Classy

After driving through Nigeria, we finally made it to the capitol, Abuja. Abuja, which is in the middle of the country, was made Nigeria's capitol in 1981 and the capitol before that was Lagos, which is in the very south. However, in an attempt to bring the Muslim north and Christian south together, Abuja was dubbed the new capitol because it is between the two groups.

Abuja was hurriedly built up after 1981 so it doesn't have much character as far as cities go. There are no big markets, museums, or other things to do except shop at minimarts and eat at restaurants. I found it is a clean, sharp looking place with trimmed shrubberies and good roads. The people are very nice and extremely friendly. But if you were looking to experience the many different cultures of Nigeria, Abuja is not the place to go.

Don't be too impressed when I tell you we stayed at the Sheraton. Yes, it was the Sheraton but we were still camping. And we camped next to the dog kennels. After bush camping for so long, we were told to please "shower as not to offend the other guests". Pretty classy, eh?





The view of the Sheraton from behind the dog kennels.

Actually, I really enjoyed my stay. After we did shower, we could enter the lobby, lounge, and bar. They were all quite posh and AIR CONDITIONED! For a fee I used the pool and had a nice relaxing pool day.

- Sent from Africa using my iPad