First trip to Africa - first arrival in Nigeria - BH2255.com
First trip to Africa - first arrival in Nigeria
Since the pandemic is not going anywhere, I have no choice but to look through old photos and reminisce about the past.On January 21, 2017, it departed from Pudong and transferred to Dubai for the western tip of the African continent - the Gulf of Guinea - Nigeria.This trip was carried out by Emirates Airlines, and it was the first time I flew on the tall Airbus A380. I was a little excited. Everything was novel when I went out, especially the cabin with the dreamy lights in the bathroom, which is still fresh in my memory.
dream cabin
In addition to the beautiful flight attendants and delicious desserts, what is even more memorable is the WiFi function, which allows you to send WeChat messages in the sky. Wow...it's so advanced!!!! A deep sigh from the heart of Tu Pao. After a 9-hour flight, we landed in DUBAI, a rich country. It was my second time in this country. I was quite familiar with the airport and found the boarding gate quickly. However, this time I was just in transit and could only hang out at the airport.5 hours later, we finally embarked on the second leg of our trip - Lagos, Nigeria. After entering the cabin, black heads of various shapes and sizes appeared in front of my eyes, like braised eggs moving around. Before taking off, the flight attendant elegantly sprayed the air freshener in the cabin. There was a Middle Eastern guy sitting next to me. Fortunately, there was no smell.The plane took off from the Persian Gulf, crossed the Red Sea, crossed the Sahara, and crossed the Nile River (at that time, the Nile River was blowing a sandstorm, and there was a dust belt in the sky).
I don’t know where I flew to, but I saw a lot of circles. At the time, I thought aliens had visited. Later, I saw the wheat field planting and scientific research fields in Yulin, Shaanxi in "Aerial Photography of China" and realized that this might also be a local agricultural scientific research field. Crossing the African continent diagonally from North Africa, after 2 transfers and nearly 30 hours of flight, we finally landed in Murtala, Lagos, the capital of Nigeria. Mohammed International Airport.
Africa
Stepping out of the cabin, you are greeted by the sultry air. Walking into the dilapidated and dark entrance passage without air conditioning is like walking into a steamer. Walking to the customs gate, a braised egg head came into view. The immigration staff casually went to work with their big black feet crossed and their mobile phones.Before coming, I had been friendly warned that I would be blackmailed, and as expected I was blackmailed (Popular science: Africa’s economy is terrible and the unemployment rate is very high, so extortion and other things happen from time to time. This can also be regarded as an extra income for customs employees. The little black customs will hold your luggage and ask for it to be opened and inspected. They will also say "gift gift", which means they want money. If they give you money, they will not open the box. If you don't give it, they will do everything you can to open the box and rummage through it. So everyone generally It’s all about giving money).The local currency is called Naira, and the exchange rate of the day is 60 Naira ≈ 1 RMB (the exchange rate changes every day)I told Xiao Hei that I had no knife, no naira, only RMB. Xiao Hei was sensible enough and let me go after taking 20 RMB.When you walk out of the airport, your trip to Nigeria has really started. For the first time, you must record it in real time. The first thing that catches your eye is a big-breasted black lady, so you can quickly take pictures. Next, we will enter the jet lag time. Nigeria is 7 hours behind China time.
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When you come to a city, you must first feel the local living atmosphere. In view of safety concerns, my tour guy did not choose the local life market, but took me to a local supermarket that was pretty good. There was a dazzling array of products, including meat, eggs, and milk. , fruits and vegetables are also abundant. In Nigeria, only people with better living conditions go to supermarkets. Since there is no local manufacturing industry, most of the products in the supermarket are imported, so the prices are relatively expensive. After looking at the origin, most of the products come from South Africa. , China and some European countries, there are many types of red wine, mainly produced in Europe, America and South America. Looking at the price tags, I was really shocked, so I just bought some food and small souvenirs. Even so, it cost nearly 15,000 naira (approximately RMB 250).
Because the unemployment rate in Nigeria is very high and robberies occur from time to time (a common problem in all African countries), every time I travel, I have to book a car in advance and take a ride to see the city and take photos of the street scenes. Although I regret that I cannot get off the car, due to safety considerations , it’s better to sit calmly in the car.
Although I just sat in the car and took street photos, it was also very interesting to see the various aspects of local life, such as: a local small market, a guy selling grilled bananas, a dilapidated amusement park, and standing on a moving minibus. The little black guy soliciting customers on the car door, the ice cream delivery truck, the yellow three-bouncer running around, the lively motorcycle driver, the bicep-loving little black guy reading a magazine, and the little black guy walking through the traffic selling chewing gum and cigarettes. …
In the community where I stay, there are many employees of the property management company. When I am not going out, I play and chat with the employees of the property management company to learn about the life of the local people. In a place like Lagos, it is very good to have a serious job. Yes, but even so, a small salary still has to support a few people in the countryside, so they attach great importance to food and tips. I packed up a lot of expired rice, pasta and various seasonings in the kitchen. Put it next to the trash can, and the gangsters will confirm with me whether they don’t want it anymore. After confirming again and again, they will take these expired items home and cook them for their families. Seeing this, I decided to do one more thing besides chatting with them when I wasn't going out, which was to cook for the little blacks. For the first time, I made vegetable boxes and cumin stir-fried pork, which were very popular with the little blacks. We welcomed it and started thinking about other recipes.When I first arrived in Nigeria, I learned that Nigeria is a country with a high incidence of fraud. I didn’t believe it before, but until I started receiving various scam text messages every day, I really believed it. The scam text messages are definitely no less straightforward than those in China, or even more straightforward. Two little cats came to eat in the evening and gave them some dried meat, but they didn't leave...
