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 | Cotonou, citycentre |   |  |
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 |  on April 6, 2004 |
In the heart of the city of Cotonou, near the intersection of the Avenue Clozel and Avenue, you see the colourful cathedral in red and white, like a landmark. From here it's only 300 M to the old bridge, the "Pont Ancien'', crossing the Lagune de Cotonou, going east. |
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| Ketou, shops and stalls | | |
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| on April 6, 2004 |
In the villages and small towns we passed, we saw a lot of colourful small shops and street stalls selling clothes, shoes and all kind of food. At these stalls we did mostly our shopping, buying bread, vegetables, fruits, spices and other food or we took a local snack here. I always enjoyed to stroll around and have a look at the local products in the stalls and shops. |
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| Cotonou, walking in the city | | |
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| on April 4, 2004 |
The extension of our visa for Benin, we had to arrange in Cotonou. So we decided to spend a day here by exploring the city on foot. Cotonou is not that exciting, but just a relaxed city to walk around. We had a drink in the Jonquet area with the nightclubs and bars and a good meal somewhere in the heart of the city near the junction of the avenue Clozel and Avenue Steinmetz and we found some cybercafes. You can also visit the Grand Marche de Dantopka north of this area. |
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| Ouidah, Voodoo Museum, panel | | |
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| on April 4, 2004 |
Walking in the garden of the Voodoo museum in Ouidah I saw this striking colourful panel with mystical eyes and snakes. My guide couldn't explain me exactly the meaning and use from it. Anyway it was once used as a door, he said. I liked the colours and the images of it. |
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| Ganvie, market on the water | | |
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| on April 6, 2004 |
In Ganvie the whole daily life takes place on the water, so does all the transport. It looks like children learn to handle a boat before they can even walk. I swa a clinic, the postoffice, some shops, all on stilts on the water. There is also a floating market. The market women gather with their boats full of colourful vegetables, spices and other stuff at a central point in the village. |
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| Ganvie, church not built on stilts | | |
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| on April 6, 2004 |
Not every building in Ganvie is built on wooden stilts. In the middle of the village Ganvie you will find a small island with solid soil. Here at this island some buildings of stone, like the church and the school are constructed. This is also the only place in the village where you see the villagers walk around instead of moving by boat. |
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| Beaches of Benin | | |
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| on April 6, 2004 |
There are a lot of beaches in Benin. Driving from Ouidah to Cotonou we saw during 40 KM only beautiful beaches, mostly with a lot of palmtrees. During the sunny days it's too hot to be at the beach unprotected, without any shade. So you have to look out for enough palmtrees or a also an hotel/ campsite/ restaurant with parasols or sun-roofs will do, maybe even better. |
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| Ketou, near the border with Nigeria | | |
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| on April 6, 2004 |
When you visit Benin don't stay only at the beaches and in the towns, but visit also the countryside and the villages. I really enjoyed to travel in the countryside. The atmosphere there is very peaceful. The people in the villages are very friendly and the landscape is beautiful. Travelling can be very dusty. At the end of the day we looked rather reddish, but that was part of the fun. |
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| A job for the whole village. | | |
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| on April 6, 2004 |
Driving along the coast from Ouidah to Cotonou, we saw a lot of villages. Sometimes the whole community of the fishermen village helped to get the returned boat ashore. we saw dozens of people, drawing and dragging all together the ropes. It was amazing to look at ! |
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| Ouidah, millenium monument | | |
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| on April 4, 2004 |
A few hundreds of metres west of the memorial in honour of the departed slaves is another monument at the same beach. Also this monument looks very impressive. In the middle you can recognize the contour of the map of Benin. This monument is erected in 2000 at the occasion of the millenium. |
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