Africa 2006

OK - one of the last top tens…

1. My only swimming of this trip in the pool of the Hotel Alize in Baguida, with opera blasting from the bar’s speakers
2. A visit to the SPES orphanage - although not with enough energy on my part!
3. Crashing the investiture party of the new supreme leader of the the voodoo religion and meeting him in person the next evening
4. All the shared taxis: lots of waiting, lots of life, lots of marriage proposals
5. Painting walls at the Peuple du Monde orphanage in Abomey
6. Visiting the old UNESCO palace at Abomey
7. Dinner with all the mayor’s reps at the Yovettes restaurant on stilts in Possotome
8. Chilling out with great food (especially a memorable prawn and cream dish) at a little cafe in Baguida, near Lome
9. The long bus journey from Ouaga - but only in retrospect!
10. Being told “bonjour” or “bonne arrivee” by everyone - without them wanting to sell me anything