Day 18, Jan 21, 2006: Rio, Day 4: The Last Day
Brazil is a land of many traditions, none more pervasive or important than o café da manha - morning coffee. As generations have come and gone, o café da manha has changed little over time.
O café da manha, circa 1970
O café da manha, 2006. Photo: P. Jurgens!
While I'm on the subject of cafes, I'd like to put in a plug for the Brazilian Internet Cafe, Avenida Abolição, 2300, loja 2, Fortaleza. Without these friendly folks, Joélia, Adriana and Jeickson, this blog might not have come together. Obrigado!
On this my last day in Rio, my host Paul Jurgens offered to take me up to the park just below Corcovado. Besides affording a spectacular view of the city, the park offers a lovely hiking trail that winds its way gradually up the mountain and provides a cool and welcome respite from the bustling city less than a mile's drive below. We stopped at a scenic overlook at the eastern end of the park. The following photos are my attempt at a panorama of the city and the bay running clockwise from north to southwest. This map may help you visualize the panorama. As best I can figure, the overlook is on the peak above the "T" in Botafogo.
View to the north
View to the west: Flamengo neighbor- hood, Santos Dumont Airport and, across the bay, the city of Niteroi
Flamengo and Bota- fogo. The apartment where I stayed was in the cluster of white buildings near the center of the photo.
Botafogo and Bota- fogo Beach with Pão de Açúcar and the Atlantic Ocean in the back- ground.
Botafogo
More Botafogo with Copacabana (left) and Ipanema (right of the large humph)
My brother Jim very kindly stitched all these photos together.
Don't they look nice?!
Paul, with statue of Cristo Redemptor in the background
From the overlook we drove a short distance to the hiking trail, a cool respite from the summer heat.
Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas and Ipanema with the Atlantic Ocean in the background
The "Jockey Club" (race track), and beach neighbor- hoods of Ipanema (left) and Leblon (right)
Paul Jurgens, a nice guy
Corcovado
Another view of Ipanema and the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas
Brazil is a land of many traditions, none more pervasive or important than o café da manha - morning coffee. As generations have come and gone, o café da manha has changed little over time.
O café da manha, circa 1970
O café da manha, 2006. Photo: P. Jurgens!While I'm on the subject of cafes, I'd like to put in a plug for the Brazilian Internet Cafe, Avenida Abolição, 2300, loja 2, Fortaleza. Without these friendly folks, Joélia, Adriana and Jeickson, this blog might not have come together. Obrigado!
On this my last day in Rio, my host Paul Jurgens offered to take me up to the park just below Corcovado. Besides affording a spectacular view of the city, the park offers a lovely hiking trail that winds its way gradually up the mountain and provides a cool and welcome respite from the bustling city less than a mile's drive below. We stopped at a scenic overlook at the eastern end of the park. The following photos are my attempt at a panorama of the city and the bay running clockwise from north to southwest. This map may help you visualize the panorama. As best I can figure, the overlook is on the peak above the "T" in Botafogo.
View to the north
View to the west: Flamengo neighbor- hood, Santos Dumont Airport and, across the bay, the city of Niteroi
Flamengo and Bota- fogo. The apartment where I stayed was in the cluster of white buildings near the center of the photo.
Botafogo and Bota- fogo Beach with Pão de Açúcar and the Atlantic Ocean in the back- ground.
Botafogo
More Botafogo with Copacabana (left) and Ipanema (right of the large humph)My brother Jim very kindly stitched all these photos together.
Don't they look nice?!
Paul, with statue of Cristo Redemptor in the backgroundFrom the overlook we drove a short distance to the hiking trail, a cool respite from the summer heat.
Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas and Ipanema with the Atlantic Ocean in the background
The "Jockey Club" (race track), and beach neighbor- hoods of Ipanema (left) and Leblon (right)
Paul Jurgens, a nice guy
Corcovado
Another view of Ipanema and the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas
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