Took a walk today

Here are some pictures from a walk a few of us took today. The one to the left is a view from near our hotel of Sugarloaf.








Rio as seen from our beach, the mountain in the background is the location of the Christ the Redeemer statue. We won't be going there until next weekend.








Some interesting electrical work I found while walking along the beach. All of the trees had lights on them, and the lights were all spliced directly in from the power line. The power line itself was also zip tied to the tree as a means of support.






This is the walkway along the beach where I took these pictures. There are little stands located every 100 feet or so where locals sell coconuts which they will chop open and give you a straw for 1 real. A real is the Brazilian unit of money. At the current exchange rate it means the coconuts cost just under 50 cents.

The mosaic works on the sidewalk can be found on just about every sidewalk in Rio, more specifically the districts closer to the beaches.





Here's me and the gang while out on our walk - all with our lovely bunch of coconuts. Dedeledeedee.