A Dakarois Smorgasbord

When I think of Senegal outside of Dakar, this is the image in my mind.

Car rapides in Les Almadies, Dakar, Senegal

A car rapide in traffick in Ouakam, Dakar, Senegal

The Grand Mosque of Dakar

Mosque by the Sea's beach where fishermen launch each morning

Les Almadies

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They Call it Stormy Monday

An ominous storm approaching the Les Almadies neighborhood of Dakar, Senegal, during the rainy season

[That's the Monument to the African Renaissance in the background]

The same storm's approach creates a stunning sky line near the Mosque by the Sea

Sorry, one photo of the awesome cloud just wasn't enough!

Then the heavens open up, flooding Dakar. If you're lucky, your car dies in an area like this that isn't thigh deep in water
so when you pop it in neutral to force it to start, you don't end up swimming instead of pushing the car...

The rainy season creates massive flooding. This street is lucky and would be considered minimal flooding.

Then suddenly, as quickly as the storm comes, it leaves rapidly with an amazingly blue sky in its wake

The Grand Mosque in Dakar

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A Call to Prayer in Les Almadies

As Ramadan nears nears its end, a man prays in Les Almadies, Dakar, Senegal

Iles de la Madeleine and the coast of Dakar

The Corniche and Mermoz - Dakar

The mural at the underpass at the Monument of the African Renaissance

A mosque being built in Les Almadies

In Senegal, mosques begin their calls to prayer regardless if the mosque is not completed 

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Mermoz and Ouakam

 spiders at the lighthouse in Mermoz, Dakar, Senegal

sunset at the light house, Mermoz

the view of downtown Dakar from the lighthouse, Mermoz

 flowers at the Mosque by the Sea (La Mosquée de la Divinité), Ouakam, Dakar, Senegal

 downtown from the Mosque by the Sea, Ouakam

flowers at the Mosque by the Sea, Ouakam

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