I thought it was gone forever but Salitre has reappeared, on Barao da Torre in Ipanema...
Not sure if it will be the same though, I loved the old location and its proximity to our place. We would always sit outside on the terrace above the street... ahhh... memories...
I'd heard a lot of mixed reviews about Giusseppe, which is why it took us so long to get there. Maybe it was that the mixed reviews lowered my expectations, but I thought it was fantastic! I recommend going with a large group, as like places like Esplanada, you order your main but then choose sides to share family style with the table. More people = sharing more variety of sidedishes, which to me is what it is all about. A bigger group also raises your potential of having some creative types to entertain you with the little pig fork holders once the meal is done, as was the case for us...
Blame it on the wine?
... is totally different in Canada vs. Brazil. Actually, eating out in general is a totally different experience. Back home, the service SUCKS!
Here in Rio, Mr. DRL and I think nothing of bringing Canadoca along to nice restaurants. She has been to Sushi Leblon, Guiseppe, Aprizavel, The Copacabana Palace, the dining room at the Sofitel, Quadrucci, Zuka, Gero, Sawasdee, Esplanada, Fasano (where they brought me a pillow to make breastfeeding more comfortable, and when I went to change Canadoca in the washroom was offered access to a hotel room in order to change her more comfortably...) you name it. Never once have we been treated as though bringing her was inconveniencing anyone, in fact often the waiters make a fuss over her and even rock her stroller (see below, at La Cigale recently.... by the way I LOVE that place!)
So I knew the royal treatment was something special to South America, but I wasn't quite prepared for it when I was home. Servers back home irritated me from the get-go ("I will be right with you, I was just sat three times..." I need that information why, exactly? "It's not that we don't allow children or don't like them, but we just have a policy where we do not allow strollers in the dining room" So what do you do when a baby comes in? This was the case at MULTIPLE places).
I also missed the cushy mom's rooms at the mall, and liberal (yet at times too-friendly, like when my nursing cover is lifted by someone curious to see the baby) attitude towards breastfeeding.
Back home, I also saw a number of kids losing it in restaurants. Not going to lie - it scared me!!!! Though I frequently see kids in nice restaurants here, I don't often see them pitching a fit. Perhaps it's because here, they are comfortable in that environment because they know they are welcome...
One of the toughest parts of moving to Rio for me was becoming accustomed to seeing impoverished people on a daily basis. Growing up in Canada I certainly was not exposed to this, and I find it heartbreaking.
So, given the number of people legitimately in need in Rio, I am always flabbergasted to find University students parading up and down Ipanema beach on a regular basis, bodies and faces painted, asking for handouts. I have seen them looking for donations to finance trips, or simply as a rite of passage/initiation as they are freshmen.
Here are some examples:
So, let me get this straight... these people, who are supposedly educated, Brazil's future, you know, the whole bit... decide to paint themselves to beg for handouts on the beach instead of maybe, I don't know, having a bake sale as a fundraiser? I would be more inclined to help them out if they were picking up garbage or organizing something useful. Painting their bodies and walking up and down the street? When there are little kids legitimately on the streets a block away? Um, no.
Last time I encountered a large group of these individuals, I started chanting "Car WASH! Car WASH!" as I passed by.... I got the usual "check out the gringa" comments back... hilarious. But seriously people, ever heard of a carwash? Can someone explain this phenomenon to me?
Flying through Houston on a regular basis, I have come up with a few recommendations to pass on:
1) The Hotel Granduca - located close to the Galleria Shopping Centre and is just generally a beautiful property. We stayed there in February, here are some photos of our room.
2) In the Houston airport there is this place called the Real Food Company - great stuff, wireless internet - loved it. Hard to find decent airport food usually....
- they bring you delicious salad as a couvert
- everything grilled is fantastic
- the creamed spinach is delish
- your napkin will be dressed right up (see below)
Ipanema - Barao da Torre 600
While our guests were here I had to take them on my "famous" tour of centro that I take my guests on.
As a sidenote: Canadoca stayed with her dad at the office while we did the tour. At which time it was determined that she prefers the lifestyle of "expat princess" to "corporate hotshot". She didn't like it at the office....
Generally I take the guests to the Escadaria Selaron, go to Mr.DRL's office, take them into the markets on Rua Buenos Aires, stop in at some havaiana shops and churches and random stores, go to the Portuguese Reading Room, go to Colombo for a snack or pastry, go to the bonde station, ride the bonde to Santa Teresa, go to Aprizavel or someplace for lunch and maybe a few shops. Other deviations include going to the cathedral, etc.
