Day 75
NOVEMBER 14, 2019
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
This is the big day - Christ the Redeemer Statue on tap. Although it's misty with a bit of cloud, it is warm and not particularly windy. No apparent need for umbrellas or the rain coats I bought in anticipation of our upcoming visit to Iguazu Falls.
The first site scheduled on our 7-hour excursion is Sugarloaf Mountain. From its top there is a perfect 360 degree view of the surrounding areas. Rio is situated amidst a series of tunnel-ridden mountains which form separate boroughs with their individual social and economic characteristics. Here is a photo of the downtown area with Rio's domestic airport and the 14 kilometer bridge crossing the bay:
... and here's Ipanema, almost a separate city:
The difference between these photos and the same scenes on a sunny day is almost like day and night.
Ah well, spit happens. This trip is an adventure and one must take the good with the bad.
We ate a typical Brazilian lunch where diners start with a buffet salad and then a series of waiters come to your table with huge chunks of various meats on skewers and cut off any size piece you want. Walk carefully for grease is usually dripped onto the floor by the meat.
Exiting the restaurant it is raining. Undaunted, we bus over to Corcovado Mountain (Christ Statue) with hope in our hearts that the rain will subside. Denied! It continues to pelt us real good. Where is that umbrella? Where are those raincoats? And that rain is cold, I'm shivering. The only solution is to buy rain gear for Karen and myself. Not only does it keep the rain off, but it keeps the heat inside. Still, it doesn't save the day. The mist has grown thicker and atop Corcovado, as we looked toward Sugarloaf, we could even see a few clouds below:
Since we are in Rio it seems only appropriate that we listen to "Brazil" by Mythos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qWdDtVB5OI
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
This is the big day - Christ the Redeemer Statue on tap. Although it's misty with a bit of cloud, it is warm and not particularly windy. No apparent need for umbrellas or the rain coats I bought in anticipation of our upcoming visit to Iguazu Falls.
The first site scheduled on our 7-hour excursion is Sugarloaf Mountain. From its top there is a perfect 360 degree view of the surrounding areas. Rio is situated amidst a series of tunnel-ridden mountains which form separate boroughs with their individual social and economic characteristics. Here is a photo of the downtown area with Rio's domestic airport and the 14 kilometer bridge crossing the bay:
... and here's Ipanema, almost a separate city:
Ah well, spit happens. This trip is an adventure and one must take the good with the bad.
We ate a typical Brazilian lunch where diners start with a buffet salad and then a series of waiters come to your table with huge chunks of various meats on skewers and cut off any size piece you want. Walk carefully for grease is usually dripped onto the floor by the meat.
Exiting the restaurant it is raining. Undaunted, we bus over to Corcovado Mountain (Christ Statue) with hope in our hearts that the rain will subside. Denied! It continues to pelt us real good. Where is that umbrella? Where are those raincoats? And that rain is cold, I'm shivering. The only solution is to buy rain gear for Karen and myself. Not only does it keep the rain off, but it keeps the heat inside. Still, it doesn't save the day. The mist has grown thicker and atop Corcovado, as we looked toward Sugarloaf, we could even see a few clouds below:
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