Thida here, writing on behalf of Jack as he gaurds our hostel´s TV to watch Man U. So we moved from our cramped hostel in Copacabana to Catete, across the street from the former presidential palace of Brazil (now the museum of the Republic) and nearby the neighborhood of Santa Teresa which we headed for first. After getting lost in the empty street ( A contrast to what we´ve experienced so far in Rio) we reached the center of Santa Teresa, admiring its views over the city and colourful colonial buildings.
We later headed down to Lapa and Centro Rio, to stumble upon Rio Cathedral, which we had mistaken for a replica of a Mayan temple..
Tuesday, without a cload in the sky, we decided to go to Cristo Redentor and Pao de Acucar. We took a 20 minute train ride up the 700 meters high to the top of Morro do Corcovado through the rainforest. With a view hovering over Rio and the iconic 30 ft tall statue of Cristo, it was hard to decide which was more impressive...
We later headed for the Sugar Loafs to ride the cable cars to the top, a couple of hours too early for the sunset. Needing to kill time we walked over to the ocean thinking we would find nothing out of the ordinary. To our suprised we stumbled upon a fantastic bay right below the sugar loafs. We later went up the cable cars, passing by climbers getting closer to the top, and were once again greeted with some fantastic views of Rio.
More pictures of our time in Brazil so far can be viewed on my facebook album
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.547219238333.39162.223200117&l=62282f6ae4&type=1
Sounds like you guys are having a great time.
ReplyDeleteglad u are having such a great time.............can't wait to hear what you have been up to recently.
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mum xx