Tag: Salvador
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Salvador to Brasília
Moving time again. And again I’m getting a lift to the airport by my german friends. The car they rented is absolutely packed. As the drop off point was not at the airport, but the car was rented from and to there we had to get another person in board. Which was just not possible.…
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Pictures of Pelourinho
I was about to move today and I hadn’t taken the time to take some pictures of Pelourinho. So I was a little bit behind and had to get at least a few for memories. After I sleept most of the last day and right through the night I felt a lot better and took…
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Change of plans
Today I was supposed to meet up with the group from Salzburg to have a nice home cocked lunchn at Valdos mums, do some more training and then catch a bus to Jakobina. After the night I had I wasn’t in a condition to do any of that. Coke and some white rolls with salted…
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Training in Salvador
We were supposed to meet up at half past five to go to and train with a local group. What I had failed to ask was where it was actually supposed to take place and how to get there. So I was on time in only my Training clothes. No money. As it turns out…
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At the beach in Barra
Today was going to be a more relaxing day. We – that’s the female contingent from Salzburg plus her Brazilian boyfriend and me – were going to the beach in Barra. So up to the elevator, down and looking for the right bus stop (and bus) behind the Mercado Modelo. Without someone asking around who really…
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Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Pretos and a night out
In the evening we went to Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Pretos where we attended Mass. A catholic one with lots of incense waving it seemed. But that was about all that reminded me of the last catholic one I visited. Maybe part of this is due to the history of this church which was…
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Pelourinho and Berimbaus
In Pelourinho I met up with some people from Salzburg. Aside of the two ladies I already had the pleasure of enjoing the taxi ride to Rio with, there where Sonja (and her brasilian Boyfriend), Valdo and Karen. Completing the group was Bodão from Jakobina. Including the two I shared the taxi to Rio with.…
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Flight to Salvador
This time the taxi ride was almost a no brainer as I had to get to the international airport to get my flight. Fortunately there was a taxi waiting at the first taxi stop I knew and I was at the airport way ahead of time. A word of advice for those traveling with GOL:…