![Allada, Benin, is building a giant new church](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79144997.7Un3wJ3M.BeninDec06362.jpg) Allada, Benin, is building a giant new church |
![St. Mary atop the dome, Allada, Benin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145004.d5tK8ess.BeninDec06364.jpg) St. Mary atop the dome, Allada, Benin |
![New church, Allada, Benin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145008.kPxhsQSg.BeninDec06365.jpg) New church, Allada, Benin |
![New church, Allada, Benin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145012.30HqyMat.BeninDec06366.jpg) New church, Allada, Benin |
![PTT Benin Bureau de Poste Abomey-Calavi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145016.yqjvDaWg.BeninDec06367.jpg) PTT Benin Bureau de Poste Abomey-Calavi |
![Sign for the turn for the Ganvié boat landing](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71697088.WaAfcZI1.BeninDec06368.jpg) Sign for the turn for the Ganvié boat landing |
![Cité Lacustre de Ganvié - Lake City of Ganvie](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145021.pI0gPMpc.BeninDec06368.jpg) Cité Lacustre de Ganvié - Lake City of Ganvie |
![Table of official fares for tourist visits to Ganvié](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145266.UkXFTt3Z.BeninDec06540.jpg) Table of official fares for tourist visits to Ganvié |
![Lakeside depot for tourist boats to Ganvié](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145271.3GW89RQ6.BeninDec06544.jpg) Lakeside depot for tourist boats to Ganvié |
![Fish market at the Ganvié boat landing](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145268.ihz1XOEd.BeninDec06542.jpg) Fish market at the Ganvié boat landing |
![Fish market at the Ganvié boat landing](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71697089.lbbkmcPu.BeninDec06373.jpg) Fish market at the Ganvié boat landing |
![Fish market at the Ganvié boat landing](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145032.gec8ipQp.BeninDec06375.jpg) Fish market at the Ganvié boat landing |
![Ganvié boat landing](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145034.U92DQIsc.BeninDec06376.jpg) Ganvié boat landing |
![Ganvié boat landing](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145036.Lg56J1K5.BeninDec06378.jpg) Ganvié boat landing |
![Boy at the Ganvié boat landing](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71697090.D3UweAOV.BeninDec06381.jpg) Boy at the Ganvié boat landing |
![Ganvié boat landing](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145273.UqdER5SV.BeninDec06545.jpg) Ganvié boat landing |
![Ganvié boat landing](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145327.9k52PSpZ.BeninDec06578.jpg) Ganvié boat landing |
![Young boy paddling a canoe, Ganvié](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71697091.aVG6QKG3.BeninDec06382.jpg) Young boy paddling a canoe, Ganvié |
![Ganvié woman in a big hat paddling a canoe](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71697092.F9GVQxoE.BeninDec06383.jpg) Ganvié woman in a big hat paddling a canoe |
![Canoe headed out onto Lac Nakoué](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145044.WAzHwij1.BeninDec06384.jpg) Canoe headed out onto Lac Nakoué |
![Fisherman casting a net for cadeau, Lac Nakoué, Benin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145045.lvyTpV2u.BeninDec06385.jpg) Fisherman casting a net for cadeau, Lac Nakoué, Benin |
![Woman padding a canoe to shore, Lac Nakoué](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145047.KlFcTxGo.BeninDec06386.jpg) Woman padding a canoe to shore, Lac Nakoué |
![Lac Nakoué, Benin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145048.Bs1RkJS2.BeninDec06387.jpg) Lac Nakoué, Benin |
![Fisherman's mid-lake shelter, Lac Nakoué, Benin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145051.GRJysWzE.BeninDec06389.jpg) Fisherman's mid-lake shelter, Lac Nakoué, Benin |
![Boatman, Lac Nakoué, Benin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145053.FxoTEJLJ.BeninDec06390.jpg) Boatman, Lac Nakoué, Benin |
![Man poling a canue, Lac Nakoué, Benin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145054.oOq5SiWp.BeninDec06392.jpg) Man poling a canue, Lac Nakoué, Benin |
![The lake seems to be overrun with this stuff](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145056.U4qfBvDp.BeninDec06393.jpg) The lake seems to be overrun with this stuff |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145057.Xj51soxK.BeninDec06394.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145059.OWnFNXS6.BeninDec06396.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Many of the locals don't seem to appreciate tourism...](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145061.7obkaZD0.BeninDec06397.jpg) Many of the locals don't seem to appreciate tourism... |
![Tourist boat, Ganvie](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145187.PgK5deVj.BeninDec06480.jpg) Tourist boat, Ganvie |
