To celebrate our upcoming 10th (!) wedding anniversary, Dave and I just got back from our first "real" vacation just the 2 of us since we had kids over 7 years ago! We decided to go exotic, so we went to Brazil (first in Sao Paulo, then Rio). We cheated a bit since my brother lives in Sao Paulo, so we spent the first half of the week with Trent and Paige. It was fun to spend some time with them in their current "stomping grounds"-- before our newest niece arrives! Plus, it helped acclimate us to Brazil since neither of us had ever been there.
Besides for seeing the sights and taking in the Brazilian culture, there were 2 things I was looking forward to: Feijoada (the most famous Brazilian dish) and Caipirinhas (the most delicious Brazilian drink ever). And Brazil did not disappoint!
Feijoada is served on Wednesdays and Saturdays, so it was convenient that we arrived on Wednesday morning! We hit this amazing restaurant for lunch on Wednesday (which, coincidentally, was our favorite meal of the whole trip):
The top 2 pics in the below photo are the views from Trent and Paige's balcony. Amazing, huh? That night we went to a market near their house that's only on Wednesday evenings (I think). Yummy "street food"!
Later that evening we went to this amazing piano bar on the 41st floor of a building in downtown Sao Paulo. Great drinks, fun company, and spectacular views!
And that was all just on day 1!
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Megan, so this is so very random...is your Paige a Weichbrodt? I don't think she would ever remember me but I remember her from Bartlesville. My family knew her family when we lived there--connected by the Casselberrys. :) maren
Looks like so much fun! I didn't know they were having a girl! How fun!
Looks like a great time!!! Glad y'all were able to get away.
We have not had a real vacation since our honeymoon in 1999!!! And since we just celebrated 14 years and no time away, I'll guess for our 20th.
So happy for Trent and Paige!!!
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