Another travel adventure from my time on the ship.
January 18th - We have made our first stop on the World Cruise - in Rio de Janeiro. I was really excited to be in Rio, but I went on a god-awful tour "for guests who prefer little or no walking" which translated to a busload of the oldest, crankiest and most decrepit guests. Plus, Rio is known for sun and sand, but it was a rainy, overcast day which did not show Rio at its full glory.
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| Rio on a rainy day |
The tour guide, Thelma, was charming and as we drove around the city and I got to see the famous Ipanema and Copacabana beaches, plus I got to see the Christ The Redeemer statue, but only from a distance.
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| Christ the Redeemer - from afar |
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| Beach Art |
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| Confeitaria Colombo |
After the tour, Lisette (a coworker who was on the same tour but a different bus) and I got the name of a decent restaurant downtown and we practically ran there and immediately ordered glasses of wine so we could rid ourselves of the unpleasantness of the tour. Egads! We ate at Confeitaria Colombo, built in 1894, and it was a grand place with a stained glass skylight and huge mirrors placed in panels around the room. We sat on the balcony overlooking the main dining room and had a very nice meal.
We then walked around window shopping until it was time to reboard the ship.
I then went to sailaway and got some beautiful pictures of Rio in the late afternoon light.
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| Leaving Rio |
We then walked around window shopping until it was time to reboard the ship.
