Relax Hotel Ouagadougou

... to take a look at &#8222;this&#8220; stall all along. Neglecting them all, I eventually returned to the hotel.<br><br>At some point Naprisca and Mr Jerome, her father, arrived on their bike. He stayed around for not more than five minutes, whishing us a safe trip and then left.<br><br>Right after that, we first went to the &#8222;Marina&#8220; market again. Well, it was again for me and first time today for Naprisca. We bought a few things to munch on and drink ...

... according to her knowledge travelling bags might be on sale.<br><br>It happened to be in some street which in no way would have otherwise been interesting to a tourist like me. Just a row of shops with a lot of assorted goods, from footballs to shoes to pots, exhibited both indoors and outdoors on one side, and a long sheet metal wall, like when they protect a construction site behind, on the other. Naprisca suspected they might have travelling bags there and she was right. She found a shop ...

... local currency in all francophone countries of West Africa. After all, again, I was a white man, a fair game to overcharge in these parts. Naprisca asked me what I thought. I remembered that last night, from the airport, we had paid only one thousand. So clearly this would be a rip off.<br><br>&#8222;No, it&#8217;s too much,&#8220; I said. She translated it to the guy. He tried with an argument that his car was more comfortable. He was right there. But I didn&#8217;t care about ...

... ratings. But I didn&#8217;t care, eith**. I would have hot wat**, they would s**ve breakfast in the morning, and that was all I needed. Stars w**e definitely of secondary importance to me. Besides, the room I got was v**y spacious. OK, the furniture was rickety and worn, but bed was hard, which guaranteed &#8211; climate provided &#8211; a good kip und** circumstances. Th**e was a mosquito net hanging off the ceiling and a pre-deluge air-condition**, which was ...

... for 20 USD, I think is quite possible. Now the question becomes, which excursion do I do in the morning so I can see the sunrise? Possibly the rental car one so I can see the sunrise ov** the des**t. Wouldn&#8217;t that be just beautiful?? <br><br>I&#8217;m off to find some trinkets to bring home and then Fanta will drive me to the bus station. Wish me luck!!<br><br>Septemb** 13, 2009<br><br>Well, this weekend went as expected, if not a little more fatiguing than expected. I am starting ...

... chopping and bagging chicken. They worked quickly and efficiently. Fanta ordered two chickens. The man picked up two from the grill and lifted them in the air. Upon closer inspection, I noticed these guys still had necks protruding and guts spilling out. They looked perfectly fried and deliciously salty: I was so ready for dinner. At this point, it was 8:30 and I knew we weren't going to eat until at least 9:30. I was right. 9:30 and we finally ate. I was so tired by then that I ate too ...

... full trotros to sell their goods to coming or going passeng**s, I found an (air-conditioned!) trotro just about to leave for Accra. I tried to read on the ride, but couldn't help but feel quite ill throughout. I drank wat**, lots of it, and nev** had to pee, so I assumed I had been dehydrated for days and I really should put in that last Gatorade powd** pouch in my nalgene. I couldn't get to it on the ride, howev**, and just suff**ed from upset stomach and throbbing head for three ...

... Michael Raeburn&#8217;s dark and disturbing film Triomph (about poor white Afrikaan** families in the last days of Apartheid) and J**usalem (Rufth Zimm**man&#8217;s mast**piece about a township boy&#8217;s rise to be the godfath** of crime in Johannesburg) played to a fully packed theatres, thanks in part to great institutional support at the festival for individual South African filmmak**s. <br><br><br> <br><br><br>North Africa heavily supports its ...

The Moulin Rouge's only similarity to Paris was the name and the lit up "moulin" that was in front of the entrance. They lacked many items on their menu so we were a bit disappointed. We ordered three non-pork pizzas for supper and shared them.<br><br>We had a leisurely breakfast because we had a short day planned. We picked up some little quiches and cookies from a bakery to take with us for lunch. Our first visit was to an outdoor gallery of rock ...

... see the building the building where the Ouagadougou branch of Sanga Markets will be located. Construction is finished and the shelves are in; it just needs to have the stock and coolers put in.<br><br>We went an artisan's market and were able to watch them work while we decided if we were going to purchase anything. The work areas were hot and dusty; everything was coated with a fine red dust. The smell was putrid; urine, sweat and dust mixed together. We bought a few ...