Passing Through Rufisque

Traffic in Rufisque, Senegal. Rufisque has the only real road off the Cap-Vert peninsula where Dakar is located.

No traffic: the trip is 15 minutes through Rufisque. Traffic? Well, anywhere from an hour to four.

Two boys walk through Rufisque.

Rufisque

Hanging out in Rufisque.

A clothing and fabric vender in Rufisque. Notice the large speakers? They play Koranic verses.

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Snapshots from the road

 a woman carrying her sleeping daughter

Rufisque, Senegal

 Rufisque

Street vendors.   You can buy anything off the street.  

Things I've bought: Winter hats, footballs, peanuts, stickers

mangos, oranges, bananas...you get the idea

Hanging out

 Rufisque

the Senegalese men all wear these black caps with a pom-pom

no matter how hot it is outside

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Ndary Lo's Studio

Men reaching for heaven by Ndary Lo -- Ndary Lo's Studio, Rufiqsue, Senegal

Ndary Lo as seen from his studio's courtyard

 Different pieces of art in Ndary Lo's studio

 this head was made of wood..it was so amazing

Man reaching for heaven by Ndary Lo

The sandals were worn by his father on his pilgrimage to Mecca

and are the focal point of his studio

More information on the fabulous Ndary Lo

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