![Hotel Chez Raphael, Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145062.0YLjAZsy.BeninDec06398.jpg) Hotel Chez Raphael, Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Hotel Chez Raphael, Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145069.Aa6AxshE.BeninDec06403.jpg) Hotel Chez Raphael, Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Hotel Chez Raphael, Ganvié, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145200.FpvsWNHE.BeninDec06489.jpg) Hotel Chez Raphael, Ganvié, Bénin |
![Plumbing, Chez Raphael](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145206.Vyumdgqk.BeninDec06492.jpg) Plumbing, Chez Raphael |
![Bronze castings, Chez Raphael](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145195.HkOFEeUT.BeninDec06485.jpg) Bronze castings, Chez Raphael |
![Paddlers, Ganvié stilt village, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71697104.l9kZVM9w.BeninDec06484.jpg) Paddlers, Ganvié stilt village, Bénin |
![Old boat overgrown with lake weeds](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145198.3QAGpkrR.BeninDec06488.jpg) Old boat overgrown with lake weeds |
![View from Hotel Chez Raphael, Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145203.nx7lTjin.BeninDec06490.jpg) View from Hotel Chez Raphael, Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145064.OGtLdk2J.BeninDec06399.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145066.xLd1YPEK.BeninDec06400.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145067.dTdePj2v.BeninDec06401.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145071.T7KeCjXs.BeninDec06404.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145072.1sXx6Cfd.BeninDec06406.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145074.0UWmiEys.BeninDec06407.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ose Oluwa - Mecanicien - outboard motor repair](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145075.G2xlKBSc.BeninDec06408.jpg) Ose Oluwa - Mecanicien - outboard motor repair |
![Typical Ganvié thatched hut built on stilts, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71697095.gKPyZMK0.BeninDec06409.jpg) Typical Ganvié thatched hut built on stilts, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ahi Dagbe Floating Market constructed by the Royal Green Cross - Togo - funded by his majesty King Francois Ayayi Ayih 2005](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145214.Cnh7Pxm0.BeninDec06499.jpg) Ahi Dagbe Floating Market constructed by the Royal Green Cross - Togo - funded by his majesty King Francois Ayayi Ayih 2005 |
![Floating market, Ganvié - the whole village had a bit of a southeast Asian feel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145078.cjMYKsiw.BeninDec06410.jpg) Floating market, Ganvié - the whole village had a bit of a southeast Asian feel |
![Woman in a canoe at the Ganvié floating market](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145080.PegpiAmx.BeninDec06411.jpg) Woman in a canoe at the Ganvié floating market |
![Woman paddling a canoe full of baskets](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145085.z8CLIgwc.BeninDec06414.jpg) Woman paddling a canoe full of baskets |
![Woman paddling her canoe through the streets of Ganvié](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71697096.YLyk9XkJ.BeninDec06419.jpg) Woman paddling her canoe through the "streets" of Ganvié |
![Ganvié floating market](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145095.7RtZZ0U7.BeninDec06421.jpg) Ganvié floating market |
![Hotel Carrefour Ganvié, Chez M, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145086.v0YQe23U.BeninDec06415.jpg) Hotel Carrefour Ganvié, Chez "M", Bénin |
![Hotel Carrefour Ganvié, Benin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145088.0qE1bzuD.BeninDec06416.jpg) Hotel Carrefour Ganvié, Benin |
![Hotel Carrefour Ganvié, Chez M, Bénin - site of the most disgusting chicken lunch I've ever had](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145089.YPCTN5Ed.BeninDec06417.jpg) Hotel Carrefour Ganvié, Chez "M", Bénin - site of the most disgusting chicken lunch I've ever had |
![Hotel Carrefour Ganvié](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145091.i4389fvE.BeninDec06418.jpg) Hotel Carrefour Ganvié |
![Voodoo fetishes, Hotel Carrefour Ganvié, Benin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145100.QBPGBGgg.BeninDec06424.jpg) Voodoo fetishes, Hotel Carrefour Ganvié, Benin |
![Voodoo fetishes, Hotel Carrefour Ganvié](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145228.r4ADMy55.BeninDec06511.jpg) Voodoo fetishes, Hotel Carrefour Ganvié |
![Voodoo fetishes, Hotel Carrefour Ganvié](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145101.JxGFagfH.BeninDec06425.jpg) Voodoo fetishes, Hotel Carrefour Ganvié |
![After a brief stop here to place our lunch orders, the boat trip continued](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71697097.VvT8HSUg.BeninDec06426.jpg) After a brief stop here to place our lunch orders, the boat trip continued |
