Archive for October, 2005
Sunday, October 23rd, 2005
Bienvenue au Sénégal
Welcome to Senegal. Dakar, the capital and largest city at over two million inhabitants, has been our home since September 20. It’s been almost five weeks, and it has started to feel like our own place now, however temporarily.
Like any place in the world, Dakar has its good points and bad points. When travelling on [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Senegal, West Africa by jcwiklund
Thursday, October 20th, 2005
Winstons
After six days in Morocco, we felt that we had just scratched the surface of what there is to see and experience in that country. Still, we knew it was time to move on to our main destination, Senegal, and were eager to catch our late night flight to Dakar.
When we arrived at the city [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Morocco, North Africa by jcwiklund
Wednesday, October 19th, 2005
Casablanca
We spent our final day in Morocco in Casablanca, as our flight to Dakar didn’t leave until 11pm that evening. Our expectations for “Casa,” as everyone calls it, were not that high. While the city is very crowded and European and does not have the character of Marrakech or Essaouira, we still enjoyed seeing another [...]
