ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast

Sailing in to Abifjan, you could hear drumming in the countryside.
The water where we were docked was less than clean. Lots of plastic bottles. First tour with Oceania today. Little bit of a gong show with six busses doing the same tour
Visited the museum des Civilisation. Provided a glimpse of the Western African culture. My favorite site for the day was St Paul's Cathedral. The panel glass artistry was amazing. On the way to lunch in Bingerville, we were told it would take us 20 minutes to arrive, over an hour later we were there. I don't know if we would be there yet if it wasn't for the police escort. Oh yes, sirens are going the whole hour. And an ambulance following. After lunch, a stop at an art gallery of wooden carvings. Visited the botanical gardens and the governers house now a Boys Orphanage. For me, Abidjan is a modern city with suburbs of various housing from modern to similar as we saw in Gambia .Read more