The whole family, including Baby Joaquim (Fred's sister's son) left Sao Paulo for the weekend to enjoy a relaxing few days of fresh air to celebrate Zota's (Fred's dad's nickname) birthday. The town, Campos do Jordao, is about an hour and 45 minutes from the city. It's a quaint remote getaway known for it's resemblance of an old German/Swiss town and it's delicious fondue. We stayed at the most amazing hotel overlooking the mountains where we ate endless good food. I tried to capture the experience on camera, but of course the pictures don't do the weekend justice. I'm back in Sao Paulo, ready to get back to finding a job:)) with a work visa....
Our Hotel
The View from our Balcony
A little blurry....Everyone together in front of the Christmas Tree
So much chocolate--Campos do Jordao is known for their hot chocolate
A chocolate fountain
The Little Town...
Fred with Baby Joaquim
Fred's Mom, Lena
Fred's sister, Graziela, and baby
The Rain forest toy we brought from NYC
Lots of Germans (quiet a few Nazi's actually) fled to Brazil and Argentina after the war, so I'm not too surprised that they had an influence on the culture - although I would have hoped the arrogant bastards would have gone underground. Hopefully today the likes of such would have to cuz of all the communications advances.
ReplyDeleteLooks like u all stayed in a great place, and enjoyed wonderful family time too.