I settled into my Copacabana hotel...really means beach hotel as I see it. I want to point out...the boulevard along the beach and on Sunday and holidays they block off one side of it and allow people to walk, skate, run or use their bike or skateboard on the street....very cool idea....even in the rain.
Not too much happening at the beach....
Time to see some of the city....from way up high....hope the clouds lift so can see the city!! It begins with a cog train ride up the mountain to the Christ the Redeemer statute. This is the beginning of the train ride in the Cosme Velho neighborhood.
The train heads up some 2,400 feet to the statue....and travels via Tijuca Forest - said to be the largest urban forest in the world. One of the interesting fruits that I was was the Jack Fruit - I did not try it - but it is said to be similar to pineapple and very sweet....but seems to have a bad odor....ummm!!
Well...the higher we go...the day does not seem to be any brighter....but does offer a lovely view of the mountains with the clouds hanging around....
Looking down on Rio....
At last....the statue of Christ the Redeemer...some 130 feet tall. It was inaugurated in 1931 and has also been imitated at several other locations in the world....but there is nothing that compares to the original! The statute from the back....
...and from the front.
As long as I stay up here...there is just no chance it is going to clear off any better any time soon. So this will be the best as it gets for today from atop Corcovado mountain.
This is a Christmas tree put out in the Logoa far below....
I tried to capture this from afar at night....and it will give you some idea of the effect it projects in the evening...it does change colors as well.
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Okay...coming down the mountain....and one last shot from above....
Okay...my photo of the day...it a close up of the hands of the Christ the Redeemer statue...the hands depicting the nails that left these holes....very well done in detail.
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