A trip to town in pictures

Had a few reasons to head into Freetown city centre last Friday, but decided we should also be tourists. Here's the journey in pictures.

On Route:

Ubiquitous black stuff

Couldn't see a Tipp jersey...

Street Stalls

A convention not to be missed!

Old Krio house

In Town:

Victoria Park has seen better days

Negotiating a vehicle purchase - didn't go through...

Views of either hills or ocean from any point.

Cathedral with cameo from Thomas car again on the right

Ministry of Finance building

Went inside to see Hassan's cousin who works there

 Cotton Tree and Law Court

Glad to see Salvonne Bakery still running - best bread, buns and sausage rolls in Sierra Leone!

Way Home:

Game of football in school yard.

 

GOAL offices where I used to work.

"Let's go up the back"

Where we live has a large area "up the back" and it's a great play area for the kids. The heat in the house, if we're not out and about, drives us up here where lovely breezes blow. We also eat dinner here most evenings.

And at the front with Uncle Alfajo

View from above

Freetown nestles between the Atlantic Ocean and rolling forested hills that extend all the way down the peninsula. From the western area of the city, where we live, you can travel straight up and have panoramic views in minutes.

We travelled this road too many times in the following days when children were sick and going up to hospital - why do children get sick on a Friday eve! All better now, though being told to start malaria treatment is not what I wanted to hear barely two weeks after arrival. Adjust Aisling, in every way you didn't, but should have, anticipated.

As we travelled up, memories of the road accident with VSO volunteers 8 years were running through my head. I do have a lot of memories, mostly good and some not so good, resurfacing since my return to Salone.

The other side:

Constant building (and associated deforestation of the hills)

And finally, coming back down.