Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at this HotelHotel du Lac Cotonou
Four little flights to the other side of the world
This is for all those fellow PCVs out there... So picture back to the time when you've got a looooong bush taxi ride ahead of you and after fighting with the taxi guys the previous nights you wait and wait for the taxi to come it finally arrives and then something goes wrong with the engine and then the taxi gets a flat and everything just seems to …
Next stop Benin
This morning I woke before 05:00 at the time the Muslim call to prayer was played over loud-speakers. Sometimes the muezzin's song is not evocative and romantic; it's rather unpleasant….
At 9:00 the three congregational leaders came to the hotel for a round up discussion. We sat up on the first-floor terrace in the pleasant morning …
On to Benin
Tuesday (the 13th) was a travel day. We were to cross from Togo into Bénin at the Condji-Aného crossing point. I have crossed there many times before sometimes even in the middle of the night, and it's a more laid back border point than at Aflao between Ghana and Togo. It can still be time consuming if things don't work just right. We checked out …
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Oooh La La Ouidah
... endure before The New World.
Musee de Voodoo: Located in the center of town, will provide good background before attending the Voodoo festival.
Film Festival: held at the same time as the Voodoo festival
Accommodations: Oasis Hotel (located in the city center)
Cost: 15500 CFA for air-conditioned ...
Benin
... altare där man offrade och utövade voodoo. I byn var dem i full färd med att förbereda inför eftermiddagens voodoofest med dans, mat och musik. Några av oss besökte senare detta, men de flesta, inklusive undertecknad avstod, då jag inte var så imponerad av förmiddagens aktivitet och dessutom kände av sviterna av de senaste dagarnas sjuklighet. Dansen var tydligen helt ok men saknade helt inslag av masker (som i Dogon) så för en maskbiten person ...


