The first picture was taken as we crossed the old River Bridge on our way to shop at the Artisinat. On the top of the hill directly in front of us is the Mali White House. It is white and it is the residence of the President of Mali. I can see it from the balcony by my apartment but I hoped that this would show up better as we were about four kilometers closer. The "Green Machine" in front of us is one of many buses that you see and dodge as you drive on Bamako streets. On either side of the bridge there is a lane for two wheeled and pedestrian traffic.

The second picture shows the traffic near the Artisinat when we decided that we did not really want to shop there. The parking lot was full and as you can easily see the streets were also full