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Ah, Segou. I was stuck here for four days trying to get money from the banks or from the ATMs. If you're going to be travelling in Mali, know that your Visa Electron card will NOT WORK. And your mastercard is completely useless. Bring cash, and plenty of it. Having said that, I did like Segou. It's lazy and has a couple of high end hotels where you can have excellent meals and the countryside is quite nice. Old Segou, or Segou-Koro I think it was called, was beautiful and worth a motorbike ride to go see. But, damn, four days was two too many.
The restaurant below my hotel, with Citroen
The restaurant below my hotel, with Citroen		 This kid was so unhappy.
This kid was so unhappy.		 Out and about in Segou
Out and about in Segou		 This one too
This one too		 Segou town
Segou town		 It's Hammer time
It's Hammer time
Side track by the main road
Side track by the main road		 The bus taking me from Bobo to Segou broke down, but only for about an hour
The bus taking me from Bobo to Segou broke down, but only for about an hour		 Probably the most prominent sensory memory of Africa will be the sound of a donkey being whipped.
Probably the most prominent sensory memory of Africa will be the sound of a donkey being whipped.		 Niger River scene
Niger River scene		 And again
And again		 g1/31/233431/3/107980327.OARjrVi3.jpg
g1/31/233431/3/107980326.6k7JviGR.jpg I'm a sucker for river shots
I'm a sucker for river shots		 Segou town
Segou town		 Very badly made roundabout statuary
Very badly made roundabout statuary		 Typical Segou dwelling
Typical Segou dwelling		 Down by the river
Down by the river
Sweet kid
Sweet kid		 Not a lot in Segou to photograph but the river
Not a lot in Segou to photograph but the river		 We loved these cows
We loved these cows		 This is in Old Segou
This is in Old Segou		 Here too
Here too		 It was nice out there. Very beautiful, easily the highlight of Segou
It was nice out there. Very beautiful, easily the highlight of Segou
Old Segou market
Old Segou market		 Strapping lad
Strapping lad		 Looking toward the old palace
Looking toward the old palace		 The old palace
The old palace		 Inside the old palace
Inside the old palace		 Atop the old palace, with my guides
Atop the old palace, with my guides
Old Segou shot from atop the old palace
Old Segou shot from atop the old palace		 Old Segou
Old Segou		 More
More		 g1/31/233431/3/107980204.MYnYXKWI.jpg Trees on the beach
Trees on the beach		 This is what they were doing
This is what they were doing
Old Segou mosque
Old Segou mosque		 Again
Again		 Stump
Stump		 Citroen!
Citroen!		 Dead Christians
Dead Christians		 Back in Segou town now
Back in Segou town now
Here too
Here too		 We enjoyed photographing Guinea fowl
We enjoyed photographing Guinea fowl		 Flowers
Flowers		 The old colonial district
The old colonial district		 How I feel most days
How I feel most days		 Frame invader
Frame invader
Segou town
Segou town		 g1/31/233431/3/107980115.VuQzECwX.jpg Foosball is big in Mali. BIG.
Foosball is big in Mali. BIG.		 We don't really have a good explanation of this
We don't really have a good explanation of this		 Baobab tree
Baobab tree		 Outside old Segou
Outside old Segou
Some faces
Some faces		 g1/31/233431/3/107980129.jG7WODvL.jpg I was going to write some clever post-colonial commentary about seeing myself reflected in this girl's eyes and I guess I did.
I was going to write some clever post-colonial commentary about seeing myself reflected in this girl's eyes and I guess I did.		 Very pretty
Very pretty		 Old Segou
Old Segou		 Here too
Here too
Vive la Mali!
Vive la Mali!		 g1/31/233431/3/107980145.DuGZnBID.jpg

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