On the Monday morning we ate breakfast at one of the patisserie restaurants before setting off to explore some the city. The city was all hustle and bustle as the shops were opened much different to the quiet and calm off yesterday. We had to dodge our way around the many pavement stalls which were selling clothes, bags and shoes as well as ladies who were sat cooking breakfast. First we made our way towards Ave Leopold Senghor which is where the Palais Presidentiel is situated. It was built in 1907 for the governor of that time. It was a very large and impressive building surrounded by gardens. At the gate there were guards dressed in colonial style uniforms unfortunately no photos were aloud. We then looked inside a cathedral and an art gallery before jumping on a local bus to head out of town to the lighthouse. The bus was an experience very few seats just standing room and the conductor was sat within a cage collecting money. The conductor notified us when it was our stop to get off. We then had a walk through a housing estate to the lighthouse which was on a small hill. Once there a security guard took us up to the top of the lighthouse. From here we had a good view of Ngor with its small island in its bay as well as Dakar airport and the surrounding city. On a hill opposite was the recently built statue. For our return journey we jumped onto one of the white senbuses a bit like a large gelleh. Once back in the city we decided to have a late lunch at one of the patiserrie fast food restaurants and then made our way to the set plase garage to get our transport back to Saly.
Ave Leopold Senghor
Ngor in the distance
No comments:
Post a Comment