The Citadel. A huge fortress from the 1700's that is still completely in tact. Walls are 12 ft thick. Cannons still in place with engravings from the 1700's. It was built to fight off the French when earning there independence. It reminded me of something you would see in Scotland.
A couple pigs lounging in the trash. The river was 15 ft. to the right. Trash everywhere. It made it really hard to eat meat the rest of the trip. Everywhere you looked pigs, goats, dogs rummaging through the piles of trash.
This is looking up a dry river bed in the middle of Porto Prince. A guy was carving up some kind of animal. It almost looked like a dog. I am not sure.
Me!
After hiking to the Citadel we got caught in a rain storm. It was almost dark and raining. We dicided to take the calculated risk and ride on top of this 15 passenger van. We had two choices. Stay and wait for a ride in the middle of no where in the pitch black, or take this great opportunity to get a free bath on top of a van. It seemed very easy compared to our 9 hour bus ride in which we rode on top the entire way.Olivier Out
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Great pictures, especially the one of you and your friends on top of the van. Looks like fun! Can't believe the pictures of the poverty. I'm sure seeing it in a picture doesn't even compare to seeing in person. It sure puts life in perspective, huh?
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