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 shop in Ouidah. by sachara
Here we found vegetables like tomatoes, onions and carrots, but also the ''vache qui rit'' cheese, eggs, peanutbutter and bread.
I always like it, not only to look around, but also to do some real shopping, when I'm in a town or village. Leave a Comment
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 local market by sachara
In this market at the day/moment of my visit many stalls were empty, so it was hard to find enough vegetables for preparing the evening meal. Only these chickens were waiting for their fate. Leave a Comment
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 Cotonou, citycentre ? by sachara
In the Fon language the meaning of Cotonou, founded in 1830, is ''mouth of the river of death''.
Allthough Cotonou is one of the biggest cities in Benin, it has at many places a laid-back atmosphere. So many of the side streets of the Avenue Steinmetz in the heart of the town are unpaved. It gives the feeling to be in a small town somerwhere in the countryside. Leave a Comment
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 Transit visa at the border by sachara
(20$). For the extension of the visa we had to go to the Immigration Office of the Ministry of Interior in Cotonou (Avenue Jean Paul II).
Before 11 am you have to bring the application form and to pay 12.000 CFA (about 25 $). And in the morning they tell you, that at 6 pm you can collect your new visa for 30 days.
We arrived a bit before 6 pm. We couldn't get our visa and got even the message that the counter would be closed in a few minutes, so we had to come back next monday, after the weekend.
At 6 pm more and more people arrived to collect their visa and we all waited for the things to come.
Surprise ..... at 6.45 pm the counter opened again and everybody got his/ her visa. Leave a Comment
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 Mirror with the image of
the president by sachara
The mirror showed the image of the president and the text " SE le General Mathion Kerekou, President de la Republique du Benin, Chef de l'Etat"
i wonder, who will hang this mirror in his house or office. It gave me the chance to make a picture of myself in the mirror watched by the president. Leave a Comment
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 The village of Ganvie by seratonin
There you will find the economical heart of Benin, Cotonou. It is a busy but altough very atmospheric city. See the "must-see" tip...
Another well known location is Abomey, the ancient capital of the Dahomey kingdom. Today you can visit there the palace komplex including an interesting museum about Benins history. It is about 2 hours from Cotonou by bus.
In my opinion the best place to visit in the south of Benin is Ganvie and the surroiunding villahes in the lagoon north of Cotonou.
The houses are entirely built on the water. You can float trough the villages by boat. A great experience and very picturesque!
You can reach Ganvie comming from Cotonou within 1 hour. There are plenty of people willing to hire you a boat. Leave a Comment
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 Niger river next to the border
to Niger by seratonin
On the pic on the left you can see the Niger river which builds the borderline towards the country Niger, in the northeastern corner of Benin.
You can reach northern Benin comming from Parakou, central Benin, easily by a "bush taxi". Leave a Comment
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 Cotonou, citycentre by sachara
I enjoyed the many streetstalls, especially the creative way they display their products. Leave a Comment
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 by byron3062
I enjoyed going up into the Bush Country Village of Akiza. We stayed overnight here. The people in the village are more friendly than in the City. Leave a Comment
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