Hello guys. Well we have arrived in Rio and spent 4 days seeing the sights and sounds Rio has to offer!! The flight from London was good considering we nearly missed the plane despite being in the airport 5 hours before the Rio flight!! Anyway Philip was lucky as he got 8 hours sleep compared to Chiara who was awake, looking at the path of the flight over the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, wondering where we would land if there was engine trouble. Thankfully everything was fine and we arrived at Rio to be accosted by taxi drivers looking business! Our hostel is great - just in the middle of Copacabana close to the beach and in a safe area. On the first day we went on a hostel tour of the city including the
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