Togo

A few weekends ago, I went to Togo with another student from my program. Had a great time- we went to see a voodoo market in Lomé, which was just insane. They describe them as something like a pharmacy. They are filled with every kind of animal part you can imagine. When you get sick, apparently you go see the "voodoo doctor" and he writes you a prescription (i.e. 1 leopard skin, 2 turkey feet, 1 monkey head, 2 snake skeletons...etc). Next, they grind all of the "ingredients" up into a powder which you then add hot water to and take a bath in it. This is supposed to cure your ailments. Quite interesting, but I will NEVER try it! And, the place didn't smell very nice either. The guide told us that all the animals that were there were found dead, but I am not sure. There were things like giraffe skulls, elephant feet, lion heads, it was just weird. But, something I doubt I will experience again, but who knows! After that, we headed to the beach for some lunch and just to relax, the undertow makes it too strong to swim, but the water is gorgeous. Stayed at a cute place with good good- couscous for dinner :) The next morning we headed up to Kpalimé, where we saw Mt Agou- the tallest peak in Togo. We took mototaxis up the 12 km trail to the top and the view was beautiful- could see all the way to Lake Volta in Ghana. There are also small villages on the sides of the mountain, which are really neat. After that, we headed back to Lomé, ate some pizza, then headed back to Ghana. A good trip.