It has been a great pleasure to stay at Felipe's beautiful, comfortable and welcoming apartment. Felipe presented as an attentive host, which included surprising us on Friday with emailed suggestions of high-quality artistic entertainment about to take place on that weekend. Felipe will be surprised to know that in making his 2Free Bikes available, he unwittingly assisted us with the main reason for our visit to Rio. No, we are not sports crazy people who were in Rio for a bike racing competition. But when faced with the equally "breath taking" task of blowing some humongous party balloons for my mum's eightieth celebration, guess whose air pump came in handy! The pump was swiftly located and gladly lent to us by the always nice and helpful doorman. We have returned it after being allowed to take it to the venue and it's now waiting for you. Pump some air into those 2Free Bikes' tires and enjoy a sun set ride along... breathtaking Ipanema and Leblon beaches; on your way back, a nice shower and a CD inspired lie down await you, and then it's already time for pre-dinner cocktails at the cosy and pleasant restaurant/ice-creamery just fifty meters away.