African Birthday!

Hello Everyone!
Well, my first Birthday in Africa was an everlasting experience! For my 27th, Prosper and I celebrated in style. We had dinner at the famous La Palm Golden Beach Hotel. This is a gorgeous hotel right on the ocean, with many important faces having vacationed here, including Bill Clinton a few years past. Prosper had a local seamstress make two beautiful Ghanaian outfits for me – one a beautiful embroidered purple top and trousers, and the other a class Ghanaian print in a top and trousers. So we celebrated like a classic Ghanaian couple!

Dinner was an interesting experience! When push comes to shove, Prosper will always choose to eat his local dishes over my “obruni” food. So, we made the night a Ghanaian-Canadian celebration. Prosper patiently watched as I devoured my plates full of Continental Buffet and Pineapple Juice. After the staff sang me a Ghanaian “Happy Birthday “and Prosper paid the tab, we then took a stroll under the enormous palm trees over to “Ghanaian Village”. This is a section of the hotel that sits right on the sandy beach and hosts guests to traditional Ghanaian dishes. Prosper topped his plate up with goat meat, fish, banku and veggies. After dinner, we watched a live band and African dancers perform. Absolutely beautiful location for any celebration!!

So I have now been a guest at the two most posh hotels in Accra – La Palm and the Golden Tulip! Very pricey however!! Just to put it in perspective, a soda for me was 2 Cedi. Prosper’s Star beer was 3.80 Cedi. And the Continental Buffet was a whopping 32 Cedi. Not to mention the hefty price for a taxi to and from the hotel. So in other words, this is a place to visit once in a blue moon! Unfortunately, these are places most Ghanaians could only dream of visiting. The average person, making less than a dollar a day, would need to work over three months to afford the bill for our night out!



























All right, the Ghana Black Stars just scored a goal at the Nation's Cup! Ghana is hosting 15 other teams in the soccer championship. The streets are crazy here! They could rival Oiler fans during the playoffs! Totally awesome!

Take Care! Love U All!

Peace,
Heather