Monday, November 19, 2007

Rio in the not-so-rain.....

Meeting over, this morning just another day and a half in Rio before heading back to the cape. And Rio did pull through today, the sun was shining, the street vendors were out, the beaches were hotting up......and Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer) was calling......

Today we packed in two days of sightseeing and fun into one, and although it was a busy day, it was a wonderful one, and we even had time to sit on the beach in the late afternoon....even if it was only for 15mins before we got cold and the rain started again....:0)

Tomorrow it's time to fly back, the steering committee meeting has been great, my time with InterRidge is coming to a close (sniff sniff), Rio has been fun, but it's time to get back and get packing.....



Me and Kristen at the meeting dinner. We went to the 'Scenerarium'.....one of the trendiest restaurants/clubs in Rio!










Waiting for the train to take us up Corcorovado Mountain to the Cristo Redentor







The gang on the train on the way up..












......maybe this is a way to get InterRidge more money......come on Cristo...







...and a frog on the train on the way down.....it's amazing to me (as much as I like the frog), but with beautiful views all around, why put tacky wooden animals everywhere!





Pao de Azucar....or SugarLoaf Mountain....overlooking Rio. This spot was made famous by the James Bond scene in Moonraker......was waiting for Jaws to appear to bite through the cables and was ready at a moments notice to climb onto the top of the cable cars, whip off my trousers and go sliding down the cables.......







Making my own James Bond Movie...












....anyone need any 'Catchup' with their fries?

1 comment:

Nicola said...

gorgeous and enviable even in the rain. good luck with your 'to do; list now that you are home. ;)