the land of fresh fruits and gaining fifty pounds.

so this weekend consisted of eating, eating, working, eating, and more working. welcome to brazil. it started with friday working until 9:30pm. then going to the most amazing french bistro with fantastic quiche, amazing wine, and the cutest decor. it was in an old house. i tried escargot. looked disgusting, tasted amazing.

finally had time for some sun. only an hour but enough for some color and hideous sunglass lines. this is our pool at the apartment.

we live waaaay up there:

then we went to mercado. famous for their fresh fruits which they are over eager to let you try and mortadella sandwiches.

the sandwich: [mortadella is a brazillian ham which is more like bologna.]

the market had hanging olive oils, spices, meats, cheeses. the whole works. if we lived closer i would definitely by fresh every day.

saturday night we went to a jazz bar called 'teta' which coincedentally means 'tit' in portuguese. the live music was amazing but the best part was the new waitress who thought you filled wine glasses this full. yeah..we had a few of those.

sunday was devoted to the most amazing lunch ever at an italian restaraunt called 'massimo' thanks to a few family friends of nicole. it was exactly what we needed. then we went the rest of the day working at our new office, suplicy. a little italian [what is it with us and italian place while being in brazil?] most importantly they have free wireless, which is a huge plus when youre three girls sharing one internet cord.

plus they put hearts in my caffe latte.
here's so a new week of eating and working. maybe at some point we'll get away to the beach for a weekend, if our swimsuits still fit.