Archive for October, 2005
Monday, October 31st, 2005
Water
Water has been a recurring theme of our stay here. This is interesting considering our previous year in the Arizona desert. As Dakar is shaped like an upside down triangle (hmmm) and almost completely surrounded by water (it’s connected to the rest of the country by an isthmus on the northeast side of the city), [...]
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Saturday, October 29th, 2005
Phare des Mamelles
I had another posting in mind for this weekend, but yesterday (Friday) we went to the Phare des Mamelles, and I thought it would be great to share these pictures so soon after having taken them.
The lighthouse is located within the city, on one of its highest points, above the rocky, westernmost tip of the [...]
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Wednesday, October 26th, 2005
A View from the Terrace
Our days in Dakar begin and end at our home away from home, our apartment in the Sacre Coeur 1 neighborhood. It’s the biggest place I’ve ever lived apart from my parents’ houses, with three bedrooms, dining room, living room and a big terrace. It’s high up on the fourth and top floor of an [...]
