The Plaza De Armas II.

Saturday: The Plaza de Armas. In the Plaza de Armas, it is impossible to escape the street vendors who try to sell you all matters of wares. The children are especially persistent, and will follow you around for long periods of time.

Al salaam a'alaykum from Nouakchott

January 13th 2007
Whoa it’s been a little while since we’ve written. We’ve been here a week, it seems like so much longer. Here’s a run-down of the past week: SATURDAY: We slept from 5pm Friday until 9am on Saturday. We got up, cooked breakfast with Rafo, and headed off to see the Plaza De Armas. We visited the Cathedral, and we saw the painting of the “Last Supper” with the Guinea Pigs. We then sa ... read more

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