Brazilians in Truro

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My Brazilian fiance had travelled from Sao Paulo in Brazil to live in London to attend and sit a masters in law at the LSE, which she passed. I was moving out of the flat I rented in Islington and she was moving into the same flat and we became friends. During the Queen's golden jubilee In 2002, the country was given an extra bank holiday and we decided to travel to Porlock in Devon and stay overnight. While we were there, we decided to go further West into Cornwall to St.Ives. When it started to get dark at around 7pm we started to call in at hotels and bed & breakfasts but could not find anywhere to stay. We widened our search and one helpful hotel receptionist called around to a number of other hotels, but there was still nowhere. We started to drive around from town to town and there was still nowhere to stay. Eventually I spotted a sign to Truro and went there as we were getting hungry. There were several restaurants and we chose Pizza Hut. When we walked in we walked straight into some friends of hers from Sao Paulo in Brazil who she hadn't seen for years who had decided to stay with an English friend in Truro.
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Date submitted:Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:40:36 +0000Coincidence ID:4087