Ghana Tastes: Day 13: Eye in the Sky

Accra - Tim and I made so many stops yesterday.

We began with a visit to the National Museum which seemed architecturally frozen in the 1960’s. The Museum possessed an impressive span of artifacts, from prehistoric items from excavations in the North of the country, all the way down to Kwame Nkruma’s gold leaf embossed chair.

We followed with a visit to the top of the Fidelity Building. This was confirmation of my growing suspicion that Accra was much much larger than I had initially believed. Amazing views of the ocean and mountain ranges in the West.

The nearby Museum of Science and Technology building seemed occupied by squatters. We thought it was closed, but asked around and found the remnant of it in an adjacent courtyard. Got an amazing (unairconditioned) tour and display of the oil discovery from a geological student named Samuel. The exhibit was in the form of large standing posters mounted in metal attached screens. There were some other unpreserved vehicles and medical technology on display as well. I continue to be impressed with Ghanaian resolve. No matter how little funding their institutions receive, Ghanaians forge ahead and make the most of what they do have without complaint.

A visit to the Cocoa Board was next. Unfortunately, the boss lady was not there so the driver took us to the UNDP office where she was working. The UNDP was like a fortress. The guard used a mirror to check under the car. The compound had its own Barclays Branch and clinic.

Ristorante Soprano on Embassy Road in Osu was in a hotel whose least expensive room was more than 300 USD per night. It was a busy place, unlike most Ghanaian restaurants. It caters to embassy employees. By US standards it looks to be a four or five star hotel. We interviewed the Assistant Executive Chef who was a young man on a mission to bring his spin on Italian and Ghanaian cooking to the world.