Unfortunately, due to workload, I didn't have a whole lot of time to tour Dakar, much less get to see the neighbouring countries. However, at least I managed to hit a few primary attractions. My main goal was to get to see Île de Gorée or Gorée Island - a major holding place where tens of thousands of slaves were sent to the Americas. .I decided to walk to the port and along the way got to see a few sights. .First, the Hôtel de Ville or City Hall of Dakar:
to get there, I passed through the Place de l'Independence. .Now, normally, I think of "Independence Squares" as being grand places, filled with monuments and kept extra clean because they have lots of nationalistic pride, etc. .Not so much in Dakar, but again this is part of what I love about the developing world, and Africa in specific. .Places feel more "real" at times, a bit edgy, lived-in, and not so sterile.
Last stop along the walk was in front of the Dakar train station. .
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