at the top of corcovado mountain is the reward of a 92 feet wide hug. the open arms are a testimony of brasilian hospitality and warmth, each hand alone weighs eight tons!
yet the most breathtaking part of corcovado is the panoramic view of gorgeous rio de janeiro.
and some of us still manage to drive their toy cars, even at 2296 feet. heehee.
Comments (19) - August 6, 2007
Now these are breathtaking photos. Absolutely amazing.
Oh, jenny. The places you go make my heart beat fast.
It’s true, that the Brasilians are warm and embracing hosts? I imagine so, but still, every cosmopolitan city I’ve visited seems so similarly …urban, disregarding. Is there a smaller-scale human element there, where people engage strangers, offer salutations, frequent smiles?
In our small bedroom community, even, south of San Francisco, I have difficulty eliciting response from people on the street that I smile at. Often I wonder–why are these people so stuck up? Is it their wealth that makes them seem so contemptuous? Yet on the streets of Austin, where we lived recently, there is a completely different feeling one gets on the streets; I don’t think money has so much to do with it there, just a communal feeling of “chill.”
I’m rambling….great photos, Jenny. Yes, absolutely breathtaking!
Wow! Yes breathtaking indeed. How long did it take you to climb to the top?
What beautiful photographs! I love your artwork on your website as well. You are so talented. (I’m Jordan’s aunt. She gave me the link to your site.)
smiles…rio is the most photogenic city i’ve ever seen, and perhaps, even if i see the rest of the world, that will stay the same. so beautiful is is surreal. i’m glad you are enjoying my pictures.
steph, it’s true, brasilians are famous for this hospitality. not a cab driver or vendor we bought hot corn on the cob on the beach was just your average greeting. they were all warm, all nice. (however those guys peddling tourist crap on the beach are a different story, haha) i’m not sure where you are coming from. i really don’t think wealth or urban life is how you describe it, but hopefully you find that warm smile on the street soon.
sarah – i’ll share how we got up there in my next post, :)
hi melissa! nice to meet you…loving your new blog too (jordan shared it with me, wink.)
ah yes. i have been waiting for the top. it did not disappoint. hey cutie m’s!
these photos are spectacular. really, just awe-inspiring.
breathtaking jenny! really, i’m blown away. photos are indeed spectacular.
Wow! What amazing photographs.
Wow, I want to see that in my lifetime. Rio looks beautiful and breathtaking.
travel slut that i am,
i have always longed to go to Rio…
the excitment and vitality of the city
is well known.
thanks for taking me there
with these brillant photos.
:-)
Oh my Jenny these photos are breathtaking, literally breathtaking. I should go there and witness it myself!
Beautiful photos!! Breath taking views….Thanks for sharing with the world….My first visit to your site…I’ll be back!!
Would it bore you if I said, yet again, that your photos are amazing? Because if it bores you, I could stop, as long as you promise to keep posting them!
beautiful pictures Jenny. Your son seems to be so well behaved on trips :) which can’t be said to most kids around his age hehe.
Gorgeous! Nice photos of everything, as always :)
You Vorwallers are a beautiful family! Miss you guys~
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