Wanderlust beyond Carolina
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Saturday, September 25, 2010
The Road to The Gambia
Labels: Africa, basketball, Gandiaye, Kaolack, mangroves, Mosque, rainy season, salt flats, Senegal, The Gambia
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Porokhane, Senegal
[see previous post for additional details on Mame Diara]
The mosque in honor of Mame Diara, with her mausoleum, the destination for the
Magal of Porokhane, the only magal dedicated to women by the
Senegalese brotherhoods. Thousands make the pilgrimage each year.
Magal of Porokhane, the only magal dedicated to women by the
Senegalese brotherhoods. Thousands make the pilgrimage each year.
Labels: Africa, Magal de Porokhane, Magal of Porokhane, Mame Diara Bousso, Mausoleum, Mosque, Porokhane, Senegal
Thursday, September 16, 2010
The Launch of the Mame Diara!!
Friday, September 10, 2010
African Chandelier (An Ode to AWS)
Labels: Africa, an ode, Atlantic Ocean, Chandelier, corniche, Dakar, La Calabasse, La Mosquée de la Divinité, Mosque by the Sea, Senegal
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Wandering the Corniche
A flower in Saly, Senegal
The monument's design is supposed to be coming out of a volcano...
so I guess this is the woman's foot and the volcano...
Labels: Africa, African Renaissance Monument, corniche, Dakar, fleur, flower, La Mosquée de la Divinité, light house, Monument of African Renaissance, Mosque by the Sea, Saly, Senegal