Ivory Coast
Abidjan

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    • Day 34

      Königlich

      November 27, 2019 in Ivory Coast ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

      We we're invited for lunch with His Majesty King David (KingTchiffi Zie Jean Gervais) in his beautiful and peaceful place.. what a blessing to get the oportunity to talk to a great and actually surprizing humble man! 🙏🏽 We we're discusing about god, politics, the development about african countries and european politics. We got a big upgrade plus delicious lunch. Good to meet good people and learn! ❤Read more

    • Day 37

      10000 km..

      November 30, 2019 in Ivory Coast ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

      ..liegen hinter uns! 😃😃😃 10 Länder haben wir nun durchquert, mit dem GOLF! 🥰🥰🥰 Sooooo viele Menschen, Erlebnisse, Eindrücke, Herz- und Lichtmomente.. Auch Stress und Schwierigkeiten waren part of the journey.. Mein durch den Dschungel von Guinea hallender Wutschrei, als es auf diesen unbefahrbaren Teilstrecken einfach keinen Ausweg zu geben schien, von allen Seiten wird man angehupt, weil man mal kurz checken muss, wo man denn nun überhaupt die Reifen hinlenken kann, um nicht aufzusetzen, abzustürzen, einzusinken... und doch gab es diesen Ausweg! Immer!!! Einfach weiter.. "Wie sollen wir hier denn durch kommen?!" - "Na wie immer: irgendwie!" 😄😎 Und so sind wir bis hier runter gekommen: irgendwie! 😄😄🤭 Mit soviel Unterstützung auf dem Weg 🥰🥰🥰 Danke!!!!!! ❤❤❤🙏🏽 Mit so vollen Herzen und mit unserem immer noch rollendem Golfi, der unterwegs, gerade in Guinea, doch sehr leiden musste.. Aber er hat uns nicht im Stich gelassen, der Kleene. ❤❤❤ 😁😁😁 Happy!

      Heute werden wir die 8. und unsere finale Grenze nach Ghana überqueren.... WIR HABEN ES FAST GESCHAFFT!!!!! 😁😁😉🥳🥳🥳🥳😎

      Wir sehen uns drüben.. ❤❤❤
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    • Day 67

      Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 3

      March 22, 2023 in Ivory Coast ⋅ 🌧 88 °F

      20 photos plus 2 videos at the end

      Next was a visit to the Museum of Civilization. At the entrance is a colossal elephant’s skull. The museum has objects dating from 10,000 BC right up to the 21st century from all regions of Ivory Coast showing the history of the area in masks, ornaments, musical instruments and Paleolithic tools.

      Our very last stop was at another very large maze of vendors in a craft market but of course we walked around took some interesting photos but did not buy anything.

      A long but interesting day.
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    • Day 101

      Abidjan, Côté d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

      March 22, 2023 in Ivory Coast ⋅ 🌧 81 °F

      New-to-us Port #23.

      Today we did a ship-sponsored tour that took us from Abidjan, the “economic capital” of Côte d’Ivoire, to Grand-Bassam, the old capital of the country. To get there, we had an approximately two-hour drive each way. This footprint will focus on what we saw along the way.

      Our bus, one of 6 on this excursion, headed up the convoy. The need to travel as a convoy became apparent when we were joined by three motorcycle police. The police were not accompanying us for security per se. Their job was to clear the traffic so we could get where we were going … sometimes even driving in the oncoming lane in order to skirt around the masses of vehicles ahead of us. Tailing us for the duration of the tour was an ambulance.

      It didn’t take us long to be grateful that we had booked a ship’s tour here instead of a private one. Without an escort, we would not have made it out of the city … let alone return to the ship by the designated all aboard time.

      During the drive, we saw shacks filled with every imaginable ware; repair shops; abandoned cars that served as parts stores; colorfully dressed women and children; school kids in uniform; and more. The people were out in droves, going about daily life.

      As we drove around the roundabout near the airport, our guide pointed out a sculpture called “Akwaaba” (meaning welcome) … greeting visitors to Abidjan and the country. In another roundabout, we saw a memorial called the “Place de la Paix” (Peace Plaza) … dedicated to the freedom march that saw 2,000 women marching the 30 miles between Grand-Bassam and Abidjan to protest the arrest of their husbands following their protest of the colonial rulers.

      (Apologies in advance for the quality of the drive-by shooting photos. No time to compose as we whizzed by.)
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    • Day 22

      ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast

      March 22, 2023 in 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 .
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    • Day 101

      Côté d’Ivoire: Back to Abidjan

      March 22, 2023 in Ivory Coast ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F

      When we departed from Grand-Bassam, we expected that the tour was over. Nope, not at all. Though it wasn’t stated in the tour description, we were taken on a drive through Abidjan, with a few interesting stops that suddenly made the tour better.

      Our first stop was at the Cathedrale Saint Paul Abidjan-Plateau. Designed by an Italian architect, the church was constructed between 1980-1985. It has a unique and modern design that our guide said is representative of an elephant head with tusks … perhaps so … if viewed from the right angle. I enjoyed the colorful “painted” stained glass windows which depict native African themes mixed with religious ones. There were some beautiful mosaic panels around the perimeter of the church as well.

      Next, we went to the Musée des Civilisations de Côte d’Ivoire. I thought the museum was very interesting. Opened in 1942, it has artifacts in its collection that date from 10,000 BCE to the 21st century — archaeological as well as ethnographic … and also photographs and contemporary art pieces. Though the labels on the few exhibits we rushed through were in French, we would have enjoyed spending our day at this museum.

      Just when we thought that we were finally on our way back to the ship, we made one more stop. You guessed it. Another craft market. This time, Mui and I remained on the bus. We were “marketed out” and ready to get back to our “cruise haven.”

      In hindsight, we should have just taken the shuttle into the city and wandered on our own to these and other sights. Yes, t was hot and humid, but I think our day would have been more enjoyable. C’est la vie. But we ended on a high note, so that’s a good thing.
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    • Day 35

      Dresses for the ladies

      November 28, 2019 in Ivory Coast ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

      Mama Kaba made us a gift from Ivory Coast! She don't want us to forget her! Don't worry Mama, we won't! 😁 Also without this nice dresses! 🥰🥰🥰

    • Day 131

      Abidjan, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

      March 5, 2022 in Ivory Coast ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

      Mehr oder weniger freiwillig ist für die nächsten 1 1/2 Wochen Abidjan mein zu Hause. Zum einen steht mal wieder das Warten auf ein Visum an und zum anderen hat Majk sich eine Lebenmittelvergiftung eingefangen, die er auskurieren muss. Zeit genug um das Kulturfrestival mitzunehmen, die Lagunen rund um Abidjan und die Stadt selbst zu erkunden.

      More or less voluntarily Abidjan is my home for the next 1 1/2 weeks. On the one hand, there is the waiting for a visa and on the other hand, Majk has caught a food poisoning, which he has to cure. Time enough to take the cultural delight, explore the lagoons around Abidjan and the city itself.
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