![Masks for sale, Hotel Carrefour Ganvié](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145098.WoXMElYj.BeninDec06423.jpg) Masks for sale, Hotel Carrefour Ganvié |
![Woodcarvings, Hotel Carrefour Ganvié](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145097.4bGE6bVY.BeninDec06422.jpg) Woodcarvings, Hotel Carrefour Ganvié |
![Ganvié boy](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145104.ALw175df.BeninDec06427.jpg) Ganvié boy |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145107.u6jiZ906.BeninDec06429.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145109.ir93r7uC.BeninDec06430.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Cargo boat, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145110.Jf1sykgA.BeninDec06431.jpg) Cargo boat, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Cargo boat, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71697098.Q1Xy2mFQ.BeninDec06432.jpg) Cargo boat, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié woman paddling - no smile, no greeting](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145114.pxsi3urf.BeninDec06433.jpg) Ganvié woman paddling - no smile, no greeting |
![Cargo boat, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145115.p8u30eKu.BeninDec06434.jpg) Cargo boat, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![The boy in the front slaps the water to tell the man steering when to turn](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145117.lITiwyXb.BeninDec06435.jpg) The boy in the front slaps the water to tell the man steering when to turn |
![BeninDec06 436.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145119.8fCMIe8P.BeninDec06436.jpg) BeninDec06 436.jpg |
![Ganvié, Benin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71697100.AKLKUx8J.BeninDec06437.jpg) Ganvié, Benin |
![Nope, no smile here](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145122.rYIh7Z9i.BeninDec06438.jpg) Nope, no smile here |
![Ecole Primaire Publique de Ganvié, the local school built on a sandy island](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145124.OdE4B0Jj.BeninDec06439.jpg) Ecole Primaire Publique de Ganvié, the local school built on a sandy island |
![Tricks for Cadeau near the school](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71697101.ywP8KH7N.BeninDec06442.jpg) Tricks for Cadeau near the school |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145127.Qn9gwUAd.BeninDec06443.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Market boat, Ganvié, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145129.99FadZFX.BeninDec06444.jpg) Market boat, Ganvié, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Venice of Africa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145132.7F2ZznBw.BeninDec06445.jpg) Ganvié, "Venice of Africa" |
![Hey, at least she's looking at us...](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145136.4itPf8zh.BeninDec06447.jpg) Hey, at least she's looking at us... |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145138.F91dt39m.BeninDec06449.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145140.b7jZb7R9.BeninDec06450.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145141.Jn2JuhCw.BeninDec06451.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145143.m9LHcZ7e.BeninDec06453.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145144.KNG8QVGF.BeninDec06454.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145146.cWdDF66Z.BeninDec06455.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145148.O49Vzlug.BeninDec06456.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Our third stop, a tourist shop (no sign so I don't know the name...)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145182.fxw0Gnqu.BeninDec06476.jpg) Our third stop, a tourist shop (no sign so I don't know the name...) |
![Tourist shop, Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145150.bjwUY59g.BeninDec06457.jpg) Tourist shop, Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145154.pxbvDLxA.BeninDec06459.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Crucifix, Ganvié, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145157.eDvXS6QW.BeninDec06460.jpg) Crucifix, Ganvié, Bénin |
![Crucifix, Ganvié, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145158.mO3qk4kp.BeninDec06461.jpg) Crucifix, Ganvié, Bénin |
