Dakar, Segal January 25, 26 2020

Darkar is the capital of Senegal with a population of about 1.5 million. It is a bustling city with traffic jams reminiscent of I-35 in Austin.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS

  • National Museum of Black Culture
  • National Theater
  • Both Constructed by the Chinese

STREET SCENES

  • Note the car in the background
  • Italian tourist
  • Momodou, our guide

THE GRAND MOSQUE

The grand mosque opened in September 2019 in this primarily Muslim city. Our guide very proudly told us that the mosque was entirely funded by donations from members.

  • Detail of Main Entrance
  • Security Monitors
  • Detail of Main Entrance
  • Main Entrance
  • Plaza

    DAILY LIFE

    Markets

    We were told that much of the merchandise sold is used/recycled from US and other countries. This includes cars.

    The Neighborhood

    • Car Wash
    • A bodega
    • Fresh food
    • Side Street
    • Apartment Block

    Public Transport

    • Colorful Bus
    • Two types of buses and yellow taxis

    Transport that doesn’t use fossil fuel

    • Note the bus stop sign
    • Horses are not exempt from traffic jams

    The Senegalese: handsome, hard working people of West Africa.

    Linda

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