Ghana- Accra
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Ghana. There was a lot of attention brought to Ghana with the year of return etc. Wonderful country, great people and a lot of history here. I truly enjoyed my time in this country. So, how I spent my time here. Started with a city tour where we went to W.E.B DuBois Center and Mausoleum. Then on to the National Museum. Independence square where a parade was happening-pleasant surprise. Kwame Nkrumah and his push for independence, Makols Market-which was just crazy! And ending our day at an upscale African fusion restuarant in a hip part of town. I also went out to find street art and of course a food tour-I go in every city I visit. Enjoy the pics!
Above is the W.E.B Dubois mausoleum and library. The gazebo that he loved to sit in was enclosed and that's his final resting place. The chest on the right is what he used to carry his books back from Europe. Unfortunately you aren't allowed to take pictures. I got those couple before they told me...Below is the national museum. Very informative-I enjoyed that visit.
Below are traditional garments, puberty rites, village displays, they also discuss traditional food, cloth/weaving, as well as traditional cookware.
After the National Museum, we moved on to Independence square and the Black Star monument where they were having a parade and I got to video some of the dancers at the beginning before they actually started the parade. So much fun to watch!
Next stop: Kwame Nkrumah museum and mausoleum. They went through a lot to gain their freedom. I really enjoyed learning all about it.
Then a quick stop at Makola Market which is HUGE! It spans blocks- you could easily get lost! And it's not just the street vendors. Above them in the buildings are also shops.
Oh, and a random picture of the stadium right above the market video.
After this off to the African Fusion restuarant. The food was good and nice atmosphere.
Fish, joloff rice and salad and yummy cocktail.
The street art- I was actually able to meet a couple of the local artist! I enjoyed that and discussing their process and what they're doing in the city.
Above is the rest of the street art and unfortunately it ended in Jamestown, which is the slums. Just above is the lighthouse and old post office. And the door on the right is a random door leading to what was a slave dungeon...
Now the good stuff-Food tour!!! Plus I found a Persian restaurant and I've never eaten Iranian food, so I was so excited to try it. It didn't disappoint. I assumed it would be like Turkish food, but it's not. But it was delicious-too bad it was empty! I hope it makes it...
So the food tour was at the night market. The pictures at the very bottom are the night market during the day. It looks so different! Anyway, unfortunately I don't remember the names of the food, but it was the same as I had earlier in the country. Fried plaintains, joloff rice, fried fish, foofoo and we went by a famous bar, Duncan's for a beer and that was cool. Looking at the pictures, the food doesn't look too appetizing, but it was all so good! I will say that the food in West Africa is very spicy- but flavorful. I'm loving it-honestly! Well, Liberia was so spicy it was painful, but everywhere else, I've really enjoyed. So much so that I don't just taste it at the tour, I go out of my way to go get more before I leave! Anyway, this is getting to be pretty long, so I'm going to do Cape Coast and the slave castles seperately.
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