 Entering the District of Bamako, captial city of Mali |
 It took us 4 1/2 long driving days from Dakar, Senegal, to Bamako |
 Direction Générale des Douanes du Mali, Bamako |
 The narrow guage railroad to Dakar, Senegal |
 Bamako-Dakar Railway |
 Normally, the rail journey between Dakar and Bamako takes 50 hours |
 Herd of sheep along the railway tracks in Bamako |
 The outskirts west of Bamako |
 Mosque along the road to Kita |
 Studio Photo Kitakourou, Bamako |
 Route de Koulikoro (Avenue Al Qoods) Bamako |
 Castle Beer, Mali |
 A cold Castle Beer at Le Byblos, Bamako |
 Le Byblos Restaurant, one of several businesses run by Lebanese in Bamako, Avenue Al Qoods |
 Azar Libre Service, a large Lebanese supermarket, Ave. Al Qoods, Bamako |
 Hippodrome, Route de Koulikoro - Avenue Al Qoods (Jerusalem) |
 The second supermarket on Avenue Al Qoods, La Fourmi, Bamako |
 A Fly Emirates boy begging, Bamako |
 Musée de Bamako, Mali |
 Since they've shot all the wildlife, you have to settle for painted sculpture |
 Some of the former inhabitants of Mali, Bamako Museum |
 Musée de Bamako, Mali |
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 Le Grand Hotel, Bamako |
 Azalai Le Grand Hotel, Avenue van Vollenhoven, Bamako |
 Ministère des Travaux Publiques - Bamako, Mali |
 Hôtel de Ville, Bamako City Hall |
 The 3 crocodiles form the city coat-of-arms |
 Hôtel de Ville, Bamako City Hall |
 War memorial, Bamako |
 Billboard for an international conference in Bamako |
 Our first view of the Niger River, Pont des Martyrs, Bamako, Mali |
 BCEAO Tower, Bamako |
 Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest |
 Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest |
 Central Bank of the Union of West African States - BCEAO Tower |
 Central Bank of the West African States, BCEAO Tower, Bamako |
 BCEAO Tower, Bamako |
 BCEAO Tower, Bamako |
 Pont des Martyrs, Fleuve Niger, Bamako, Mali |
 Niger River, Bamako |
 Catholic girls school Notre Dame du Niger, Bamako, Mali |
 French Citroen, Bamako |
 A new Fly Emirates shirt, Bamako |
 Fishing pirogue on the Niger, Bamako |
 Niger River, Bamako |
 Hazy evening, Bamako |
 Chrysler Jeep dealer, Bamako, Mali |
 Afternoon training, Heremakono Complexe Sporte, Bamako Mali |
 Heremakono Complexe Sporte, Bamako, Mali |
 Heremakono Complexe Sportif, Bamako |
 Soccer hippo at Heremakono Complexe Sportif |
 Pool of the run-down hotel along the Niger River where we stayed |
 Hazy sunset over the Niger, Bamako, Mali 27 November 2006 |
 Sunset, Bamako |
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 Smokey motor bike traffic, Bamako |
 Rush hour approaching the Pont du Roi Fahd ibn Abdulaziz, Bamako, Mali |
 Kledu-Pressing environmental friendly washing |
 Malivision Satellite TV |
 Subsistance farm plots on the south shore of the Niger River in sight of the BCEAO Tower, Bamako |
 Niger River and BCEAO Tower from Pont du Roi Fahd ibn Abdulaziz, Bamako, Mali |
 BCEAO Tower, Bamako |
 Fisherman on the Niger with central Bamako |
 Fisherman on the Niger River, Bamako, Mali |
 Flag of Mali, King Fahd Bridge, Bamako |
 Canada's doing something...King Fahd Bridge |
 Palais de Congrès, Bamako, Mali |
 Palais de Congrès, Bamako, Mali |
 Hommage aux Martyrs, Bamako |
 Azalai Hotel Salam, a top choice in Bamako |
 Memorial to Modibo Keita, Bamako, dedicated 1999 |
 Memorial Modibo Keita, the first president of Mali 1960-1968, toppled in a coup and died in prisone in 1977 |
 Hippo Roundabout, Bamako, Mali |
 Mali Olympic Monument, Bamako |
 Plus Vite Plus Haut Plus Fort - Faster, Higher, Stronger |
 Mali Olympic Monument, Avenue de la Liberté, Bamako |
 Mairie District de Bamako - Defense d'Afficher - Avenue de la Liberté underpass near the National Museum |
 Mali 2002 Coupe d'Afrique - Africa Cup |
 Countries competing in the 2002 Africa Cup, Mali |
 Kick Polio Out of Mali; Mothers, think of other vaccines |
 Delta Voyages, Mali, with a quota of 150 pilgrims for Mecca and Medina |
 Musée National du Mali, Bamako |
 Musée National du Mali, Bamako |
 Mali National Museum, Bamako |
 Musée National du Mali |
 Trash can! |
 Musée National du Mali, Bamako |
 Model of the Djenné Mosque, Mali National Museum |