Here are some shots my most recent guests took on their tour:
Some Rio Graffiti
Cathedral view from Lapa
The markets
The tour is never complete without a stop at Colombo for either a dessert or salgado...
As I've mentioned several times, we love to go to Aprizavel in Santa Teresa. It's truly fantastic.
Here are some photos of the food & decor...
After many times at Aprizavel, we finally got to eat in a tree house!
The food is Brazilian fusion, the views are divine... go!
I try to avoid shopping for anything here that I could get at home (especially things that are much cheaper there, and let's face it, most things that are available both places are cheaper at home). So as a general but occasionally broken rule, I don't really go to Zara here. But sometimes one needs a couple of wardrobe staples, and Zara is great for that. They also have a maternity section for all of you gestantes...
As Luiz of "Eating Out in Rio" has pointed out in the past, there are many opportunities to consume "high end pizza" in Rio. Our favorite is Braz, which he recently reviewed. Despite eating a cookie there which contained peanuts and going into anaphylactic shock and being rushed to hospital my first time there, I still wanted to go back! (NOT that it was their fault, it was mine entirely! But bad memories aside, I wanted to return.) But the back patio is a MUST at Braz, the dining room is a bit bright for my liking.
Last weekend, Mr. DRL, Canadoca and I checked out a newer high-end pizza place in Ipanema around the corner from the lake, Stravaganze. I must first say that although the food is good, the ambiance and decor are what I'd return for. The shrimp salad and antipasto platter were VERY good.
Canadoca LOVES light fixtures and so this place was paradise for her...
Rua Maria Quiteria, 132 Ipanema
2523-2391
http://www.stravaganze.com.br/
My husband's best friend and his wife are coming to visit us for most of the month of July. We can't wait. We miss them a lot...
They are regular blog readers so here is a preview to make them excited to get here (besides of course the Canadoca photos they see regularly). We have a little dinner party tradition that we do with them called "Pass the Dessert". One of us picks up four decadent single serving desserts, and we put them each on a plate, and move them clockwise around the table when dessert time comes. Best paired with ice wine, coffee & liqueurs and good conversation. The above selections are from Garcia & Rodriguez and should make them excited for their trip (the chocolate mousse cake was my favorite from the selection above). With so many fantastic dessert spots in Rio, Pass the Dessert is sure to be a lot of fun while they are here. Looking forward to it!!! I will post photos for the rest of you...
I picked up some sandwiches here last Monday, and was not disappointed! I recommend the smoked salmon, and the roast beef with mustard was great too! Appropriate name as the focaccia bread is definitely the highlight...
While I waited, they gave me a little toasted bread treat - very nice.
On Autalfa de Paiva in Leblon.
The other day, after a long walk through Jardim Botanico, a group of us went for lunch here: Da Graca
Here, R$15 gets you a fantastic lunch - delicious grilled chicken, fish or filet mignon with salad, potatoes, rice and beans and it was fantastic. GO!
I had promised to write up my stay in Florianopolis/Santa Caterina awhile back, finally I am getting to it!
First of all, I would just like to say that if you have a week to do a sidetrip from Rio, I highly recommend this Buenos Aires/Florianopolis combo that we did. We felt as though we'd "travelled" ie) explored a new city, and "vacationed" - relaxing in Floripa, all in one week. A full week of doing either would be "too much" in my opinion, so this was fantastic.
I was a bit confused when we started booking our trip - were we going to Florianopolis, Santa Caterina, or Floripa? All three... SC is the state, Florianopolis is the main city on the island, Floripa is the nickname. I had at some point made notes to visit all three - recommended by different people - so it was nice to kill three birds with one stone ;)
We flew into Florianopolis at night, and really did not experience any of the city as we immediately headed out to our Pousada. It was about a R$100 cab ride from the airport. In hindsight, renting a car from the airport would have been a better option for us, but I will get to that later...
We stayed at the Pousada da Vigia on the north end of the island. We were absolutely THRILLED with the service we received there, and with our accomodations. They were sooo great. Even let me order off the kids menu :)
In our room.
We enjoyed our resort SO MUCH. It was small, just 10 rooms, a governor's mansion converted into a hotel. Below is the view from our room.
The restaurant was overlooking the ocean and we enjoyed all of our
dinners there listening to chill music (a lot of Sade) and the crash of
the waves. How could you help but relax?
We spent many afternoons on this patio (above) listening to the waves, reading, playing scrabble, enjoying lunch...
