Saturday, May 5, 2012


We did a lot of things today.

  At first, we went to Goree Island by a boat. It just took 15 mins from Dakar to the Island. The Island's shape looks like a boots, and I felt it is not big because we took just two hours to go walk round with a tour guide including visiting the slave house. In the Island, there were so many painting pictures and jewelry to sell to visitors. People in the Island were so friendly. We could learn how to play an African specific instrument which looks like maracas and take pictures anything such as the selling products and people who came closer to us to show their instruments. In addition, we went to the Maison des Esclaves (Slave House), a sad reminder of Goree's role as the center of West African slave trade. It built by Dutch in 1776. The lower floor was for the slaves. As most important of the Slave House, there is “Door of no return,” a coffin-shaped passageway to hell for the slaves.

  For our lunch, we had a big lunch such as fried shrimps, grilled fish kebab, chicken and beef and so on at a restaurant of Island. These were so good. The Senegalese beer was also good, sweet and smooth.  

  Then, we went to the African Renaissance Monument after 5:30p.m. The statue was built by an idea of president Abdoulaye Wade with a North Korea company. It symbolizes Africa emerging from centuries of oppression. We went up the 198 steps of a stairway to go to inside of the statue.

  Lastly, we went to a restaurant before 7 p.m.  It was not dark outside. Dirk told us, people in Senegal eat dinner after dark.


Maimi :)

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