Accra, Ghana
Aug. 8th, 2006 06:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ellefliesI'm back from Ghana! Just thought I'd post a few pics before I head out again (tomorrow it's off to Tel Aviv. And oddly enough everyone is freaking out about that except me. Oh well) Ghana was gorgeous. I was lucky enough to miss the heat wave and since it was the tail end of the rainy season the sky was overcast but it didn't rain too much. A good combo when all you want to do is get out of the NYC heat. Especially when you're main mode of transportation is the subway systems and those turn into the very bowels of hell in the summer.
Also, I'd like to remind people of the important of decimal points. Please pay attention to them. On the flight back to the states we were delayed a few hours because someone wasn't paying attention to their basic math and instead of putting 2.4 tons of fuel on the plane, they put 24 tons of fuel on the plane. Needless to say the pilots weren't pleased. They spent 2 hours debating what they should do (since they could take off, but they couldn't land with that much weight) me on the other hand, I kicked back with the Boeing theater and finally saw 8 Below with sound. We finally solved the fuel problem by taking a leisurely 5 hour flight to Banjul, Gambia instead of doing it in the normal 3 hours. And to think with the cost of jet fuel prices the way they are right now... all the money that got wasted because of that one decimal point just makes me cringe.
The Market. It's basically one great big tourist trap. Gorgeous stuff they're selling though. If this stuff were in the states it would be pricey as hell, but here it's dirt cheap. Of course the venders have no concept of what it's like to let people shop in peace.
Narrow and twisty is a good description of this place.
Next time I go to Ghana I think I'm just going to photograph signs.
One of the main drags in Accra. Derelict buildings are everywhere here.
Care for a Banana?
I'm loving the fact that I basically got paid to hang out here every night for 3 days.
Also, I'd like to remind people of the important of decimal points. Please pay attention to them. On the flight back to the states we were delayed a few hours because someone wasn't paying attention to their basic math and instead of putting 2.4 tons of fuel on the plane, they put 24 tons of fuel on the plane. Needless to say the pilots weren't pleased. They spent 2 hours debating what they should do (since they could take off, but they couldn't land with that much weight) me on the other hand, I kicked back with the Boeing theater and finally saw 8 Below with sound. We finally solved the fuel problem by taking a leisurely 5 hour flight to Banjul, Gambia instead of doing it in the normal 3 hours. And to think with the cost of jet fuel prices the way they are right now... all the money that got wasted because of that one decimal point just makes me cringe.
The Market. It's basically one great big tourist trap. Gorgeous stuff they're selling though. If this stuff were in the states it would be pricey as hell, but here it's dirt cheap. Of course the venders have no concept of what it's like to let people shop in peace.
Narrow and twisty is a good description of this place.
Next time I go to Ghana I think I'm just going to photograph signs.
One of the main drags in Accra. Derelict buildings are everywhere here.
Care for a Banana?
I'm loving the fact that I basically got paid to hang out here every night for 3 days.
