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A Modest Proposal

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Our trip to Rio was memorable and filled with love on all fronts.  NYE in Leblon, Philosophy sesssions, poetry, and the most magical wedding we’ve ever attended. So how to celebrate Romey’s birthday?

With some misdirection and planning, that’s how.

The only person who may have had an inkling about what was to come might have been Noelie.  We bought the black diamonds together in London.

So dinner plans were made at the Hotel Santa Teresa (a place we are going to have to stay one day).  Dinner was excellent.

But what’s this Christmasy looking thing? A birthday gift?

Delivered with the lines, “I have a question first. Would you like to be a McGraw?”

Yes.

And with that, our trip to Rio reached perfection.

Redeem Yourself in Rio with Tourism

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When in Rio, you must tourist.  As part of D&C’s wedding extravaganza, we did the tour thing.

First it was up up up…

The fun part about up was Canadians.

To the big concrete Jesus.

What has become of the holy head?

We’re just here for the views, not to curry favor with invisible father figures.

Two tiny helicopters buzzing the tourists.

Then it was down down down to the Santa Teresa stairs (Escadaria Selarón).

The fun part about down was the kids from Chile.

Some philosophizing was done. It might even have been mandatory.

Something’s fishy here