Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Vitória, Espirito Santo

On Saturday night, we made the trip from Ipatinga, Minas Gerais, to the coast of Vitória, Espirito Santo!

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In light of recent events (the death of some members of our church who made the same trip) we decided it would be safer if we took the bus instead of driving. The road to Vitória is two lane most of the way with many, buses and tractor trailers. But we are so glad we did! The buses are VERY nice, comfortable, and VERY air conditioned!

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Our bus makes an overnight trip so here we are at 11, getting ready to leave the station! The bus was SO COLD, we ended up using our oversized beach towels as blankets! Next time I’ll remember to bring a blanket!

A little after 6 AM, we arrived in Vitória, though not well rested…it’s not easy to sleep on the bus..not for me anyway. We took a Taxi to our hotel, checked in early, and slept most of the day away! Not before taking some pictures of the view of course!

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For the next couple of days, we took in the beach…

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We played in the pool…

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We had a great 2 year anniversary dinner at a stuffy Italian Restaurant (we both agreed that we miss Carrabas!)

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We also did things like eat pepperoni pizza (which I can NOT find in Ipatinga! It was so greasy delicious! Sidnei opted for catupiry (a soft cheese, very good!) and ham)

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We were giddy at the fact that Vitória had a Sam’s club! I thought maybe they would have some American things, and they did have some, but it was mainly bulk Brazilian things, which was fine and still exciting! It also happened to be Women’s Day, so I got a rose too!

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We also went to Vitória’s big shopping mall, that had a BIG Cinemark! Woo hoo! (we have a theater in Ipatinga, it’s small, and we’ve just never been) We went to see Avatar in 3D! As a bonus (for me), it was in English with Portuguese subtitles! It was a really good movie and we both really enjoyed ourselves!!

On Wednesday morning we checked out of our hotel, and headed for a town about 20 minutes from Vitória, called Serra. Sidnei’s aunt lives there. We stayed with her and her family until Saturday night, when we had to take the bus back home! Since they had to work, it was pretty low key, but we had a good time!

One day we took a bike ride. I LOVE this picture below. I was hot and sweaty and did NOT want to take a picture. Is this not the perfect picture of my disgust?

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Followed by my fake smile…

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We went to a beach called Jacaripe, which we’ve both decided we like better than the beaches Vitória and will be coming here next time!

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We had SUCH a great time! I was so sad to come home! I have missed the beach so much! We definitely spoiled ourselves and it felt so great! Sidnei’s is much more rested and the quality time we spent together was much needed! We can’t wait to go on vacation again!

7 comments:

Ballerina Girl said...

looks like a wonderful trip! glad the two of you got some alone time...so very important!

:)BG

2 Green Eyed Girls said...

You look like you're in heaven, even with the disgusted look in the one pic. I have to say I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your hair....it looks really sassy! So happy you were able to sneak away for some time together.

Tanya said...

NICE PHOTOS!! It looks like you guys had a great time, glad you got to enjoy yourself a bit!

Tanya @ thelocal.com.br

Fabiola said...

The pictures are GREAT!!!! You too look so happy and in love!!! You deserve it.

Lisa said...

Ya'll are just such a cute couple! So glad you had a wonderful time getting away.

Your hair looks adorable!

Lisa Q

Vanessa said...

I loved all of the pictures! You guys look so happy together. Your hair is growing back so quickly and looks really really cute!!!
Time away is exactly what you guys needed.

Unknown said...

I'm from Vitoria! I've been born here and will stay here all my life. It's a adorable place. :)