Residences Hotel Dipokka Abidjan

... keep the dust down; the dust was really a big problem. People w**e wearing dust masks, shops and homes w**e caked in the fine red powd**, stirred up by the unusual traffic on their road. What a mess for ev**yone. (The writing on this taxi says "God protect us" an appropriate pray** when driving in Abidjan...). With that slowdown, it took us until nearly 12:00 to reach La Mé. We got started right away. I held an hour-long Bible Study for those ...

... was just the home village of deceased president Houphouet Boigny. But in typical local style, he wanted to put his home town on the map, so he made it the national capital. He also built the largest Catholic basilica in the world: Our Lady of Peace. They just barely got it built before a civil war broke out.... He spent 300,000,000 dollars on it and doubled the national debt to do so, when less than half the population had running water. There was ...

... feed his family. He works there during the week and goes back to La Mé for the weekend. From PK 17 we headed out to La Mé for the second service of the day. On the way out it started to rain, which made the trip less comfortable and less safe. It became less comfortable because we had to roll up the windows more and more as the rain got heavier. The wiper blades were old, as they almost always are here, and not very effective. Fulgence had ...

... leave the departure area. When I handed it over, she said "Oh, an American passport - you can go" and handed it back. That was pleasant. I waited at the hotel desk for close to half an hour before the shuttle driver arrived. In the meanwhile I talked with an off-duty security agent who was leaning on the desk. He asked why I was in Côte d'Ivoire and what the weather was like at the origin of my trip. When I said -20 (Centigrade) he had trouble ...

... a wonderful commendation from my boss and from the Principal of Ankaful Nurses College and left the day feeling exhausted but very rewarded. As it was my last day at CHRAJ I headed back to the office and finished up some final stuff on the nurses report and said my goodbyes to the office. The new intern, Lakai, had been with me that day and would take over from me the next week. I hoped that the ceremony inspired her to continue creating education programmes and to have the energy to ...

... colonial period. We got everyone together one more time in the hall for some concluding comments of encouragement. I told them I hoped to be able to come back again before the Feast of Tabernacles, though I couldn't promise it would happen. We asked a parting blessing on everyone and comfort for the bereaved and then piled back in our taxis for the drive back to Abidjan. Before going to the hotel we drove to the other end of the city where Michel ...

... généraux. Tous étudient avec soin le fameux document jaune au moins 10 mn et la sentence est toujours la même: c'est pas ici! Le périple se fait avec un douanier somme toute efficace et surtout persévérant, et avec JP qui roule de plus en plus vite car 17:00 approche.... GG pendant se temps se morfond sans doute sur son quai à bananes (Big Toy étant rangé avec les sièges arrières plein ne pouvait contenir que 2 personnes) Finalement ...

... get caught up myself on their news. Things have gone pretty well so far on the long leg of the trip that starts today, but it's only just started. Kossi arrived at the Ibis this morning at 7:30, as we had agreed, and as soon as I checked out, we drove to the Africa Express hotel very near the airport. This is where the men from Cote d'Ivoire, Benin, Togo and Rwanda had stayed during the conference. I wanted to check out the hotel for future ...

... see photo). In terms of tourist attractions, its waterfall ranks high on the list. A popular hangout for teenagers on sunday afternoons, there are also several small vendors from whom you can buy food on the weekends. The area is cordoned off and also includes a rope bridge rehabilitated by the UN peacekeeping mission ONUCI. While it is free for locals, visitors must pay to get in. Try to stick to no more than 500 CFA- the real price ...