Last night Kim and I went to a restaurant in Bamako that had a very good write up in the Lonely Planet guide. We were the first people in the restaurant at 6:30pm. The food was very good - living up to all expectations. The funny thing about the restaurant was over the 1.5 hours we were there 15 people were there and all of them white. I guess Lonely Planet guides are good for business!
This morning we have been running a few errands - paying DHL for their exorbitant shipping charges and justifying to them why we weren't shipping express which cost twice as much but would be there within 4 days. I don't think they understood that we weren't going to be home for another 2 weeks! Kim did ask why they were suprised we were using the frieght shipping option and the lady responded that only people with no money us frieght. Kim and I have now been labeled poor by African shipping standards. Oh well.
After DHL we enjoyed some French pastries on a patio while watching the world go by. The French influence goes deeper than just the language - the food choices here are influenced by the French as well. Which is why we have been eating about 3 loafs of French bread a day and a few buttery pastries on top of that!! Unlike France, as we were watching the world go by, we witnessed several buses go by with many live sheep tied to the roof. One bus even had the sheep just standing there on the roof, nothing keeping them tied down. Not something you see everyday in most places.
We have also been working on our Libyan plans - Mike should know more for us in the next day or so...we'll see...
Off to enjoy the afternoon by the pool...
g&k
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