Ghana - The Gold Coast and the Land of the Ashanti
Street furniture store in Accra, Ghana
Fancy coffins made to order in Ghana - this one is for a photo enthusiast
A coffin for a beer enthusiast
One of many colourful street vendors in Accra, Ghana
Accra, Ghana
Accra ocean front
Accra, Ghana
Accra Street
Ghana, the land of smiles
Accra, Ghana
Strong core in Accra, Gahana
Street vendor in Accra
Largest recycling dump in the world. All sorts of appliances, computers, cars etc are taken apart and resold for scrap. It is a toxic and tedious job.
Recycling 101
The workers burn plastic cables to separate copper wiring for scrap. Toxic and dangerous.
Accra water front
Fishing boats in Accra
Mending the nets
Local girls getting water in the morning from the River Volta
Volta River
Volta River
Morning water duty at the Volta River
Religious signs like this one are everywhere in Gahana
The Land of the Ashanti in Kumasi, Ghana
The King of Ashanti
At the audience with the Ashanti king
An Ashanti chief with a big umbrela
An Ashanti elder
Ashanti chiefs, the bigger the umbrella, the more important the chief.
Chiefs and the Kente cloth
The King's musicians
? (a walking salad bar) ?
Ashanti King's procession, the keys to the kingdom
The King is coming - the horn blowers
King's advisors
The King has the biggest umbrellas!
King's guard
King's gold
Chewing gum for the chiefs
The largest market in Africa is in Kumasi
Local barber shop
After hours, the streets of Kumasi turn into one huge open market. Recycled clothing from Europe and the USA is everywhere.
Trying to make a living by selling used clothing in Kumasi
Kakum National Park Canopy walk
Bush meat for sale by the road side
Bech sports in Elmina
The Gold Coast of Ghana, the source of slaves for 400 years. A beautiful coast but too dangerous for swimming due to strong currents and sharks.
Finishing is a big business in Elmina, Ghana
Drying fish in Elmina, Ghana; the Elmina slave castle is in the background
The Elmina slave castle built by the Portuguese in 1481
The slave castle of Elmina. It was used as a set in the movie "Cobra Verde" by Werner Herzog.
Koffi, our leader
The cell of death where rebellious slaves were starved to death in the Elmina slave castle
Slave holding cells from where they were led to waiting ships in the Elmina slave castle
Salve holding cells in the Elmina slave castle
Salve branding iron, Cape Coast slavery museum
Elmina
Elmina
Elmina
The slave castle of Cape Coast built and operated by the British
Cape Coast
Cape Coast
The slave castle of Cape Coast
Cape Coast
Cape Coast
Kids doing acrobatic tricks
Elmina
Elmina fishing port
Elmina fishing port
The fishing port on the market day in a busy place
A balancing act
Business women
St. James Castle in Elmina
St. James Castle in Elmina
The view of Elmina Fort from the St. James Castle in Elmina
Ghana - the land of smiles
Bossman or Bad Man haircut?
The beautiful coast of Ghana