Today we have several things on the agenda before heading back to Sao Paulo. We only have 3 days left on our journey, it has gone by fast! Today we are doing a tour of Christo Redentor and Maracana Stadium before heading to the airport.
As we awoke this morning, another beautiful day in Brazil.
It took about 30 mins from the hotel to get to base station at Christo Redentor. You have to take a small bus at the base station to the peak since there is limited room at the peak. The line this time of year (Winter) was 20 people deep but at it's peak, the line can be a mile long waiting to ascend via bus to the peak. At the top, you get a great view of Rio, Jacob in this picture is facing the Leblon Beach.
Jacob and his Christo pose!
Abey in her Christo pose!
Of course, Kristen would wear here "PEACE" shirt to Christo!
Another picture of Leblon Beach from the Corcovado mountain.
Picture of Copacabana Beach and our hotel below!
Look at sugar loaf mountain!
Christo, with the clouds moving overhead it was hard to look up!
Kids in there Christo poses!
Archbishop of Rio - Cardinal Eusebio Oscar Scheid consecrated the chapel.
Heitor de Silva Costa design the statue!
History of the statue!
Small chapel at the base of the statue! It seats 15 people and many weddings occur in chapel.
Here is a video link to a panoramic view from Corcovado Mountain top (Hunchback in Portuguese). (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corcovado)
Panoramic View from Christo Redentor
Picture from the bus station at the top of the mountain prior to our descent back to the lower station.
Picture of Santa Teresa Tram tracks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Teresa_Tram). You can see the tram in the movie Rio!
Most of the streets in Santa Teresa are made of old cobble stone and the ride is very bumpy! Similar to the old streets of Charleston.
As we made our way out of the village of Santa Teresa, we headed toward Maracana Stadium or Olympic Stadium. The narrow streets of Maracana reminds me of an european city. All streets are one-way leading to Centro (City Center). It is 9 miles from the peak base station of Christo Redentor to the stadium. It took us over an hour to make our way of which 5 miles of this is coming down the mountain which took maybe 10 min. So it took us over an hour to go 4 miles.... Traffic in the city of Rio is very bad, Atlanta multiplied by 5. The stadium was build in 1950, so you can image that it's a little dated. I understand improvements are being made but it will be a big difference from past olympic stadiums (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estádio_do_Maracanã).
Jacob and Kristen as we await our flight to Viracopos which is North of Sao Paulo. Since we are late, I am worried about rush hour!
TAM (Táxi Aéreo Marília) is the Star Alliance carrier we used for our trip between Sao Paulo and Rio. Unfortunately today, we were delayed about 3 hrs.
One of the interesting things in Brazil are the highway systems. Example between Campinas and Sao Paulo they have built a 8 lane highway connecting the cities...(4 lanes each way). It's a toll highway and the label is AutoBAn, however it does have speed limit of 120 km/h.
Despite my concern about traffic in Sao Paulo we arrived back at the hotel in a timely fashion. Tomorrow is a holiday in the state of Sao Paulo only! The Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932 holiday is a celebration of freedom against the 1930 coup.
Here is the scene from Rio on the train.
Rio Movie - Santa Teresa Train
Good Night!
Travel Stats....
Time Delayed in Airport - 6.5 hrs (LAX, GIG)
As we awoke this morning, another beautiful day in Brazil.
It took about 30 mins from the hotel to get to base station at Christo Redentor. You have to take a small bus at the base station to the peak since there is limited room at the peak. The line this time of year (Winter) was 20 people deep but at it's peak, the line can be a mile long waiting to ascend via bus to the peak. At the top, you get a great view of Rio, Jacob in this picture is facing the Leblon Beach.
Jacob and his Christo pose!
Abey in her Christo pose!
Of course, Kristen would wear here "PEACE" shirt to Christo!
Another picture of Leblon Beach from the Corcovado mountain.
Picture of Copacabana Beach and our hotel below!
Look at sugar loaf mountain!
Christo, with the clouds moving overhead it was hard to look up!
Kids in there Christo poses!
Heitor de Silva Costa design the statue!
History of the statue!
Small chapel at the base of the statue! It seats 15 people and many weddings occur in chapel.
Here is a video link to a panoramic view from Corcovado Mountain top (Hunchback in Portuguese). (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corcovado)
Panoramic View from Christo Redentor
Picture from the bus station at the top of the mountain prior to our descent back to the lower station.
Picture of Santa Teresa Tram tracks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Teresa_Tram). You can see the tram in the movie Rio!
Most of the streets in Santa Teresa are made of old cobble stone and the ride is very bumpy! Similar to the old streets of Charleston.
