My
trip to Nigeria
By
11 year old TOMI
When
I first stepped off the plane and out of the Murtala
Mohammed airport, I looked around me and saw the busy
crowds, I thought ‘wow, I’m actually in
Nigeria’. My first impressions were that it is
really busy with people all over the place. But mostly
that there was a high number of security guards, just
outside of the building, which worried me a bit. But
then I thought that it would be more than likely to
have guards in such a busy place as this, especially
as it is an international airport.
When we drove to Ibadan it was starting to get late.
I saw some street hawkers on the road selling bread
and other things. At first I wondered why they were
on the side of the road even when the weather was getting
bad. There was thunder and lightning, which I thought
was unusual in Nigeria.
The next day we went to a church called Winners Chapel.
The church was really quite big and had a lot of people
in it, and the church service was also good.
After church we went to my Auntie’s house. I was
really excited to meet her, as I do not remember much
about her. My Uncle then showed me all the vegetables
they grow in their garden such as a plantain plant,
orange tree, maize and cassava plants.
By the end of the day, I was feeling more comfortable
in my surroundings; after all it is my hometown.
On
Monday I went to visit my Grandpa and Grandma. My dad
was really happy to see them. I was really nervous and
didn’t know what to do. But when I saw them I
was really happy, but David and Rachel were a bit shy
and didn’t say much. My grandparents were glad
to see us
The next day we went to the Trans Amusement Park. I
did not know that there is an amusement park in Ibadan.
When we got there the place looked dry but the rides
were quite good. Segun, my dad and I went on the bumper
cars twice, which was quite good. We also went on the
Ferris wheel and chair ride and my dad, David and Segun
went on the merry-go-round. We had a great time at the
Trans amusement park.
Afterwards we went to ‘Mr Biggs’ restaurant
where they served Jollof and fried rice as well as other
Nigerian food. I thought this was great and that Mr
Biggs is much better than McDonalds and K.F.C.
We also visited Cocoa house. This building used to be
the tallest building in Nigeria, but is still the tallest
building in Ibadan. It was burned down some years ago
but it was rebuilt again and now looks great. We ate
at the Cocoa Dome, which also has a swimming pool near
the restaurant.
Near
the end of our trip we travelled to Lagos. On the way
there we saw the Sheraton hotel. It looked very beautiful;
there were even palm trees in front of the hotel. I
noticed that Lagos is an industrial city as it used
to be the capital of Nigeria, but it is still the industrial
capital.
On
Sunday afternoon my mum, Rachel and I went to Oshodi
market. We went by public transport, which was a very
bumpy ride. At the market I saw that it is very busy
there with people trying to sell all sorts of things
to you. I enjoyed that day at the market a lot but my
favourite thing was the buses that we travelled on.
On
Monday-our final day in Nigeria- we went to Lekki beach.
I was amazed the sand is much whiter than the sand we
have here in England. There were people with horses
offering a ride on them as well. Segun rode on one,
but I took a picture with one.
We drove through Lagos including Victoria Island. I
saw the national stadium, Festa house, NEPA building
and many other buildings in Lagos.
On
the way to the airport, I got really upset, as I did
not want to leave my home country.
When I finally got home it felt a bit different and
I not recognise it, but after a while it felt familiar
again, that’s how I felt when I saw some of the
places and people in Nigeria.
Overall,
I loved my journey back home, and I can’t wait
until the day I go back again.
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