As promised, here is the scoop on Christ Redeemer –
We took an open air jeep through the city on a guided tour up to Christ Redeemer.
The view from way up
It is huge in person. At 90 meters high, if this thing fell on you it would definitely kill you (and anyone around you), but unlike the demon horse in Denver which did so to it’s creator, it’s Christ so it hasn’t.
My arms are getting tired
The view from atop the mountain is beautiful, you can see Copacabana beach and everywhere in the surrounding areas.
View from atop the mountain
Lots of black birds up here with us
Manmade Chasm we drove through
More Brasil
You could even see Sugarloaf from up here, named after the “Sugarloaf”, a Brasilian container that used to be used to transport sugar.
Favela
We also got some great views of Favela’s (I am linking you guys to some bomb wikipedia articles, assuming you will actually click on them. If you don’t I will know). They are basically houses built upon houses, where lower income familes live. There are upwards of 500 of them in Brazil alone.
More Favelas!
That’s all for now. We attended the Men’s Volleyball finals last night, but were rained out. I have a few images but not too many.
Motion Shot through town
I got a couple of close shots while the jeep was moving. I didn’t even know I had them until afterwards. I sure am glad I brought my DSLR, you can’t get motion shots like this on an iPhone!
Brasilians!
I am going to enter this photo into National Geographic because I think it’s kind of beautiful, although I feel a little intrusive because there is some kind of message or moment going on in it:
I can and will
Aside from that, we’re getting a late start today. We had planned to be on the today show this morning but that didn’t happen, so we’re on to Football finals, and then they’re having a dinner and throwing a party tonight. I don’t see us staying up late in to the night dancing, but I am finally catching up on my sleep so as we all know that’s good for everyone. Talk to you all soon!
Chris