Weekend 2

This weekend we spent around Recife to explore the surrounding areas. I mainly did Old Recife and the town of Olinda. Both were just gorgeous, as I love all of the historical buildings and the character of the areas. So rather than bore you with words, here are a few pictures (plus some catch up pictures that I could not post before because of wifi issues).

OLD RECIFE

 

Town of Olinda (about 15-20 min outside of Recife). Amazing little town that sits on a hill top overlooking the ocean. 

City of Recife (in front of our hotel)

This is the beach on weekends - a sea of people, umbrellas, and beach chairs:

This is the SAME beach at night (amazing how they clean up!):

This is why you DONT swim in the Recife beaches and are only allowed in the water at low tide behind the reefs (see the brown barrier in the picture below - those are natural reefs of the city, which is what the city is named after)

And this is why I am in heaven every day for breakfast (even though I am missing my lattes :-)