Retrospective Rio

After a four hour flight threading our way through the Andes, we are now in Santiago, Chile.

After only a couple of hours sleep last night, we had a couple of restful hours in our downtown hotel. Went out for some dinner and found the main square quite by accident and have enjoyed watching the World go by and reminiscing about Rio.

Rio is a marvellous city, full of energy and exuberance for living. The location of the city is uniquely beautiful, unlike anywhere else we've been. Despite stories of muggings and being ripped off, we felt safe and all the Brazilians we met were very friendly. We were disappointed with the weather and the laid back attitude of the hotel staff over our carnival tickets was difficult for us uptight Brits to cope with! It all worked out, we got to see the biggest show on Earth and left Rio loving it.