CASABLANCA
Leaving toulouse at -5° very cold waiting to get into the heat, actually leaving 2 hours late with the french foreign legion (the army type people)then arriving in casablanca with 4 hours to kill we quickly went to see the mosque and a quick look through the shops.
I tried mint tea it was actually quiet nice,then on our way back to the airport our taxi driver hit a bicycle and after that every time we stopped at lights he would drive past on his bike and pull the fingers it was really funny.
BASSAM
After ariving in Abidjan 2 and a half hours late thanks Royal Air Maroc, Marvin picked us up from the airport (he had been waiting since 2am when we were supposed to arrive until 4.30am) and we stayed his house the night beacause the hotel was full he had a pool that wrote marvin it was so cool. Then the next day we went to his hotel and he drove us around and showed us Bassam where I tried my first african pineapple it was delicious then the next day we came to Abidjan with JB a lovely guy CG got talking to in france he helped us a lot. We had to go to Abidjan to get our visas for Ghana and the 5 country visa that we needed for burkina,benin,togo and niger even though we didn't actually go to Niger beacause we would run out of time.
We stayed with one of JBs French friends called Nicolas, an awesome surfer and a lovely guy.The following day we met Maddy another travller searching for adventure, she also had to get a visa for Ghana beacause were she lives there is no Ghana embassy but she did have a 5 country visa but we had to spend another day in Abidjan because of Tabaski the muslim sheep festival. They were slitting sheeps throats on the road it was disgusting. The next day we got our visas and we wanted to go straight away but we had to then wait for JB because he was with his dad (his dad was very sick)and as soon as he got back we went straight to the bus station......
P.S. yes dave,there is chocolate in Africa beacause Nicolas is the manager of a cocoa plantation and they are in the harvest season now
3 comments:
Here, there, you are all over the place, what continent is next?!
Hope you have lots of fun and bring back lots of pics for us back at home.
Put as many contries as you can to your "tableau de chass", have a GREAT christmas, and a real good start to 2008!!
First time in Africa huh! Travelling with C. I think you'll have seen more of it than most Africans, never mond most Kiwi's by the time you get home. It sounds as if you're having a great time, which is cool, but personally I always have a problem with the lack of Chocolate over there.....its ok for for short periods, but I couldnt live there! Keep travelling, the more you do it te more you love it. Travel Safe...Dave Lomax
Hi Dana souds like you are having a great time and getting the hang of travelling.Take care love mum xxxx
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