Pic 01 - The view of Rio de Janeiro from above
Pic 02 - The view early on a cloudy morning across downtown Rio
Pic 03 - Christ the Redeemer statue. The WYD Office are talking about opening this area 24 hours a day during the WYD Week. It will be a pilgrimage in itself just to get up there.
Pic 04 - Downtown Rio
Pic 05 - A mix of the older architecture and the new
Pic 06 - Lunchtime rush in downtown Rio
Pic 07 - St Sebastian’s Cathedral in Rio de Janeiro
Pic 08 - Copacabana Beach
Pic 09 - The long stretch of road along Copacabana Beach. This is where we will have the opening Mass, welcome the Pope and view the Stations of the Cross
Pic 10 - One of many shanty towns in Lima, Peru
Pic 11 - A prime example of where we could build a staircase as part of our mission work.
Pic 12 - A school with an example of a staircase recently built by volunteers