Beautiful Rio
The weather changed the day after I arrived in Rio and suddenly everyone was walking around town in bikinis and Speedos. I decided to try hang-gliding from Piedra Bonita that rises spectacularly 600m above the shoreline.
This involved running down a launching ramp into mid-air while tied to an instructor whose instructions in Portuguese I barely understood. But it all went smoothly, including the landing on the beautiful beach below us.
It was a holiday weekend and Rio was packed with visitors. My hostel in Ipanema (my most expensive night in South America) was booked up and so I moved to Copocabana where the hostel was a bit more downmarket but had more of an atmosphere and a good crowd. My days were full with beaches, sight-seeing, restaurants and cafes, bars and dance clubs.
On my last day I did a tour of one of the largest favelas in Rio, something I had mixed feelings about beforehand. But it turned out to be a great experience.
With the weather still behaving itself, I decided to head back to Ilha Grande for a few days.
This involved running down a launching ramp into mid-air while tied to an instructor whose instructions in Portuguese I barely understood. But it all went smoothly, including the landing on the beautiful beach below us.
It was a holiday weekend and Rio was packed with visitors. My hostel in Ipanema (my most expensive night in South America) was booked up and so I moved to Copocabana where the hostel was a bit more downmarket but had more of an atmosphere and a good crowd. My days were full with beaches, sight-seeing, restaurants and cafes, bars and dance clubs.
On my last day I did a tour of one of the largest favelas in Rio, something I had mixed feelings about beforehand. But it turned out to be a great experience.
With the weather still behaving itself, I decided to head back to Ilha Grande for a few days.
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home