Most of the week has been spent lounging around the house catching up on some much needed rest and hanging out with Jimmie's family. A typical evening consists of eating a wonderful meal and conversing about religion while Thelonious Monk plays in the background. In addition to the family time, we took a few trips into Vicsosa to get familiar with the town and to visit the local university where Jimmie's father teaches along with two side trips to Ouro Preto and Ipachinga.
Ouro Preto is a 300 year old city that is a big tourist hot spot in this area. Several Baroque churches, cobble stone streets, a ton of history (both good and bad). The area is rich in precious gems and minerals and they have some amazing artisans that work with soapstone. We have some cool pics of the soapstone market where you can watch these guys in action and of course, purchase what you like.
We ate a historic restaurant that serves local dishes in what used to be the slave quarters of one the original homesteads. Next we hit up the soapstone market and local shops.
If you are ever in this part of the country this is a must see.
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