A walk through Ngaoundere

Here are pictures, don't skip the blog that I posted before this, though it may be on a different page depending on the way you view this blog.

This is the street corner, take the forking path left and follow me... (notice next to the man on the left corner there is an oven and a long thick branch. This is the fuel for the fire, as it burns they just nudge it further in, its pretty cool).

So here is one entrance to the rabbit warren that juts next to the petit marche (which is larger than the grand marche) where I tend to do a great deal of my shopping because it lets me practice French and affords a visual feast and is a 45 minute walk away so I get some weekly exercise.

Welcome to the vegetable market inside the warren. I had no idea it was here, but as soon as I passed the clothing section of the mall and worked my way through the kitchenwear, I ran into the produce section.

This is the street juxtaposing the above pictures. From it you'd never guess that there was an endless magic market. Notice the three ladies with bundles on their heads?

And here is another street, the entrance of the public thoroughfare to the market street.

wow you can buy any knock off shoe you want, I suppose I probably should since my own shoes are always sopping wet. But the dry season will come soon.

Time for more thrilling commentary from me on the obvious pictures. This time...Shirts! I bought one for 1,000 CFA.

Here is a meat market. Isn't it nice that everyone has his own place? Only men seem to deal in meat while women and adolescent boys and girls attend to the produce.

Here is the Arabic marche, inside you can visit all sorts of clothing shops where they will make brightly colored vetements for you. (notice the puddles? it just rained)

Peer closely at this man who is could give Atlas a run for his money.

This women is not content with either a bundle or a baby, she needs both. But she must be tired seeing as she has to rest her hand upon the table.

Here is a nicely dressed women with a baby and an umbrella. It sure is neat how women turtle-shell their offspring.

here is where I my biscuits and lighters for my stove whereon I cook eggs, soups, and hot water for coffee. I have given up on the cheap matches and have resorted to cheap lighters. For only 100 CFA you can get a two inch flame (it is very exciting) and it has a flashlight which is awesomely handy for times like this week when the power goes out.

Action shot. This is one of the more popular gas stations. The marauding motos will whip by for a quick guzzle from the liter jars of gasoline.

A whole lot of bananas. I could probably eat them all, but then I would have potassium poisoning and not be able to teach.