It's tour time!

Welcome to Yako!

Time to show you around a bit.

We're just entering Yako on one of the two paved roads in town. The one we're on runs from Ouagdougou (the capital of Burkina) to Ouaihgouya (a large city northish of Yako).

Stop off and check out the Grande Mosquée. There's some 40 odd mosques in Yako but this is the central mosque.

This is where we buy vegetables.

The women are here every day selling vegetables, peanut butter, herbs and spices.

Every three days is market day. At market you can buy vegetables but you can also find just about anything: rope, fabric, sandals, matts, stools, soap, goats...

Continuing along the road from where we buy vegetables (facing the opposite direction of the first photo). The big building on the left in this one was just barely visible on the right in the first photo. This building was being constructed for commercial use but, construction has stopped and it's not being used.

Stepping off the “main road” now we’re getting closer to the orphanage. To the left is a walled in sports field. (Lots of soccer games there!)

Also note the black plastic bags. These are nicknamed 'the Burkina flower' because of their prevalence.

This is the road leading right up to the orphanage. If you look closely you can see a green gate between the trees. That's the gate the school children use to come into our courtyard.

(Pictures of the orphanage to come...).

Note the 'Burkina Bird' (black plastic bags) in the trees.

If you were to leave the orphanage and head into town, on a different route than you came, you'd see this. I loved walking this way because I thought the tree off in the distance was so beautiful.

Thanks for touring Yako with me!