streets of Kano
cool storm clouds rolling in
myriad's of fabrics
negotiating prices
WAY more fun than the mall
could YOU resist these beauties
wonder if he was happy about having his picture taken
we had lots of fabric to buy
cows in the median...naturally
tuk tuk
we look happy, but really, we're bored
tanks ready to roll
this camera man put me on national TV
grab a seat wherever you can
in a dye pit
main freakin' huge mosque
horses waiting for their moment of fame
entrance to the Imir's palace
Babbas strutting down the street to prayers
check out the tires hanging on the cut trees
yummy standing water
mmmMMmmm
real men wear pink...while dancing
only one on stilts. that's cool
onslaught of overdressed men on horses
dye pits
local ironing club
I thought I would give it a whirl, but those mallets are HEAVY! ignore the 8 year old next to me doing it with ease
The Imir! I thought this was a kid...oops!
yay for camels!!
whole heck of a lot of poeple
CHARGE!
really beautiful hand-dyed fabrics
woman of the cloth
cool artifacts and cultural jewelry
smurf feet
too cute
displaying the amazing works of art for suckers like us to buy
she's in charge
I want his job
someone has hired this guy to get water for their house...don't want this job
ridiculous traffic and pollution in kano
these green & white signs are everywhere...
little inspirational messages
jamie, lisa, jocelyn
i drop money and he throws up cold drinks...brilliant!
ditched the chairs in favor of the ledge
Ruth, me, Lisa
police were EVERYWHERE
made friends in the crowd
favorite new british-kiwi
not sure how this kid got to ride
play sword fighting
some guys had trouble controlling their horses, i found it amusing
my vision felt like this after a while
cool pic, courtesy of Ruth
i found this costume a little scary
we got interviewd for national radio station
firing off a gun for every year of the Imir's reign
mass chaos as the festivities ended
um, he's filming us...ironic
coming to you live, from 2008 Eid al Fitr in Kano!
