Tuesday, 27 May 2008

My hectic weekend

I had a rather hectic weekend. I travelled from Lagos to Port Harcourt, then to Akwa Ibom before heading to Cross River and back to Lagos. Needless to say, I am totally tired.I managed to take a few pictures..thanks to Sony Ericsson. The clarity of this phone is amazing and the phone is only a 2 mega pixel.
The roundabout outside the gates of University of Calabar...Great Malabites...una campus fine small...
The new library in UniCal..My guide left in 1995, and he says it wasn't so new then...LOL..
The Computer Centre..Abeg who has the 411 on this Afrihub? I know OBJ was carrying it on his head..I need the nitty gritty...
The Bridge between Akwa Ibom and Cross River States. The Bridge is over the Itu River, the same one that leads to Cameroun.
A clearer or rather, dirtier view of the Itu River.
A roundabout that I like...the way the Calabar is curved..
Male Hostels in UniCal.
The female hostels...popularly known as Club 8& Club 9
I wanted to buy Crayfish for my mum o..and since I was at the SOURCE,I wondered why not.The women knew I was a "TOURIST" and told me the last price for the one in the bag was 4 grand...the men who were my tour guides said they would die before pay..and i didn't want dead men near me..ok ok,I was being kind of cheap.
Dry and expensive Catfish. That heap cost about 30grand...
I am all against this so called international Airport that they Government of Akwa Ibom is constructing..but Akpabio na fine boy, so i had to take the picture. They have over 500 tractors the bought for their food basin project which they have not done anything about...and we are opening our mouths to complain about food scarcity...nonsense..
I rarely see thatched mud houses.

These are flying boats I saw at the bank of the Itu River via Oron.
They say that it is about thirty minutes to Cameroun, via speed(flying)boats. They smuggle barrels of Petrol through this means...Some people even take mattresses and foodstuffs..

Same River..

The river, supposedly has a beach and that is the beach hotel. The beach is Bahakim Beach and what you can see is part of the market, which is actually on the beach.

The market...where they bring most of the crayfish in Nigeria from.

12 comments:

princesa said...

I have always wanted to visit calabar since i heard what Donald Duke did there. Will do soon sha.

Maybe i'll hire you as my guide babes.

Nice pics.

SOLOMONSYDELLE said...

So because Akpabio na fine boy, you go forgive am, eh?

lol! too funny!


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Stuck in my throat said...

Princesa:It is totally beautiful. And it will not be a bad idea to just go and visit. My net stop na Tinapa.

Solomonsydelle: I will not forgive him o, but i can scope him..

The Cunning Linguist said...

u dey travel o!

ozaveshe

Mommy said...

Sweery Pie!! I must say...I just gave up after my 10th visit and saw no post. Its great to have you back. How now? You did all this travelling? You use an Ericsson too? Babes the output na baba. I don't joke with mine (lol). You take care ok!!

LG said...

looks like u sure did have some fun, lol!!!

hope u r gud?

Anonymous said...

Nice Pictures girl, you dey enjoy o

anonymous gal(retired blogger) said...

u can say that again sony ericson rocks. nice pictures. wow u did alot of travelling

Stuck in my throat said...

ozaveshe: I prefer to see nigeria than to go to some silly country where all i will do is shop.

Mommy: I know I was not writing, I am back.

lg: had the time of my life..9ja is so beautiful.

supergirl: i dey try..

anonymous girl: you should see the new pictures...

Afrobabe said...

you are really having fun but In am sure ur blog is highly upset with u!!!

Omo calabar. said...

its exciting to c pics of ma state. Dang, i do miss the damn place.
Nice post.

Anonymous said...

kai! you are enjoying o!... abeg travel more often and post the pics, I am inspired to travel to other states other than Lagos and Ibadan now... 9ice blog, keep it up