The Wandering Scot
An occasional travel journal
Manaus
Manaus Opera House, "Teatro Amazonas"
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| Opera House, from Juma Ópera Hotel
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| Formal Entrance
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| Lego Model
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| Lego Model + Eccentric Tour Guide
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| Interior: A grand reception room
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| Eduardo Ribeira bust
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| Opera House: Peer Gynt concert
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Around Manaus
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| Manaus Clock Tower
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| Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Conceição
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| View across the very black Rio Negro
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| Largo de São Sebastião
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| Palacete Provincial
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| Palacete Provincial Guard
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Palácio Rio Negro
A Rubber Baron palace, later turned into the Governor’s Residence.
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| Palácio Rio Negro, interior
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| Palácio Rio Branco
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| Pizza with beef and caramelized banana
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Juma Ópera Hotel: Wet Floor
Water had leaked in overnight
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The Amazon
A river trip up the Rio Negro, then over to the Amazon, then down to the Meeting of Waters.
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| Bridge across the Rio Negro
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| Up the very black Rio Negro
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Rio Negro: Pink River Dolphins
Enterprising river dolphins have trained local people to bring them fish.
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| Our trusty craft
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Rio Negro: "Indigenous Village" visit
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| Giant lily pads
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Entering the Amazon
We cut through creeks from the Rio Negro over to the Amazon itself.
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| Emerging into the Amazon proper
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| The Mighty Amazon
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| Graham on the Amazon
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The Meting of Waters
Where the pale brown water of the Amazon meets the black waters from the Rio Negro.
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| View ahead to the Meeting of Waters
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Amazonia: Arowana Lodge
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| Arowana Lodge
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| View from Arowana Lodge
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| Distant sloth
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| Distant sloth
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| Charming little leaf frog
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| So-called "Walking Tree"
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| Cicada nests aka Cicada chimneys
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| Samaúma tree, "largest in area"
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| Samaúma tree, buttress roots
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| Pushing through the flooded landscape
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| Giant Water Lilies
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Southern Cross
Bottom star just above tallest tree
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Brasilia
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Fellow Scotsmen boarding my flight at SFO
On their way to Miami for Scotland vs Brazil
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Wearing a Scotland cap in Brasilia
The day of the Scotland vs Brazil World Cup game
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| Modernistic St John Bosoc Shrine
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| Shrine interior, lit by blue stained glass
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White dome of National Museum
(Sadly closed this week.)
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Extremely striking Metropolitan Cathedral
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| Metropolitan Cathedral + bell Tower
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| Metropolitan Cathedral: Interior
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Metropolitan Cathedral: Interior
Beware of Falling Angels
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Metropolitan Cathedral: View up to dome
In a thoughtfully positioned floor mirror
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| View to National Congress
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| National Congress
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Palace of Justice
With symbolic (?) water spouts
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| Presidential Palace
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| Wisely shaded Presidential Guards
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| Blocks of Ministerial offices
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| Itamaraty Palace: Foreign Ministry
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| An unexpected and welcome Starbucks
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| View down main Monumental Avenue
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| Un-photogenic TV Tower
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4:20pm traffic jam
As everyone heads home for Scotland vs Brazil
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