Anita´s Birthday and first half of Carnaval
Trip Start
Jan 20, 2007
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Trip End
Dec 2007
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Had a great birthday dinner and catch up session at a mexican restaurant close by and then went for more drinks and dessert before heading to bed.
We are staying at Lemon Spirit Hostel in Leblon. It is a cute little place, clean and has lots of info about Carnaval so that is great. Only draw back is the bunk beds. They are 3 high....we both had to sleep on the top the first night but luckily some of the girls checked out and we are now both on the bottom bunks. The room is a bit crowded with 9 beds and all the gear that we girls carry around..but we are managing. The hostel is really helpful and the people are cool...Nino and Marie-ann are great...giving us good advise on the places to be and helping make phone calls for us too...security is top notch too and we love the neighborhood. Only 1 block from the beach too!
The weather has been on and off and we wake up each morning hoping for sun. We have been pretty lucky...it rains at least once a day and so we re-arrange our schedule around it.
On the 20th we walked from Leblon to the other end of Copacabana. When we left it was raining and the sun came out and we all got a little burnt by the end of it. The walk was great and we enjoyed seeing everything. Went to tourist info and spent a few hours with the girl getting more info.
Met up with Guillherme and his friends for an evening out in Ipanema. We met ´´Guille´ in Bali last may and have kept in touch. It was a fun night with lots of men approaching us and randomness. Marie-Claude had just arrived and was a real trooper and came out with us.
On the 31 our sambadrome tickets arrived and we headed to the beach right away. We have enjoyed exploring our neighborhood and checking out the different parties going on.
The last few days we have been packing our days in with siteseeing, parties, eating, beach time, shopping and celebrating carnaval.
yesterday we went to the stadium and watched a football game. What a crazy atmosphere!! We definately sat in the right section....we never sat down for almost 3 hours...constant cheering and singing. ..we went with 8 others from our hostel and had a great time..
will update more later...right now (Feb 3) it is raining but we are going to head out anyways and participate in some blocos...hopefully get a nap in before heading to the sambadrome tonight!!!
