Yonder
39 places
Timbuktu
(in Mali)
Worth visiting!
Where the River Niger Meets the Sahara — 2 years ago
February 2004
From my rooftop I watched a round moon rise over a minaret in the desert. In the courtyard below a Griot was playing guitar. He sang in a dusty voice, like a man from the desert should.
It was perfect. But for one thing… I was alone. Nobody would remember but me.