Beeeeeeeeeem differente: swimming with dolfins
From Pipa to Salvador
07.12.2009 - 15.12.2009
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Pipa
Going further down along the brazilian coast, our next beach destination was Praia da pipa. at first look, another beautifull nordeste wild beach with too many tourists and tourist restaurants.
But on the second morning there we discovered the twist: when the tide is low you can walk to a small bay, otherwise blocked for passage, and if you wait a little, soon you will be swimming with dolphins. Like the brazilians would say: beeeeeeem differente! (veeeeeery different. Sounds better in portugese...).
Swiming with Dolphins... We are not the one in the pic, but we were as close as...
Differently than on the last picture, this crab is still alive
Olinda and Porto de galinhas
The small colorfull streets of olinda were our next destination. For Andre it seemed like another colonial town, one of many in Brazil, the only different thing was the noisy group practicing maracatu (regional music from Pernambuco) for the carnival (taking in consideration their ability they may be ready for carnival 2011).
For me, Shiri, it was wierd to see olinda again, after spending carnaval 2008 there, only now without the carnaval balagan (Hebrew for mess. but mess doesn't really discribes it...). The streets looking so empty and quiet, something was deffinately missing!
So, after a day and a half "far" from the beach, we headed towards Porto de Galinhas. Did we mention "sun-sand-caipirinhas" yet? Here we go again...Just a small break on the beers to go to a natural pools, made by the reefs, and here we go again....
Salvador
We arrived at Salvador's barra beach on a lazy Sunday morning. Trying to get into the baiano rithm of life, we basically did nothing on our first day there, but recovering from the long night ride and getting to know the area around us. On the second day we went through the Pelourinho, the heart of the historical center, and by the third day we found ourselves on the beach again (when in Rome ...).
Panoramic view from the Cidade Alta
Salvador's beach. Baara and its farol
Salvador is known to be the capital of the African culture in Brazil, but if you are wondering where are the pictures of capoeira, just know that we are also wondering where the hell they were practicing it, because we haven't seen any...
Painting representing one of the africans gods of the candomble, bahia afro-religion
3 things we recommend to people coming for a visit Salvador :
(I) To get more athmosphere sleep in the Pelourinho (we didn't and it was a mistake),
(II) Find out in advance when the famos Olodum group is playing (and even if everyone tells you it's on Tuesday , be prepared that it's on Sunday).
(III) Don't eat baiana food on a completely empty stomach. it will have consequences! (need details?)
Axe night in Pelourinho
Posted by shiriandre 23.12.2009 12:55 Archived in Brazil
Ola shiriandre
Que bom receber notícias de vocês ,com as belas fotográfias de salvador demonstrando mais uma vez que a beleza do nosso litoral não fica a dever nada do turismo la fora .
Tudo é válido quando se refete a conhecer o mundo e suas diferençãs
Acredito que foi um banho de cultura aos ja inteligentes e cultos Andre e Shiri esta viagem pelo mundo neste ano
Estamos indo para o Guaruja amanha e voltaremos no início do ano
Um Feliz 2010 para todos e muita saúde
Mandem mais fotos e mantenham contato
abraço
Marcos Eliana e Marcelo
23.12.2009 by marcosg