Easter Sunday with Christ the RedeemerThwarted AgainIt is slightly overcast when we get up but I am optimistic as we take an Uber to the ticket booth to catch the special vans that go up to Christ the Redeemer.It seems appropriate that we are going to visit him on Easter Sunday.But “Christo’ as he is called in Portuguese is not ready for us. The attendant at the ticket booth …
Centro Rio and Night Party AreaMeeting for our Walking Tour This morning it was overcast, rainy, sunny, overcast, sunny….We take an Uber to the downtown Centro area to meet our walking tour. It is the perfect temperature for walking. The Centro area is fairly quiet because it is Saturday. As the offices are all closed many of the stores also close. Our tour with Free Walker Tours starts in Carioca …
Hanging out in the FavelaMorning on Ipanema Beach Today is Graham’s last day with us. He heads back to Sao Paulo tonight. I try not to think of it. However he will return to Canada at the end of June.Throughout the night it rained and the wind was pretty strong. In the morning the wind is still strong and it is only 18 degrees Celsius when we head out to …
One of Those Days …in RioBotanical Gardens Even on holidays you can have one of those days.We wake up to pouring rain so we do some laundry and take it easy until the rain stops. Around 11am Graham gets us an Uber and we head to the Botanical Gardens. As soon as we get through the entrance it starts to rain again. Fortunately it doesn’t last long.The gardens are beautiful …