torsdag 18. oktober 2012

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onsdag 17. oktober 2012

Heading home, Norway here we come.....


















This is our last day as backpackers and it is end on our trip her in Gambia. And it is also the end of our traveling from country to country. It is bit sad but also nice, because I am a bit homesick now....

This morning we had a lot of heavy rain, so it is okay to say good bay to that to be honest. The rainy season is very very very wet now!
It relay poured down. I am hoping the the roads not are closed because of the rain.
But I will miss the view when the sun is rising from the water. It was so beautiful. And it is very sad to think about that our times as backpackers are over now. We only have left seventeen hours on the airplane and then we will be back with our feet’s on Norwegian ground. I am looking forward to get home to be back in my bed and take a long shower in clean Norwegian water.
We have seen and learned so much in both Canada and Gambia, about the difference between the cultures and values in both countries.  I will never forget the mountain biking in Canada and the marked and the rainforest her in Gambia. It has really been a big traveling adventure.

Goodbye blog and goodbye Gambia <3<3<3<3


A.E.
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DAY 7



Today we were at Katchikally crocodile farm, it was absolutely amazing. We saw many crocodiles there. I must admit it was scary, crocodiles were very large.
 (The site was apparently discovered hundreds of years ago and is home to more than 100 crocodiles.)
We also were at Makasutu Culture Forest today. We were on tour in the beautiful forest park. We learned a bit about medicinal plants and woodland fauna. it was really nice <3
We took a boat trip by dugout canoe and sow a spirited display of local-style music and some people dance in this award-winning eco-attraction.
We sow also a lot of baboons monkeying, haha they were very funny.
One of them tried to steal my sunglasses but Anett sow him in time, so he didn’t get a change to take them.

we paid 289 GMD for the ticket, it's only 50kr.
100 GMD = 17,29 NOK   <-there is a big difference. 


Anastasiya

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Day 6 in Gambia


Hello people :)


It is very hot her in Gambia, so different form Norway and Canada!!!!
The temperature today was probably about 30°C. So it is very sunny even if we are in middle of the rainy season. So when we were visiting the city again today, we have to get more of the amazing fruit. I mean it taste so must better en the fruit back home, particularly the bananas and oranges.
But back to the point I decide to I bring my umbrella to the city today. You see I really don`t like the feeling when my hair gets wet :(



Later that day when we came home from the walk we was sitting in the hotel and discussing what we had red in the newspaper earlier that day about the partnership that are planned to end the poverty in the country. They think that the key is to focus on education. We who are from Norway thinks that education are very important and this sounds as a very good idea. But we are wondering where they are going to get the money they needed, because that didn’t they say anything about in the article. But we are hoping that this new partnership will bring better times to Gambia.
Tomorrow are we going to  the katchikally crocodile farm, I are looking very much forward to it :D

 







Yummy!!!!!!





A.E.
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DAY 5


Day 5:
 When we walked on the street today, we saw a very nice car, we got to know later that it was Yahya AJJ Jammeh (president) who drove past. 




Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh
25 May 1965 (age 47)
President Jammeh is a practising Muslim.
In July 2010, Jammeh stressed that people should believe in God, saying that "If you don't believe in God, you can never be grateful to humanity and you are even below a pig. 0.o
President Jammeh joined the Gambian National Army in 1984, was commissioned a Lieutenant in 1989, and in 1992 became commander of the Gambian Military Police.
He was elected as president in September 1996, he was re-elected on 18 October 2001 with about 53% of the vote.
On 15 May 2008, Jammeh announced that his government would introduce legislation that would set rules against homosexuals that would be "stricter than those in Iran", and that he would "cut off the head" of any gay or lesbian person discovered in the country.
In the speech given in Tallinding, Jammeh gave a "final ultimatum" to any gays or lesbians in The Gambia to leave the country. O.0

Anastasiya
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DAY 4


Day 4:
To day we had dinner with Daggah, she say that best time of year to visit The Gambia is during the winter. This time of year is the driest and coolest but still over 25°C everyday though.
we asked her about the living conditions here. She told us that when you do not have a job here you do not get any support like we get in Norway.
Here in Gambia you try to survive if you don’t have a job. It is very difficult she says, you have to wash your clothes in the sea, cook for children when you have hardly any food, but if you have a job when it goes much better, then you have home, food, and your children can go to school.
Daily life for many Gambians revolves simply around business whether it is simply selling mirrors, combs and brushes on the ground; selling a barrel of oranges on the street; or selling cold water, ice treats, peppers and spices, fish and peanuts, clothing, fabric, shoes, belts, books, art and even money! Yes money!


Her you see a women with child on the back and clothes on the head, I cud newer accomplish to go with a book on my head. 







Anastasiya.
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Day 3 in Gambia



Today when we all woke up, I turned on the radio in our hotel. They were playing one of the famous songs in the genre “wolof”. It is the traditional music genre her in Gambia. They are playing it a lot, everywhere!
 
 It is very different from Norwegian folk music, with the fiddle and the violin, “wolof” have a lot of drumming.












 <-- Her we have found a clip on YouTube to show you gays what “wolof” really is…







We think that it is important to taste a bit of the culture when we are here in Gambia. So today we are going to taste ”domada”.
“Domada” is one of the very famous dishes her in Gambia. It is often eaten when they celebrate. We have found a recipe on it that says that it have peanut butter, habanero chili pepper, water, tomato puree, bouillon cube, lemon juice and garlic in it.
I am looking look forward to taste it, but I am also a bit scared. It is always scary to taste new food, for the first time.
We have been told that it taste like lamb and chicken but with a bit more spices. So I am really hoping we are getting water with the food…









A.E.
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