Sounds and smells

Places have unique smells. Right after we landed, Beth mentioned that the air smelled like the air Togo, a country she visited several years ago. Other smells that stand out: humidity (if there is such a smell), trash someone is burning in the neighborhood burns, kerosine from the neighbors that are cooking, trash on the street, diesel fumes from vehicles. Sounds include the calls to prayer, singers and electric guitar at the nearby hotel that keeps us awake at night, bird chirps we've never heard before, the dog barking (or trying to get in the door, or sniffing her food pan), drums, and of course the beautiful (loud) singing at religious services.