Day 5: Ghana

   I woke up at 9:00. I didn´t have breakfast because I wasn´t hungry from dinner. Here was my agenda for the day:

12:00 National Museum of Ghana
14:30 Busua
17:00 Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum
21:15 Bye bye Ghana

   I sat in my hotel watching tv until it was time to leave for the museum. I didn´t have to drive far to get to the National Museum of Ghana which is in Accra, so where I was staying. It is the largest and oldest museum out of the 6 that are in Ghana. It was built in 1957 as a part of the independence celebration. In the museum you learn about Ghanian culture and history.

   The museum was very interesting! It was worth going to see. I learned alot about Ghanian history: Kwame Nkrumah helped lead Ghana to independence. In 2006 China invested 66 million to fund developement projects to help gain energy and mineral supplies. In March 2007, Ghana celebrated 50 years of independence from Britain. In 2007 Ghana expirienced the worst flooding they have seen in over 30 years. 2007 oil was discovered attracting international investors such as, UK oil company which has invested 4 billion pounds into this area. Ghana is rich in minerals.

                                                                     Kwame  Nkrumah

                                                                        Flood in 2007

   Next I drove to Busua. When I got there It was quite crowded. But luckily I found a chair to sit in. At the beach I relaxed in the sun, swam and tried to surf. Surfing was so much fun! But it was also quite hard. I fell of 100 times in the beginning but in the end It got more and more rare. Surfing was so far the highlight of the day. The water was warm which made it nice to swim. Busua was awesome! I loved it!

   Next in my agenda was to go to Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum. It is a museum and park in downtown Accra. The museum and park was built and dedicated to Kwame Nkurumah, the former, well-known Ghanian leader. He was the first President of Ghana. It was very beutiful and big. The museum has the remains of Kwane.

                                              Inside is the ramains of Kwame Nkurumah

   That was all the sight seeing for Ghana. Nice plces to visit are Kakum National Park, Busua, River Volta, Elmina Castle and Nzulezo. I enjoyed my stay in Ghana alot! Here are some pictures of Ghana on the map, the flag and the coat of arms.

                                                                 Ghana´s Flag

                                                             Ghana´s Coat of Arms