things you can buy in Benin

I think you can tell a lot about a place by the things that they have for sale. Perhaps seeing these various products will give you a peek into some aspects of life in Benin.

bissap flowers for making bissap juice

pounded and dried palm nuts for making sauce

tailor made clothing 

our talented tailor

cheap gas from Nigeria in water and pop bottles

more gas and motorcyle tires

coffins (very readily available by the side of the road 

and easily transportable via motorcycle)

baobab juice (and ginger and mango juice too)

fish

small brooms (this is the sound we heard every morning and evening, and we'll miss it)

fresh produce

fresh mangoes and watermelons

oranges that you can drink from

Jesus stickers

fabric

clothing at the market

beads

freshly killed birds

shrimp and other things at the Cotonou market 

(a crazy, crazy place, by the way, that makes the St. Jacobs market look like a lazy and quiet café. The Cotonou market is open 7 days a week, rain or shine.)

motorcycle rides (this is Eric, who works at BBI, so we didn't buy this ride, but motorcycle taxis can take you across the city for less than 50 cents)

braids :)