Regular sights!!!!!!

I took a lot of photos from the car........these are some of the sights.......

Chickens running around freely in the side streets was a regular feature

 

Inner city Lagos

 

 

Goats found some good and piled in!!

Markets

Houses in mainland Lagos 

 

Cooking by the roadside

 

Carrying bags etc on your head was a common sight. 

Traditional nigeria dishes

 

 

Nigerian cuisine consists of dishes from the hundreds of ethnic groups. It uses spices and herbs in with palm oil or groundnut oil to create flavoured sauces and soups often made very hot with chilli peppers. Rice (jollof and fried) is very popular along with soups and stews.

 

 

 

barbequed chicken and jollof rice

 

stew chicken with rice

 

Egusi soup with gari (eaten with your hand)

 

Egusi with pounded yam (eaten with hands)

 

Alcohol is also popular but often comes with a warning!!!

 

 

.........and sometimes have interesting names!!

 

 

Transport

About 20 million people live in Lagos.  As a result getting around Lagos can be difficult and gridlock is a regular feature. In order to beat the traffic jams motorbikes or Keke's are used - mainly for short hops. 

Andrew having a quick go in a Keke

See the link below for some sights of a few minutes of our 6 hour journey from Lagos to Anambra State. 

http://youtu.be/qd8WH_gCC6w

http://youtu.be/s-qBxjT01sA

Niara

 

The naira (₦ or NGN) is the currency of Nigeria. The naira was introduced in 1973, replacing the pound at a rate of 2 naira = 1 pound.  Nowadays the exchange rate is 270 naira = 1 pound.

 



Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos

 

Murtala Muhammed International Airport is an international airport located in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria, and is the major airport serving the city of Lagos. This is the airport we flew into. The airport was built during World War II.

Ikeja is the place where my Aunty Stella and Miriam live.