Brazil, March 2010 -- Rio de Janeiro & Area

Our last few days in Brazil....

visiting sites in Rio de Janeiro
and touring surrounding areas

Church beside our hotel:
at night (above)
in daylight (below)



Driving out into the country to visit
the mountain village of Maua
...interesting tree...



Captivated by the subject being photographed...

...the subject: A really cool tree frog!!!

Fresh trout lunch in Maua -- delicious!

...and afternoon coffee outside....

While we were drinking our coffee,
members of the local Catholic church walked by
as they were observing their
Good Friday Stations of the Cross

Parati...historic town on coast

Ecalyptus harvesting....

Carla sporting Daddy's new hat!

Beautiful scenes along the way....

Back in Rio -- Looking out from Sugar Loaf Mountain

Interesting Cathedral -- very modern architecture

Time for a trolley ride through
Lapa District of Rio...

Who's driving???

Who's hanging on???

Train ride to see "Christ the Redeemer"

Views from on top of Corcovado
before the clouds and rain came...

,,,,and the train ride back down the mountain.

Last meal in Brazil --
exquisite dining experience at Colombo's!!
This place was amazing!!!

View from our table....

...such a delightful meal.....

...live piano music....

...the ceiling.....

...an unforgetable meal!!

One final task.....mailing a letter to an
avid stamp collector before we head to the airport!

Farewell, Brazil.....