Day 3 {Monday} proved
to be one of my favorite days in Rio and great memories to boot!
Of course you can’t
visit Rio and not take a trip to see the iconic Christ statue. He is visible
from almost all areas of Rio, but I still knew that I needed to see him up
close & personal (I mean, when in Rome!) There’s a quick, easy, and relatively
cheap cable train that you can take to the top of the mountain and find yourself
at the statue within 10 to 15 minutes. We on the other hand, chose to hike!
Matt, Erin, & I started at the base of the mountain Corcovado in Parque Lage,
which truly warrants a visit itself and then began our hike. The hike has a
path to follow, but it not the most common way to get to the top. It took us
around 2.5 hours to reach the top and we only passed a handful of other hikers,
but the city views, jungle scenes, and hike were all so worth it! Did we hike
back down…heck no we were exhausted, would I do it again…in a heartbeat!
As we were hiking we
had quickly noticed that it was crazy cloudy around the top of the mountain and
we kept hoping and praying that the cloud coverage would clear. As we neared
the summit we realized we couldn’t be farther from the truth…poor Jesus was
almost completely covered in clouds….2 hours of climbing and it looked like he
had already ascended into the clouds! We headed back down to a lower platform
to grab some lunch when all of a sudden we saw the clouds part….we
S.P.R.I.N.T.E.D up the 3 flights of stair….clouds…again. Back down to finish
lunch and order a beer; ooh, clouds move again…sprint back up the stairs…clouds…lordy!
Back down AGAIN to finish our beers and then we head up for one last peek…hallelujah the clouds parted…not for long, but they did! We got our pictures, visited the chapel,
and then made a general consensus that we were taking the train down!
We wound down the
evening with dinner, walking around Caitlin’s neighborhood, and crashing early
for a well-deserved sleep!
Of course you can’t visit Rio and not take a trip to see the iconic Christ statue. He is visible from almost all areas of Rio, but I still knew that I needed to see him up close & personal (I mean, when in Rome!) There’s a quick, easy, and relatively cheap cable train that you can take to the top of the mountain and find yourself at the statue within 10 to 15 minutes. We on the other hand, chose to hike! Matt, Erin, & I started at the base of the mountain Corcovado in Parque Lage, which truly warrants a visit itself and then began our hike. The hike has a path to follow, but it not the most common way to get to the top. It took us around 2.5 hours to reach the top and we only passed a handful of other hikers, but the city views, jungle scenes, and hike were all so worth it! Did we hike back down…heck no we were exhausted, would I do it again…in a heartbeat!
As we were hiking we had quickly noticed that it was crazy cloudy around the top of the mountain and we kept hoping and praying that the cloud coverage would clear. As we neared the summit we realized we couldn’t be farther from the truth…poor Jesus was almost completely covered in clouds….2 hours of climbing and it looked like he had already ascended into the clouds! We headed back down to a lower platform to grab some lunch when all of a sudden we saw the clouds part….we S.P.R.I.N.T.E.D up the 3 flights of stair….clouds…again. Back down to finish lunch and order a beer; ooh, clouds move again…sprint back up the stairs…clouds…lordy! Back down AGAIN to finish our beers and then we head up for one last peek…hallelujah the clouds parted…not for long, but they did! We got our pictures, visited the chapel, and then made a general consensus that we were taking the train down!
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