Beaching in the Barra Area of SalvadorOff to the Barra districtAfter breakfast we grab an Uber and head to the Barra district in Salvador, which is another safe area. As in most cities, some areas of Salvador are safer than others.Salvador is a very clean city. Street cleaners are everywhere. I actually find myself hard pressed to get a picture without a streetcleaner in their orange and blue outfits …
A Day in SalvadorBreakfast On the second floor of our hotel (Bahiacafe) we have a full buffet breakfast with views of the cobblestone streets below. At 9am, it is already hot; 28 degrees Celsius.Guruwalk TourWe head to Castro Alves Square to meet our Guruwalk tour. In the English speaking tour there is just us and Sarah from France. Our guide Roberto is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic.The architecture and brightly painted …
Off to Salvador de BahiaOff to the AirportIn the morning Graham meets us at our apartment and we check out of our Airbnb and bring our luggage to his apartment. We are only bringing our backpacks on our flight to Salvador de Bahia or Salvador for short.Graham gets us an Uber to the local airport. Graham is staying in Sao Paulo as he still has classes. John and I …