Salvador - ii

We liked Salvador. It's got a bit of an edge to it, but it's manageable. It felt to us a bit like Cartagena in Colombia, which we had loved during our last trip.

Salvador is a major, bustling city, but the central part has undergone a tourist-led revival. We were staying in the Pelorinho (the old bit in the middle) which was pretty much completely touristy.


Tourist telephones

We also saw some more Samba drummers. A bit more presentable that those in Buzios, but equally keen.


Oludum drummers

During the rest of our stay, we completed the laundry; got some stamps; visited an old convent - now a top class hotel; saw more funicular elevators; had sundowners on the roof of the hotel; ate in a lovely Italian restaurant and generally chilled.

We arose to get our flight to our last location - Recife.