The water was so peaceful, clear and calm - great for floating.
Each day at 12:30, the peace and tranquility of Lagoinha beach, where we were staying, was temporarily disrupted by "the pirate boat" - which we figured was either inhabited by
a) the severely, permanently intoxicated or
b) actual pirates threatening passengers to "walk the plank" if they didn't keep up with their dance moves, or
c) a hypnotist show.
On Saturday we decided to venture out and do a scuba/snorkel tour of Arvoredo Island,
a nature reserve located off the north coast of the island of Santa
Caterina. Obviously Mr. DRL did the diving, I stuck to snorkeling. I
was a bit nervous about him diving as it had been 2 years since his
last dive but was very relieved when one of the dive masters spoke
perfect English. All he really needed was a 5 minute refresher
but as we often say, there are certain things where you can't afford to
have misunderstandings with language barriers! It was muito tranquilo.
After the scuba trip we spent some time "in town" at Canasvieiras beach, but quickly realized we were not missing much back at our isolated little spot... but enjoyed lunch there nevertheless.
It seemed we parked right in front of the beach's "geriatric" ward... looked around for the senior's center but couldn't see it: A storm seemed to be rolling in but it blew over quickly. Made for some great shots though!
After lunch, we embarked on another adventure that is deserving of another separate blog post. I am not yet sure how that story ends though as I am still dealing with some of the repurcussions today, so I will save it (nothing too bad just a company we were dealing with, etc.). I don't want to ruin the tranquility of this post so I will keep it separate.
We enjoyed every moment in Florianopolis, we realize we did not see much of what the island is all about, being up in our little isolated corner, but for our purposes we didn't mind. We read, spent time together, named our baby, walked the beach, swam, ate, and soaked up every moment. It was the most relaxing few days we'd had in quite a while!
Although you can't see it nearly clearly enough in this photo, this fellow is sporting quite the combo of looks. Runners, a sunga, and a FANNY PACK. I wish you could see the fanny pack more clearly, really I do. But it felt awkward enough to be pretending to "check a text message" on my phone with it faced in his direction at this distance...
This post could also be called why you don't need to buy many maternity clothes or making the most of your maternity wardrobe. I found most actual maternity clothes to be quite frumpy and matronly. Luckily, I realized I didn't need to wear too many of them... so before you go blow a bunch of money on maternity wear, consider what you may already have in your closet or what you can buy that you could wear afterwards. It's such a short period of your life that you will be wearing these clothes, it seems silly to spend much. Besides, I think it will be much more fun shopping for "reward clothes" afterwards than it could ever be shopping for maternity clothes...
As a sidenote - I do not work and therefore I did not need as many things as someone who has to go to work dressed a specific way every day. I lucked out with the timing of my expat-ness.
Below are examples of clothes I wore throughout my pregnancy that are NOT maternity clothes, rather REGULAR clothes (with the exception of a couple of bottoms, which I have noted).
Tops
It was pretty easy to not buy maternity tops - there were already so many appropriate things in my closet and in regular stores that worked from the beginning of pregnancy right to the end...
This top was purchased at My Place, which is in Shopping Rio Sul.
The pirate top is just a regular tube top from Dex Brothers, bought back home.
Although these are my white maternity shorts, this top from MNG was wearable right to the end.
This top has been one of my favorites. The wrap will also be good after the pregnancy (for nursing etc - it has a built-in cover up!). These bottoms are borrowed and maternity.
Another great top from MNG and non-maternity bottoms from lululemon. I also have this one in yellow. As you can see, it lasted right until the end...
Dresses
This very-wrinkled-by-the-end-of-the-night red silk Zara dress fit until I was well into my 6th month.
The two dresses pictured above were both purchased at one of my favorite spots in Rio - Checklist.
Another item borrowed from a friend - also - leggings were a lifesaver! I just bought low-rise styles.
This knit dress got a lot of wear as well...
This blue maxi-dress is from a store called My Place in Rio Sul.
Another non-maternity favorite.
Maxi dress above was purchased from Eclectic, which is also where I bought the "skirt" below, which I wore through my pregnancy as a dress. Being that it's my non-pregnant size, I can wear it afterwards as a skirt. (I thought it was a dress when I first tried it on but then realized it was a skirt, and thought this could work well...)
As you can see, living in Rio where it is hot hot hot, dresses were my main staple of my wardrobe. I think this may be why I got away with avoiding maternity wear so easily.
