Hello! We are having a fantastic time in Rio! Although the past few days were raining it is now beautiful blue sky and sunshine. We have seen a range of things already, including a hen being taken for a walk on a lead down the high street (with a jacket on might I add!), lots of monkeys everywhere and some famous sights which I´ll come onto in a sec. On the rainy days, we did a bit of shoppíng - can you believe there is a C&A´s here - fantastic! When ...

Its our 3rd day inRio and are loving it! It feels so good to have an apartment and not living in the 1 room. We have been cooking our own meals for a change which has been luxury! Never thought I´d look forward to cooking our own meals - we can eat what we want and the way we like it. Our apartment is only a few blocks away from Copacabana beach which is pefect for morning jogs - I´m being serious by the way! We haven´t really done much since arriving... s...