We spent a week in Cabo Frio again this year. You've seen my beach photos before, so I'll spare you this round. Our sole excursion this time (we dind't even go into Rio) was to Petropolis. Petropolis is an hour and a half from Rio by bus and is a city founded by the Emporer. Petropolis is home to Emporer's summer home and Santos Dumont (who Brazilians credit with the first manned flight).

On this trip, I forgot to bring my digital camera and for some reason, it was impossible to find a disposable for less than $20. Lucky for me, I had my handy little Treo to capture the memories.  Now you'll remember that their quality isn't the greatest, so don't complain to me. Also, pictures taken in the palace were taken through plexiglas just to make things worse.


And yes... Jews live in Petropolis.

That's it. The other pictures sucked. And yes, we did check on the currency exhibition at the Banco do Brasil. No. It still wasn't open.