Rua de Santa Teresa by junge1

Photography • Landscape • posted on Aug 22, 2011

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After spending time at the Chacara do Ceu museum I checked the map and saw another symbol on the map that indicated a church. I decided to go and see it, hoping it would be a colonial type structure. I walked for about half a mile, downhill, until I realized I had missed a turn somewhere. So I turned around and retraced my steps until I got to the right street, Rua de Santa Teresa. It went downhill, was cobble- stoned, and the surface was very uneven. While on the way down, again about half a mile, the church was supposed to by at the bottom, my knees started to complain. Also, it started to get dark. I realized that there were no other tourists around and the warning, 'high crime rate in Santa Tereza, especially after dark, take a taxi' kept creeping into my mind. There were no taxis but I was determined to see the church. By the time I got all the way down, all I saw was a high, medieval type stonewall, and everything was locked up. Never saw the church or anything resembling a church. This picture was taken on 19 June 2011 - at 5:19PM, Sig.. Thanks for visiting!

Comments (28)

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rachris480907

10:59PM | Mon, 22 August 2011

wonderful composition, and I love the light given off by the street lamp. Nice shot!

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MagikUnicorn

10:59PM | Mon, 22 August 2011

Very old street...many people walk on this place

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jocko500

11:02PM | Mon, 22 August 2011

guess going down hill is better that going up hill. anyway it a very good street shot

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junge1

11:13PM | Mon, 22 August 2011

No, going downhill for me was more difficult!

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bobrgallegos

11:44PM | Mon, 22 August 2011

Outstanding composition!!

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VEDES

11:50PM | Mon, 22 August 2011

Excellent capture!!!!!!!

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jophoto

12:09AM | Tue, 23 August 2011

Well...you lived to tell the tale... Great shot!

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renecyberdoc

1:00AM | Tue, 23 August 2011

got to walk these paths in heavy armor lol.

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auntietk

2:00AM | Tue, 23 August 2011

Hindsight is 20/20, they say! As long as you weren't mugged, it's all right. (And hey ... that avalanche chute we were standing in front of didn't fall on us either, so that's good, too! LOL!) The walk was worth this photograph, even though you missed seeing the church. Wow. What a fantastic image! I love the light, the feel of that steep hill (so familiar to any Seattlite), the history, the colors, the detail of the place ... it's marvellous!

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