From Ouro Preto we snaked our way to Tiradentes, another of Brazil's colonial gems and a town that Amy and I visited during our first trip to Brazil some 15 years ago.
In Tiradentes we toured a cool cave, replete with bats and spiders.
And took a ride on an old fashioned steam train.
So that by the end of the day, everyone was pretty tired.
Carina had her first crush in Tiradentes, an adorable 13-year old playing the violin in his grandfather's Italian restaurant.
And John lost his second tooth in Tiradentes. Fitting as Tiradentes literally means "tooth puller." The town was named after a 19th-century dentist who was instrumental in Brazil's drive for independence.
We closed out our time in Tiradentes with a pretty hike through some preserved Atlantic rain forest. The trail runs alongside of an old aqueduct that brings spring water to a fountain in one of the town squares.
In Tiradentes we toured a cool cave, replete with bats and spiders.
And took a ride on an old fashioned steam train.
So that by the end of the day, everyone was pretty tired.
Carina had her first crush in Tiradentes, an adorable 13-year old playing the violin in his grandfather's Italian restaurant.
And John lost his second tooth in Tiradentes. Fitting as Tiradentes literally means "tooth puller." The town was named after a 19th-century dentist who was instrumental in Brazil's drive for independence.
We closed out our time in Tiradentes with a pretty hike through some preserved Atlantic rain forest. The trail runs alongside of an old aqueduct that brings spring water to a fountain in one of the town squares.
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