Yesterday we had a lovely morning at the beach in Barra – 18 kilometers of white sand and the wild and cold Atlantic. My son took a surfing lesson that started at eight in morning, meaning we all had to get up really early to hit the beach on time. But what a reward:
And while Philip was trying to catch the waves, I had a great time over coffee at the beach with a newly met Dutch women – definitely worth repeating.
At night we went out to one of my favorite spots in Rio
Bar Astor at the beachfront in Ipanema. As Rio momentarily is in absolute high season and flooded with tourists from every corner of the world, the place was crowded and we needed to wait a while to get a place. As the place has the best Maracuja caipirinhas in town (my opinion) as well as the best chopp – draft beer (in my husbands opinion) no problem waiting at the bar:
Afterwards we had delicious oysters, carpaccio and moules and frittes. As always we said we should do this kind of weekday nights out much more often! I could not agree more!
Recipe for cold cucumber soup for 4 – a great summer lunch or starter for a heavy main course
- 1 large or 2-3 smaller cucumbers sliced
- 1 large onion chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic chopped
- 3-4 spring onions chopped
- 200ml of vegetable stock
- buch of dill
- 500ml of yogurt – preferably greek yogurt as thicker
- juice of 1 lemon or 1-2 limes
- salt and pepper
makanandcomida 
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