 Model of the Djenné Mosque, Mali National Museum |
 Model of the Djenné Mosque |
 Model of the Djenné Mosque |
 Another mosque model at the Mali National Museum |
 Another mosque model at the Mali National Museum |
 Gare Routière Gana Transport, Bamako, Mali |
 Gare Routière Gana Transport, Bamako, Mali |
 Taxis in Bamako, Mali |
 Assemblée Nationale, Bamako, Mali |
 Mali National Assembly, Bamako |
 Statue by the National Assembly |
 Statue resembling African masks, Bamako |
 Place de la Rébublique, Bamako, Mali |
 Tile artwork at the National Assembly showing the future |
 Artwork at the National Assembly, showing traditional Mali |
 Coat of Arms of the City of Bamako |
 Trash can with the 3 crocodiles of the seal of Bamako |
 Taxis, Place de la Rébublique, Bamako |
 Maisons des Artisans du Mali, Bamako |
 Grand Marché - Maison des Artisans, Bamako, Mali |
 Grand Marché - Maison des Artisans, Bamako, Mali |
 Silver jewellry, Maison des Artisans, Bamako, Mali |
 Carved African masks, Maison des Artisans |
 Carved African masks, Maison des Artisans |
 Carved African masks, Maison des Artisans |
 Maison des Artisans |
 Woodcarver at work, Maison des Artisans |
 Maison des Artisans |
 Maison des Artisans |
 Grand Marché - Maison des Artisans, Bamako, Mali |
 I went off on some guy here complaining about me taking photos...you want tourists here? Tourists take photos! |
 African drums at the Maison des Artisans |
 African drums at the Maison des Artisans |
 Event poster for Parc des Expositions de Bamako |
 Event poster - Le Mali à Paris |
 Market, central Bamako |
 What a great place for a cafe... |
 Market, central Bamako |
 Market, central Bamako |
 Market, central Bamako |
 Minaret of the Grand Mosquée, Bamako |
 Grand Mosquée, Bamako |
 Grand Mosquée, Bamako |
 Prayer timings, Grand Mosquée, Bamako |
 Rue Baba Diarra, Bamako |
 Event poster - Festival du Théâtre des Réalités, Bamako |
 Avenue Al Qoods (Al Quds, Arabic for Jerusalem) |
 Avenue Al Qoods, Bamako |
 Painting from a famous photo of Palestinians, Ave. Al Qoods (Jerusalem), Bamako |
 Painting from a famous photo of Palestinians, Ave. Al Qoods (Jerusalem), Bamako |
 Independence Monument, Avenue Al Qoods, Bamako |
 Independence Monument, Avenue Al Qoods, Bamako |
 Avenue Al Qoods is also called Route de Koulikoro |
 Librarie Islamique - Islamic bookstore, Avenue Al Qoods, Bamako |
 American flag on a Bamako minibus taxi |
 Internet cafe owner, Avenue Al Qoods, Bamako |
 CD License plate from the Rebublic of Guinea seen in Bamako |
 Thumbs up, Bamako |
 Two boys in Bamako, Mali |
 Busy Avenue Al Qoods, Bamako, Mali |
 Busy Avenue Al Qoods, Bamako, Mali |
 Hospital, Bamako |
 ENI-ABT National Engineers School Abderhamane Baba Toure, Avenue Van Vollenhaven, Bamako, Mali |
 Dunia, Avenue Van Vollenhaven, Bamako, Mali |
 Furniture stores, Avenue de la Liberté, Bamako, Mali |
 Furniture stores, Avenue de la Liberté, Bamako, Mali |
 Avenue de la Liberté, Bamako, Mali |
 Place de la Liberté, Bamako, Mali |
 Projet de construction de la Cité Administrative à Bamako, Mali |
 Cité Administrative à Bamako, Mali |
 Administrative City building project, Bamako, Mali |
 Neue Verwaltungsstadt, Bamako, Mali |
 Future joint ministries complex, Bamako, Mali |
 Sign for Bamako Airport via the King Fahd Bridge |
 Bridge named after King Fahd of Saudi Arabia |
 View from the Pont du Roi Fahd ibn Abdulaziz |
 Public laundry below the King Fahd Bridge, Bamako, Mali |
 Washing laundry on the banks of the Niger, Bamako |
 Public laundry below the King Fahd Bridge, Bamako, Mali |
 Public laundry below the King Fahd Bridge, Bamako, Mali |
 The main road out of town, Route de Ségou, 907km to Timbuktu |
 Route de Ségou, Bamako, Mali |
 Construction project, Rectorat of the University of Bamako, Mali |
 Université de Bamako Faculté des Lettres, Langues, Arts et Sciences Humaines, Le Decanat |
 Watermelon stand, Route de Ségou, Bamako |
 Africa Tower, Bamako |
 La Tour d'Afrique, Bamako |
 Modern gas station, Bamako |
 AIDS Prevention - Abstinence, Fidelity, Protection |
 Mali national stadium, Stadium "26th March", Bamako |
 Bamako Court of Appeals (Court d'Appel de Bamako) |