Tues, 7 April 2009 – Thurs, 9 April 2009
So we arrive in Antananarivo (Tana), expecting to see tanks and infantry, but were almost disappointed to find only pushy taxi drivers and insane traffic. (We did actually see the strike of the Central Bank on our second day there, but since there were only about 30 people demonstrating, it looked more like an extension of the market.) While most of ’les manifestation’ were based around Tana, it was all very low key. However, we were still keen to get out of town ASAP. Our hotel recommended a travel guide (details), who was great and pulled together a 6day river trip for us.
However, we still had to wait 2 days for cyclone Jade to pass, so we spent some time taking in some of the local Tana sites. But there aren’t many.. Tana is a strange place…. Urban crazy, with beautiful old colonial buildings in various colours and markets everywhere. No structures are maintained, and taxis are all 20 years old…. Yet there’s a reluctant charm about the place.
