This will probably be the last blog post of this trip which I will make from Insignia. I will make a summary of the trip when i get home and I am not being charged extortionate amounts for an internet connection!!
It was a spectacular morning as we steamed into Rio which, although a ‘superficial city’ (all seafront and nothing behind), has some scenic geography on the approach, Sugarloaf Mountain, Corcovado, etc. In some ways, it is a city which I often think, flatters to deceive.
Yes Copacabana and Ipanema Beaches are very nice but they are, in my opinion far from the most beautiful in the world. Rio, has hyped itself a bit beyond its real merits. Still, with the sun rising and the mist rapidly clearing, there is no doubt that, at a distance it is attractive.
When it comes to things to do, Rio shows its limitations. Once those two above have been covered, the city has little else to offer unless you are there at Carnaval and want to experience that sort of vicarious clamor.
For me, I will be glad to get on to the plane home tomorrow evening. Meanwhile I will pass the time in Rio revisiting places I have already been and packing for the journey home.
Asta la vista.
Thanks for the ride!
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