Day 121
Rio, Brazil
Now here is a picture I know you have seen before.....BUT NOT WITH US IN IT! The Corcovado, commonly known as The Christ Statue. We had to go. Its that symbol that you have arrived in this wild and wonderful city of energy, heat, and some of the best beaches in the world.
The statue itself is fun to get to. You take an old cable car ride up the mountain through the jungle. The cable car was built in 1889. The statue itself built in 1931. Its so much larger than I ever imagined. HUGE! I also never knew it was actually assembled right there on top of the mountain....piece by piece. Millions of tiny mosaic soapstone pieces lovingly put together bit by bit on a mountain top. Very impressive, I must admit.
The view was also incredible. You can see all of Rio. A fasinating city of highrises sandwiched between the ocean and the mountain, twisting and flowing between lakes and lagoons.
The only rough part of the day was that poor Zach had developed swimmers ear,and therefore was understandably very cranky. I felt bad for Heather that her dream of seeing The Christ was marred by the distraughtness that comes with having a sick child.
But, on vacation or not.....we never stop being mothers.