Campos do Jordão

One last getaway for the year! We made our way to the mountains and settled into Campos do Jordão, a charming city with Swiss style. 

Travel tip: When beginning a road trip, always leave at nap time. 

Those droopy heads didn't stay that way as long as they were supposed to, but we survived the drive thanks to generous amounts of Greg's homemade kettle corn. Do whatcha gotta do.

The view from our hotel was unbelievable, even (especially?) through rain-drenched windows.

Priority for night #1: Use up all the energy 

Long car rides build quite the reserve, but the swimming pool did not let us down. Every body was tired by bedtime :)

Day Two:

The rain cleared! And yes, more pictures of this view because LOOK AT THIS VIEW. 

First stop: The Enchanted Forest! We toured the tiny homes of Snow White, Peter Rabbit, and Santa Claus (to name a few).

And we ate lunch, with this view, the entire restaurant to ourselves because… we’re still in Brazil, on an American schedule.

We spent the afternoon downtown admiring the architecture, Christmas decorations, and oh so much chocolate. 

The cheek-smush was London's preferred hug of the day :)

Waiting for the train to arrive, getting acquainted with new friends.

Now let me introduce you to the train-bus, the terror of the roads. Encountering one of these beasts on the narrow, twisty roads is a memory-maker. I'm just thankful we're alive to tell you about them.

Day Three:

We must begin with the view, again.

Parque Amantikir, a gorgeous botanical garden, was our last outing before heading home.

We're trapped in the maze! We're never getting out!

Just kidding, we're good :)

This maze was much more manageable...

Again with the view, I know. We reside in a city of 21 million people... I could not get enough of this view.

Kids are tired of posing and tuckered out... Time to head home!