Sorry about not posting for so long,
We're going to a birthday party in Ikere today. Birthday parties in Nigeria are a bit different than ones in the states because instead of having cakes and snacks and stuff, they usually give you full meals, and they're usually the same across all events; Jollof rice, Fried rice, moi moi. And the big difference between birthday parties in the us and in Nigeria is that if you don't want a bad taste in your mouth, stay away from the cake. People here don't know how to make cake, whatsoever. They think their cakes are fine, but they aren't. The aren't at all. Their cakes are like disguusting, tasteless, (don't forget stale and hard) cornbread, with a weird pasty icing. It's really disgusting. We've tried all kinds of cakes, none of them tasty. And I think the whole family has given up on the cakes. Let's hope I don't have to eat any today!
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
Strange Coconut
I don't know why I just thought of this, but I remembered a while ago we ate the strangest coconut ever. It was strange because it was extremely soft, like a jelly, but it tasted pretty good. Well anyway, I'm writing this post in this restaurant that we go to a lot called Mr. Banwills Cuisine. The food is decent, and you get a lot of it for an extremely low price. Well anyway, lemme eat,
Signing off,
The Hungry Traveler
Signing off,
The Hungry Traveler
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Going Back
We're going back to Ife in an hour,
So we've been packing everything up. I've been keeping myself entertained by reading the Pendragon series (I'm on book 5) and it's really good.
Signing off,
The Traveler
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Oriental Hotel
Hello everyone,
We're back in Lagos, and we're staying in the Oriental Hotel, the most happenin' place in Nigeria at the moment. It's where all the celebs go to stay when they're coming to Nigeria, and where a lot of big-name Nigerians have their weddings. It's a hoppin place, like I said before. This is also where all the people who aren't from Nigeria come to stay. Like the name implies, the Oriental Hotel has a huge Asian thing going on, with all kinds of ornate wooden carvings and chandeliers. The customer service might be not the best, but it's a pretty nice place.We had a blast in the Exercise Room, and we had a huge breakfast with waffles and ham and pastries and cereal and omelets and...well, you get it. Well, right now I'm staying up late and looking through the window of our room to the nice view outside of the Lagos Lagoon. You'll see fisherpeople on boats casting nets, and tourism boats flying across the waters. We'll be going home tomorrow, though, so the fun in Lagos is coming to an end.
Signing off,
The Traveler
We're back in Lagos, and we're staying in the Oriental Hotel, the most happenin' place in Nigeria at the moment. It's where all the celebs go to stay when they're coming to Nigeria, and where a lot of big-name Nigerians have their weddings. It's a hoppin place, like I said before. This is also where all the people who aren't from Nigeria come to stay. Like the name implies, the Oriental Hotel has a huge Asian thing going on, with all kinds of ornate wooden carvings and chandeliers. The customer service might be not the best, but it's a pretty nice place.We had a blast in the Exercise Room, and we had a huge breakfast with waffles and ham and pastries and cereal and omelets and...well, you get it. Well, right now I'm staying up late and looking through the window of our room to the nice view outside of the Lagos Lagoon. You'll see fisherpeople on boats casting nets, and tourism boats flying across the waters. We'll be going home tomorrow, though, so the fun in Lagos is coming to an end.
Signing off,
The Traveler
Thursday, June 17, 2010
More Pictures
Here are more pictures of Naija (what people here call Nigeria)
A Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria
The Palms Mall in Lagos
A picture taken out of a speeding car on the highway in Lagos
A Bank PHP in Ikoyi, a posh area of Lagos
More coming later.
Signing off,
The Traveler
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
We're In Rainy Season!
Yep,
We're actually in rainy season now, which is excellent! Did I mention that this is the hottest year in Nigerian history? (LITERALLY) And it's my birthday tomorrow. My sister was born a day before me even though she's four years younger than me (I know, what a coincidence) and it's her b-day today. Rainy season has a lot of...uh duh...rain. So about everyday there's a decent shower.
Signing off,
The Traveler
We're actually in rainy season now, which is excellent! Did I mention that this is the hottest year in Nigerian history? (LITERALLY) And it's my birthday tomorrow. My sister was born a day before me even though she's four years younger than me (I know, what a coincidence) and it's her b-day today. Rainy season has a lot of...uh duh...rain. So about everyday there's a decent shower.
Signing off,
The Traveler
Monday, March 29, 2010
Malaria
Yes, I got it, and it wasn't fun.
It was like having the flu and fever with some cold mixed all together. I'm just almost over it now, but luckily I got some malaria medicine. It was disgusting and I don't want to ever have it again. You had to crush pills in water and then drink them. Good thing is that I'm pretty much through. You can only get malaria a few times a year, because each time you get it, you get temporarily immune to it. Great news for me!
Signing off,
The Traveler
It was like having the flu and fever with some cold mixed all together. I'm just almost over it now, but luckily I got some malaria medicine. It was disgusting and I don't want to ever have it again. You had to crush pills in water and then drink them. Good thing is that I'm pretty much through. You can only get malaria a few times a year, because each time you get it, you get temporarily immune to it. Great news for me!
Signing off,
The Traveler
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