Pictures of Rio, Day 2
First thing we did was go to the Botanical Garden. The Botanical Garden was established by Prince Regent D. Joao VI in 1808 when the royal family came to Rio de Janeiro.
These rows of palm trees have been standing tall since 1808.
This stone building houses the plants that grow in dark humid places.
These fruit kept falling off the tree and nearly hitting people on the head.
A Jackfruit tree!
Placard noting the founding of the Gardens in 1808.
Grafitti on the walls in front of the Gardens.
"First Graham Bell awed the world with the telephone, then he awed the criminals"
Graffitti about reporting crime to the police.
For lunch I had the most pathetic fast-food meal ever. It was at the Brazilian chain Bob's.
The ads were amusing though?
The Imperial Palace. A place of great historical significance; now it's used as an art museum.
We then headed off to the National Historical Museum.
There were a bunch of these carriages lined up and I took pictures of all of them but I need not spam you. Most are rather plain.
Paddles!
I think this is an Italian WWI cannon? Why it is here I don't know
But look at the machinery *u*
At this point my dad and brother started ruching me through the museum so I only took really quick pictures and barely saw the placards;; It's a pity, I should like to know where these objects came from.
Cute Christmas tree with historical ornaments ;3;
I like the one on the bottom.
Replica of an 1800s pharmacy?
An altar to Oxala?
Possessions of the Royal Family in Brazil.
D. Pedro I's childhood toys.
This is the only surviving example of the uniform worn by officials at the Imperial Palace.
Throne
Don't know where these came from but they're cute
The underside of the shingles at the National Historical Museum.
These rows of palm trees have been standing tall since 1808.
This stone building houses the plants that grow in dark humid places.
These fruit kept falling off the tree and nearly hitting people on the head.
A Jackfruit tree!
Placard noting the founding of the Gardens in 1808.
Grafitti on the walls in front of the Gardens.
"First Graham Bell awed the world with the telephone, then he awed the criminals"
Graffitti about reporting crime to the police.
For lunch I had the most pathetic fast-food meal ever. It was at the Brazilian chain Bob's.
The ads were amusing though?
The Imperial Palace. A place of great historical significance; now it's used as an art museum.
We then headed off to the National Historical Museum.
There were a bunch of these carriages lined up and I took pictures of all of them but I need not spam you. Most are rather plain.
Paddles!
I think this is an Italian WWI cannon? Why it is here I don't know
But look at the machinery *u*
At this point my dad and brother started ruching me through the museum so I only took really quick pictures and barely saw the placards;; It's a pity, I should like to know where these objects came from.
Cute Christmas tree with historical ornaments ;3;
I like the one on the bottom.
Replica of an 1800s pharmacy?
An altar to Oxala?
Possessions of the Royal Family in Brazil.
D. Pedro I's childhood toys.
This is the only surviving example of the uniform worn by officials at the Imperial Palace.
Throne
Don't know where these came from but they're cute
The underside of the shingles at the National Historical Museum.
