Algerian Oddities and Ghardaia

In Algiers there is a monument to the people that were killed during the independence war against the French. But it's there to hide a phone tower.

They have blood trees from Cannary islands in their botanical garden

My "cancelled" flight

Berber language alphabet uses some Greek characters

Berber power sign. The Algerian berbers tie their turban diff from their Mali berbers that come over as illegal immigrants

Brahim, my guide in Ghardaia, introduced me to cloves for colds. What a relief!Leia mais