Oh, RIO-RIO, the rumble TIDE (continued, part 2) Outside the city of Rio de Janeiro, but still in the same name state is the city of Petropolis, built in the middle of the XIX century the second (and last) emperor of Brazil, the Don Pedro II. Sure, there worth a visit for the day, despite the fact that, to overcome the distance of 66 kilometers over two hours. The main attraction is the Petropolis Imperial Palace, built for the Royal Family. His visit is a bit like the visit to the palace of the royal family in England. At the palace, even an exhibition of jewelry of the former imperial family. Unfortunately, the pictures they are not allowed. In Petropolis there are several attractions, such as Gothic Cathedral, the burial place of the imperial family, and Crystal Palace, which is actually a huge greenhouse. In general, Petropolis - a great place to for some time to leave the noisy, crowded Rio. Crystal Palace the next day I again went out of Rio . At this time in the city of Niteroi, which is located on the opposite shore of the bay from downtown Rio. can get there by ferry. The trip by ferry is inexpensive, lasts long and does not carry with them no problem. Niteroi - Rio likely continuation than a single city. ferry ride was interesting, because while it might look to other areas of Rio, especially the airport area, which is located on the island. The ferry passes very close to him. In the morning, though Rio falls into the arms of haze, which unfortunately meant that the outlines of Niteroya Rio to see will be almost impossible. The statue of Christ the Redeemer is also to be seen, even a huge pile of Sugar Loaf, which is much closer, just barely show through the veil of mist. Perhaps after dinner, when the fog is almost always scattered, visibility will be improved, but since Niteroi considered quite dangerous, I had to go there in the morning. Niteroya main attraction is the Museum of Modern Art. The design of a modern building in which it is located, designed by renowned Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer. This is a beautiful building, which successfully located and looks great on the part of the bay. Here are just mistaken when I bought a ticket and went to the museum because the museum from the outside looks much better, and so-called "art" absolutely did not leave any impression. Another feature Niteroya was the fact that this city became the easternmost point of Brazil, which I visited during his travels. Thus, he became, and the easternmost point of South America, which I visited, despite the fact that on the east, Brazil has stretched for hundreds of kilometers. View of the center with ferries Since this was my last day in Rio, I had time to return from Niteroya in time to climb the mountain Sugar Loaf and spend the sunset there. I could not find a bus that could get there, so I sat on the bus, which drove me to my hotel, and from there went on foot. walk took me about 20 minutes. By the time the fog had almost cleared, and the sky was not a cloud - great weather to climb the Sugar Loaf Mountain. The Museum of Contemporary Art in Niteroi Fortunately, the summit can be reached by cable car. Although to be precise, cableway to deliver passengers to the top of a nearby hill Urka, and from there to the second cable car could get to the top of Sugar Loaf . And all this for 44 reals, there and back (about 17 pounds). The hill Urka nice view, especially on the beaches of Copacabana and Botafogo. On the other hand could be seen Niteroi, but the form it is clearly losing species at Rio. On Urca and Sugar Loaf people was much greater than at the top of Corcovado, where I looked at the statue of Christ the Redeemer, but as the market here is much higher (on both the tops there are many lookout), people are not too many. I took part in the second cable car, and after about 20 minutes to reach the top of Sugar Loaf, at an altitude of about 220 meters above the city. Cableway Unfortunately, during these 20 minutes appeared in the sky clouds and the sun is completely hidden from view. But the view was still just remarkable. By the top of the mountain through the wooded areas are a few trails. On one of them I saw a few tourists who have an eye out for anything seen before. I soon realized that they have seen for a bunch of little monkeys. Unfortunately, one of the tourists did not could make a good shot and decided to push one of the monkeys with a stick to those little moved. monkeys run away. I was able to observe that one of them was carrying a tiny baby on her back. The fog around the Sugar Loaf at the top, I met friends from my hotel, which also came watch the sunset. We decided to wait together, simultaneously reflecting on whether the clouds dissipate, and whether we will see anything. As a result, cloud cover is not over, from what I personally was upset. My friends from the hotel showed me pictures of the sunset, which they did a few days earlier. It was spectacular. Meanwhile, the clouds began to thicken, so we decided to go down to Urku before you go back to the hotel. We were hoping that the next mountain view will be better. With thieves from behind the clouds could not see even the top of Sugar Loaf. But, despite this, all wanting to climb was still long. Fortunately, the hill Urka not been shrouded with clouds, so I managed to make a few night shots. Night view of the Rio the next morning it was Time to say goodbye to Rio. My next stop is Paraty city, which is a 4 hour drive to the west (about half way from Rio to Sao Paulo). Getting the material:
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