Elmina Castle

Danes je torek cetrtega tedna v
Accri in dejansko grem samo se jutri v bolnico. No, verjetno se v cetrtek, da dam podpisat ta svoj certifikat =) Nekak moram skombinirat, da
odnesem kar se da najvec iz tega tedna, ki je dejanko zadnji teden v
Korle-Buju.

V petek smo spet odpeketali na
izlet. Trije slovenci (Mojca, Ziga, …

On our way back to Kumasi, we stopped at Kimtampo Falls to have lunch. It took us eight hours to get back to the Garden City and by the time we did, we were beyond tired. We spent one night at Lizzie's hotel before heading to the central region. So far we have been in Cape Coast for the last ten days and have two days left before heading to the …

In the morning the crow of a rooster awaked me. I opened my eyes and through the mosquito netting I saw palm trees and ocean. What a way to wake up. Breakfast didn't disappoint either, we enjoyed jam and toast (Di), banana and chocolate crepe (Caitlin), fruit salad crepe (Matthew) and fruit salad (me). Following breakfast we drove to the Cape Coast …

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2 weeks till I leave Ghana! Can you believe it? With that comes one more weeks till I leave the Ark Foundation. It seems so surreal and is definitely bittersweet! The last program ran by the Ark that I will attend was the Intergenerational Peace Forum on Wednesday. It was quite interesting to see. This was a gathering of women of …

... that there is no beach, it is all big rocks, but you are on the water. We sit down to lunch overlooking the ocean and the Elmina Slave Castle where we plan to go for a quick visit when we leave. The menu looks very nice. I order a BLT sandwich. We are ...

... to do with both). Seems like Ghanians like to discuss and debate! Tomorrow I am on the way to Elmina - most famous for its ancient 'slave trade castle', but now part of a nascent tourist area, the germinating 'Ghanaian Riviera' you might say. ...

... has been told to sit and wait in any queue he can find. Obama's place Cape Coast too has a castle, which is much bigger than Elmina's and an equal tourist attraction. It was right here that Barack Obama visited during his presidential campaign in ...

... today. It is one of the most famous (infamous?) places in Africa, and one of the oldest on the West African coast - the Elmina (slave-trade) Castle. By chance I meet Ato (the guy who wrote the book on the history of Elmina) there. He is much younger than ...

... I am in Cape Coast now. Cape Coast was the British administrative capital for the Gulf of Guinea for 100 years. There is a castle/fort here, a UNESCO world heritage sight. It was built in 1653 by the Swedish and changed hands for 150 years before ...

... the feeling also that the people have turned their back on the dark story they represent, and that they are oddly marginalised. Central Elmina is based on a small lagoon, and central to central Elmina is the fish market, which is all bustle. The boats ...

... the dead-hand of the past a little better than a lot of the rest of Africa, and look forward more securely? Talking of trading, Elmina Castle is infamous for the role it had in the Slave Trade as a holding prison for black slaves ready to be taken to ...

... beach that fronts the Coconut Grove hotel, and then along the shore-line by a shanty town, finally to the point where stands Elmina Castle. On Sunday football matches take place on the red clay pitch the other side of the castle but I must be too ...

... realising it's fruitless. He even offers to guide me round the town, to see the famous Dutch graveyard, the 'alternative' and smaller castle, and old cannon. But Charles has shown me all those. the He says goodbye and we shake hands. But why do I not ...

... from Dabola still with me if ya know what I mean! Morning walk on the beach, water must be 25 degrees. Took a ride into Elmina to visit the castle and did a tour with a guide (hate the tourist bit but good to to help the economy!) to hear about how it ...