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Originally Posted by davemac
They have very basic amenities, perhaps if ships visit more often then the place will improve through tourism.
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Not sure that a few cruise passengers will make much difference, they are usually whisked away on bus trips and don't get much chance to put in to the local economy.
To be honest I don't think the climate helps, if I lived in those sort of temperatures and humidity I don't think I'd be inclined to do more than the bare necessity each day, it's very draining.
Anyway, a few more pictures from Banjul.
- We saw these plastic kettles everywhere. These were in the grounds of the museum
- Sign at the museum. The red dust you see on the ground was an all pervasive feature of town and country
- Tribal ritual costumes displayed at the museum
- Another sign at the museum - the wording tickled me - that "A patron of the arts" was advertising their contribution to refurbishing the loos!
- Man in traditional dress contrasted with tourists getting on bus
- Street scene with typical small shops
- Another street scene, with a familiar logo!
- Arch 22 - from Wikipedia: Arch 22 is a commemorative arch on the road into Banjul in The Gambia. It was built in 1996 to mark the military coup d'etat which overthrew the democratically elected government, and saw the rise to power on 22 July 1994 of President Yahya Jammeh. Due to doubts about the stability of the construction, the arch is currently closed to traffic. [But people are allowed to go up it!]
- The elevator to ascend the arch
- Goats wandering along the main road, taken from the top of the arch