Our big trip this summer (Dec. - Feb. here) was touring around northeastern Brazil for two weeks. Brazil is such a large country, its regions are diverse and vary in appearance, food, and accent, much like regions in the United States. The food, especially, was different from where we live in southern Brazil, but the people are just as warm and friendly.
Stop #1 Natal:
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Our resort on the beach. After a tough semester at the university for
Geoff and I, plus sleepless nights with a newborn,
this place was the perfect start to our vacation. |
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We saw lots of people at the swim-up bar,
but suspiciously not so many people getting out of the pool to use the bathroom. |
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| The kiddie pool was fun for adults, too. |
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It's a good vacation when you spend most of
your days in a swimsuit and diaper (respectively). |
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| The beaches of the northeast! |
Stop # 2 Joao Pessoa:
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| Amidst all the resorts, Brazil is still a developing nation. |
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Geoff paid a few dollars to ride this contraption, called "Aire Bunda,"
or your bum flying through the air and landing in a lake. |
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| We never get tired of the beach for obvious reasons. |
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| Our beach hut, though it was hardly primitive. |
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| Our waiter Leo with our son Leo. |
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| We took a "taxi" up and down the beach one morning. |
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Fresh lobster!
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No tan line
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Eri exploring the reefs at low tide.
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Stop #4 Olinda-Recife:
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It was the start of Carnival in Olinda-Recife. We thought
Eri was onto something when she wanted a mask from the street vendors. |
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This little old woman is making us tapioca
crepes, a regional dish we ate daily. |
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It looks like NASCAR, but it's actually people
walking to the city's downtown for the Carnival parade. |
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| We love Brazil! |
Ummm...I'd like to beg to differ on the no tan line. There are lots of deep crevices on that kid that the sun will never see.
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