After a year and a half and contemplating our second visit home, I thought I would step back and revisit the sights and sounds, etc., of Niamey… and bring you all along!

Sights

Bluer than blue skies; dust, sand, and more dust; my uni-cycling maniac; naked babies; greater military presence; new solar street lights; camels galore; livestock in traffic; many beggars; crazy drivers; a river (that fills to flooding and now is about dry!); beautiful fruit and veggie stands; women dressed in beautiful colored panya; cute little baby feet sticking out as mothers tie them to their backs; a new Chinese-built bridge (second route across the river, but leading to nowhere); smiles everywhere; hope arising with a new government; Read the rest of this entry »