Hey there ladies and gents, fasten your seatbelts because there is a new and improved option in Tawnya's wonderful world of blog posts! Yes that's right, you hit it right on the nose, I have finally looked into my settings and made it so anyone who ever had even the tiniest desire to leave a comment is now able to. That's right, you can comment, be sarcastic, moan, make fun of or compliment me anytime you want (actually the real point of this message is not to let you know that you can do, it is rather a cheerful way of telling you that now that this is an option YOU BETTER START LEAVING ME COMMENTS AND LETTING ME KNOW YOU ARE ALIVE!!!)
Phew, I almost lost my cool there.
Anywho, back to Salvador
Here are just a few pictures of the beauty, not only of Salvador, but of Michelle and I as well!
We were twinners today with our hair, so cute. She actually did my hair for me today, but I have been doing some mean french braids since coming here, Erika and Heather would be proud!
Now on to some historical things. Like i mentioned before, Salvador was a huge port for slave traders. Our first day we went to a market that used to hold slaves before they were sold. There is a basement there where they actually used to keep slaves that tried to start riots and were leaders of the revolution. Now this basement part is actually below sea level so if the water were to rise or there was a storm, well the people being held down there would drown, and the guards wouldn't save them. Vanessa was actually telling us that at one point President Eyring actually came here and he was going down the stairs to go and tour the place, but got such a bad feeling that he couldn't do it. We didn't even get the option as it is closed for renovations, but this stuff is real and there were bad things that happened down there.
There are only like, a billion churches in Salvador. We actually got to go to mass at one of them and it is super interesting to see how they have mixed Catholicism with Canumble-the religion and practices of the slaves. They had all sorts of singing, drums, dances, people coming in carrying stuff, it was really cool.
The only thing that I could have done without in Salvador are the cobbled streets. Sure they are historic, look nice and are different, but walking around in flip flops for hours on end kind of takes away any appreciation one might have had for their unique beauty. Our poor little feet were so tired after our march through the city, but it was still fun.
Phew, I almost lost my cool there.
Anywho, back to Salvador
Here are just a few pictures of the beauty, not only of Salvador, but of Michelle and I as well!
We were twinners today with our hair, so cute. She actually did my hair for me today, but I have been doing some mean french braids since coming here, Erika and Heather would be proud!
Now on to some historical things. Like i mentioned before, Salvador was a huge port for slave traders. Our first day we went to a market that used to hold slaves before they were sold. There is a basement there where they actually used to keep slaves that tried to start riots and were leaders of the revolution. Now this basement part is actually below sea level so if the water were to rise or there was a storm, well the people being held down there would drown, and the guards wouldn't save them. Vanessa was actually telling us that at one point President Eyring actually came here and he was going down the stairs to go and tour the place, but got such a bad feeling that he couldn't do it. We didn't even get the option as it is closed for renovations, but this stuff is real and there were bad things that happened down there.
There are only like, a billion churches in Salvador. We actually got to go to mass at one of them and it is super interesting to see how they have mixed Catholicism with Canumble-the religion and practices of the slaves. They had all sorts of singing, drums, dances, people coming in carrying stuff, it was really cool.
The only thing that I could have done without in Salvador are the cobbled streets. Sure they are historic, look nice and are different, but walking around in flip flops for hours on end kind of takes away any appreciation one might have had for their unique beauty. Our poor little feet were so tired after our march through the city, but it was still fun.
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