Gulf of Guinea

Koutammakou, Togo 📍 -  trying to squeeze myself out of a huge #baobab #tree though a narrow gap, while trying to figure out how I squeezed myself in there in the first place! 😂 (see earlier post for a pic and some interesting info about this tree!) 🇹🇬 ...

Lagos, Nigeria 📍 - for my final meal in #nigeria (and the last photo of this trip!), I had some amazing #jollof rice and stewed chicken, with a refreshing harp lager!  delicious!! @terrakulture on victoria island, #lagos. see you next time, africa! 👍 🇳🇬 ...

Lagos, Nigeria 📍 the shitta bey #mosque, one of the most historic sites in #lagos, was built in 1892 in a unique afro-brazilian architectural style, and is located adjacent to the busy oyewole market 🕌 🇳🇬 ...

Lagos, Nigeria 📍 - sampling the delicious local snack called "puff-puffs" (basically #nigerian donut holes!) on the streets of #lagos - so good!! 😁 🇳🇬 ...

Lagos, Nigeria 📍 - if ever in #lagos, don`t miss going inside city hall to admire these amazing wood carvings adorning the walls of the lobby! 🇳🇬 ...

Lagos, Nigeria 📍 - one of #lagos` many contemporary #art galleries, `rele` opened in 2015 in onikan on lagos island and showcases the amazing work of #nigerian and african artists 🇳🇬 ...

Lagos, Nigeria 📍 the bookshop house, or the CSS bookshop, is a cool, modern 15-story high-rise in #downtown #lagos, built in 1973 by british-nigerian architects godwin and hopwood 🇳🇬 ...

Lagos, Nigeria 📍 - a local woman carries drinks for sale at the colorful #market outside the central #mosque in #lagos, #nigeria 🇳🇬 ...

Lagos, Nigeria 📍 the monumental entrance gates to tafawa balewa square in central #lagos. `TBS` was created in 1972 on the site of a former race course, and named after the first prime minister of #nigeria.  the 2 statues flanking the main entrance are of masqueraded dancers called #eyo, the symbol of the city of lagos, which represent the spirits of the dead during the annual eyo festival (believed to be the precursor to brazil`s carnaval!). the gates are adorned with 4 white horses and 7 red eagles which symbolize strength and diversity, and appear on nigeria`s national emblem 🏇🦅🇳🇬 ...

Lagos, Nigeria 📍 - group #selfie with my new #nigerian friends and my #sketch of the national arts #theatre in #lagos 😉 🇳🇬 ...