booth (along with many other people, a bunch of whom became friends) at FISL, billed as the world’s largest open source conference.
