Sunday, August 21, 2011

"Around Freetown pt. 1..."

My friend and i love to wander through Freetown.  The other day, we decided to explore some new territory and move off into some of the side streets. 

We discovered a whole new world beyond the main streets we normally walked down.  As we meandered down the maze of side street, never quite sure of which way we were headed, we discovered wonderful gems of the "Salone" culture.

People selling their peppers, chicken feet, rice, ground nut, group cassava leaves, live chickens, ducks, guinea fowls...  Most people were all to eager to greet us, talk with us, and answer our questions.

An old church that is now used to pile garbage in and a back drop for the sales stalls.

A house advertising the local "Megacola" soda.

The view over Siska town.

Stairs that go down to the river and then back up.

The "pig pen" is the river at the bottom of the stairs.

This gentleman was hand carving these wooden spoons with his knife. One spoon cost  1000 Leons...which is about 25 cents.

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