Last day at the beach
I had not given up hope yet to see Rio from above, the famous Cristo Retendor on top of Corcovado mountain, so I hopped on a bus, even though the statue was still hidden in the clouds. Once at the Cosmo Velho train station, I realized that the next available train was in 2h40. Ok, […] Read More
Exhibition in the rain
I heard about a little art event at the Parque de Lage Art School that I had visited before, so I went again and had a second look at the exhibition. It was in the evening, with the Rio hip student crowd showing up. The dress code: Guys: scruffy. Girls: artsy-alternative. The setting was even […] Read More
More from Santa Teresa
A couple of more pictures from my second visit to Santa Teresa today. Read More
Rio on a rainy day
It was pouring down in the night and early morning. Torrential. Ok, no Christ the Redeemer today. So I slept in, but it continued… and I settled for having a totally lazy day. I cleaned my stuff a bit, went through my pictures, checked my spendings so far to see if I am still in […] Read More
On the Ipanema market
Wanted to go downtown again, but ran into the market on Praça General Osório, a semi-green spot in the middle of town, that also holds a sort of Hippie craft market on Sundays, and is the major bus stop. Tons of fresh fruit, too bad I had already had breakfast, I could have had fresh pineapple and tons […] Read More
Copacabana beach pride
A hot day announced itself, and I was struggling to get my jeans on, due to my sunburn… So I strolled over to Copacabana beach, which is in fact pretty close, too, now that I have figured out the surroundings. The beach is long, perfect sand, with big waves rolling on. Don’t let the sunny […] Read More
Crevette
Today seemed like a good day to just go to the beach and read. Sun protection factor 70: applied. Book and coconut: ready. It was not blistering hot, a nice breeze and the sun hid a bit behind high clouds… But boy did I get a sunburn. I guess it’s inevitable, whatever protection I apply, the […] Read More
Pictures from the top
Just a few pictures I took looking down on Rio from the top of the Sugarloaf mountain. Read More
Observations on a bus (and a city)
Everyone has to do it, and so do I: I went on top of the Pão de Açúcar today, Sugar loaf mountain. First: how to get there: a taxi, or do I dare to take public transport? I have heard different things: it’s safe… be aware of your surroundings… no cameras… don’t take it at night… […] Read More
Lagoons, parks, and all the wild things therein
I still haven’t seen a bit of Rio, its center, old town or even the sugar loaf. Still, as the day was nice, I embarked on a long walk around the lagoon that is practically on my doorstep, called Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, a lake that is just separated from the ocean by Ipanema itself. So off […] Read More