Due to only having one full day in Rio we thought the only way to see all the sights was to book on a city tour. Unfortunately 40 other people also fancied a bit of sightseeing today (no word of a lie). Luckily we got split into three groups, and were able to walk around the sites at our leisure, first up was Sugar Loaf Mountain. The mountain rises nearly 400 metres above the harbour, and it took two cable cars to reach the top, each level providing different, but equally spectacular, views. At the top Chris exclaimed, “Monkey!” To which I replied “What?” as he has taken to calling me monkey. It was in fact a real monkey, dancing all over a nearby tree. Cute! Next stop was lunch, the renowned “per kilo” Brazilian style
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