... don´t pretend you don´t know it.
I can see why Rio tops a lot of people´s lists and why so many - once they have arrived - do not leave. There are acres of beach here, the sand is soft and stone free and there are great waves for the surfers. The locals are friendly party people and the whole place buzzes.
I spent my first day touring the beaches, Rio has two main ones - Copacabana and the even cooler Ipanema. To be honest, I think I´ll return today. I only have a few other must sees while I´m here - Christ the Redeemer, Sugar Loaf - which provides great views of the city - and the Maracana. I think the first two could be done in one day.
Yesterday I went to Saint Theresa, an historic neighbourhood now given over to the artists. It was different to the many colonial parts of South America, which was a relief as I´ve really seen enough. Many of the buildings resembled a Disney fairytale, but it has to be said that ugly additions have been allowed to spring up at random and all the views are spoiled by huge numbers of electricity cables that head off in every direction.
The bad news for you is that the hostel computer doesn´t seem to be compatible with my card reader so I won´t be able to load pictures until I return to the UK, the bad news for me is that is Monday.
I can see why Rio tops a lot of people´s lists and why so many - once they have arrived - do not leave. There are acres of beach here, the sand is soft and stone free and there are great waves for the surfers. The locals are friendly party people and the whole place buzzes.
I spent my first day touring the beaches, Rio has two main ones - Copacabana and the even cooler Ipanema. To be honest, I think I´ll return today. I only have a few other must sees while I´m here - Christ the Redeemer, Sugar Loaf - which provides great views of the city - and the Maracana. I think the first two could be done in one day.
Yesterday I went to Saint Theresa, an historic neighbourhood now given over to the artists. It was different to the many colonial parts of South America, which was a relief as I´ve really seen enough. Many of the buildings resembled a Disney fairytale, but it has to be said that ugly additions have been allowed to spring up at random and all the views are spoiled by huge numbers of electricity cables that head off in every direction.
The bad news for you is that the hostel computer doesn´t seem to be compatible with my card reader so I won´t be able to load pictures until I return to the UK, the bad news for me is that is Monday.
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