Morning wander
This blog is based on observations & thoughts I jotted down after a walk I took in the Plateau area of Dakar the first week of December 2022. I didn't originally intend to write a blog so no pictures were taken of the experience, unfortunately. _____________________ I’m in a bit of a funk this week. Have some extra time on my hands so instead of hailing a taxi to my destination, I decide to walk. The shortest route is via some roads unknown, but I’m familiar with the area. I go left out of my apartment building and head past “hardware street” on my way towards the Auchan supermarket. I cross the busy road which runs from the train station to Independence Square, now tastefully decorated with Christmas lights. After Auchan, I turn right. I’m only a street over from the route I take to eat at one of my favorite restaurants in Dakar - Farid - yet this feels like an adventure. Just a few blocks into my journey, it becomes apparent that I'm heading into a market area. I coul...
