We stopped at the Hotel Germain for lunch after our boat tour of Ganvie. The restuarant is spacious, not crowded and quite cool and airy. The beer and the mineral water were served quickly and were cool enough and the food was really lovely.
Favorite Dish: We had a buffet with a really nice variety of food, a mixture of European and local food. A nice fresh saled with french bread, freshly caught lake fish, a spicy beef stew, a vegatable dish of onions with tomatoes. Everybody's favourite, though, was the fried plantain which was delicious.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
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We stopped at the Hotel Germain for lunch after our boat tour of Ganvie. The restuarant is spacious, not crowded and quite cool and airy. The beer and the...
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A: I went to Ganvié in 2005 and quite enjoyed it, although it did seem to start becoming a "tourist trap". The boat trip across the lagoon is interesting but once in the...
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Ganvie a is must-see on a visit to Benin. 25,000 people live permanently on Lake Nakoue in houses built on stilts. The town was established here during the early 1700’s when the Kings of Dahomey were...
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