Today we visited the zoo! We met Bella the elephant. She was magnificent! Of all of the animals at the zoo, Bella was my favorite!
Bella
The Traveling Ladies. These two gals have become my dear friends on this trip! We have laughed, (I have cried) and then we laughed again!! These three ladies are a force of nature when they're together! On the far left is Brianna, followed by Amy and then me!
We have a zebra
Hungry, Hungry Hippo- It was feeding time for this massive creature
At the zoo our Brazilian guide Jessica pointed this tree out to me. She said that because Brasil has such long periods of rain followed by such long periods of drought, these tree (above) have adapted to accommodate for it. Their roots go down very, very deep to a point where they are able to take in water far below ground. They look very dry and perhaps unhealthy but they are indeed alive. (I touched the tree and the bark is very sharp- I think that came through on this picture.)
After the zoo we made our way to the waterfront for a wine tasting class at sunset!
The amazingly funny and entertaining Henrique! Love him! He was interpreting what professor Anna Rosa was telling her Brazilian students, but I have a sneaking suspicion that some of it got lost in translation. We taste wine with our ears Henrique???!!! (For the record, that was later clarified, we do not taste or sense wine with our ears.) Henrique, you did a fantastic job!
This last picture is of the sunset and one of the many "brides on parade" that we saw. We were told by the locals that brides-to-be will get in their dresses, get their hair and make-up done and have their wedding pictures done days or the day before their wedding date. These pictures are only of the bride, but she does have about 2 to 3 camera men and women and her mother in tow. In the 2 plus hours we were at this spot we must have seen 5 brides, oh yes, we were counting!
That last picture is soo pretty! I hope you had an awesome time at the zoo, all the animals look so cool and awesome. XOXO
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