Le Meridien Copacabana Rio de Janeiro

... br>So where do you stay when you get to Rio? One of the most interesting parts of the city is Santa Teresa, with its colonial mansions, ancient tram system, cobbled streets and bohemian nightlife. You are close to downtown Lapa and all the samba and chorinho bars, not far from Corcovado and the immense statue of Cristo Redentor, and the ...

... of the city. We may not have any photos from Christ the redeemer, but i think we have nearly a whole memory card full from here.<br><br>Our last day in Rio has been (finally!) perfect weather for people watching on the beach. A day of infinitely difficult decisions - to drink beer, caprihinas or fresh coconut while sitting on the beach? Tomorrow we head on to Ilha Grande, for more lazing on the beach , hopefully complete with drink in hand.<br><br><br><br><br>

... who are wise obey those who give the orders." The stairwell features in the "Beautiful" video by Snoop Dogg, a U2 video and in the Edward Norton "Hulk" movie. <br><br>We greatly enjoyed this public art, stopping to read each individual tile from various cities and places around the world. We took pictures in front of our favorites, including the mini-Guernica tile and the SF and NYC ones. I have found it quite common in many large South American cities for ...

... sun, which also means tan, makes mel and very happy girl! The sea, as katie said, is crazy, we havnt been able to go intogether as its not a good idea to leave stuff unattended on the beach if you want to see it again. I went for a little dip and couldn´t believe the force of the waves. After me and Ross managed to survive the death sea in thailand that barely compares. some nice brazilian man actually dragged me out and probably saved my life, I haven´t ...

... two nights booked but are very tempeted to stay a little longer it's so nice. It's a struggle to know what day of the week it is and I haven't had a clue of the time since I landed in Rio. They are not big into clocks here at all, not even the main bus station in Rio had one functioning clock in it!! We are starting to know the time by daylight, activity around the hostel and by the arrival and departure of the ferry and other boats. ...Turns out we stayed another three nights ...

... in the costumes, the energy of the dancers, the detail of the massive floats, all of it is extraordinary. Each club had somewhere between 3000-4000 people in their performance, and they stretched the length of the SamboDromo. The life and activity of it all seems to never end - in a good way - and just when you don't think it can get any better, it does. Our most memborable float of the night went to ... you know what, it's too ...

... interactions, I realized both were very untrue. In trying to get from the airport to the apartment where I am staying, I simply wanted the bus driver to tell me when to get off. I showed him the piece of paper that I had written my stop on, and he nodded excitedly. I went on for a good 60 seconds trying to convey my message, but it wasn't taking. Knowing now how different ...

... might have an hour or two before we get the bus to the airport and then it's Game Over... the end of the Greatest Trip Of Our Lives and back to our normal lives :( <br><br>For our last evening in Brazil we decided to go out in the flash neighbouring district of Leblon.<br> <br>We went to a nice cocktail bar first at the top of ...

... SECTION! <br><br>Again this reminded me of standing on the Anfield Kop, only this time I had absolutely no idea what they were singing about!<br><br> <br><br> <br><br>When the players came out onto the field the noise jumped up another 20% on the decibel scale, it was ...