Ghana has a bright side and a dark side β representing present and past. One good reason is because it shares the same time zone as the UK β so no jet-lag!
After suffering last summer from a Canadian trip, that, for me, was a big plus. But, booking at the last minute, we somehow forgot about visas β until I remembered.
Not only that, it entailed several mind-numbing hours labouring over a convoluted online form β which you still had to present in person at the consulate.
Bureaucracy clearly rules. Finally we landed in Accra, exhausted. This was due to another hitch, namely inept rerouting by KLM which took us via Dubai of all places, meaning a hour delay and a lost day. No fun. Luckily, moving around this city of 2. Our first destination was the oldest neighbourhood which encompasses adjoining Ushertown and Jamestown on the coast.
Cracked pavements, dilapidated buildings, dirt, graffiti and erratic traffic, but we soon found our goal a hot tip from friends : Osikan. This open-air bar offers an uplifting view of the Atlantic waves and, in the far distance, Osu Fort , the first of many we were to see.
