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September 12th 2006
Published: September 12th 2006
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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 famous Christo Rendentor at Corcovado, and had our first typical Brazilian food - Fejoada!
The next couple of days have been spent chilling, checking out Ipanema and Pao de Açucar (Sugarloaf Mountain) . Tomorrow we are off to Ilha Grande for some more rest and relaxation - may even get a chance to get go snorkelling!

ITALIANO!
Ciao gente! Arrivati a Rio sani e salvi e speso 4 giorni in giro per la citta´. Il volo da Londra e´andato bene consideraqto che abbiamo quasi perso il volo seppur arrivati con 5 ore di anticipo in aereoporto. Philip si e´fatto 8 ore di sonno - beato lui! - mentre Chiara se ne stava sveglia guardando nello schermi il percorso dell´aereo domandandosi dove saremmo atterrati se ci fossero stati problemi al motore....per fortuna siamo arrivati senza problemi, pronti per essere assaliti da una marea di tassisti che cercavano di farci salire nei loro taxi.
L´ostello e´carinissimo, nel centro di Copacabana, vicinissimo al spiaggia e soprattutto in una zona sicura! Il primo giorno ce ne siamo andati a vedere il Christo Rendentor a Corcovado seguito da cena a base di Fejoada -si scrivera´cosi´?!-annaffiata da buonissima birra brasiliana. Il resto del tempo l´abbiamo passato visitando le spiaggie piu´famose come Ipanema e il Pao de Açucar -mi ripeto, si scrivera´cosi´boh...-
Domani lasciamo la citta´ ´per andarcene ad Ilha Grande dove faremo un sacco di snorkelling e trekking nella giungla!



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13th September 2006

no comments?
Maybe I'm the first guest of your blog!?! So ...CHE FIGADA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!DIVERTITEVI, DIVERTITEVI, DIVERTITEVI!!!!Un bacionissimo!
13th September 2006

Brilliant snaps!
Making the dinner here, no fejoada, just cabbage and bacon and home grown spuds! Rio looks stunning and you dont look so bad yourselves! I was reading in the Irish news the other day of the dangers in Rio. Some poor woman visited the zoo for a leisurely day out and a monkey pinged her on the hed with a stone. (The Irish News keeping me informed) So mind yourselves! and keep up the good work with the blogging. Enjoy the beach B,M,D
20th September 2006

Yo Yo
Well ! The photos are class especially the one "view of the city". Was down at the ryder cup yesterday - unbelieveable ! Come on EUROPE ! Take care and keep in touch ! Gavy
20th September 2006

well for some!
Sitting in the classroom showing the blog to colleagues! Everyone thinks rio is the business. Some spectacular photos phil. Any colour yet??
20th September 2006

wow
...certo che vista dall'ufficio la spiaggia d'Ipanema fa un gran effetto!Ed una certa invidia. Forte il blog, meglio di una puntata di turisti per caso. Ciao. Buon Brazil!
21st September 2006

news from northeast italy
hello dearest phil and chiara, siamo felici che siate così felici. qui tutto bene, periodo di grandi cambiamenti (vale il 1 ottobre sarà accolta in un bellissimo centro di riabilitazione, per noi praticamente è come vincere la lotteria e avere la possibilità di ricominciare). un grosso abbraccio, e buona fortuna. lucia marta vale marco pandinez.
25th September 2006

Beati voi ..............(porca miseria)
Con piacere seguo il vs.viaggio e penso che sia molto meglio che fare la casalinga (anche se non disperata!). Continuo a seguirvi sul Vs. bel Blog e vi mando tanti bacioni. Zia Mario
26th September 2006

zia mario
siamo cosi´contenti di suscitare tanta invidia...ha ha!! un bacio
29th October 2006

well guys, sorry ive not been on sooner. cant get hotmail in school. kids are ok in general even though they did steal my mobile. anyway. looks great. id say you're havin the time of your lives. remember to stay safe and all that craic. was out with shilds afew weeks ago. same old same old. take care.

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