The Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden

Jan 29, 2010 No Comments by
orchids and flowers await if you can get away from IpanemaRio is one of those must visit cities, so you should be sure to visit before the 2016 Summer Olympics in case its leaders decide to erase its wonderful retro sheen.
 
Naturally the beaches are lovely, but you must visit the Botanical Garden, at the foot of Corvocado mountain.  When we visited in 2004, we happened to visit there on a very rainy day, but we loved every moment of it.  Whether you are into orchids, palms, carnivorous plants, cacti, or flowers, you will be in heaven.
 
The entry to the garden is stunning, especially before the rains sneaked up on us!
 
 
  
 
 
don't look up too much, you may trip
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ponds and palms cover the grounds.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
worth the visit, rain or shine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hopefully these orchids, of which the Gardens have an enormous collection, do not end up at your local Trader Joe's.
 
 
 
no, you can't grab one for $12.99
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
There are countless photo opps that make up for the awful settings to which you were subjected at the Sears Portrait Studio as a child.
 
 
 
 
 
there are a few shades of green here
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As I had mentioned, they have a few orchids here.
 
 
 
just a few orchids for your viewing pleasure

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