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RIO DE JANEIRO (PART 3) INCLUDING PETROPOLIS, THE IMPERIAL MUSEUM, AND CRYSTAL PALACE--Saturday, December 21, 2013

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December 22nd 2013
Published: February 17th 2014
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PETROPOLIS, THE IMPERIAL MUSEUM, AND CRYSTAL PALACE--Saturday, December 21, 2013 This morning we walked down the street to the next door hotel to wait for the van for the tour to Petropolis. I don't know about your education, but Valerie and I had never learned that Brazil had been ruled by a monarchy that set up Rio de Janeiro as their capitol. This came about when on 27 November 1807, ... Read Full Entry



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Sharon Mock Whitaker and Valerie Mock
RamblingRosies
RamblingRosies
We are sisters who began our love of travel with our parents when we were in grammar school. We grew up in Northern California and had traveled most of the Western States and Mexico before the 8th grade. Sharon traveled to Europe the first time when she graduated from high school to be a Girl Scout camp counselor and Valerie lived in Europe 7 years teaching the US military community at the graduate level. We rarely take a tour and usually travel on a low budget, by car, plane, and train. We have recently both retired and Sharon bought a Roadtrek RV, that we named Rosie II after our parent's "R... full info
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1312-455 Model of Brazil's first airplane1312-455 Model of Brazil's first airplane
1312-455 Model of Brazil's first airplane
1312-456 Sao Pedro de Alcantara Cathedral from across the park1312-456 Sao Pedro de Alcantara Cathedral from across the park
1312-456 Sao Pedro de Alcantara Cathedral from across the park
1312-457 Entrance to Alacantra Cathedral1312-457 Entrance to Alacantra Cathedral
1312-457 Entrance to Alacantra Cathedral
1312-458 Alacantra Cathedral Royal crypt1312-458 Alacantra Cathedral Royal crypt
1312-458 Alacantra Cathedral Royal crypt
1312-459 Their Nativity scene with stained glass overview1312-459 Their Nativity scene with stained glass overview
1312-459 Their Nativity scene with stained glass overview
1312-460 Close-up of the Nativity1312-460 Close-up of the Nativity
1312-460 Close-up of the Nativity
1312-461 Altar1312-461 Altar
1312-461 Altar
1312-462 Stained glass window-A1312-462 Stained glass window-A
1312-462 Stained glass window-A
1312-463 Stained glass window-B1312-463 Stained glass window-B
1312-463 Stained glass window-B
1312-464 Stained glass window-c1312-464 Stained glass window-c
1312-464 Stained glass window-c
1312-465 Stained glass windows in chapel1312-465 Stained glass windows in chapel
1312-465 Stained glass windows in chapel
1312-466 One of several canals in residential areas1312-466 One of several canals in residential areas
1312-466 One of several canals in residential areas
1312-467 The Crystal Palace decked out for Christmas1312-467 The Crystal Palace decked out for Christmas
1312-467 The Crystal Palace decked out for Christmas
1312-468 Children's choir performing in the Crystal Palace1312-468 Children's choir performing in the Crystal Palace
1312-468 Children's choir performing in the Crystal Palace
1312-469 The Crystal Palace Nativity Scene1312-469 The Crystal Palace Nativity Scene
1312-469 The Crystal Palace Nativity Scene
1312-470 Santa and reindeer1312-470 Santa and reindeer
1312-470 Santa and reindeer
1312-471 The Petropolis train and Christmas Market1312-471 The Petropolis train and Christmas Market
1312-471 The Petropolis train and Christmas Market
1312-472 The Petropolis Christmas Market and snowmen1312-472 The Petropolis Christmas Market and snowmen
1312-472 The Petropolis Christmas Market and snowmen
1312-473 Typical houses around the Crystal Palace and the roads near the Cathedral1312-473 Typical houses around the Crystal Palace and the roads near the Cathedral
1312-473 Typical houses around the Crystal Palace and the roads near the Cathedral



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