Exploring in and around Accra...

Trip to Aburi Botanical Gardens...

 

 {these were the best pineapples either of us have ever tasted}

 {view of Accra from Aburi}


Tour of the Tetteh Quarshie Cocoa Farm {supposedly the site of Ghana's first cocoa tree, which was stolen from Guinea by Mr. Quarshie... Ghana is the world's second largest cocoa producer}...

 

{Touring some of Accra's sites}...

 {the Flagstaff House, Ghana's Presidential Palace}

 {Dr. Kwame Nkrumah's - Ghana's first president - mausoleum}

 {Independence Square and Nationalism Park}





{At Accra Sports Stadium, watching the Black Star Lights - Ghana's Under 20 national team - play Namibia}...

 {sitting in the VIP section...} {they take their soccer seriously in Ghana...}

   

 


{Date nights}...

  {we found a great Thai restaurant in Osu...}




{Accra is home to many markets, street vendors, aaaand goats, lots of 'em}...
 {Katie holding a West African Giant Snail}
 {an assortment of meats}  {fresh fish}
 {a typical market street in Accra}  {fresh plantains}