Other items
Although I mostly wore bikinis throughout my pregnancy, I did enjoy
this swim suit quite a bit around the 4-6 month mark, where I had a
"paunch" but not a discernable "belly" yet, as it sort of distracted from that area.
Above- beach cover-ups made great tops! This one is from J.Crew (a couple of years back, now), and the skirt is from Drops here in Rio.
Finally- the can't live without it when you are pregnant item:
Lululemon bottoms. Thanks to the amazing lack of actual waistband (see how wide it is? Especially the brown ones) in
the bottoms, I was able to wear these ones pictured througout my entire
pregnancy. I also have a few other items not pictured that I wore
through most of it. As for the tops, I purchased a few one size bigger
than my usual, in longer styles, and they worked for the entire
duration as well. Great activewear (definitely needed them for my yoga
classes) and also for walking, lounging, etc... and in this climate,
the wicking can't be beat.
So anyway! That concludes my 2-parter on the old maternity wardrobe! If nothing else, now you know a few places I like to shop in Rio...
I made it through my pregnancy buying VERY few maternity clothes. Mostly thanks to the current styles, and great friends who loaned me their maternity wardrobes. Also by being a bit innovative, and as always I hope that perhaps some of my ideas can help others, so I am sharing.
What I did buy and borrow (and recommend!)
Be Bella Bands in white and black - this is the more "lightweight" version of the bella band, which was great in a hot climate. I wore mine with regular non-maternity clothes (you just wear your regular bottoms undone, and use the band to expand/cover the opening, big money saver!), with maternity clothes that I had trouble keeping on - just stuff that kept falling down. I also even wore it as a tube bra a few times. Friends have said they also wear them post-partum. Cheap. Great. Versatile. Click here for info on where to buy.
Maternity/Nursing Bras
I bought mine very early in the pregnancy (and may need to buy more, in different sizes, for that reason) as I have not had luck buying regular bras in Brazil. I really like the Elle McPherson maternity collection, which is available on Freshpair.com. I also received some from a friend, among which my favorite is the original basic Bravado style.
Basic Black Dress
This item is borrowed from a friend - a basic black maternity dress (I believe this one is from the Gap).
Cute dresses
I bought this one from Target for US$15.
This maternity dress was borrowed from a friend:
Tops
I didn't purchase any maternity tops as I could easily just wear/buy flowy, long tops in bigger sizes. This one was borrowed from a friend:
Bottoms
A few pairs of maternity shorts were essential. As I borrowed three pairs from friends, all I bought was one pair of white shorts. (I wore non-maternity skirts just fine).
Fun Stuff
My sister-in-law sent these shirts (I'm wearing mine as I write this, just took the photo a minute ago) from Old Navy down to us:
This billboard for "Bob's Burger's" caught my attention the other day.
The curtain opens and closes... pretty classy advertising for a fast-food burger joint...
I haven't personally eaten at Bob's Burgers, although it is not for lack of trying. It has almost become a joke for Mr. DRL and I - we will be on our way home from somewhere and the "what to have for dinner" question comes up and we say Bob's! Every time - we end up not passing a Bob's.
The new, revamped Bob's in Ipanema looks pretty nice though, for a fast food joint.
Although I have yet to try Bob's out, pregnant and all, I DID however have a fantastic burger in Brazil the other day though... at Outback Steakhouse. Outback is pretty popular here in Brazil. People get dressed up and everything! It cracks me up, however, to find out that many Brazilians refer to it as "Australian food" and will tell you that they like "Australian food"... (based on their love for Outback - which is very much a steak and burgers joint). I am soooo bringing these people some vegemite, and we'll see how their "passion for international cuisine" continues.
Anyway - if you want a really good burger, with a proper pickle and all... Outback. Yeah, I might just be back there again soon. Especially if this baby keeps sticking around! (Today is my ACTUAL due date).
I swear you could wander Ipanema every day for a year and still find little hidden gems you hadn't noticed before. There are endless Galleria's which are basically malls, and sidestreets of stores.
Last week, after some lunch with friends, we went to Luiz Salvador (R. Redentor & Maria Quitera in Ipanema). I'd heard of the factory near Petropolis, but did not know there was a location in the city.
Being that I did not "send a shipment" down to Brazil like most expats, it honestly made me homesick! I got married just 6 months before moving to Brazil, and didn't even get much of a chance to use all my pretty plates and stuff (I love to cook and entertain so the idea of using it all does make me excited).
I took a ton of photos of the store... and could have taken more. I highly recommend stopping in if you are in RIo!
Above: the garden area out back.
