Greetings from Salvador, Brasil!

Greetings from Salvador, Brasil!

Finally we have begun our journey and made it all the way over the Atlantic Ocean over to Brasil. The first night we spent en Rio de Janeiro, to be able to catch our next plane to our destination Salvador. When we arrived in Rio it was humid and warm, quite the contrast from - 18 degrees in Norway. We took a cab to the hotel, got settled in and went to sleep. As our plane left 9.00 the next morning, we got our 6 hours of sleep and a very nice breakfast before we had to take the cab back to the airport. Even though we borded the plane as scheduled, it was almost 40 minutes delayed. We experienced lots of turbulense, but it was not as bad as we experienced when we were flying over the Atlantic. Very bumpy!
We then reached Salvador and immediately had to take some clothes off. It was 35 degrees, and we are talking celsius! After an adventure around the airport to find an ATM, we took the first cab to our hostel in downtown Salvador! It is quite funny how we don´t speak any portugese and people we meet just ramble on! Sometimes we are not even sure they are speaking portugese at all!
After the cabdriver dropped us off, not by the hostel, we had to venture around some corners until we found the tiny hostel. We went inside, taking a chance on the stairs leading upstairs, and were met by some very nice people (which we think are the owners). They tried to talk to us and we at the same time tried to understand, a deal which turned out to work quite well. We got into our room and got settles into the room where we are staying until the carnaval. When the carnaval starts 19th of February, we change rooms, but into something similar.
We went for a walk, had dinner, where we met a lady who is going to take us to the favela and to her the sacred drums tomorrow. After a long nap, 6 hours or so, we went out for a walk. There is music playing everywhere and people drinking and relaxing in the streets. People are always trying to sell you something, whether it being water og necklases.
We found this really nice bar, and went inside. There was a live band playing salsa and merengue, and we spent some hours there dancing and having a drink. The brazilians make their Caipirinhia a bit stronger than we do back home.
We then went home and went to sleep again. Fortunately we have a fan in the room!

It is now Saturday and just as warm as yesterday (just to make you people up north more jealous!). After getting ready, we had breakfast at the hostel, which was apparently included in the fees. Nice! We have now been walking around the upper and lower city, just looking at various markets and buildings. It is amazing how friendly and plesant the people are here, although almost everyone thinks we are tourists; Hello, trying to blend in here!
We are now going for a tour of the favelas, and tomorrow we will find the beach and try out the temperature of the water! On Monday, we will probably go for a trip on a boat, which goes to the island of Itaparica, outside the port of Salvador. We are both in good shape and are being very careful about where we go and which people we talk to! Lots of greetings to all of you back home, and until next time, take care.