I am enjoying the job so far - I am having to work more hours and my feet hurt a bit, but I am managing. :)Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Good idea?
Right about now, Mark is wondering if it was a good idea for me to get a job or not. I bought this cute piece of furniture at work with my employee discount. I did get his approval first. :D This is at the foot of our bed and the color goes nicely with everything.
I am enjoying the job so far - I am having to work more hours and my feet hurt a bit, but I am managing. :)
I am enjoying the job so far - I am having to work more hours and my feet hurt a bit, but I am managing. :)
Monday, September 17, 2007
Vacuum Haircuts & Back to Work!
Not much excitement since we have been back from South America, but thought I'd share these two tidbits. Today, I had the experience of giving my poor vacuum a haircut. Any of you with long hair may feel my pain!
Also, tomorrow I am going back to work! Just part time, but thought I'd try to make a little money. I am going back to work for the same company I worked for in Longview... they just happen to have a new Outlet store in the Outlet mall that is a mile and a half from my house. Whoo hoo!
Also, tomorrow I am going back to work! Just part time, but thought I'd try to make a little money. I am going back to work for the same company I worked for in Longview... they just happen to have a new Outlet store in the Outlet mall that is a mile and a half from my house. Whoo hoo!
Sunday, September 02, 2007
Sugar Loaf, a Church & a Marathon
After we saw the Christ the Redeemer statue, we went ahead to Sugar Loaf Mountain, where we took a cable car up to the top and then walked around a bit to enjoy the view. This is an odd little steep walkway to get down to a lower level.
We saw the closest marmoset we have seen, yet. And I think this little guy was sticking his tongue out at Mark!! :O
The cable car system, has two stops. One on a shorter mountain in between and then one on Sugar Loaf Mountain. This is from the shorter mountain looking back up at Sugar Loaf.
This was also taken from the shorter mountain in between. This is a nice view of a lot of city and Christ the Redeemer is on that pointy mountain in the middle. You may can see him if you click the picture.
Yesterday, we just went in to the downtown area and looked at some old buildings and the 'Old Rio' section of town. St. Benedict's Monastery is there and was very pretty on the inside. Here you can see the oldest organ in Brazil, which dates from like 1730, I think.
The cable car system, has two stops. One on a shorter mountain in between and then one on Sugar Loaf Mountain. This is from the shorter mountain looking back up at Sugar Loaf.
This was also taken from the shorter mountain in between. This is a nice view of a lot of city and Christ the Redeemer is on that pointy mountain in the middle. You may can see him if you click the picture.
Yesterday, we just went in to the downtown area and looked at some old buildings and the 'Old Rio' section of town. St. Benedict's Monastery is there and was very pretty on the inside. Here you can see the oldest organ in Brazil, which dates from like 1730, I think. 
This baptistry actually dates older than the church, so I believe it must have come over from Portugal. The church was started in about 1671 (or at least that's when the oldest door was dated) so the baptistry is a bit older than that. 
Then we stopped at Copacobana Beach and wandered around a bit. This sand art was fun - you can see the Christ the Redeemer statue on the right and in the back, he also had made the cable car system between Sugar Loaf and the smaller mountain.
This morning we had to slightly delay our plans, because a marathon was going on in front of our hotel. :) Now we are headed to the Sunday market and this may be our last blog before we get home.
Then we stopped at Copacobana Beach and wandered around a bit. This sand art was fun - you can see the Christ the Redeemer statue on the right and in the back, he also had made the cable car system between Sugar Loaf and the smaller mountain.
This morning we had to slightly delay our plans, because a marathon was going on in front of our hotel. :) Now we are headed to the Sunday market and this may be our last blog before we get home. 
Saturday, September 01, 2007
Shrouded in Mistery
Yesterday, as it was scheduled to change from 'Mostly Cloudy' to 'Partly Cloudy' by 9am, we decided to attempt to see the Christ the Redeemer statue. We had a really nice driver that took us first to a nice lookout area to see Sugar Loaf Mountain - here it is in the background behind Mark. We wasted a little time here waiting for the fog to clear.
When we got to the base of the statue, it was still quite foggy. So we waited there and every so often it would clear enough to get a picture, and then he would disappear in the fog again. We decided he was 'shrouded in mistery' ... and yes, I mean mist! 
After about an hour, when our driver was scheduled to pick us up, the sky really started to clear! So, we finally got a few better pictures.
And here's one looking up from the base of the statue. It is 130 feet tall and weighs 700 tons.
Then we went back to the overlook after it had cleared up and we could actually see the statue there on top of Corcovado Mountain behind me. We couldn't see it at all when we stopped there before. You may have to click on the picture to see it... 
Here is a zoomed in picture so you can see him atop the mountain.
There beside the lookout, one of the drivers had a banana he was feeding to the little marmosets. They seemed to be enjoying it. We thought this one looked a little drunk on banana. 
When we got to the base of the statue, it was still quite foggy. So we waited there and every so often it would clear enough to get a picture, and then he would disappear in the fog again. We decided he was 'shrouded in mistery' ... and yes, I mean mist! After about an hour, when our driver was scheduled to pick us up, the sky really started to clear! So, we finally got a few better pictures.And here's one looking up from the base of the statue. It is 130 feet tall and weighs 700 tons.Then we went back to the overlook after it had cleared up and we could actually see the statue there on top of Corcovado Mountain behind me. We couldn't see it at all when we stopped there before. You may have to click on the picture to see it... Here is a zoomed in picture so you can see him atop the mountain.
There beside the lookout, one of the drivers had a banana he was feeding to the little marmosets. They seemed to be enjoying it. We thought this one looked a little drunk on banana.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Monkeys & Marmosets!
Yesterday on our walk near Sugar Loaf Mountain, we saw all these cute little marmosets in the trees along the trail. They are less than 8 inches in length (their body... their tails are quite long). Aren't they adorable?!?
Then last night we went to a soccer game between two rival Rio de Janeiro teams. It was wild - in the background you can see the flares and flags waving after a goal by the Flamengo (red & black) team. 
Then last night we went to a soccer game between two rival Rio de Janeiro teams. It was wild - in the background you can see the flares and flags waving after a goal by the Flamengo (red & black) team. 
Today, it was still a bit cloudy and misty, so we went to the Botanical Gardens. They were very pretty - we saw more monkeys in the trees! Here is one in action.
When I saw this bit of bamboo across the trail, of course I had to do the limbo to get past it. haha
The guide book said this was a popular place to do wedding photos. As it was a bit muddy and rainy today, we didn't see any brides wandering around. 
Tonight we had dinner at Porcao - an all you can eat meat & buffet place. I did as Mark told me and got my money in meat before eating any side dishes. It was super good!! And then to top it off, for dessert, we each had a fantastic chocolate covered strawberry... it was like a strawberry that was encased in some yummy creamy stuff and then dipped in the hard shell chocolate. It was the best chocolate strawberry I've every had and the perfect small bit of dessert to end the meal. 
When I saw this bit of bamboo across the trail, of course I had to do the limbo to get past it. hahaThe guide book said this was a popular place to do wedding photos. As it was a bit muddy and rainy today, we didn't see any brides wandering around. Tonight we had dinner at Porcao - an all you can eat meat & buffet place. I did as Mark told me and got my money in meat before eating any side dishes. It was super good!! And then to top it off, for dessert, we each had a fantastic chocolate covered strawberry... it was like a strawberry that was encased in some yummy creamy stuff and then dipped in the hard shell chocolate. It was the best chocolate strawberry I've every had and the perfect small bit of dessert to end the meal. 
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Wild Soccer!
Today we took the free shopping shuttle out to this mall but then walked on to a pretty walk by Sugar Loaf mountain, where there were all of these cute, tiny marmoset monkeys along the way! This evening, we went to a wild soccer match between the two rival Rio de Janeiro teams. There was a LOT of energy in that stadium. I'm on the free lobby internet right now, so will post pictures later!!
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Brazilian Side of the Falls & Birds!
Yesterday as we left Argentina, we went to see the falls from the Brazilian side. They were just as gorgeous there! Here's me & Mark and part of the view. :)
This is close to the Devil's Throat, but you couldn't see it as good as looking right over it from the Argentina side. There was a spot on the path where you took an elevator up for a better view and I believe this was at the top of the elevator.
After seeing the Brazilian side, we stopped at the Parque das Aves (Bird Park) for a little while. There were lots of pretty colored birds there! And these toucans were so pretty, we thought they looked fake... but I promise he was real! I don't think his name was Sam, though. 
In the last aviary, there were some very aggressive birds... this blue macaw really seemed to like Mark and his jacket. I think he was trying to eat the zipper. We had been warned to enter at our own risk!! 
Then we went to the airport and got there a little early for our flight. Our flight was about 2 hrs from Foz do Iguazu to Rio de Janeiro. Then we had a bit of a taxi drive out to our hotel and it was dark by the time we got here. Today has been a bit rainy, so it was good we had planned our lazy day. :) Here is the view from our balcony! 
This is close to the Devil's Throat, but you couldn't see it as good as looking right over it from the Argentina side. There was a spot on the path where you took an elevator up for a better view and I believe this was at the top of the elevator.After seeing the Brazilian side, we stopped at the Parque das Aves (Bird Park) for a little while. There were lots of pretty colored birds there! And these toucans were so pretty, we thought they looked fake... but I promise he was real! I don't think his name was Sam, though. In the last aviary, there were some very aggressive birds... this blue macaw really seemed to like Mark and his jacket. I think he was trying to eat the zipper. We had been warned to enter at our own risk!! Then we went to the airport and got there a little early for our flight. Our flight was about 2 hrs from Foz do Iguazu to Rio de Janeiro. Then we had a bit of a taxi drive out to our hotel and it was dark by the time we got here. Today has been a bit rainy, so it was good we had planned our lazy day. :) Here is the view from our balcony! 
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