A room with a view

This weekend we got out of town and the business hotel we've been staying out and headed to the country! We went to a fazenda (farm) about 30 minutes from here to stay at a resort that used to be a coffee plantation in the 1800s-1900s. All of the buildings were original (except where the actual guest rooms were, we think!) and were Colonial-style architecture set on rolling, green hills over looking a river. It was really beautiful and peaceful and perfect for laying by the pool (also probably a modern addition!), if not a bit musty! :) They had a lot of fun things I couldn't do like horse-back riding and a cachaca tasting of the family's secret recipe, which Bond said was quite good! Oh, well...next time! There were a ton of kids there and the resort had a few young, college age girls that kept them all busy with activities. 

The interesting thing to me was that we saw a couple with 1 small child (probably about 8 months old) that had brought along their nanny (baba.) I know that this is really common in Brasil for wealthy families to have a maid, a gardner, and a driver even, but I was surprised to see a nanny on a weekend getaway. The parents played with their baby at the pool, but when it was time to change him, the nanny came to do it. Yes, I realize that's her job, but it was just odd to see the parents standing by while the nanny did the dirty work. Again, it's her job, but this just falls under the "different in Brasil" category, I guess!