Friday, July 18, 2008
Happy Birthday, Rich!
a big Happy Birthday to my Cousin Rich, who's off vacationing in Slovenia. Rich is a photographer, photography teacher, rock climber, and all-around great guy!Around Rio
Just one night and one day in Rio, my umpteenth visit to 'The Marvelous City.' Here's a look at Rio's less-appreciated peripheral wonders... The Charitas Water Station in Niteroi, the adjacent city which plays Oakland to Rio's San Francisco (or Lido to Rio's Venice?)...
![Rio 2 - Estação Hidroviária de Charitas - Brasil - by LAMV](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3168/2662135586_158cf003ab_o.jpg)
![Rio 3 - Charitas](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3025/2661310157_fe4b8b8e75_o.jpg)
I've never been to Petropolis, about 40 miles inland from Rio, up in the cool hills... This was the royal residence when Brazil was an empire, from 1808-1889.. Here's the Imperial Palace..
![PetropolisMuseuImperial1-CCBYSA](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3202/2662227834_de50eb0679_o.jpg)
The Rio-Niteroi bridge is an imposing 8 1/4 miles in length, of which 5 1/2 miles over water. Niteroi was the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, back when Rio de Janeiro was Brazil's capital, which was of course moved to Brasilia the year I was born...
![Ponte_Rio-Niteroi01_2005-03-15](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3209/2661421199_b34e99284a.jpg)
Niteroi's most famous landmark is its futuristic, flying-saucer-like contemporary art museum, built in 1996 by Oscar Niemeyer, the man who designed Brasilia
![View_of_MAC](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3185/2661421317_7b3da2904c_o.jpg)
Cartoon du Jour:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaX8zFzgLOld23TNZmDrIBv3WZbhq7GmRXw1ChY8-LHTn11_xPUCtLlo3U0GMn9jnwF6KYuLjPpuaOVzoSZjf0QqtiQq2Y8ojLrB9IW6Z13n26Eg0iHAXiDuPjbAkYKMd7qnEzBg/s320/Tie+Of+The+Month.gif)
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