Here are the towels we bought, since theirs were all out for cleaning.
Some exterior views.
The front.
Phone booth.
Around Ipanema beach! The waves can be a bit much for me sometimes...
Aren't you just dying to get a drink here?
There's just something about a good coconut...
Rio is also home to a natural lagoon. There's a lovely paved path that goes around the whole thing, about 7 km. A nice hike for our first full day.
We couldn't figure out what this thing was. Do you know? See below to find out.
Cracks in the mountains are held up by these cleverly engineered concrete struts. There are quite a few of them.
There's something about a good glass of açaí juice...
Some photos from the Rotary Christmas party we attended. Everyone was very kind, very sweet, very welcoming. A real treat.
It turns out that thing in the lagoon is the city Christmas tree. I wasn't able to get a good photo of it from the car, but this gives you an idea.
