Dakar, Senegal
12th October 2008

Anne-Rachel arranged for a car to take Tim and me on a tour around Dakar. We went to Africa's most westerly point before moving on to Gorée island. The slave trade was based there for about 350 years but it is now home to a small community of just over 1,000 people and a lot of shops selling tourist goods.

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Our hotel's swimming pool
Our hotel's swimming pool
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2008-10-12 05:59:01
The beach by our hotel is better for shrimping than swimming
The beach by our hotel is better for shrimping than swimming
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2008-10-12 06:02:15

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2008-10-12 07:40:14
When this was France, this local chap was in charge of all France's West African colonies
When this was France, this local chap was in charge of all France's West African colonies
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2008-10-12 08:50:11

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2008-10-12 08:54:20
The seat of colonial power. It was soon be refurbished as a hotel, restaurant and night club
The seat of colonial power. It was soon be refurbished as a hotel, restaurant and night club
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2008-10-12 08:56:11

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2008-10-12 08:57:43
Looking back towards Dakar
Looking back towards Dakar
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2008-10-12 08:58:01

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2008-10-12 09:05:42
Former President Clinton paid for this monument to commemorate what the slave trade did to Africa
Former President Clinton paid for this monument to commemorate what the slave trade did to Africa
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2008-10-12 09:23:08
These guns were only fired once, by the French. The sunk a British merchant ship bringing supplies during WWII
These guns were only fired once, by the French. The sunk a British merchant ship bringing supplies during WWII
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2008-10-12 09:25:20
Commemorating the end of slavery
Commemorating the end of slavery
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2008-10-12 10:19:30