Catedral de Sao Sebastiao do Rio de Janeiro

Hi Folks, well i'm writing this blog in retrospect as I have not had great Wi fi Coverage in Brazil.

My Last day in Iguazu was very lazy - had to check out of room at 10am and flight wasnt until 7pm so I just sat around the pool in the jungle and topped up my tan!! bahahahah.

So I finally got to the airport and did nothing for 3 …

Had a really good sleep but was awake early after an early night. Went jogging along the beach in sports bra, knickers that most closely resembled shorts and bare feet. Nobody batted an eyelid; I have seen women jog in bikini top and thong! I went all the way to the west end of Ipanema beach and back and it took about 50 minutes.

Then I …

Woke up this morning and illness had reared its ugly head, i had been struck down by Man Flu, the deadliest illness that you can ever get, and yes doctors have proven this to be true. So not too much happened today, as i was deaths door most of the day, even as i write this i am still ill. However i did harden' up and we made our way to Lapa which …

Dear friend,

Earlier today, I visited Rio de Janeiro's beautiful cathedral. I was astonished by how elaborate every detail was. You would have to see it to believe it. I have attached two pictures for you to look at. Brazil's official language is Portuguese with some Spanish. I have had to learn the basics to be able to survive in a …

Weather: 34 degrees overcast Highlight: City tour around Rio de Janeiro As we missed the City tour on our first day in Rio we booked it for today. We went with the same that did the Favela tour but this time our guide was called Fernando and he was a spitting image of Usher. They picked us up at 1:30pm and our first stop was the Christ the Redeemer …

... There were plenty of photo opportunities with footprints from many Brazilian stars just outside the stadium. Onto the Catedral de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, the most random looking Cathedral I have ever seen. Looked nothing like a "place of ...

... the most modern and decrepit colonial buildings snuggling together like odd couples.  The kicker was the Catedral de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, a bizarre pyramidal attempt at building a twentieth century house of god that was certainly one ...

... such as Ipanema and Copacabana; you also get a great view, though from afar, of the Redentor statue.  * Catedral de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro and Lapa´s Steps - Kris and I kind of stumbled on the Catedral; the outside of the building ...

... of the group at 8:30 to start our city sights tour. First stop was to the Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro (Catedral de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro) which was way more impressive than I expected! This cathedral has 4 amazing long stained glass windows ...

... . Im Gegensatz zum Sambadrom war dies echt eine positive Überraschung. Weiter ging es zur  Catedral de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, dies ist ein Pyramidenförmiger Betonklotz mit tollen bunten Fenstern. Eine der speziellsten Kirchen die ich ...