My Adventures in Rio de Janeiro - Day 2

Sunday morning we got up and got dressed for church. Our Uncle Guy joined our church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) approximately 5-6 years ago after a trip to the states and a visit with our parents for three weeks. During that time, he attended church with them 3 times telling the Sunday School teacher on the second week that his lesson was the second best lesson he had ever heard. When asked what the first one was, he replied that it was the previous week's lesson.

He returned to Brasil and requested the missionary discussions. It's great to be able to talk to him about the gospel.


Here I am with my Great Uncle Guy. (Can you believe he is 87?)


This is Lezlea and Guy.

This is a view from outside the apartment complex in Leblon. I really like the bricked streets (the way they look, not the way they feel driving on them).

This is looking up to the apartment's laundry room and kitchen area.

We took a taxi to church. Taxi's in Rio are great. They are clean and relatively new vehicles. Aside from the aggressive driving in Rio, Taxi's are a terrific way to travel.

This is Lezlea outside of the church building.

The name of the church in Portuguese.

The church building.

We went to the famous "Hippie Fair" in downtown Ipanema. Lezlea and I both said it was the best flea market we had ever been to. It's the best place to buy authentic Brasilian items...art, jewelry, clothing, shoes, you name it. We discovered that the malls in Rio are very expensive and carry designer stores with designer prices.

We had dinner at the Yacht club. I tried ox tail and actually liked it. It was a good chance to try some of the local cuisine with other safe options if I didn't like it...buffet style.

This is Marcia and Julia (our cousin).