The newfound mobility by buying a car is mercilessly exploited. This weekend with a trip to Ouidah, where we visited a French family, who formerly worked in CEMAAC and we have met during the educational day.
Saturday morning, so a few things thrown into the car and off you go. While the leg of Porto-Novo to Cotonou is still characterized mainly by the random here but busy traffic, it is heavenly behind Cotonou once quiet. Since virtually all that are not for pleasure, the paved "National" between Cotonou and Ouidah prefer, you have the "Route de Peche, a dirt road right on the beach for yourself what you can not imagine good enough. I would ask someone for a definition of freedom, I would take him away. (Yes, there are photos below)
Once in Ouidah we then Valère, Céline and small-Naja-Jah (no need to say that the parents are Rastas, right?) Met and had a super good time. Given the fact that the mango season has just begun and the two have two huge mango trees on their property, a significant excess of super-fresh mangoes was present, a taste experience you will hardly find in Europe. After the door cracked to the court (the key was gone) and the car parked, the evening will be pleasant in the house, spent the night on a straw mattress. It is also not particularly long, the three-year-old children in the house as such. Does not matter, the girl can not really be angry. Breakfast (-> omelette) is served in the cafeteria, then we look at ourselves a bit Ouidah: A beautiful city with lots of greenery, beautiful parks and colonial architecture still true. If you would restore times since ...
against three then we break up again, keep in Cotonou still in "Zion" for Eric, who once again surprised us with his culinary skills: Today the grilled fish. Super Soft, juicy and seasoned just simply awesome. Ah, but all were able to cook Benin ...
The stay is not long, however, because before dark (before 18:30) we must be back in Porto-Novo: driving at night outside the city is dangerous!
To drive the car to make environmental and the cost of fuel to at least a small part reinzubekommen again be on the road to Porto-Novo bagged two more for the taxi waiting ladies. Experience shows that this can make. At least have a white taxi driver in Benin so it give.
The rider with voodoo doll in the foreground and new glasses on the nose. The old one was unfortunately stolen.
The (as yet) loyal companions: a better swing is nothing in the world.
remains at such short Vorraussetzngen the holiday mood is not enough.
These views have been here for over 40km.
Ouidah: the "Porte de Non Retour" recalls the horrors of slavery.
Old colonial buildings in Ouidah
Well-years playing in the car
A picturesque collection of fishing boats on the way back.
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