Nigeria Behind, Bamako Today, Timbuktu Ahead

I left Lagos the day before yesterday. I was supposed to go on a flight to Bamako on Cameroon Air, but it got hijacked to Ouagadougou by some Cameroon national sports team. So, instead I took a flight to Abidjan, spent another night in the transit hotel at the airport.

Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Then I begged for the promotional rate on an Air Senegal flight to Bamako this evening.

Bamako, Mali

Now, I’m back in Bamako, mosquito territory. Luckily I’ve still been popping the malarone. This time, I snapped some pictures of the beautiful Hotel Djenne.

View From Balcony Outside My Room, Hotel Djenne, Bamako, Mali View of Second Floor Wing Outside My Room, Hotel Djenne, Bamako, Mali Stairwell Art, Hotel Djenne, Bamako, Mali

Second-Floor Rooms, Hotel Djenne, Bamako, Mali Ceramic Pot With Cool Designs, Main Corridor Downstairs, Hotel Djenne, Bamako, Mali
Statue in Main Downstairs Corridor, Hotel Djenne, Bamako, Mali Statue in Main Downstairs Corridor, Hotel Djenne, Bamako, Mali Statue in Main Downstairs Corridor, Hotel Djenne, Bamako, Mali
View From Main Downstairs Corridor to Front Entrance, Hotel Djenne, Bamako, Mali Rear Salon, Hotel Djenne, Bamako, Mali Front Entrance, Hotel Djenne, Bamako, Mali

I managed to dine on another delicious vegetarian meal at the amazing Restaurant San Toro accompanied by an almost hypnotic kora duet.

Tomorrow morning, I will scout a way to Timbuktu for the Festival in the Desert.

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