Niger
Niger · 14. Oktober 2017
Not far from the Muslim Cemetery is the Grand Mosque of Niamey located. It is open for visitors all days apart from Fridays. I think no need to say that decent clothes is recommended. Nevertheless, I was surprised that we haven’t had to cover our hair! It is the first mosque that I´ve visited, where no headscarf was needed! There is always somebody around who is ready to be your “guide”. I highly recommend to fix all prices before the tour! There is one box for general contribution for...
Niger · 13. Oktober 2017
Hello from Niamey! Yeees, we are in the capital of Niger. Which is – by the way – also called capital “de chaleur” (of the heat). We are around 40 degrees Celsius plus the hot dry Sahel-wind. Yesterday, we visited the famous giraffes 62 Kilometers from Niamey. These giraffe-herds are the last free and wild ones in West Africa. Over 500 animals live in the wild spaces around the village Kouré. We left Niamey early in the morning with three cars incuding drivers. The importance of the...
Niger · 07. Juni 2017
The very good thing about being in Niamey is the supermarket! As we are in the capital, here are some luxury goods, that we can´t buy back in Fada. For instance: a teflon-pan, gouda, yoguhrt without sugar, olive oil, creme fraiche and muesli. But these luxury items are not cheap: For these six items you see on the photo, we paid more than 40 Euro.....Even back in Fada, we celebrated every slice of cheese, we danced around our fridge and we are still doing delicious pasta-sauce with the...
Niger · 29. Mai 2017
Traveling! I have a business-trip to the capital of Niger: Niamey. Since our project has an office in Niamey and because three (!) new colleagues started their work, we are invited for a one-week-workshop to get to know each and everybody. Niamey itself is h-u-g-e. Maybe because I´m coming from little Fada, but for me this place really seemed big! Buildings with more than three or four floors. Highways. Tunnels. Bridges. Paved Roads. Wide Squares and Shopping Centers. I got my visa from...