Goree Island Dakar

... in Hassaniya, until their faces reminded me to break out my broken French....   My last day in Dakar, a few of us took a boat to Goree Island, which served as a base for the West African slave trade starting in the late 1400s.  We found a ...

... & mouse turd" checks were not necessary, we plunged back into the developing world by flying from Casablanca, Morocco to Dakar, Senegal. We arrived at 3am and approached the airport exit with our "scam/crime" antenna fully extended. Amongst travelers, ...

... -up with Ibrahim and did what necessary maintenance to pursue the trip. I met Amara and her cousins. With them I went back to Goree Island and La Madeleine Island. I got my camcorder repaired by Ibrahim Beye (for the mechanical part), and Modou ...

... , gods, etc., but also are used for specific events such as weddings, funerals, etc. Yesterday we visited Goree Island, which is just off the coast of Dakar. This is famous for being a center of the slave trade in the 18th and 19th centuries. Being ...

... .  Fly out tomorrow to Johannesburg and then the next day to Antananarivo, Madagascar.  Toured the Ile de Goree(Goree Island), and viewed one of the many West African ports that shipped thousands of Africans as branded slaves to the Americas.

... any catastrophic consequences for flavor or texture.  I also had a similar experience with my Fish Yassa with rice lunch on Goree Island, a grilled fish smothered in sour and spicy lime and onion sauce.  So overall I have to give a big thumbs ...

... around to all the important places of the city, including the museums and political buildings.  We then go over to Goree Island, one of West Africa's major ports during the Transatlantic Slave Trade.  I have been to such slave dungeons before ...

... have ever experienced. From the Teranga Hotel in the old city with spectacular views onto the ocean and across to Goree Island (old slaving Island); and the Terrou-Bi hotel, with quieter views of the Atlantic; to the Club Olympique- a favourite because it ...

Goree island The city Millenium park African museum Sandaga corniche east corniche west

... to the fact that it was really too hot to do anything except lie on the wall ! see pic) but also gave lovely views of Goree Island (the historic old slaving island - see pic. I also found a gorgeous hotel on the corniche, with a pool for caroline to ...

... sunrise or sunset...I hope to get on the roof of my friends building to get a good shot...I'm hoping I can go to Goreé island soon perhaps in a few days...it's been 10 years since I last went and I'm always guaranteed a fantastic experience when I do go. ...

Talk about Goree.

... craft market wher you will all the africa art. the second day we will go to the most high ligth of the visit we calling goree island will visit the slave house to where they were captured the ancester and we will visit the museum and the canon gun. the ...

Dance

Today we arrived in Dakar, Senegal, Africa. We have made several stops on the continent of Africa as we have made our way thru the Mediterranean, from Port Said to Morocco. But we have left the Mediterranean and have turned south in the Atlantic Ocean ...

Goree Island - *

As a nice weekend break from my week of training in our Senegal office, I got the chance to visit Goree Island.  Goree Island, also known as House of Slaves, used to be a be a slave island during European colonization from 1536 to 1815 (almost 300 ...