July 18 Day18 Bobo again

Trip Start Jul 01, 2009

Trip End Aug 08, 2009

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Flag of Burkina Faso Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Saturday, July 18, 2009

After breakfast we went to the museum in Bobo. Again we were unable to take pictures inside the museum but could outside. It seems to have something to do with the some of the objects being sacred. The museum had artifacts and clothing worn by hunters in the old days. They did not wash these clothes for five years so that the animals would not get their scent. The clothes actually smelled. Outside was a replica of a house with many of the household objects in it. There was also a straw hut with a bed in it. The number of mats on the bed signified the number of herds the owner had. It was very hot in the museum and we needed to cool down.

We decided to have lunch at the Ran hotel and work on the blog. Still warm we paid to swim in the pool. It was extremely refreshing although Ann said the change room reeked and needed to have lots of cleaning done. Dave doesn't take as long in the change room so it did not bother him as much. Both decided to go back to Sanga’s wearing their swim suits rather than change.

After a shower to get the grime from the pool off (There is no filter in the pool so the water gets dust in it regularly) we decided to back to the first restaurant we went to in Bobo. Both Sanga and Dave were dreaming of the home made coffee ice cream. Dinner was again excellent. This time the owner gave us free shots of a lemon vodka; it was no where as nice or smoother as the rum from before.

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