![Sample of the paintings of Ganvié available at the shop](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145170.ffEvQAO6.BeninDec06469.jpg) Sample of the paintings of Ganvié available at the shop |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145172.GfsAc4Hg.BeninDec06470.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145152.Sz9jwwMG.BeninDec06458.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![How long until the weed eats the lake](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71697102.Cfi2R8Gu.BeninDec06463.jpg) How long until the weed eats the lake |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145162.C3C6eAOH.BeninDec06464.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71697103.82jy2BZ2.BeninDec06465.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145165.AHjBLKzJ.BeninDec06466.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![The locals of Ganvié love to hide behind their big hats](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145167.AuvkoUzx.BeninDec06467.jpg) The locals of Ganvié love to hide behind their big hats |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145169.oa2PJdx8.BeninDec06468.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145174.n7JvKS18.BeninDec06471.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145175.YqciJbsv.BeninDec06472.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145177.xYME1G10.BeninDec06473.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145179.IPjK2LAs.BeninDec06474.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145180.NT5Ztzi9.BeninDec06475.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Canoe with an improvised sail, Ganvie](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145184.VJBuLBDC.BeninDec06477.jpg) Canoe with an improvised sail, Ganvie |
![Fisherman drawing in a net](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145185.rvcATXFC.BeninDec06479.jpg) Fisherman drawing in a net |
![Cargo boat passing Chez Raphael, Ganvie, Benin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145189.pO4tj0Zu.BeninDec06481.jpg) Cargo boat passing Chez Raphael, Ganvie, Benin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145192.OwQooqdO.BeninDec06483.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145204.Usr4SdeF.BeninDec06491.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145207.wPc5rt7M.BeninDec06493.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145209.JArKtFlc.BeninDec06495.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145210.X3wQLUbC.BeninDec06497.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Pharmacy on stilts, Ganvié, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145212.FSMcfi7Q.BeninDec06498.jpg) Pharmacy on stilts, Ganvié, Bénin |
![Boatload of kids, Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145218.1WaIXaMP.BeninDec06501.jpg) Boatload of kids, Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![So friendly...](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145227.jy57DpF8.BeninDec06510.jpg) So friendly... |
![Back Chez M for our lunch stop...did I mention how disappointing it was?](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145219.DzLyNBRM.BeninDec06502.jpg) Back Chez "M" for our lunch stop...did I mention how disappointing it was? |
![Hotel Carrefour Chez M](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145220.SRUjTdoe.BeninDec06503.jpg) Hotel Carrefour Chez "M" |
![One of the beneficiaries of my rubber chicken](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145225.WgmcYw7g.BeninDec06509.jpg) One of the beneficiaries of my rubber chicken |
![Hotel Carrefour Chez M, Ganvié, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145237.7goshRT4.BeninDec06520.jpg) Hotel Carrefour Chez "M", Ganvié, Bénin |
![Hotel Carrefour Chez M, Ganvié, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145230.zoxmJC6s.BeninDec06513.jpg) Hotel Carrefour Chez "M", Ganvié, Bénin |
![Hotel Carrefour Chez M, Ganvié, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145231.UWSdtOlt.BeninDec06514.jpg) Hotel Carrefour Chez "M", Ganvié, Bénin |
![Hotel Carrefour Chez M, Ganvié, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145233.k5onZRlr.BeninDec06515.jpg) Hotel Carrefour Chez "M", Ganvié, Bénin |
![Hotel Carrefour Chez M has a very psychotic looking monkey chained to a tree](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145106.xySEIlkg.BeninDec06428.jpg) Hotel Carrefour Chez "M" has a very psychotic looking monkey chained to a tree |
![He'll surely end up as a voodoo fetish](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71697105.TQMnNdZk.BeninDec06504.jpg) He'll surely end up as a voodoo fetish |
![The monkey got loose during lunch](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145245.OOhHliUS.BeninDec06527.jpg) The monkey got loose during lunch |
![He really didn't know what to do with his freedom](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145246.AKP8ISxH.BeninDec06528.jpg) He really didn't know what to do with his freedom |
![Staff trying to catch the monkey](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145248.gOOg2bLP.BeninDec06529.jpg) Staff trying to catch the monkey |
![Climb, stupid!](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71697108.HqUOOcPM.BeninDec06530.jpg) Climb, stupid! |
![Not the smartest monkey I've seen](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145251.oIRKjyqA.BeninDec06531.jpg) Not the smartest monkey I've seen |
![Soon, the now bleeding monkey is dragged back to his tree](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71697109.VXzaBYRU.BeninDec06535.jpg) Soon, the now bleeding monkey is dragged back to his tree |
