Better late than never as they say, so here we go with the first installment of our travels..... Had quite a funny start to our trip by literally bumping into Fabio Capello in Heathrow Duty Free. He didn't stop to chat unfortunately, but Lee did secretly follow him for a while to get a better look! Arrived late in Rio and the Carnival parties were still in full swing. Went to the winners parade for the Carnival at Rio's famous Sambadrome, which was quite an experience. Everything you would expect, thousands of people, fabulous costumes, banging drums and all in all one big crazy party. Have done some of the touristy stuff, visited the Statue of Christ (Corcovado) and took the cable car up Sugar Loaf Mountain, both of which had amazing panoramic views of the
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