Burkina Faso
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Sunday, 18 Mar 2012 | Views [252]
In terms of Christmas, arrival in Bobo-Dioulasso changed nothing. Yes, some shops were closed, but not any of those selling things in the streets. It was banks and Marina Market that closed up and I think I can safely claim that it didn’t change the ... Read more >
Sunday, 18 Mar 2012 | Views [322]
I liked it in Banfora. Some things didn’t run like well-oiled, like breakfast this morning, for example, but was it so important? Not really, I’d say. Yes, I had ordered the breakfast the night before. And yes, they had promised it would be there for ... Read more >
Sunday, 18 Mar 2012 | Views [329]
Our return to Banfora in effect meant saying bye to Oumar and continuing our stay in town on our own. It was still quite early in the afternoon, so the first thing we decided to do was to have a lunch. In „McDonald“ again. I was never big on experimenting ... Read more >
Sunday, 18 Mar 2012 | Views [190]
Some say that Tengrela is a village and some say it’s a town. I have no idea how they run it officially in the Burkinabe books. But if I am in my mind feeling particularly generous at granting Banfora the status of a town, then with allegedly just under ... Read more >
Sunday, 18 Mar 2012 | Views [289]
Mornings in Burkina Faso are quite beautiful, in fact. If you wake up earlier, which I usually would, then the sun is not so high up and pounding everything in sight yet, and the air temperature is still in its lower twenties. Degrees centigrade, of ... Read more >
Sunday, 18 Mar 2012 | Views [308]
There was not much more to do in Banfora upon our return. Unless you count endless source of entertainment for me in simply watching the people pass by. Oumar dropped us off in front of the hotel, promising he would be back tomorrow morning when we ... Read more >
Sunday, 18 Mar 2012 | Views [265]
Same as the taxi driver the day before in Bobo, Oumar had picked himself a companion to join us to Karfiguéla waterfalls. By the time Annette and I had finished our lunch and got to the car, they were both there, waiting for us. I suppose when you’re ... Read more >
Sunday, 18 Mar 2012 | Views [291]
Bus to Banfora was full and it was by now obvious to me that here in Burkina Faso it made perfect sense to buy your bus ticket at least one day in advance. If you wanted to keep to your tour schedule, I mean. Provided you have one. As a white man, I ... Read more >
Sunday, 18 Mar 2012 | Views [154]
Even if Koumi and Le Guinguette are not far away from Bobo, it was nevertheless well into the afternoon when we returned to town. The first thing we wanted to do upon our return was to find a restaurant and have a late lunch. „Lonely Planet“ guide ... Read more >
Sunday, 18 Mar 2012 | Views [346]
Maybe our choice of when to go to Koumi wasn’t exactly the most fortunate one. The sun was relentlessly glaring down from up above, burning everything in its way. Occasionally it felt as if whoever hadn’t sought a shelter in the shadow wasn’t altogether ... Read more >
Sunday, 18 Mar 2012 | Views [322]
In addition to skipping breakfasts, Annette seemed to like indulging in a habit of sleeping in. So while she took time to really get going into the day, I slipped out and went into town. There was no need for her to follow me, say, to the post office.... Read more >
Sunday, 18 Mar 2012 | Views [323]
The rest of the trip to Bobo-Dioulasso passed more or less on the same note as the part one. For the first-time European visitor there was more of the same country outside, and for the rest of passengers there was the DVD sequel from Nollywood soap ... Read more >
Sunday, 18 Mar 2012 | Views [319]
Annette and I were seated next to each other in the bus. But across the aisle. As for her, she had a gentleman from Nigeria as her closest neighbour, whereas next to me there was a pretty young local lady. And the bus itself was outright luxurious.... Read more >
Sunday, 18 Mar 2012 | Views [443]
The night before I had made an off-hand remark to Annette, kind of assuming that she would not be at my hotel exactly at daybreak, that before her arrival I might go to „Marina“ supermarket to buy some food and drinks for the trip today. We had discovered ... Read more >
Sunday, 18 Mar 2012 | Views [132]
Annette didn’t precisely seem to be in a hurry. So upon waking up and having breakfast, I had enough time to take it quite easy. The day was sunny, but the sun wasn’t singeing the streets yet, so it was in fact quite pleasant outside. I started the ... Read more >
Sunday, 18 Mar 2012 | Views [283]
Annette had said she would be in the hotel by eight, so I made sure to wake up at seven. True to my old habit, I wanted to have breakfast before the day started, and also I didn’t want her to wait for me. That’s why I figured one hour was a fair estimate, ... Read more >
Sunday, 18 Mar 2012 | Views [282]
How does someone who has never been to Africa decide which country to go first? Or more to the point, how come of all the countries there, the first country to go to happens to be Burkina Faso? Yes, certainly, there may be some charm in telling the ... Read more >
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