Ouro Preto is indeed another pretty old colonial town. Steep cobblestone streets. Lots of churches. Yet another UNESCO World Heritage Site. Baroque architecture, and work done by Aleijadinho. The best one the church Sao Francisco de Assis. The interior was ridiculous. Couldn’t take photos – but found one on internet here. Doesn’t really do it justice, and is only one part of the church.
Also went down a goldmine. Rather deep, going down on one of the original carts. New cable though, I think. Rather deep, and big. Went for a swim in a subterranean lake down there. Fairly cold – and water so crystal clear that you couldn’t tell if a section was centimetres deep or metres.
And that’s about it. Current plan is to catch bus to Congonha (sp?) – look at Aleijadinho’s masterpiece of statues of the 12 Prophets, and then continue on to Rio de Janeiro either tonight or tomorrow. Quite excited about going to Rio, everybody raves about it. And it’s Rio. Just need to find a hostel where I won’t be robbed every time I walk out the door.