As we made our way out of the village of Santa Teresa, we headed toward Maracana Stadium or Olympic Stadium. The narrow streets of Maracana reminds me of an european city. All streets are one-way leading to Centro (City Center). It is 9 miles from the peak base station of Christo Redentor to the stadium. It took us over an hour to make our way of which 5 miles of this is coming down the mountain which took maybe 10 min. So it took us over an hour to go 4 miles.... Traffic in the city of Rio is very bad, Atlanta multiplied by 5. The stadium was build in 1950, so you can image that it's a little dated. I understand improvements are being made but it will be a big difference from past olympic stadiums (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estádio_do_Maracanã).
Pele Statue out from of Maracana Stadium!
Jacob and Kristen as we await our flight to Viracopos which is North of Sao Paulo. Since we are late, I am worried about rush hour!
TAM (Táxi Aéreo Marília) is the Star Alliance carrier we used for our trip between Sao Paulo and Rio. Unfortunately today, we were delayed about 3 hrs.
One of the interesting things in Brazil are the highway systems. Example between Campinas and Sao Paulo they have built a 8 lane highway connecting the cities...(4 lanes each way). It's a toll highway and the label is AutoBAn, however it does have speed limit of 120 km/h.
Despite my concern about traffic in Sao Paulo we arrived back at the hotel in a timely fashion. Tomorrow is a holiday in the state of Sao Paulo only! The Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932 holiday is a celebration of freedom against the 1930 coup.
Here is the scene from Rio on the train.
Rio Movie - Santa Teresa Train
Good Night!
Travel Stats....
Miles Travelled to date: 41,497 (Total Hours of Travel - 90 hrs in the air)
01. US Airways - Flight 2508 - Charleston (CHS) to Charlotte (CLT) - 168 miles - CRJ700
06. Thai - Flight 476 - Sydney (SYD) to Bangkok (BKK) - 4662 miles - 747-400
07. Thai - Flight 602 - Bangkok (BKK) to Hong Kong (HKG) - 1048 miles - A330-300
01. US Airways - Flight 2508 - Charleston (CHS) to Charlotte (CLT) - 168 miles - CRJ700
02. US Airways - Flight 721 - Charlotte (CLT) to Los Angeles (LAX) - 2,120 miles - A321
03. United - Flight 839 - Los Angeles (LAX) to Sydney (SYD) - 7,516 miles - 747-400
03. United - Flight 839 - Los Angeles (LAX) to Sydney (SYD) - 7,516 miles - 747-400
04. Qantas - Flight 922 - Sydney (SYD) to Cairns (CNS) - 1,275 miles - 737-800
05. Qantas - Flight 925 - Cairns (CNS) to Sydney (SYD) - 1,275 miles - 767-300
07. Thai - Flight 602 - Bangkok (BKK) to Hong Kong (HKG) - 1048 miles - A330-300
08. China Southern - Flight 309 - Hong Kong (HKG) to Beijing (PEK) - 1225 miles - A321
09. China Eastern - Flight 5112 - Beijing (PEK) to Shanghai (SHA) - 674 miles - A330-300
10. China Eastern - Flight 503 - Shanghai (PVG) to Honk Kong (HKG) - 765 miles - A321
09. China Eastern - Flight 5112 - Beijing (PEK) to Shanghai (SHA) - 674 miles - A330-300
10. China Eastern - Flight 503 - Shanghai (PVG) to Honk Kong (HKG) - 765 miles - A321
11. Lufthansa - Flight 798 - Hong Kong (HKG) to Frankfurt (FRA) - 7366 miles - 747-800
12. Lufthansa - Flight 1278 - Frankfurt (FRA) to Athens (ATH) - 1130 miles - A321-200
13. Egypt Air - Flight 748 - Athens (ATH) to Cairo (CAI) - - 670 miles - A321
14. Egypt Air - Flight 839 - Cairo (ATH) to Johannesburg (JNB) - 4205 miles - A330
15. South African - Flight 333 - Johannesburg (JNB) to Cape Town (CPT) - 809 miles - A340-600
13. Egypt Air - Flight 748 - Athens (ATH) to Cairo (CAI) - - 670 miles - A321
14. Egypt Air - Flight 839 - Cairo (ATH) to Johannesburg (JNB) - 4205 miles - A330
15. South African - Flight 333 - Johannesburg (JNB) to Cape Town (CPT) - 809 miles - A340-600
16. South African - Flight 326 - Cape Town (CPT) to Johannesburg (JNB) - 809 miles - 737-800
17. South African - Flight 224 - Johannesburg (JNB) to Sao Paulo (GRU) - 4630 miles - A340-300
18. TAM - Flight 3641 - Sao Paulo (VCP) to Rio De Janeiro (GIG) - 250 miles - A320-200
19. TAM - Flight 3640 - Rio De Janeiro (GIG) to Sao Paulo (VCP) - 250 miles - A320-200
19. TAM - Flight 3640 - Rio De Janeiro (GIG) to Sao Paulo (VCP) - 250 miles - A320-200
Time Delayed in Airport - 6.5 hrs (LAX, GIG)
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