tv tower

Following family travel tradition- when in a new place, find the highest point and view the city from above.  From the top of the Torro de TV, I could see most of Brasilia and was able to get my "bearings"  and enjoy the breeze from up top.  

New futebol stadium

View of the government buildings looking east. The twin white buildings at the far end are the  Congresso Nacional, where the protesters have been gathering in Brasilia this week.

Next, I walked over to the U.S. Embassy and had long lunch with a friend of my brother.  What a treat to have a friend waiting for me and a personal tour of the Embassy!  I definitely had a "proud to be an American" moment inside.

I stopped by the beautiful Catedral Metripolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida, and when I realized I had been dozing off on the church pew, decided to head back to the hostel to rest up before the evening.

xo,

Mollie