Vermont Hotel
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Rio de Janeiro, 18 - 22 January 2009
Just 4 hours up the coast by bus from Paraty, then a surprisingly very easy shuttle bus connection from the Rodoviario (bus station) right across town to Ipanema. Only problem, as always in Brazil, is getting through the turnstyles on the local buses with rucksacks on! Not at all easy to find our nornal level of accommoation in Ipanema - nothing …
Rio de Janeiro
First night in a hotel in Rio.. The next morning I went on a bus trip from an organization that costs about 160 Reals per person, but it's definatly worth it because you wont get to see all those things by yourself for less money.. I went to the Soccer Stadium, a Cathedral, the Sambadrom, the Sugar Loaf Mountain, an all you can eat steak house and …
Arrival
We are tired of flying. It took 24 hours of travel from door to door, following a delay in Toronto. We were unable to withdraw cash from an ATM MACHINE, but will deal with that tomorrow.
Lopen door een sloppenwijk van Rio
... volgende. Ook de electriciteitsmeters zijn bevroren: gratis stroom.
Daarnaast hebben de huizen hier geen huisnummers, en halen de bewoners post op bij het dichtsbijzijnde winkeltje.
Vreemd is dat veel mensen wel een tv hebben, zeker als je wat lager in de wijk loopt (hogerop wonen is goedkoper en krapper) en sommigen hebben zelfs ook nieuwe auto´s. Dit kopen ze op krediet, wat ze sinds tientallen jaren kunnen ...
First time in Rio de Janeiro
... Rising 1299 ft above the harbor, its name is said to refer to its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined loaf of sugar.
To reach the summit there are two cable cars. The first ascends to the shorter Morro da Urca. The second car ascends to Pão de Açúcar. The Italian-made bubble-shaped cars offer passengers 360-degree views of the surrounding city. The climb takes three minutes ...