Bamako -- December 26, 2003

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Photograph by Luke Klein		Luke: We found a very cool little hotel in Bamako that was decorated with arts and crafts from local artists and artisans. Bamako is the capital of Mali, but it felt like a forgotten corner of the world.
Luke: The ONE international cash machine in Bamako is just to the left of this scene. We were relieved to find that the machine was in working order. Dave: The reason that we were taking pictures of mundane things like mattresses and motorbikes is that we were standing there waiting forever for that ATM. It wasn't that the line was long, either; it was that the machine was slow.		Photograph by Luke Klein
Photograph by David Scholnick		Luke: These stacks of foam mattresses are a common sight.
Luke: This guy sold a couple of cassettes to Dave. Dave: These kids were old enough that I didn't feel bad taking them to school on the price of the cassettes and CDs. They had the last laugh, though, because one of the CDs didn't work.		Photograph by Luke Klein
Photograph by Luke Klein		Luke: The building of the West African central bank. It is easily the most impressive building in the city and seems rather out of place here.
Dave: The Bamako airport was about the size of the Burbank airport.
Photograph by Luke Klein		Luke: The Air Senegal jet that would take us 'back home to Dakar' (in the words of Dave) was a welcome sight.
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