Flamenco Hotel Villas Beach Club

... ) and the service horrible.  Our stone crabs were cold and tasteless.  What a waste.  At least we were close to Nikki Beach Club, where we stopped in for some dancing.  It was a sort of strange crowd, however, so I don't know if it was ...

... and passed out around 4:30.  Taylore didn't get back till 5:30 because she and Branden tried to find the beach on the way home from the club.  Sunday morning Taylore and i slept in till after noon and didn't actually get out of bed till 3:00 ...

... and lots of guests were snorkeling right there.  Since other guests were throwing bread into the water below from the Beach Club restaurant bridge, there were lots of fish around.  There was another snorkeling area but the water was pretty rough ...

... seriously... this is proof that partying is of national importance too. We finish off our time in Rio by soaking some rays on Flamenco beach. When we return to Marta's house, Cecilia has arranged a surprise for us. One of her friends was a dancer for ...

... I am, so I kept myself well lubricated on sangria just to loosen me up.    Nancy and I watched a Flamenco show after I was whinging the whole trip to see one. In an intimate but sweaty courtyard of a hotel we saw a traditional ...