We got an EARLY cab to the airport and headed back to Rio where we took a cab to the apartment we were staying in - a friend of a friend's mom named Ilene who lived right near Posto 6 on Copacabana Beach.
After we met Ilene and the 3 dogs and admired her nice apartment she took us out to show us where there was a bank, grocery and drug store right nearby. We cabbed over to Leblon Sushi - a schmancy sushi place that came recommended. Tasty lunch.
We then grabbed a cab back to the JW Marriott where we had previously arranged a jeep tour to see Corcovado and Sugarloaf. We met up with our guide, a Brazilian who had lived in the US for something like 12 years and had just returned to Brazil a couple months prior. We were the only ones on the tour! We drove up to Sugarloaf and took the tram up to two different viewing points.
After getting our scenic fill we hopped back in the jeep and headed up to Corcovado to hang with El Cristo. BUCKET LIST - CHECK!!
After we ogled the sights of Rio for a while, we headed back in our jeep and told them to drop us off at Posto 6 - the spot on the beach right near where we were staying. We had our first taste of delicious frozen acaí and could see why it was a popular beverage in the summer! We topped it off with the local beer Antartica and watched as the sun set on the Sugar Loaf we had visited earlier that day.
We headed back home and Ilene took us on a tour of the night market right by her house. It had some nice art and plenty of tchotchkes. Afterwards we decided we wanted to try out a true Brazilian churrascaria so took the guide book's suggestion to go to Churrascaria Palace. After getting WAY over our fill of meat (our favorite was the local cut - picanha) we headed out to a nice hotel bar that was recommended by a friend and previously known for its celebrity pull - Hotel Fasano. We drank a little, danced a little, met a few humorous bar patrons and then headed back home.
After we met Ilene and the 3 dogs and admired her nice apartment she took us out to show us where there was a bank, grocery and drug store right nearby. We cabbed over to Leblon Sushi - a schmancy sushi place that came recommended. Tasty lunch.
We then grabbed a cab back to the JW Marriott where we had previously arranged a jeep tour to see Corcovado and Sugarloaf. We met up with our guide, a Brazilian who had lived in the US for something like 12 years and had just returned to Brazil a couple months prior. We were the only ones on the tour! We drove up to Sugarloaf and took the tram up to two different viewing points.
After getting our scenic fill we hopped back in the jeep and headed up to Corcovado to hang with El Cristo. BUCKET LIST - CHECK!!
After we ogled the sights of Rio for a while, we headed back in our jeep and told them to drop us off at Posto 6 - the spot on the beach right near where we were staying. We had our first taste of delicious frozen acaí and could see why it was a popular beverage in the summer! We topped it off with the local beer Antartica and watched as the sun set on the Sugar Loaf we had visited earlier that day.
No comments:
Post a Comment