R. Doug Wicker — Author

Today I shall finish up our trip to Gorée Island, then take you on a photographic tour of Dakar, Senegal. I’ll start with this next image which, appropriately for a hub of the slave trade, asks D’où  Venez-Vous? (Where are you from?).

Just outside the Gorée Island ferry embarkation area you’ll find the ever-present souvenir area”, but at least this one had local crafts instead of :

Once we made it back to Dakar, we boarded our tour buses for yet another destination. We were off to see Dakar’s TER (Train Express Régional Dakar) Station. Outside we were greeted by Monument Demba et Dupont, one of the oldest monuments in Senegal and dedicated to the comraderie between French and African soldiers during World War I:

Turn away from the Monument Demba et Dupont and you’ll get your first view of Les Chemins de fer du Senegal (The Railways of Senegal) Gare de Dakar (Dakar Train Station) :

Let’s step inside:

Then walk out to the platform to see the modern trains of which our guide was so proud, the Alstom Coradia Polyvalent:

After that it was back aboard the buses and out to Le Village des Arts (The Village of Arts):

Unfortunately, the art paled in comparison to the flora. I’ll show you a couple more photos of Le Village des Arts on Wednesday, then take you around for more Dakar sights.

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