Tchau Rio!
Moving on to pastures new...
23.02.2007
38 °C
Well, last thing we entered in was that we were going to get an apartment just by Copacabana. That didn't happen in the end, the people who own the hostel didnt want us to leave because we were the life and soul of the party and would make it much more fun during carnival. So we accepted their kind discounted rate of the room and partied hard.
We've been to copious amounts of street parties, drunk copious amounts of street beer (still 1 real) and caipirinhas (which Alex is now a pro at making), and samba'd with feet of lightning. The street parties appear all over the city, Ipanema, Copacabana, Botafogo, Centro, Leblon, Lapa the list goes on! There aint no party like an S Club party!
We've captured some stills of what the hell went on in the mayhem that is known as 'Carnival in Rio de Janeiro'. 'Nuff said.
We went to the Sambadrome one night arranged by the hostel to witness the carnival parade (On the way to which Mark got pickpocketed by a street urchin so lost his ticket and money...tosser). Cant be bothered to explain the ins and outs of it, so read up or shut up.
Kieran wouldn't shut up about wanting to see monkeys, so we took him on a day trip to Sugarloaf.
There was no sign of monkeys on the first mountain, accept for the lesser spotted 'Shortius Breadius'. We identified this beast by its red hair and aggressive nature.
Upon reaching Sugarloaf, we were rewarded with amazing views and Kieran's first official monkey sighting.
After a tearful farewell from our amigos at Tupiniquim hostel, we left for a 3 hour bus ride to Buzios. We've been graced with beautiful beaches, Buzios babes, booze and burns of the sun variety. BOOYA!
Stay tuned for more pics kids
Da boyz
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nice pics boyz but the redhaired monkey is not native 2 brazil. tell kieran 2 keep his shorts on when peeing in the street.look forward to next instalment. be safe xxx
24.02.2007 by wendz