Appartement vue Mamelles — Ouakam
Your host, Fatou
I am from Kabrousse, three kilometres from the Cap. The house was my uncle's; he built it in mud brick and sheet metal, and I added hot water and mosquito nets. We grow rice behind it, and I gather oysters in the bolong when the tide allows. I will collect you at the airport, it is ten minutes away.
- The dish I cook best
- Le riz de Casamance au poisson braisé, avec l'huile de palme rouge. Le riz vient du champ derrière la maison, pas du sac.
- My favourite corner of the neighbourhood
- Le bolong au petit matin, quand on part chercher les huîtres en pirogue et qu'il n'y a que les oiseaux et le bruit de la pagaie.
- What teranga means to me
- Chez nous on dit qu'un invité appartient à tout le village. Vous verrez : trois personnes vous salueront par votre prénom avant la fin du deuxième jour.
- What I always recommend
- Marchez sur la plage jusqu'à Boucotte au lever du soleil, et revenez par les rizières. Deux heures, et vous aurez tout compris de la Casamance.
- The language we speak at home
- Diola à la maison, wolof au marché, français avec les voyageurs. Mes enfants mélangent les trois dans la même phrase.
One-bedroom below the Mamelles lighthouse with a terrace facing the Renaissance monument.
House rules
Non-fumeur.
Ouakam, Dakar
Two hills — an 1864 lighthouse and a bronze monument — and below them a Lébou village with its mosque at the water's edge.
- Families
- Beach
The property is somewhere in this area
Getting there
From AIBD: 52 km, 1 h to 1 h 15 on the motorway then the VDN. From the Plateau: 13 km, 25 min on a clear road, 50 min at peak times; taxi 2,500-4,000 CFA. The Ouakam road and the VDN are served by buses and minibuses; the Almadies are 10 min away, Mermoz 15, the western corniche 5. The way down to the village and the mosque is a narrow, steep road where passing is awkward: park at the top if you are unsure, and mind the currents at the beach, which has no lifeguard.
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Approximate location : Ouakam, Dakar.