Another amazing thing about Brazil - that I failed to capture on film - was the fruit. It was ambrosia. The mangoes, the passionfruit, the pineapple, the papaya, and some artichoke looking fruit that was white in the center was absolutely delicious. Everyday for breakfast we would go to the roof of the hotel where they had an amazing breakfast bar and you looked out over the beach while eating the best fruit you have ever had in your life.Another amazing thing - also sans photo - the coffee. They had littl
e espresso machines with whole beans everywhere. I am not normally an espresso fan - it is just too much. But to Brazilians, it is just coffee and it was seriously amazing. The had a little coffee dish called cafe com chantilly - coffee with whipped cream that was absolutely the best coffee in the world.Back to things i did get pictures of...
The Christ statue. On the way up to the top of the mountain, you
take a little train where if you stick a limb out the half-windows you are likely to lose it. It was seriously chiseled into the side of the mountain, through a rain forest with occasional train stops for people who actually lived there.The first picture is something growing on the trees along the train route, my botany background got the better of me and I took several pics. If there are any phytologically minded people out there who know what they are, please share. I would love to know too.
The second pic is also from the train, it doesn't really show you how steep the mountain is, but you can see that you are getting pretty high up.
Once you get to the end of the train ride, you have to hike up several flights of stairs, maybe 6 floors worth to get to the top, but then the top - wow. This statue is huge and it overlooks the city from several different views. Everyone, was trying to get a good pic of themselves with their arms outstretched juxtapositioned in front of Christ. I refrained, but just barely. It was a holiday in Rio on the day we went up, so it was crazy crowded up there and really hot (especially after all the stairs).
2 comments:
Such great pics! Thanks for sharing. BTW, do you know what fruit that was growing in the tree in the top pic?
When we visited one of Nate's friends in Rome when we were first married he kept dropping in these little open air coffee shops for a two-second drink. The cups looked like little girl tea party cups they were so small. Were the espresso cups in Brazil tiny also?
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