tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43502429341814419512024-03-08T03:02:05.945-08:00Ghana Travel 2009Oliver Bertramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673865014134424241noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4350242934181441951.post-12688286600406035982009-01-06T12:38:00.000-08:002009-01-19T12:42:34.592-08:00Memorial Elmina<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34476964@N03/3207583020/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3524/3207583020_6d898b33b1.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34476964@N03/3207583020/">Memorial Elmina</a>, ursprünglich hochgeladen von <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34476964@N03/">oliverbertram2009</a></span></div><p>Visiting Elmina Castle is a quite touching experience. A very eloquent tour guide took us though and found a quite touching way of describing the cruelties of slavetrade. I admire the ghanaen people that live with this sign of oppression and keep it the best-kept place in the whole town to make the world remember the history.<br /></p>Oliver Bertramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673865014134424241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4350242934181441951.post-13103153845814047642009-01-06T12:35:00.000-08:002009-01-19T12:35:35.222-08:00Elmina Castle<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34476964@N03/3206736681/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3408/3206736681_71c93b16de.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34476964@N03/3206736681/">Elmina Castle</a>, ursprünglich hochgeladen von <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34476964@N03/">oliverbertram2009</a></span></div><p>View from the Elmina Beach resort.</p>Oliver Bertramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673865014134424241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4350242934181441951.post-88970088045816763072009-01-04T12:31:00.000-08:002009-01-19T12:31:46.354-08:00Beach - Life is good!<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34476964@N03/3206734229/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3472/3206734229_49bffd1932.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34476964@N03/3206734229/">Beach</a>, ursprünglich hochgeladen von <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34476964@N03/">oliverbertram2009</a></span></div><p>Well, most of the time there was enough space on the beach, unlike Jesolo. ;)</p>Oliver Bertramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673865014134424241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4350242934181441951.post-81087218422663228172009-01-04T12:28:00.000-08:002009-01-19T12:28:49.410-08:00Fisherman<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34476964@N03/3206733299/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3348/3206733299_c36fa83a96.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34476964@N03/3206733299/">Fisherman</a>, ursprünglich hochgeladen von <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34476964@N03/">oliverbertram2009</a></span></div><p>This fishing technique can be see everywhere in Ghana. Nevertheless it did not seem to be very efficient. After a couple of hours the poor fisherman went home without a dinner.</p>Oliver Bertramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673865014134424241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4350242934181441951.post-49010016586218989252008-12-31T12:25:00.000-08:002009-01-19T12:26:29.046-08:00Frankie<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34476964@N03/3206728215/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3479/3206728215_c195a3ecec.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34476964@N03/3206728215/">Frankie</a>, ursprünglich hochgeladen von <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34476964@N03/">oliverbertram2009</a></span><br /></div><p>Busua has the only surf shop in Ghana.<br /></p><p>( <a href="http://www.blackstarsurfshop.com/">http://www.blackstarsurfshop.com/</a> )</p><p><br />Frankie, the owner gives a heartly welcome to everybody and his restaurant has the best plantane pancakes in whole Ghana.</p>Oliver Bertramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673865014134424241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4350242934181441951.post-20328911991994252422008-12-29T12:20:00.000-08:002009-01-19T12:30:06.559-08:00Hans surfs<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34476964@N03/3207420574/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3108/3207420574_bbf8482ed8.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34476964@N03/3207420574/">Hans</a>, ursprünglich hochgeladen von <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34476964@N03/">oliverbertram2009</a></span></div><p>Hans takes advantage of the nice waves on dec. 29th.</p><p>With him a couple more guys, but it was still far away from being crowded.<br /></p>Oliver Bertramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673865014134424241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4350242934181441951.post-73183311077035874292008-12-28T12:17:00.000-08:002009-01-19T12:17:57.546-08:00Farmer brings wood into the village<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34476964@N03/3207420144/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3111/3207420144_3e0ecbd07f.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34476964@N03/3207420144/">Farmer brings wood into the village</a>, ursprünglich hochgeladen von <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34476964@N03/">oliverbertram2009</a></span></div><p>During the whole day the beach is a busy traffic way. Farmers bring their products to the small village, in this case wood, probably for cooking.</p>Oliver Bertramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673865014134424241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4350242934181441951.post-8136516071975660292008-12-28T12:11:00.000-08:002009-01-19T12:12:45.658-08:00Black Mamba<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34476964@N03/3206574937/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3484/3206574937_4d40cf69b4.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34476964@N03/3206574937/">Black Mamba</a>, ursprünglich hochgeladen von <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34476964@N03/">oliverbertram2009</a></span></div><p>A view to the western end of the beach, a place called black mamba.<br />January is Harmattan season, it is hot and dusty, almost looks like haze.</p>Oliver Bertramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673865014134424241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4350242934181441951.post-37171633305609684392008-12-27T12:09:00.000-08:002009-01-19T12:33:15.577-08:00Aerial Accra<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34476964@N03/3207419608/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3397/3207419608_2a9d5ecbd9.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34476964@N03/3207419608/">Aerial Accra</a>, ursprünglich hochgeladen von <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34476964@N03/">oliverbertram2009</a></span></div><p>Right after christmas we took the flight to Accra. With a short stopover in Lagos the almost empty plane continued to Accra. The sunset was right before the landing.<br />We stayed the first night at Hansonic Hotel, a cheap but clean place, and left the next morning for Busua.</p>Oliver Bertramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673865014134424241noreply@blogger.com0