Wednesday we went to see the famous Christ the Redeemer statue! It's huge! The cab ride up to the statue from the hotel was $16 Reals. The cab driver asked us if we wanted to have a ride up to the top of the statue. The lines for the train up to the top was really long, but we decided to get the full experience. The tickets were $30 reals a person *5 = 150 reals. The tickets for the train were timed and since it was so busy there, we almost missed our time slot. It was a clear nice crisp day for us to see the full extent of the statue. Self touring the statue, we learned we could stand at the feet of the Christ, and be able to pick out other city landmarks such as Copacabana beach and the world-famous Maracana football stadium. Looking
at the statue, he is standing with outstretched arms, embracing the stunning cityscape below, the statue of Christ the Redeemer also known as Christo Redentor is one of the most famous landmarks in the world. The statue stands atop the 2,300 ft Corcovado "hunchback" mountain, and to come to Rio without visiting 'the big guy' would be simply unthinkable. Indeed, in 2007 the "Christo Redentor " was named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World by the New Open World Corporation. Weighing 700 tons, the Christ statue is an impressive sight in itself, but it is the views from his mountain-top home, high amid the trees of the Tjuca Forest, that really make the trip a must do. We were so excited to have such a breath taking site seeing day. We had lunch at the bottom of the hill restaurant. Mark had the pork loin plate, 15 real, Noah had the chicken basket, 11 real, Alex had the Arroz Carreteiro-beef and rice, 12 real, MaryBeth had the Lasagna 12 real, and Kristen had the Vatapa- the coconut, rice, and shrimp plate, for 16 real. The cab ride back was cheaper-15 real!Total spent for the day: 247 real = $139.23 USD
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