Monday, July 23, 2012

Day 34: Back from Vay-Cay

Day 34: Back from Vay-Cay


The day after vacation, we got back to work. In class we learned about Lula, the last president of Brazil, and a few other people who are part of Brazilian conscious, like Lampiao and Maria Bonita, the Brazilian Bonnie and Clyde.

After class we went to Antigo Recife. First we started the trip off by standing at 0, the middle of Recife, where everything rotates from there.

Then we walked around until we found the old Synagogue. In an interesting turn of events, this part of Brazil had a very large Jewish population. The synagogue was covered up and transformed into a multiple purpose building, and eventually forgotten about. Eventually, people kept wondering why water was coming from the floor. After digging up the floor boards they found a well, and after more digging they discovered that it was an old synagogue. The well was used in traditional Jewish ceremonies.

Now the building stands in remembrance of the past Jewish culture of Recife.

After that, we did as we always do, and found a catholic church.

It was truly a beautiful catholic church. One of the rooms was completely covered in gold leaf. It was gorgeous. Of course, I got distracted by the paintings and such and barely listened to our guide, but that’s what happens when you are an art major, you can stare at a single painting for hours and still feel like it wasn’t enough.

After that we went to a park in the middle of the city and hung out looking at some old trees and buildings until we decided to go home.

It was a fun day!





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