Well, today we are half way through this wonderful cruise.stop today is
Our port of call today was Manaus, Brazil which is the capital of the state of Amazonas. We will be here for 2 days. It has a population of about just over 2 million. It is situated at the confluence of the Negro (Black) and Amazon rivers. Our featured stop on our excursion s "Manaus and Teatro Amazonas" was the Amazonas Theater,. The building was started in 1884 and inaugurated Dec 31 1896. It has a seating capacity of 701 and is home to the Amazonas Philharmonic. It was built during the rubber boom.
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| Venus was visible this morning. |
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| First sight to Manaus, Brazil |
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| The sun found a small opening |
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| And it great some |
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| Then closed |
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| Lots of plant material floating in the Amazon |
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| Raing the flg for the day |
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| I loved the ripples in the water |
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| Thet opened the bow for the sail-in and servered coffee and "Manaus Rolls" (which are the same as Rio rRolls. Panama Rolls etc.) |
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| A bridge over the Rio Negro limits the size of ships that can sail any further up this river |
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| The city. Many boats here |
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| Image of a young girl on the Ministry of Fiance building |
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| A tug to assist us if necessary. |
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| Where we will dock. It is a floaring docg |
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| Excursion busses waiting |
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| Our excursion today |
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| On our way on our excursion |
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| Our first stop was another Market Place |
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| Back on the road to our next stop |
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| There is some renovation being done on the theater |
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| It sit near |
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| The Philharmonic Orchestra wa having a practise session. We startedsy sitting on the main floor |
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| The moved up to a balcony |
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| Our guide showing us the Ballroom |
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| The main lobby |
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| Sao Sebastiao church is nearby |
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| beautifully crafted monument commemorating the opening of the Amazon River to foreign trade in 1866 |
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| Walking on this made me dizzy |
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| The front of the Theater |
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| Our group |
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| Back to the ship |
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| Supplies coming in |
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| Sights from the ship |
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| We took on fuel today |
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| About 20 crew members had finished their current contracts and were headed home got awhile |
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| Shots of aroung the ship |
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| A Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture |
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| A nearby dock was used by locals to watch sunsets |
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| After sunset I went to to find local beers to drink. This ons is made in Brazil |
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| I could see the ship from where I sar |
The I found a place with local draft bee
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| I could see the ship from where I sat |
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