Praiamar Hotel Salvador

... always outside, enjoying the day, and the company of others. that is what makes me happiest. to see everyone outside and enjoying themselves, even when they dont have much. just simple lives in small towns.<br> so that was it, i got my time to camp on this beautiful beach in brasil, and enjoy the last few days as much as i could. but monday was my last day in brasil/south america, so i had to go back to salvador and prepare my things for the journey home. <br><br ...

... meant to just be a stop on the way to the next destination, 7 hours South by bus. We happened to be there for Independence Day, so we headed to the Pelourinho in the Old City to watch the festivities. The old City (cidade alta) is located almost 300 feet above the New City (Cidade baixa), and the two are connected by a large elevator. The upper city ...

Jeder der gehoert hat, dass wir nach Salvador fahren, hat uns gewarnt dass es da schon mal bissl gefaehrlich sein kann.Wir haben und in Salvador die historische Altstadt - Pelourhino ausgesucht um uns niederzulassen. Die Stadt war frueher der groesste Hafen fuer ankommende Sklaven aus Afrika, was sich auch heute noch in der Bevoelkerung widerspiegelt, denn 95% sollen schwarze Hautfarbe haben. In endlosen ...

... in dende oil with vatapa (onions and prawns) on top, of course many great caiprinhas, and also tapioca cakes in the market. We were lucky enough to have Enoque take us around when he was free, one day he drove us (daniella, Alex and me) to the seafront district of Salvador where there are lots of great fish restaurants, after having a walk round an old lighthouse and ipping our toes in the warm ocean, we had a delicious meal of traditional fish stew  with surprise ...

... Didas show in the streets and then we go for a free show with Tonho Materia and Margareth Menezas - Marlene (formerly Marcele) gave us the heads up about the show. Dors has also fuond that theres a show with Margareth at some 5 star hotel that we pay $100 reis for dinner, beauty salon stuff and the show (all included). About $70.Utimo! Anways, I´m having a blast. I danced like a maniac yesterday and all is well in the world. Utimo! Soooz

... but was fine. The place seemed to be the local hang out and there was a lot going on. Unfortunately not too many restaurants so we had one option only...you guessed it...a buffet! The best thing about this place was dessert, fruit mousse. We decided an early night was in order as our flight was scheduled to leave at 6.45am. We were supposed to be there at 5.15am but the hotel receptionist was convinced we should be there at 4.45am and she organised the taxi for us.

... OMOLU, guide des morts, règne sur l'intérieur de la terre. YANSA, déesse des vents et orages. OXALA, régent du ciel. OBA, reine de la guerre. NANA, reine de la vie et de la mort...Et tant d'autres... Chaque ORIXA a son jour de 'règne' dans la semaine. 7 jours, 15 Orixas majoritaires et de nombreux autres minoritaires. Toutes ces divinités, représentatives du bien mais aussi du mal, se partagent la semaine. Ce soir, mercredi, c'est XANGO, seigneur de justice ...

... Ciranda, Samba Reggae, Frevo and Caboclino....New stuff... I´m starting to like Salvador, it has a city toughness, it is touristic, but we´ve found our home, two streets over on the streets where the normal people are.... I am laundry... today I am new. Love to all - second last day and I am sorely tempted to just not return... I will come back, I will be back, but I suspect - as I said before - I know where my long service leave will be held at. Hugs, Soooz

... should be listed and protected, in any other country they would be tourist attractions with gift shops attached but here they are just covered in graffiti and left for ruin, it is such a shame. My first few days were spent looking around the old town at all these amazing buildings and avoiding the streams of **** rolling down the paths. I headed down Ipanema beach where all "the beautiful people" are suppose to be, I must have gone on the ugly people day cause ...

... churches - of which most were closed and one had a large tour group there and I never made it back to take photos at a later point. One square had a church on each side - all were very nice from the outside and San Francisco is the preferred Saint in this town with San Antonio coming in a close second. It was very hot today - not quite as humid as Recife was - but the sun was definitely strong and while Jim ran from one shade zone to the next - I ...