‘Legos In Lagos’ or ‘How Two Italians Conquered A Third World Country of Their Very Own’
Finally, we have our belongings and yes they arrived 7 days before we leave Nigeria for our home leave. Our belongings (furniture, kitchen and household items) were packed in May 2008. They were moved to storage till a sea freight container became available (which took about 10 days). Our stuff was then packed into the [...]
November 1st we ventured with the Nigerian Field Society to Makoko, a stilt village off the Third Mainland Bridge of Lagos. This stilt village has been in the waters off Lagos Mainland for 2 generations now. It is a village built entirely on stilts sitting in the water. There are only waterways as roads. The [...]
This weekend we took another trip down the intercoastal waterway to Conrad and Inyant’s beach hut. (See August 17, 2008) A thirty minute ride on the water makes one worries melt away. We were going for sun and relaxation as our sea freight had not yet arrived. The sun cooperated and it was a wondrous [...]
This morning I had the privilege to attend a hospitality coffee offered by the American Women’s Club (AWC) hosted at the Nike Gallery.
Renowned batik artist Nike Davies-Okundayoe has turned the first floor of her Lekki Estates home into a showroom. Nike was personally there to show us around and to answer questions. Her daughter [...]
