What better than relaxing with Ricardo ;-)

Dortmund - Leverkusen - Rio de Janeiro - Chemnitz - Sao Paulo - Flensburg - Barcelona. Home is where there is an internet connection ;-)
Fotos... probably on monday. Weekend is reserved for Ricardo.
On wednesday we went to the beach and walked along the waterfront until reaching a little river. There we had a coconut-water and went back. Five hours later we reached our hostel again. Later we discovered that we had walked up to Riacho Doce, 7 or 8 km up the beach. But it was just so nice walking on the beach with virtually NO ONE around. Great place.
But they sell no postcards.
Looks like desert, but actually these are the dunes. And we had three days of blistering sun with no rain in sight. After Bahia that was a nice change. After the dunes, we walked for 8 km. Saw about 6 persons in total. And that one here:
Don't know where this tree comes from, don't know why they put it here or if it came here alone. But it is big... and I still don't understand why they sell no postcards...
The owner of our hostel was an artist. That's his 'throne'. The king's throne to be specific. Machista!
The town's cathedral:
and it's interior:
Oh, and then we passed this nice school. Please note the writing above the left and right windows: "lado masculino" (male side) and "lado feminio" (female side). Just in case you didn't know behind which window your girlfriend lives.
Another impression of the beach.
And then we passed by this cute little house. OK, take the cute, forget the little. I guess a big family could be happy here. We didn't enter the property, but if anyone of you is interested to rent the house for your summerholiday, the phonenumer is in the photo.
Inside this church (the right one), they host a very special statue of Jesus. It is taken out of it's sarcophag on Easter during a procession. The interesting thing about this Jesus: the blood which seems to be streaming out of his wounds is not only metaphorically very precious. In fact, every single drop is a ruby imported from India. All over the statue there are about 2000 little rubies. Must look impressive when the sun sparkles on them during the procession. In the dark room where he is stored away during the rest of the year, unfortunately, you only get a glimpse of it.
And this is how you can sell coffee, chips, bread, cigarettes and anything else a tourist might need in the streets in a really fashionable and practible way. Just stop the truck and buy what you need.
Oh, and that is at the most important church in Salvador. Perhaps even in Bahia: Nosso Senhor do Bomfim. When getting there you get (or you can buy) little ribbons. These ribbons you either tie around your arm, every one of the three knots standing for one wish and than wait for it to fall of on its own, or you tie them to the church (doors, handles, whatever). And it seems to work, jut see all these fotos of people who got their wish fullfilled. Actually, the arms and heads, and feed etc at the ceiling are the replica of healed body parts. A way to thank god for his help. We also saw diplomas, thank-you-letters, medical examinations etc. on the wall.
Photos - later