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. One of the most amazing visits of my life! Riding the cable car up to the Sugar Loaf Mountain... The view is breath-taking. One of those times in life when it pays to have a deficient imagination - shockingly high drop to the ground if it gave way. I wondered how they built on top of that sheer cliff. The info place said it was courageous climbers in about 1912 who carried the first cable up, and a larger cable was attached to the end of it, so thicker cables could be pulled up later.
We also saw a super-gilded Chapel of the Third Order of Franciscan. I thought they were supposed to be associated with poverty?
I am reminded of yesterday - we were in another amazing RC church. I loved the huge angel holding up the pulpit, but was sorry for a young woman who was praying for ages, fervently crossing herself, genuflecting etc etc and looking really sad. I wanted to say ""Your daddy God is in a good mood and he listens when you pray", but I lacked the Portuguese words :-(
The Municipal Theatre held a tremendous treat. It was a ballet company rehearsing "Sheherazade" Wow! I was supposed to be looking at the beautiful theatre but couldn't take my eyes off the ballet :-)
We also saw a super-gilded Chapel of the Third Order of Franciscan. I thought they were supposed to be associated with poverty?
I am reminded of yesterday - we were in another amazing RC church. I loved the huge angel holding up the pulpit, but was sorry for a young woman who was praying for ages, fervently crossing herself, genuflecting etc etc and looking really sad. I wanted to say ""Your daddy God is in a good mood and he listens when you pray", but I lacked the Portuguese words :-(
The Municipal Theatre held a tremendous treat. It was a ballet company rehearsing "Sheherazade" Wow! I was supposed to be looking at the beautiful theatre but couldn't take my eyes off the ballet :-)
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