Abidjan

Last segment of our trip, and starting big, with Abidjan!

Abidjan is a huge city,  and after three days, I still feel as if we've only scratched the surface, walking around the neighborhood of our residence and the city center a bit. It definitely has a very nice vibe to it, though many of the residents complain it was a lot better before the crisis.

We visited the local cathedral, build in 1980 and which allows you to go to the top, a 100m high, though part of the climb is in the dark and it doesn't feel very stable, especially if you know parts of the roof of the church were hit during the conflict and are in dire need of repairs.

The skyline of Abidjan is quite impressive, and more than we've seen anywhere else in Africa. If you squint your eyes, you can feel the NY vibe just a bit.

 

Love this. "To rest: hamac, bed and carpets"

There is quite a bit of rain in the air, which makes for beautiful sunsets. Look closely however, the dots in the sky are no specks of dirt, nor are they birds. It's all... bats! Thousands and thousands of bats, very impressive sight... and sound.