quick update

..our container arrived on Thursday the 16th and we have spent since then in a maze of boxes and IKEA flat packs.

Finally we are beginning to feel that we might get there soon, and I will post some photos when its less chaotic here.

Today is the first time that the temperature outside is lower than inside - its only 25 degrees right now as it is raining heavily - inside we keep the airco's on at 27 - which can feel quite fresh against the normal 35 or so that it is here..so I'm going to take advantage of the chill and unpack more of the boxes on the terrace...

more Ouaga bits and pieces

welcome to our minimalistic home...where the cats get to watch their very own tv station - Gecko TV all night long (well half and hour - but thats a long time for a cat)

our shiny new Toyota Prado which is at the embassy - it's been in the country longer than us but we are still waiting for all the paperwork - it has to go to police, it's been to customs, has to go to another sort of police, and then the tax man...


street life
just the place if I ever need a life sized madonna statue in the garden
boy am I glad we have our own beds and sofas heading this way, I couldn't make a choice otherwise
not a sign I remember learning when taking driving lessons!
I'd like to say that this followed shortly after above sign, but I'd be lying



mmm...peanuts nom nom

..on the street where you live

so this is the approach to our street, we are just on a dirt road at the end of a tarmac road

we live at 217 rue 4.66 in Koulouba
depending which map you use and the sign at the end of the street rue 4.66 is at the end of Ave. President Saye Zerbo

however...we also live at 1139 Rue Raoul Follerau! there has apparently been some re-naming of streets, and of course not everyone uses the same map.

(Ave de Burkina Faso)

So far the directions I have give are - if you are at the elephant roundabout / traffic lights which are at the end of Avenue Burkina Faso / Avenue de la Cathedrale and you are heading back along Avenue Burkina Faso towards the chicken roundabout and the Ministry of foreign affairs, its the first road on the right - there are signs for Restaurant Tiebele and Harevy's - carry on to the dirt road, and ours is the green gate by the big tree!

Roundabouts

The town planners have more fun with the roundabouts here than back in Europe - but at least it means that I am beginning to get the hang of navigating a bit better
the elephant roundabout on the main road we live near



the chicken roundabout - or Place du poulet as it is known locally

this roundabout in town place des cineastes - represents reels of film, there being a big film festival here every other year
United nations roundabout - complete with globe

and guess what we call this one - which is more of a junction than a roundabout really - but nevertheless..