I loved these little crab plate/containers.
They also had beautiful Easter displays.
There is so much beautiful stuff to choose from... I will definitely have to take a few pieces home to add to my collection!
The Recoleta Cemetery is the final resting place of many of Argentina's elite (presidents, writers, scientists, the wealthy, etc.)
As I mentioned, I recommend going on a Sunday as there are many vendors set up outside.
Inside the cemetary there are a wide variety of mausoleums - mostly granite and marble, some more elaborate than others, some better maintained than others...
Here is one of the most famous graves in the cemetery: that of Eva (Evita) Peron. It is said to be extremely secure - after her body was famously hidden by the military who took over, and she was moved to be buried in Europe for several years. She is reportedly buried in the under chamber of the mausoleum under three plates of steel.
After all these years many people still honor her with flowers.
Creepy personal aside/fact: On August 31, 1997 I was over at my dad and stepmom's house for dinner and we watched a movie afterwards - Evita. I had previously watched it at the theatre and loved it so much I bought the soundtrack so I was thoroughly irritating everyone with my singing along. When we watched the funeral scene, I said: "I bet this is what it would be like if Princess Diana died."
A couple hours later after I returned home, my dad called me and told me to turn on the news...
Eek!
Some other interesting graves:
After our night out at the tango show, we got up the next day (Sunday morning) and headed over to Recoleta, to tour the famous cemetery and check out the vendors set up nearby. We enjoyed breakfast at La Biela, great spot.
After breakfast we headed into the vendor area where many treasures were to be found, such as:
Tasty healthy snacks:
And toys for the boys... well my boy anyway! There was a woman selling handmade incredible marionette's there and Mr. DRL had to have one. I couldn't really blame him though! It is quite incredible.
After finishing our shopping we ran into a CANADIAN fellow who came up to us to ask for help with the bank machine... pretty funny. There are an unbelievable amount of tourists in Buenos Aires, it seemed as though we heard more English than Spanish! After chatting with him for a few minutes, we headed into the church beside Recoleta Cemetary.
Just gorgeous
and some of it, more than a little creepy!
I'll do a separate post on the cemetary soon.
Just some stuff I've come across lately... you know, while I'm NOT partaking in one of my er... hobbies...
I do miss a good glass of wine.
Step one of course is picking the wine. Since moving here we have really taken to Luigi Bosca which is an Argentenian wine. We especially like the pinot noir. Here in Brazil it is R$70 or so per bottle. We brought a case home with us from Argentina, where it sells for approximately US$10 per bottle (or about $R20) - which makes us wonder if there is some sort of extreme tax on Argentenian wine here? Anyone know?
Anyway I highly recommend bringing wine back from Argentina!
Step two is marking your territory... meaning your glass. Back home, we came across these cute little ceramic wine charms with names such as "desperate housewife" and "big cheese" painted across them, and became kind of known for them! We decided to incorporate them into our wedding, and personalized one for each guest, as a favour/placecard.
So, you know, this can be fun if you really want to impress your guests or just make some fun generic ones that can be used over and over again like "lightweight" etc....
While perusing one of my favorite blogs, The Moment, I came across another great, personalize-able idea... using a china marker to mark (write on) your wine glass. Buy them here, see the idea from the moment here .
Step 3 - Indulge the "lightweights" I referred to above. Go easy on them (water that wine down) with sangria... here's my recipe:
2 bottles of the cheapest red wine you can find (in Brazil I've found good sangria wine for as little as $R4...)
1 can of peaches in juice, blended
1 pineapple (or can of pineapple), blended
1 cup of cointreau or triple sec
Adorn with thin slices of citrus fruit, and top with sparkling water if they are REAL lightweights (or if it is before 2 pm). Serve on ice.
Step 4 - is particularly useful if you can't partake at all (much like yours truly) - wear or smell perfume that features hints of wine flavour - haha - or if you are like me just borrow your husband's glass of wine and sniff at it while out for dinner. Only about 20 or 30 people will look at you funny.
These books were a Christmas gift from some good friends and they have sure come in handy!
The first is a guide to restaurants in Rio. Danusia Barbara Guia 2009 - can be purchased at Livraria da Travessa or Senac, among other places.
The second is a guide to Hotels & Restaurants throughout Brasil. Circuito Elegante - comes in very handy for Baby Moon Planning (haha much better than a travel agent - see post from yesterday!)
