Today was Riyaad's 23rd birthday. The staff surprised him with a huge cake with chocolate icing decorated with fruit. Then they sang what I think was a Brazilian version of Happy Birthday. He thought no one knew and was mortally embarrassed that they made such as fuss over him.
In the afternoon we took a tour of the old city, the Pelhourino. For those of you who forget this is the third largest city in Brazil and think I'm in the wilderness, here is a view of the lower city, Baixa, from the upper city, the Pelhourino. The lower city is the newer downtown metropolitan area. You can see some pictures of the historic buildings in last year's blog.
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