Welcome to Timbuktu

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Hello from Timbuktu!

To be quite honest, Timbuktu was nothing more than a small dusty city filled with Mosques, but hey, we made it!

What we will most remember about Timbuktu, is the unbearably loud chanting that started at about 4 am and continued on until about 6am from the various Mosques near to where we were camping. The chanting signals prayer time, in the Muslim religion, they pray 5 times daily, and depending on the cities that we have been to, sometimes the Mosques project loud chanting to signal prayer time up to 5 times through out the day. This was even more prevalent in Timbuktu where 3 large mosques in relatively close proximity seemed to be competing with each other rap-battle style for the loudest most obnoxious noises they could make at 4am.

Here are a few of the pictures that we took to give you an idea of what Timbuktu looks like. The various door ways through out the city are a unique feature to Timbuktu.

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Photos

Clay oven
Authentic oven made from mud bricks and clay. This is where they bake the bread. Sand in your bread comes at no extra charge.

Mosque
One of the three main Mosques at Timbuktu. This one is under resoration.

Doors
Some interesting doors at Timbuktu.

Famous mosque
The inevitable post card shot

Ruined city
As you can see, apart from the Mosques, Timbuktu is another victim of the Sahara desert like Chinguetti.

Sand Market
A shot of the market from above as a sand storm blows in.

Goat island
These goats appear to be trapped until low tide.