Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Blog - Tuesday May 18th 2011
Im in Rio de Janeiro Brazil! After an excellent week spent with my parents and Fionn in Orlando Florida I finally said my goodbyes (again!) on Sunday and boarded a flight to Rio, via a small town in North Carolina called Charlotte! Now where have i heard of that place before?? I joke of course, I never booked it that way but I was flying with US Airways and their international hub is Charlotte hence my flight from Orlando had to land their first. It was a very strange feeling landing in Charlotte airport but not leaving it to head down town and have a pint in Connollys! Indeed only a week previous I had arrived back in Charlotte from NYC and thought to myself upon landing "Im home!" such is the impact that Charlotte has had on me, but alas this time I was only transiting through. The flight departed on time at 10.30pm and as it sored into the North Carolina sky I could see the lights of the Bank of America building in downtown (or uptown as they like to call it!) Charlotte practically wave goodbye to me! Travel is all about appreciation for the things we see, visit and experience and right then I couldn't help but have an appreciation for Charlotte and all that I was leaving behind for at the foot of that same Bank Of America building lies Connollys Irish Bar, a place that had provided me with employment, and which at that very moment was hosting a leaving party for two friends of mine who were also leaving the city and heading away to other lives elsewhere and it reminded me that we are all transiant in some way or another... life moves on... the world moves on... and so must I ... but move on with an appreciation for all that has gone behind.... - So here I am in Rio, its the 2nd day of my South American "adventure". Staying in the Mellow Yellow hostel on Copacobana beach, a basic but adequate spot... has a bed and shower - what more do I need! esp for $10 US per night. Spent the day on the beech yesterday and checked out an Irish bar last night "Sheananigans".... a joke of a place and not very "Irish" infact ive decided its worth a review which i will write later and post on the Reviews page. Today has been raining so not much to report on..... the hostel has a bar which has free Caipirinas until 7! Its now 6:30.... Until tomorrow....