Sunday, November 21, 2004
Pictures from Dakar, Senegal and vicinity
Below are a few picutres of scenes in and around Dakar, Senegal. Most of them were taken by friends and relatives over the last couple of months. Hope you like them.
Goree Island Ferry waiting area
Sunset behind Senegal Army Hq's barracks
Saturday, November 20, 2004
Village Artisanal....where the Toubabs buy trinkets
Street Scene
A slightly more humane way to leave Goree island
President's house
furniture market on the sidewalk leading into town
Fishing village on the outskirts of the city center
The westernmost point of the African continent...Point Almadies. This is about four miles from us
A nice Bungalow for rent. It is at a resort at the coastal village known as Saly Portugal
street scene
A "Car Rapide"...the slowest, cheapest and most dangerous form of public transport available in Dakar. The boy is likely a street beggar with his little can where he asks you to "give alms" for the poor.
A street scene in our neighborhood.
A "peanut lady" on a street in our neighborhood
Where we get furniture made
Senegalese Women sitting on a wall next door to our house
Where I work
Gorre island from Petite Corniche