Benin 2002
AF-02 - Tento zajezd byl do srdce Zapadni Afriky s Mali, Burkina Faso a Beninu v autech s pohonem na vsechna ctyri kola. Termin cesty: 27.2. - 20.3.2002 PROGRAM: Dne 27.2. jedu autem z pujcovny z Visty na letiste do Los Angeles (LAX), odkud letadlem pres noc do New Yorku (kde navstevuji Americke prirodopisne museum v Center parku). Pak dalsim nocnim letadlem do FRANCIE, kde jsem 1.3. (prohlidka stredu Parize). Nasleduje odpoledni let do Bamaka v MALI. Mezi 1.3. a 8.3. navstevujeme v teto zemi: Timbuktu (let tam, mame Modreho muze pouste, Tuarega, za pruvodce a jizdu na velbloudech v pousti). Let do Mopti (plavba v clunu na rece Niger). Odtud v autech s pohonem na vsechna ctyri kola do Djenne (asi nejzajimavejsi mesto v Mali). Dale jsme stravili tri dny prohlidkou nezapomenutelne zeme Dogonu. Posledni mesto v Mali bylo Segou. Dne 8.3. prekracujeme hranice do BURKINA FASO (drive Horni Volta), kde jsme pak az do 14.3. a pri tom navstevujeme mesta Bobo Dioulasso, Banfora, Gaoua, mistni vesnice a hlavni mesto Ouagadougou. Dne 14.3. vjizdime do posledni a treti zeme nasi cesty, BENIN (drive Dahomey). Toto je vudu kraj s fascinujicimi vesnicemi a kralovskou historii. Zastavujeme se v mistech jako Natitingou, Abomey (kralovske sidlo), Cotonou (nejvetsi mesto), Quidah (s vudu museem) a jezero Nokoue s lidmi zijicimi v mestech na pilotech. Pozde vecer 19.3. let pres noc do Parize a odtud pres New York do LAX a autem z pujcovny domu do Visty, kde 20.3. Cestovni kancelar: Spector Travel of Boston Ucast: Celkem 7 ucastniku v Mali, 6 v Burkina Faso a 4 v Beninu. Africky pruvodce byl s nami ve vsech trech zemich. Dve auta s nahonem na vsechna 4 kola s dvema ridici v prvnich dvou zemich a jedno auto a jeden ridic v te posledni.
Benin - Natitingou - Hotel Tata Somba 2002
Benin - Teneka Kogo - near Natitingou 2002
Benin - Taneka Kogo - near Natitingou - roofing material 2002
Benin - Taneka Kogo - near Natitingou 2002
Benin - Taneka Kogo - near Natitingou 2002
Benin - Taneka Kogo - near Natitingou - a government built school 2002
Benin - Natitingou 2002
Benin - Koussou-Kovangou - near Natitingou - a family house of Somba People 2002
Benin - Koussou-Kovangou - village of Somba People near Natitingou - a hotel is built 2002
Benin - Koussou-Kovangou - village of Somba People near Natitingou 2002
Benin - Koussou-Kovangou - village of Somba People near Natitingou - a man of the house 2002
Benin - Koussou-Kovangou - village of Somba People - on the roof of the house 2002
Benin - Koussou-Kovangou - village of Somba People - on the roof - father 2002
Benin - Koussou-Kovangou - village of Somba People - man of the house - tattoo 2002
Benin - Koussou-Kovangou - young Somba men dancing 2002
Benin - Belvedere de Koussou-Kovangou - Somba house 2002
Benin - Koussou-Kovangou - a hospital 2002
Benin - near Natitangou - Somba house 2002
Benin - central Benin - unfinished Christian church 2002
Benin - Abomey - Monument of the Dahomey king Behanzin 2002
Benin - Abomey - Motel D'Abomey 2002
Benin - Abomey - Royal Palace - map 2002
Benin - Abomey - Royal Palace 2002
Benin - Abomey - Royal Palace 2002
Benin - Abomey - Royal Palace - a lizard 2002
Benin - Bohicon - selling kerosene 2002
Benin - Bohicon - selling kerosene 2002
Benin - Allada - royal palace of the Chief of Adjahouto People 2002
Benin - Allda - royal palace of the Chief of Adjahouto People 2002
Benin - Allda - royal palace of the Chief of Adjahouto People 2002
Benin - Allda - royal palace of the Chief of Adjahouto People 2002
Benin - Allda - royal palace of the Chief of Adjahouto People 2002
Benin - Cotonou - Hotel Novotel Orisha - a swimming pool 2002
Benin - Cotonou - Hotel Novotel Orisha - beaches from the hotel 2002
Benin - Ouidah - Portugese Fort - museum 2002
Benin - Ouidah - Portugese Fort - museum 2002
Benin - Ouidah - Portugese Fort - museum 2002
Benin - Ouidah - a Catolic Cathedral 2002
Benin - Ouidah - Temple des Serpents 20021
Benin - Ouidah - Temple des Serpents - Val with a python 2002
Benin - Ouidah - a statue near the Temple des Serpents 2002
Benin - Ouidah - a bell in front of the Cathedral 2002
Benin - Ouidah - along the Route of the Slaves 2002
Benin - Ouidah - along the Route of the Slaves 2002
Benin - Ouidah - memorial The Point of No Return 2002
Benin - Ouidah - interesting map of Benin - at the ocean 20021
Benin - Ouidah - along the Route of the Slaves 2002
Benin - Ouidah - Sacred Forest - voodoo deities 2002
Benin - Ouidah - Sacred Forest 2002
Benin - Ouidah - Sacred Forest - one king changed in this tree 2002
Benin - Cotonou - the Cathedral of Notre Dame 2002
Benin - Cotonou - the Cathedral of Notre Dame 2002
Benin - Cotonou - the Cathedral of Notre Dame 2002
Benin - Cotonou - an entrance to the Cathedral of Notre Dame 2002
Benin - Cotonou - CFA monies 2002
Benin - Lake Nokoue 2002
Benin - on Lake Nokoue - Ganvie village on stilts 2002
Benin - on Lake Nokoue - Ganvie village on stilts 2002
Benin - on Lake Nokoue - Ganvie village on stilts 2002
Benin - on Lake Nokoue - Ganvie village on stilts 2002
Benin - on Lake Nokoue - Ganvie village on stilts 2002
Benin - on Lake Nokoue - Ganvie village on stilts 2002
Benin - on Lake Nokoue - Ganvie village on stilts 2002
Benin - on Lake Nokoue - Ganvie village on stilts 2002
Benin - on Lake Nokoue - Ganvie village - a church 2002
Benin - on Lake Nokoue - Ganvie village - a government built school 2002
Benin - Lake Nokoue - Ganvie village 2002
Benin - Ganvie village - a local man 2002
Benin - on Lake Nokoue - a local woman on a pirogue 2002
Benin - on Lake Nokoue - Ganvie village 2002
Benin - on Lake Nokoue - val, driver of the boat 2002
Benin - on Lake Nokoue - a pirogue 2002
Benin - Cotonou - Grand Marche du Dantokpa 2002
Benin - Cotonou - Grand marche of Dantokpa 2002
Benin - Cotonou - Grand marche of Dantokpa 2002
Benin - Cotonou - Hotel Novotel Orisha - a lizard 2002