Holiday in Rio and Iguazu Falls with Liz
November 2009 / 72 images

Liz as a convincing Amy Winehouse (tattoos drawn by me freehand), and me less so as John Lennon

Copacabana beach at night

Near the start of the hike up Pedra da Gavea

Holding up a rather large rock

Liz and Rico climbing

Looking inland

Liz looking towards the city

South West outskirts of Rio

More climbing

Feeling the heat now

Preparing to cross the rope ;)

Liz wants the camera

Slightly safer alternative to crossing via the previous rope

Me with a rather large favela in the background

Liz looking even sweeter than usual, if that's possible

Steep drop down to the Atlantic Ocean

I'm standing about 20cm from the edge here

Amongst the clouds!

Back down from the mountain, looking a bit tired

Rio from the first cable car to Sugar Loaf, with Christ the Redeemer in the background

City center

I'm enjoying the shade here

Liz looking out over Copacabana from Sugar Loaf

A club called Casa da Matriz, in Rio

Now in Argentina, carrying some leftover pizza

Argentina (left), Brazil (right), Paraguay (background)

Liz's turn with the pizza, in Puerto Iguazu

Now in the Argentinian National Park, shortly before getting soaked due to the spray

Blending in with the school kids

The largest section of the falls, called the Devil's Throat

Liz, now somewhat wet

Liz and me

Liz enjoying the view

Lots of spray

A vast number of smaller sections of waterfall

We've almost dried out again already

Liz and me

The paths took us unbelievably close to the various drops, and the views were amazing!

Me with my new camera, a Samsung WB1000

We were lucky, the water level was apparently particularly high that day

Liz absorbing yet another breathtaking view

There were lots of these creatures in the park

They had absolutely no fear of humans at all

One of the smaller falls

Same fall, from above

Unfortunately Isla San Martin (on the left) was inaccessible due to flooding

The camera's electronics started playing up here as it was far too wet

Liz taking some photos

The plants were impressively green around the falls

Boat ride into the base of the falls... we got completely drenched!

A colourful butterfly

Our guide for the brief drive through the rainforest

I have yet to figure out what this creature was

Going for a trek through the rainforest

Liz wishing she could jump in and bathe in the waterfall

Coming back after realising how many massive mosquitos there were all over the rocks

Ipanema beach, back in Rio

Christ the Redeemer

Nice views of the city from the statue

City center

Liz sticking her tongue out

The obligatory photo with arms outstretched

I did have a tan, honest!

Train ride back down Corcovado (from the statue)

Some older buildings in the center of town

Inside of a large cathedral

Rio's Jardim Botanico

Tortoise

Cacti

Claudia and Liz

My rental apartment in Rio

Last restaurant meal before heading back to London