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Nigeria - 2022

Nigeria is an unusual destination for tourists. We found the people (of which there are millions) very friendly and helpful. Always we were objects of curiosity.
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Old Portuguese section of Lagos, Nigeria
Old Portuguese section of Lagos, Nigeria		 Along a lagoon near Lagos
Along a lagoon near Lagos		 Former palace on Badagry Island (former exit port for slaves)
Former palace on Badagry Island (former exit port for slaves)
Goats are everywhere; never ever have I seen so many.
Goats are everywhere; never ever have I seen so many.		 A king dancing his way into a celebration in his honor
A king dancing his way into a celebration in his honor		 One of the two principal dancers
One of the two principal dancers
The other; I thought their costumes were fantastic.
The other; I thought their costumes were fantastic.		 Typical shop
Typical shop		 Nigerian family
Nigerian family
Huge crowd at a ferry stop
Huge crowd at a ferry stop		 Fetishes in a voodoo market
Fetishes in a voodoo market		 This young man is a priest.
This young man is a priest.
Mother and child
Mother and child		 Check out her lipstick and false eyelashes!
Check out her lipstick and false eyelashes!		 Typical fast food restaurant; almost all are lunches were at similar restaurants.
Typical fast food restaurant; almost all are lunches were at similar restaurants.
Fabric for sale; I LOVE the colors of Africa
Fabric for sale; I LOVE the colors of Africa		 Dresses for sale and inspiration?
Dresses for sale and inspiration?		 Well dressed shoppers
Well dressed shoppers
Fancy door leading to the king's court
Fancy door leading to the king's court		 Beautiful door carvings
Beautiful door carvings		 A photo of the young king wearing a ceremonial hat.
A photo of the young king wearing a ceremonial hat.
Note his hairstyle, which signifies his royal family status
Note his hairstyle, which signifies his royal family status		 Old town where some buildings are falling apart and some have been renovated.
Old town where some buildings are falling apart and some have been renovated.		 A palace (there are many kings in Nigeria...)
A palace (there are many kings in Nigeria...)
Sacred Grove of Osun, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Osogbo. An Austrian Susanne Wenger, visited in the 1950s and never left.
Sacred Grove of Osun, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Osogbo. An Austrian Susanne Wenger, visited in the 1950s and never left.		 She and artisans she trained built walls with figures like these; very charming.
She and artisans she trained built walls with figures like these; very charming.		 Aren't they great?
Aren't they great?
White throated monkeys were waiting for us to give them bananas.
White throated monkeys were waiting for us to give them bananas.		 Female monkey and her baby
Female monkey and her baby		 A shrine in the forest still used by worshippers
A shrine in the forest still used by worshippers
Priestesses at a temple in the sacred forest
Priestesses at a temple in the sacred forest		 Musicians getting ready to entertain us
Musicians getting ready to entertain us		 A fire eating dancer
A fire eating dancer
He pierced his tongue (which we think was a fake).
He pierced his tongue (which we think was a fake).		 Dancing around
Dancing around		 How he looks normally...
How he looks "normally"...
A bridge over the sacred river
A bridge over the sacred river		 Everywhere we went people were curious about us.
Everywhere we went people were curious about us.		 Look at these sweet faces.
Look at these sweet faces.
Guards at yet another palace
Guards at yet another palace		 More onlookers
More onlookers		 Mosque in Ilorin
Mosque in Ilorin
One of MANY markets we saw and/or visited
One of MANY markets we saw and/or visited		 No space is wasted in a market.
No space is wasted in a market.		 Nap time?
Nap time?
Children who gathered near us at a weaving center
Children who gathered near us at a weaving center		 Such a sweet face!
Such a sweet face!		 Roadside dwelling
Roadside dwelling
Another market
Another market		 Is this a smirk or the start of a smile?
Is this a smirk or the start of a smile?		 Market scene
Market scene
More market activity
More market activity		 Abuja, Nigeria's new capitol with new and fancy construction
Abuja, Nigeria's new capitol with new and fancy construction		 New housing for Abuja residents
New housing for Abuja residents
The National Mosque in Abuja, Nigeria
The National Mosque in Abuja, Nigeria		 It's interior
It's interior		 An art classroom run by a pricey art gallery.
An art classroom run by a pricey art gallery.
Saw a flock of weaver birds just before we left Nigeria.
Saw a flock of weaver birds just before we left Nigeria.
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Guest 23-Feb-2022 02:14
Super nice pictures as always, Cindy!
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