Rio de Janeiro

Haha so it has been forever, doubt anybody bothers to check this anymore, but for my sake Im going to write some more because I have time to kill! Rio was VERY fun, we had crazy times there. Highlights include seeing Christ the Redeemer statue (besides the fact it took over 3 hours just to reach the statue and it was a BIG pain in the ass) Getting to party in Lapa, a really neat district in Rio that is most known for the ancient aqueducts that are lit up at night and really make for a picturesque neighborhood, also, thanks to the four days of HEAVY rain, that caused the street we were staying on to flood, and therefore we had to trek through half a foot of rain water mixed with trash anytime we wanted to leave. But it was all for a reason, the four days before New Years were terrible and wet but I woke up on New years eve to sun, and it stayed that way all through the celebrations (despite the man on the street selling umbrellas shouting VAI CHUVER, its going to rain). New Years was spectacular, the fireworks were amazing, and I cant imagine a better way to ring in the new year than swimming in the warm ocean and playing like children well into the night! It was an experience to say the least. But alas, we ate out too much, drank too much, and partied too much, and now we have no money, but was it worth it, I think so!