Italian Beatles
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I was a little dubious when I learned that an Italian Beatles tribute band was performing on the ship, but both of their shows were a whole lot of fun!
I appreciate that they covered more than justEn savoir plus
I was a little dubious when I learned that an Italian Beatles tribute band was performing on the ship, but both of their shows were a whole lot of fun!
I appreciate that they covered more than justEn savoir plus
Greetings from one of the most remote islands in the world! The nearest landmass is 1200 nautical miles away from St Helena.
It’s easy to see why, after he escaped from the Island of Elba, NapoleonEn savoir plus
On our way to Sugar Loaf Mountain, our bus swung by the most famous beach in Rio de Janeiro: Copacabana.
Even the wavy black and white mosaic pattern that makes up the sidewalk running alongside itEn savoir plus
We took a cable car up to the top of Pao de Azucar aka Sugar Loaf today.
The view was wonderful, but even as fast-tracked tourists, the line to get in was nearly two hours long!
As expected, SugarEn savoir plus
Rio’s enormous statue of Jesus stands atop Corcovado Mountain. (“Corcovado” means “hunchback,” for what it’s worth.)
The statue is called Christ the Redeemer, and was named one of theEn savoir plus
CARIOCA: You’ll notice the word “carioca” all over Rio. (I even saw it on a manhole cover, but it it was in the middle of a busy street, so I couldn’t get a photo.)
In the 1500s theEn savoir plus
In Buenos Aires, it’s a point of pride that Pope Francis hails from here. Today we visited the church where he was once a bishop.
Armed guards stood in the doorway of a large tomb for a famousEn savoir plus
I posted this street sign on Facebook and asked people what they thought it meant.
The replies were hilarious, everything from:
“Dancing businesswomen crossing,” to “beware of people tossingEn savoir plus
While wandering through the Recoleta neighborhood, I was struck by the colorful paint job adorning this typical neoclassic exterior.
I rather like it! What do you think? To me, it really fits theEn savoir plus
In the USA, our president lives in the White House. Here in Buenos Aires, he lives in the Casa Rosada, aka the “Pink House.”
Back when Duarte was in power, his beloved wife, Evita, would addressEn savoir plus
Voyageur Looks like a great time!