Yesterday was Environmental Saturday. The last Saturday of the month is designated as the day you’re supposed to be working in your yard and no one is allowed on the streets between 7am-10am. They are pretty strict about this… no cars, no pedestrians. Apparently a couple of years ago, a couple of teachers were out jogging on Environmental Saturday and got hauled off to the police station!
After Laryssa’s soccer game, played in the heat of the day (40C) at noon, I took a walk over to Dream Plaza, one of two grocery stores within walking distance. Thought I’d document the little walk with some photos, so you can see what our neighborhood looks like.
We have two entrances/exits to the school compound. This is the back gate.
Our street is under construction. They’ve been redoing the road for the longest time… it seems as though it might be done soon.
The sky is quite blue in this photo. We haven’t seen a lot of blue, as it is Harmattan season. The winds bring the sands from the desert, which puts a lot of brown, sandy grit in the air. On the upside, it also blocks the sun, so it isn’t quite as hot. We had a big storm Friday night, so I think it cleaned the air!
Out on the main road. The buildings on the left are Mobile Gas buildings.
Looking in the opposite direction.
There are a few businesses along the way. This one is a bank.
A fruit vendor.
Evidence of the rain last night.
I stopped for a pedicure on the way. 🙂
Notice the fancy cars in the parking lot! They are so clean, given all the dust and mud around. Their drivers clean the cars every day!
And here is Dream Plaza. It’s only about a 10-15 minute walk from our place. The bottom floor is a grocery store, second floor is electronics, and I believe there is a coffee shop and a children’s clothing shop in there somewhere!
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