![The baby monkey went nuts when the big one escaped](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145264.oxflY1OO.BeninDec06538.jpg) The baby monkey went nuts when the big one escaped |
![Baby monkey eating my lunch](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145276.3PkuXnOY.BeninDec06547.jpg) Baby monkey eating my lunch |
![Here We Sell School Supplies and Sacks of Rice](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145253.Cuw2Al7c.BeninDec06532.jpg) Here We Sell School Supplies and Sacks of Rice |
![Shop attached to the Hotel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145255.JV6GRwO8.BeninDec06533.jpg) Shop attached to the Hotel |
![Ganvié, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145257.QrjoEynw.BeninDec06534.jpg) Ganvié, Bénin |
![Paddling Peddler, Ganvié, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145277.JoxT4Kj2.BeninDec06548.jpg) Paddling Peddler, Ganvié, Bénin |
![A rare smile in Ganvié](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71697110.GP3QJXHz.BeninDec06549.jpg) A rare smile in Ganvié |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145281.Pq49MEpu.BeninDec06551.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145282.DbOg6t5C.BeninDec06552.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145284.YLtvZoBj.BeninDec06553.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Motorboats are uncommon](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145285.fT0KU7aX.BeninDec06555.jpg) Motorboats are uncommon |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145287.Hk01SUp1.BeninDec06556.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145289.5IpxihnZ.BeninDec06557.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Woman climbing down from her hut](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145290.BuWQ51qV.BeninDec06558.jpg) Woman climbing down from her hut |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145292.BgBbZtDM.BeninDec06559.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145294.U6MJ0X98.BeninDec06560.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Donne moi un cadeau!](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145295.eha1sy74.BeninDec06561.jpg) Donne moi un cadeau! |
![At least some of the kids seem happy](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145297.AnuNtMbD.BeninDec06562.jpg) At least some of the kids seem happy |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145299.3ieTyHG7.BeninDec06563.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145301.3cggm8E0.BeninDec06564.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![...perhaps tourists should stop coming here if the locals are so unfriendly and apparently annoyed by tourists...](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145302.gS2etMS8.BeninDec06565.jpg) ...perhaps tourists should stop coming here if the locals are so unfriendly and apparently annoyed by tourists... |
![Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145305.aeTK5V5r.BeninDec06566.jpg) Ganvié, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Sailboat, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145306.CreySi2o.BeninDec06567.jpg) Sailboat, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![The guy with the motorboat passing us again](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145308.cNuZRL57.BeninDec06568.jpg) The guy with the motorboat passing us again |
![Raggy sail catches the breeze](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145310.goe2skDV.BeninDec06569.jpg) Raggy sail catches the breeze |
![Recycled Super Sack](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145311.ZcdkBbs6.BeninDec06570.jpg) Recycled "Super Sack" |
![Fishermen in a canoe, Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145313.GW6Uxdak.BeninDec06572.jpg) Fishermen in a canoe, Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145314.tnkijdFs.BeninDec06573.jpg) Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Lac Nakoué, Bénin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145318.JECZl31c.BeninDec06574.jpg) Lac Nakoué, Bénin |
![Boy poling the canoe back towards Ganvie](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145320.5BH2ECL3.BeninDec06575.jpg) Boy poling the canoe back towards Ganvie |
![Venice of Africa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145323.HRwaTW8f.BeninDec06576.jpg) "Venice of Africa" |
![Remote stilt hut well outside the village](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145325.3Ynp4Plk.BeninDec06577.jpg) Remote stilt hut well outside the village |
![Back at the boat landing](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145328.iLeexFOb.BeninDec06579.jpg) Back at the boat landing |
![Back on the mainland](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145332.EKuJJ4em.BeninDec06582.jpg) Back on the mainland |
![The road to Cotonou](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/79145333.Cd9SFHTi.BeninDec06583.jpg) The road to Cotonou |