Rio De Janeiro translates as River of January. It wasn’t January but it was making a pretty good effort at being a river. Have you ever seen a photo of Rio without sunshine? No me neither. Sadly this torrential rain was belting it’s way all over Rio state and we pulled into the city in the pissing rain. This was the last day of our organised tour. Although we had 9 more days by ourselves in Rio we figured we would as a group cram in the city tour together. 1st stop Corcovado – Christ the redeemer. Not many people get to see this particular view of the giant statue of Jesus. The main reason being no-one is stupid enough to make the trip all the way to the top of the mountain to barely see the head of the statue due to abysmal levels of visibility. The pics below are actually clearer than it was to the naked eye. We pressed on and took in a few more sights that were less dependent on such heights & weren’t shrouded in mist. Rio De Janeiro Cathedral. An epic building that looks like a headless shuttlecock from the outside and just massive from within. Escaderia Selaron – The rio equivalent of the Shell Garden in Jersey. Anyone familiar with Jersey will know this is a huge compliment. It really was quite engaging scanning all the many different tiles the Chilean creator Jorge Selaron has picked up on his many travels and residences over the years. And finally sugarloaf mountain. (More of this & corcovado later).
Anyone seen (one of the best James Bond films of course) Moonraker? Remember the bit when Jaws (The big guy with metal teeth) bites his way through the cable car cable to scupper Roger Moore’s getaway? Well that’s what I’m re-creating. Yes I did feel stupid. But the least I could do as a tribute to such a fine romp.
