Cracos touris

After making such good friends with, and in, Rio, I'm now flying solo in Salvador. I've already established one or two new contacts, although the town itself is a little harder to get to know. Tuesday is the big night out here so I saw about five different bands playing in the street, and an all-girl drum ensemble making a fantastic noise. Didn't take my camera though, as crime is pretty rife here. I've already taken for a few bucks by what one of my new friends here calls "cracos touris", loosely translated as "crackhead tourguide". I'm sure he'll use the 10 Reais he got out of me on milk for his kids like he said he would.

These pics are from earlier in the day, the first of the harbour and the second of Rua Joao de Deus in Centro Historico. Saw my first capoeira games today too - Bahia is where that all started, of course.