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Nigeria & Dahomey '66 At an open market in Lagos
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Lagos, the capital of Nigeria, was hot and humid. My father was stationed there from 1965 to 1967. Koichi and I visited in April 1966 from Switzerland.
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_ds190602153841.jpg Souvenier shop on the road.  |
_ds190602153935.jpg Morning at the beach. In spite of the heat, no one is swimming.  |
_ds190602154030.jpg People are waiting for the fishing boats to return.  |
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_ds190602154322.jpg We came to buy some fish  |
_ds190602154415.jpg Purchasing crabs.  |
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_ds190602155139.jpg The Japanese government had bought land to build housing for embassy staffs.  |
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_ds190602160136.jpg Lagos outdoor market.  |
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_ds190602162818.jpg Dancing at a festival?  |
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_ds190602163519.jpg Public swimming pool  |
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_ds190602163955.jpg Children playing at the staff compund.  |
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_ds190602164532.jpg Entertaining some visitors from Japan?  |
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_ds190602164718.jpgPlaying golf was a najor pastime.  |
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_ds190602165053.jpg Koichi's first attempt at golf.  |
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_ds190602165650.jpg Partying with staff.  |
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_ds190602165933.jpg Plying bridge with wives of staffs  |
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Took a road trip to a neighboring country, Dahomey (now Benin) with the Ikeno's.
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_ds190602182306.jpg At a hotel.  |
_ds190602182453.jpg Picnicing at the beach. No tourists around.  |
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_ds190602183101.jpg Ganvie Lake Village.  |
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_ds190602183517.jpg Market on water.  |
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_ds190602184332.jpg At the border.  |
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Ibadan was a university city a little north of Lagos.
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