I returned on Tuesday afternoo
n from Rio after flying for 18 hours! The trip was unbelievable. We stayed with my friend Milton 
at his house. The house is like a resort spa. Tropical flowers everywhere, a pool, even a cook and a maid. We ate amazing foods, fresh squeezed juices everyday, walked the beaches, shopped, and went sight seeing. We went to the top of Sugarloaf mountain, Corcovado where the Christ statue is located, the Botanical Gardens, and attended a Brazilian wedding that lasted until 4am. The highlight of my trip was our side trip to Foz do Iguacu to see the Iguacu falls. It was the most amazing thing I had ever seen. Over 2 miles and 200+ individual falls, pictures and words just do not do it justice. We even took a boat ride in the Iguacu river that actually took us underneath the falls! We were soaking wet but the weather was so warm and humid it didn't matter. We also went to a Brazilian BBQ for dinner that served amazing meats such as prime rib, filet mignon, and 10+ other cuts of meat plus a few interesting kinds (chicken hearts & turkey testicles which I passed on)! When we stepped off the plane on Tuesday the temp was 5 degrees, a full 70 degree difference from when we stepped on the plane in Rio. By Wednesday morning it started snowing and didn't stop until Thursday evening. We had over 2 feet of snow by the time it stopped. My parents saved the day by coming with their snow blower to get the snow out of my driveway. It would have literally taking me all day to get all the snow off the driveway. I think I'll return to Brazil until spring!
n from Rio after flying for 18 hours! The trip was unbelievable. We stayed with my friend Milton 
at his house. The house is like a resort spa. Tropical flowers everywhere, a pool, even a cook and a maid. We ate amazing foods, fresh squeezed juices everyday, walked the beaches, shopped, and went sight seeing. We went to the top of Sugarloaf mountain, Corcovado where the Christ statue is located, the Botanical Gardens, and attended a Brazilian wedding that lasted until 4am. The highlight of my trip was our side trip to Foz do Iguacu to see the Iguacu falls. It was the most amazing thing I had ever seen. Over 2 miles and 200+ individual falls, pictures and words just do not do it justice. We even took a boat ride in the Iguacu river that actually took us underneath the falls! We were soaking wet but the weather was so warm and humid it didn't matter. We also went to a Brazilian BBQ for dinner that served amazing meats such as prime rib, filet mignon, and 10+ other cuts of meat plus a few interesting kinds (chicken hearts & turkey testicles which I passed on)! When we stepped off the plane on Tuesday the temp was 5 degrees, a full 70 degree difference from when we stepped on the plane in Rio. By Wednesday morning it started snowing and didn't stop until Thursday evening. We had over 2 feet of snow by the time it stopped. My parents saved the day by coming with their snow blower to get the snow out of my driveway. It would have literally taking me all day to get all the snow off the driveway. I think I'll return to Brazil until spring!