We had pretty much the perfect day yesterday - went sailing to Itaipu (sp?) with friends.... just loved it. I mentioned recently that we'd found a service for those wanting to go sailing in Rio de Janeiro - I highly highly recommend seeing Rio by boat if you are coming down, it gives you a different perspective, money very well spent - we were out for almost 7 hours!
We stopped in Itaipu to have lunch and swim - the cool, clean, calm water felt incredibly good....
Fort outside of Niteroi
Looking back towards Rio from Itaipu
Love it.
Our neighbourhood & one of the brothers & Pedra de Gavea from the water.
A bit of a different vista of the Cristo on Corcovado mountain.
City lights at night...
So in our neighbourhood we now have 3 little "fast food" places in a row - Koni, Keb & Yoggi. I've written about Koni & Yoggi before (Koni is little sushi cones available with a ton of different fillings/toppings. Yoggi is a frozen yogurt place. Also a bit of a favorite for me right now...)
I love that there are some healthier fast food options around - something we could learn from back home.
Fast forward to KEB - I was hoping it would be like falafel places back home, but unfortunately it's not, really. Lacks that spice/kick... we weren't super impressed with the food... Mr. DRL's comments are funny - he says that he feels there is too much emphasis on the gimicks and not on the food. See the little plate/scooper foldable thing below. We were all quite puzzled with it and spent several minutes figuring it out.
On Thursday night, Mr. DRL and I and a few friends headed out to an event hosted by the American Consulate, a young-professionals happy hour. It was a fantastic event and we met many Cariocas as well as people from all around the world, including a few Canadians (!) - lots of fun.
The event was held at the Hotel Santa Teresa, what a GORGEOUS venue. Loves it. I'll be back there soon for a meal for sure.
One of my girlfriends & I had been talking about going to Elton John but hadn't quite gotten our act together in terms of getting tickets. Yesterday we decided we still wanted to go and would head down and see what the scalpers could offer us. This was a great way to see the show - we ended up with tix that were worth R$550 for R$250. We were on the floor and had an awesome view of both Elton and James Blunt, who opened for him.
On the way in several people warned us about getting robbed so I was a bit nervous....getting scalped tix was a bit sketchy as this cop came up to us as we were walking with one scalper and asked us if we had tickets and if we were buying them from the guy, I said we didn't have tickets but that the guy hadn't offered us tickets (which he had but I didn't want to make any trouble... not sure what the laws are on reselling tix here...) we ended up buying them from someone else. Oh and the washrooms in the Sambódromo are nothing short of terrifying... but other than that it was a great venue.
I enjoyed James Blunt a LOT, much more than I expected to. I will have to buy some of the songs I heard last night from iTunes later.
Elton was fantastic as always, funniest thing was I think he was wearing the same outfit he wore when I saw him in Calgary last year and may have even done the same set. My viewpoint was much better from where we were here, and it's always magical to watch a concert from under the stars. It even rained very briefly (which was a bit of a relief from the heat!) I just felt really lucky to be there.
Elton John played for over two hours. He is such an amazing entertainer and I really enjoy the members of his band as well, especially the drummer who is an original member of the band and the blond guitar player who is probably pushing 70 but is still just too cool for words and even almost hot.
Here is the list of what Elton sang last night:
"Funeral for a friend / Love lies
bleeding"
"The bitch is back"
"Madman across the water"
"Tiny
dancer"
"Levon"
"Believe"
"Take me to the
pilot"
"Goodbye yellow brick road"
"Daniel"
"Rocket
man"
"Honky cat"
"Sacrifice"
"Dont let the sun go
down on me"
"I guess that’s why they
call it the blues"
"Sorry seems to be
the hardest word"
"Candle in the
wind"
"Bennie and the jets"
"Sad songs (say so much)"
"Philadelphia freedom"
"I’m still
standing"
"Crocodile rock"
"Saturday night is alright for fighting"
After the curtain call:
"Skyline pigeon"
"Your song"
I hadn't heard "Skyline pigeon" before but the Brazilians sure had.
Yay!
After the concert my night took a bit of a turn for the worse but I'll put that in a separate post...
We had been meaning to go to the "Little Yellow House that is a Restaurant on the Lagoa" for quite some time, and finally made it there while my mom & sister were here. It was fantastic! We will definitely be back. It is actually called Pomodorino. The service was incredible, the food and ambiance fantastic and it is VERY REASONABLE! (With today's exchange rate especially). I recommend it!
Location/contact info:
Avenida
Epitácio Pessoa, 1104 - Lagoa
(entre
as Ruas Garcia D´ávila e Maria Quitéria)
Tel.: 3813-2622
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