The day was young and the sun hot. The area is also very dry here. Dry rivers. No water and only small fields. The trees not so green. In some villages I could see little lakes - the last water of the river. Many poeple stood there - in the near of the fresh water. 

I feel the Sahara in the North. 

I was lonley of the road in the first time. The I could see, the most important vehicle beside the bicycle is the moped.

Ougadougou I arrived a little after the noon. Found a cheap hotel. Only one the change of money was a little bit difficult. The bank was closed and the only one possibility was the super market. But I couldn't find the man in 2 times. So I got money from the hotel.

The night was hot and sultry. I would like walk through the town when came a storm with many dust in it. It was dark in the streets and then the rain came. It was a fresh rain and it was a little cold after. The stuffy air was disappearance. 

It was pleasant now to walk in the town. The town is the same as the other towns in Africa. Trade on the street. But today is Sunday and more quiet as in the week.  

Many poeple are sitting in the restaurant or pubs with beer or coke.

My French is bad. Well, now will come the first sentence after 24 hours. But it's difficult. Every time I will change the unknown word with the English word. I notice the easy time in the countries with English before. I can speak or ask some things - but to understand the answer. It's a nice time for me, when I don't get a answer and get what I want.

Tomorrow I will go to Bankass or Badiagara in Malian Dogon Country. It was a short stay here, but I haven't enough information's about Burkina Faso and more for Mali.

Till the next time and keep in touch.

Matthias

My hotel. There I sit on the first floor on the terasse with notebook and beer in the evening. It the only one connection of electric power for me. 

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