Road to Kano
There are lots of bicycles once you get out of Lagos
Road to Kano
Traffic!
Road to Kano
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Road to Kano
How do they fit in those huts?
Road to Kano
Transporting firewood via head
Road to Kano
Gas station?
Road to Kano
Doubting those wires are DSL
Road to Kano
Police roadblock on dangerous stretch of road, frequented by armed bandits
Road to Kano
Transporting firewood via motorcycle
Road to Kano
Head balancing skills
Road to Kano
Caroline relaxes on the 3 hour drive to Kano from Jos
Road to Kano
Another gas station... "No food for a lazy man" reads the precariously perched table
Road to Kano
Another gas station... "No food for a lazy man" reads the precariously perched table
Road to Kano
Entering Kano - city of 4 million people
Road to Kano
Art, anyone?
Road to Kano
Entering Kano - city of 4 million people
Kano, Nigeria
Commonplace Islamic religious sign
Prince Hotel - Kano
Scott peruses the very pricey room-service menu
Prince Hotel - Kano
The hotel patio bar provides the view from our room
Prince Hotel - Kano
Scott makes plans with our driver, the gruff Gausil
Kano, Nigeria
The suya man allows me to take his photo after Gausil insists that he comply
Kano, Nigeria
Caroline waits for lunch at the University of Suya food stand
Kano, Nigeria
The only evidence we ever saw of recycling in Nigeria - a paper plate-liner!
Kano, Nigeria
Typical sight
Kano, Nigeria
Typical sight
Museum - Kano
The entrance tot he Gidan Makama Museum in Kano
Museum - Kano
Our self-appointed museum guide
Museum - Kano
Caroline poses at the museum with our friendly and informative guide
Museum - Kano
Our driver, Gausil, smiles for the camera - he seems to enjoy the museum
Museum - Kano
Setting up for an event at the museum
Museum - Kano
Setting up for an event at the museum
Museum - Kano
Typical Hausa architecture - not too different than a lot of homes we see in Santa Fe
Museum - Kano
Caroline & Scott pose in their matching Nigerian wear
Kano, Nigeria
We saw several trucks loaded down with colorful mattresses
Dala Hill, Kano
Scott snaps a sneaky photo of the man who extorted money from us to see the public hill
Dala Hill, Kano
Caroline & our guide admire the view from atop the famous hill
Dala Hill, Kano
Vista
Dala Hill, Kano
Vista
Dala Hill, Kano
Visita
Dala Hill, Kano
Leaving the hill area, we return to the car, parked in the Old City
Dala Hill, Kano
Leaving the hill area, we return to the car, parked in the Old City
Old City, Kano
Typical street scene - to the left of the pedestrian, you can see the open sewer running alongside the street
Prince Hotel - Kano
The direction of Mecca is indicated by this sign on our hotel room wall for proper prayer positioning
Prince Hotel - Kano
Our nicest bathroom yet (except for the $400/nt room at Eko Hotel in Lagos that was a gift!)
Prince Hotel - Kano
It's got the typical electric water heater that operates by a switch on the wall
Prince Hotel - Kano
Hotel compound, complete with armed guards
Prince Hotel - Kano
Scott checks out of the hotel, along with some obnoxious European ladies...and someone doesn't like having his picture t
Prince Hotel - Kano
Hey, where are the porters at the nicest hotel in town?
Kano, Nigeria
Typical street scene
Emir's Palace - Kano
Caroline poses in appropriate attire outside the Palace
Emir's Palace - Kano
Caroline attracts a bit of attention from other Palace-goers
Emir's Palace - Kano
Palace-goers
Emir's Palace - Kano
Caroline
Emir's Palace - Kano
Gausil offers to take a (crooked) photo of the travelers
Emir's Palace - Kano
Gausil then agrees to pose for a (more skillfully taken) photo
Kano, Nigeria
Children heading to school
Kano, Nigeria
The Mosque in Kano
Kano, Nigeria
The Mosque in Kano
Old City, Kano
Donkeys carrying loads of sand just outside the city walls
Old City, Kano
Old gate in the city walls
Kano, Nigeria
Modern gas station, where Gausil filled up
Kano, Nigeria
Muddy streets of Kano
Zaria, Nigeria
Typical street scene in this village of 1 million people - we liked the name of the barber shop "Don King Barbing"
Emir's Palace - Zaria
After leading the prayer service at the adjacent Mosque, the Emir is escorted back to his Palace, beneath an umbrella
Emir's Palace - Zaria
The recessional parade
Emir's Palace - Zaria
Skinny horses with colorful blankets are also part of the recessional
Emir's Palace - Zaria
The colorful facade of the Emir's palace
Emir's Palace - Zaria
The crowd begins to dissipate following the prayer service
Emir's Palace - Zaria
The horses move on, too
Emir's Palace - Zaria
All eyes were on us, the only white people to be seen, after the prayer
Emir's Palace - Zaria
Caroline has a 'National Geographic' moment...
Zaria, Nigeria
Leaving Zaria
Zaria, Nigeria
Typical street scene
Zaria, Nigeria
Ancient gate and wall to the Old City
Zaria, Nigeria
Relaxing in the back seat of the Toyota
Abuja, Nigeria
We spot Aso Rock as we return to Abuja, in preparation for our flight back home in a couple days
Sheraton Hotel - Abuja
Our room at the Sheraton
Sheraton Hotel - Abuja
Caroline especially loved the bare box spring that looked a little worse for the wear, and lack of bedspread in this exp
Abuja, Nigeria
View of the Mosque from the Sheraton Hotel
Abuja, Nigeria
View of the city from the Sheraton Hotel
Sheraton Hotel - Abuja
Sticker on the nightstand indicating the direction of Mecca for prayer purposes
Sheraton Hotel - Abuja
We pose for one last picture with Gausil in the hotel lobby
Sheraton Hotel - Abuja
The pool and pool-side bar/restaurant
Sheraton Hotel - Abuja
The pool and pool-side bar/restaurant
Sheraton Hotel - Abuja
Scott relaxes under our pool-side cabana
Sheraton Hotel - Abuja
Scott loves this place!
Sheraton Hotel - Abuja
Caroline plans to savor every drop of her pricey beverage!