Today I spent time at the lovely Copacabana Beach. Oh it was wonderful.
Especially when the ice cream cone guy walked RIGHT up to me and sold me a Cornetto for $1.
Especially when the ice cream cone guy walked RIGHT up to me and sold me a Cornetto for $1.
Later I went up to Corcovado to see the Cristo Redentor.
Most people see something like this:
Most people see something like this:
Only a very lucky select few ever get this view:
Oh yeah, now THAT is special.In all seriousness, it was spectacular. The view, the surroundings, the light hazy fog that surrounds all the plops of land scattered along the coastline.
It reminded me of Up. And of Emperor's New Groove.
(I kept saying to everyone doesn't this view remind you of a cartoon? The answer was no. All 4 times I asked, ha.)
Dinner was of my favorite variety:
Two more things.
(1) Did I mention who was on my flight from Atlanta?
Lil John.And yeah, I shamelessly asked for a photo WITH him at baggage claim.
However, I have too much pride to upload a post-10-hour-flight photo of myself on the blog so that'll stay offline.
(2) Do you know the best thing about visiting a country in the southern hemisphere right as their summer ends and winter begins?
All the summer shoes and sandals are drastically on sale!!!
2 comments:
Shut up? I cannot believe that was your view of the ginormous JC. Too funny. Your trip looks dreamy already-- keep the adventures coming!
I'm sorry about the unfortunate view.
So you're in Brazil. I had no idea. Way to take advantage of this stage in your life to travel the world. Steve and I have never regretted blowing all of our wedding money on a trip to Asia.
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