Caption: A flag of Liberia quite similar to that of the American Flag but with only one star known as the lonestar. Donated from the American flag we heard from history!!! designed from Mars Gif maker @SholaIB
All hail Liberia hail all hail,
All hail Liberia hail all hail
This glorious land of liberty shall long be ours…
These are the opening words of our national Anthem here in Liberia.On that fateful day,those freed men and women arrived on Providence Island from the United states of America, The hapiness,the joy and freedom of being free from slavery and chain,from forced labour and imigration without choice. They were happy to be back to the African soil,where they were forcefully taken away.That is many many many years ago now,in the early 1800.It didnt take long before they declared themselves a republic. exactly on 26th july 1847 The country Liberia came into existence. it was never colonised and that made it the oldest declared republic in Africa. The Americo-Liberia called the Congo people were the elites and literate then. As a result of their enlightenment from the states they started the leadership of this country.
Caption: A portrait of the first president of Liberia Joseph Jenkins Roberts.
Photo taken by permissions from his old residence now a museum in Ashmun Street Monrovia Liberia. He also has a statue,up the hill Ducor all in the city of Monrovia Liberia. Now let’s talk about Liberia. It’s a very small country of about 5.5 million people. Liberia is the most friendly and welcoming country I have been to along the coast of west Africa. The official language is English but in general we speak a very different form of English really.It’s called Kolokwa ! It is a very distorted and unofficial form of English. That’s what we speak here and we are proud of it but it can be hard to follow. All west African English countries have a form of pidgin(Unofficial English). Nevertheless every now and then,you’ll find someone who can speak proper English.
It’s also the only country in west Africa who operates on 2 currencies. The United States dollars $ and the Liberia currency called Liberty $ the same sign. As a result visiting the country for the first time you will not have any problems with transactions if you have the USD $. One big thing is Liberians are very fashionable people. lots of second hand clothes,shoes bags,sneakers etc. selling around the city makes the city quite noisy busy and very very interesting
Monrovia is the capital city of Liberia. It’s a very well planned city really. I had a nice walk around today to get some shots of the streets of thr city incase anyone gets iny
Caption: A collage of names of streets in Monrovia city. Carey Street Benson Street Ashmun Street etc. Shot taken by @SholaIB.
It’s not too developed now in terms of development but it’s habitable and enjoyable. Night life thrives alot here for those interested in that. We have very nice clean ans enjoyable beaches. They are not too far from the city either.
Caption: A collage of photos showing more sign posts of street names in Monrovia Liberia. Robert Street. Some road signs showing a stop sign,one way for drivers etc. @SholaIB
We have very interesting and historical places to visit here. There is Providence Island. Just a little Island 15 minutes walk from Monrovia. There is the statue of the little ship that brought the freed men and women from America. There is The national heritage site for Liberian history . There is the J.J Robert Monumentsl. Up Ducor hill . That’s another place to visit. It’s location makes it possible to see a lovely view of Monroe city and other outskirt towns.
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Transportation here is quite easy. We have commercial taxi and buses. We also have the motorbike and tricycles. Those are the easiest and cheapest form of commercial transport around in the city.
Funfact about Liberia.
- It’s176 year old this 26th Of July 2023
- It shares birthday month with connect
- The main and most common staple food is rice and various sauces.
Caption: A collage of photos showing a zebra crossing on a road in Monrovia city. Please note the Tricycle and motor bike on the streets of Monrovia.
Now hope this will interest some of our numerous local guides who loves travelling. Seeing this is for connect at 7 I will endeavour to tag seven local guides from seven different countries.
- @KashifMisidia (Pakistan)
- @TravellerG (India)
- @Zuhralc (Kenya)
- @MarcoDavoli (Italy)
- @Nyainurjanah (Indonesia)
- @JustJake (USA)
- @Lukas_1 (Czech)
Please tag other seven local guides who needs to celebrate with you on connect This is post number 6 on my Celebrate-connect-7-by-7-posts Happy connect at 7 to everyone and much love
Cheers
I celebrate Liberia for having the first ELECTED woman president in Africa. Today I say "All hail Liberia hail all hail" And Happy 176th Independence Day Liberia 
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