My 2018: A tour around my town: Choba Village, in Nigeria...Africa.

Okay, I happened to come across this contest and I found it totally amazing. I have been following anomadsoul for a while now but I haven't been opportune to join any of his contests.

I live in a Village called Choba that is situated in Portharcout city, Rivers state, Nigeria.
I am not originally from here but I have stayed here for so long that it now feels like home.
It is a place with a rich history and culture.
Choba village was a place where major battles took place during the Nigerian Biafra civil war and it still has some of the remnants of the War.
In the series of pictures I took I tried to show some of these remnants, with a little note attached to it.

Before the pictures start to roll in, I would like to say that I took this tour on the 31st of january and there was strong harmattan winds in the air, but that not withstanding, it turned out to be very exciting; much more than I had expected.

I decide to start with the more mudane sceneries of the town and move to the more relaxing ones later.
The picture above shows a burnt car from the War and it has since been preserved as a tourist attraction.

This picture shows the building that was used to treat the casualties of the war.

The picture above is a mortuary that was also used during the war and it is still in use.

The picture above shows a building that was used to take care of pregnant women during the fight. I find it amusing that the married people still found out time to make love through all the shelling and shooting. This building is also still in use.

This picture above shows one of the many fields that was used to train the soldiers.
From what I heard, a lot of children were conscripted into the army those days.

The building behind me are one of the many buildings that never got to be completed due to the fighting.

So I went out of the war sites and off to a bustling motor park in the village. It captures the everyday people.

This post wouldn't be complete if I don't include a picture of the market. It is one of the most vibrant place in the village and it always feels like everyone has something to sell.

This is probably the busiest part of the village.
It comes alive very early in the morning and stays awake long after dusk.

Finally I took a brief stop at the kitchen to take a picture of this beautiful pot of egusi soup.

This is one of the many delicacies in this village.

I hope you enjoyed the pictures I just shared with you and the stories with it. Have a beautiful day.
I want to give big shout out to @blocktrades because I hear you are a huge part of the success of this " My 2018: A tour around my town contest, with 100 SBD in Prizes".
Thanks a lot.
This post was made on the 1st of February by me.

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Do well to join the contest if you can. For me it has been incredibly exciting.
Love you all.