Dante is here, No Fear

Good day friends this week I made a lot of journeys and I have so much pictures and of course a background story to share with you guys.

I visited the heritage of the Egba people of the Yoruba . A famous place called Olumo Rock. I had a fulfilled adventure there. Stay connected to my blog for I will be posting about this soon. It will be my first official travel blog, oh boy! I am so excited. Are you?

On my way on this tour I could remember chatting with @ameliabartlett . She was curious to know the kind of ancient architectural structures in Africa.

Also, I was motivated to take some of these pictures from several encouragements I get from my comment section.

@motinkergnome said;

Dante, Keep posting about your daily life. I enjoy your writing and photography.

This is more than enough to keep you as a content creator to produce more especially on the steem blockcahin.

The location for the photoshoot is at an area called Oke-Ona. It is the home area of Olumo-rock and also where the first settlers Abeokuta started from before fanning out wide even till the ends of the world.

You will notice some buildings have been destroyed and the roads are un-tarred. This is because the state government wants to make the area more developed and accessible to tourist and also to make the lives of the indigenous people(root core people of Egba) more comfortable. Sometime comfort comes at a cost, in this case some ancient structures had to be destroyed

PHOTO SPREE

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^{Ancient house to which shares the same compound as the buried place of the warrior above}

I can only assume that the buried hunter is a significant person in that community. When a man is buried in a compound in the Yoruba culture. It signifies that he owns the house/land. It is a way of preserving the memory of such a person. In recent times, some people prefer not to be buried in their home.

So if you visit places like this, you should be ready to see many graves in front of homes.

^{Ancient Alley}

^{Down the Ancient Alley}

^{Structure looks British}

You should have seen the look on peoples faces when I was taken these images. I felt like Rango in the bar asking for some water. I didn't care anyway ... I took some more photos.

Notice the structures looks British. Most are made from bricks and mud(lots of mud). Those brown roofs are just gorgeous

Family compound usually a territory for certain unique families. Any member of the family is always welcomed home at anytime. If you can trace your family compound roots then you can ask any question as regards your ancestors.

^{More Alley Images}

PHOTOS OF SOME DEMOLISHED STRUCTURES

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From the demolished structures, you will notice that most of the houses were made of mud. Using mud to build houses makes the inside cool when it is very hot on the outside.

House were constructed at very close proximity to each other. The ancient people of the Egba tribe are peaceful people even till this date.

The area which the original settler of the city settled is known as Abeokuta North. Abeokuta has a city is characterized with Abeokuta South and Abeokuta North.

The modern day city is characterized with modern architecture and what you can associate with a capital city of a state (Ogun State, