Yesterday in the late afternoon I managed to take a cable car to the top of Pao de Azucar – Sugar Loaf. The lower station is in Botafogo quarter, cose to Praia Vermilha – it is walking distance from my hostel. Sometimes it is good to be a senior – they offer 50% discount to the people over 60! I paid only 31 reales (like 10 $) for the round trip. There are two sections to “fly” with the nice views… On the middle station you walk about 100 m to board the next gondola. I enjoyed especially the views of the little, hilly islands.
Today in the morning I took a long walk through the tunnel then along all Copacabana Beach to Ipanema. Ipanema (do you remember famous song “girl from Ipanema”?) is in my opinion nicer. It has picturesque mountains on the southern end. And the beautiful girls, of course 🙂
I spent my last reales. Now it is the time to pack my backpack last time and to go to the airport… It is day 92th of my 12th round-the-world journey. I am coming to the end. Happy end, I believe…
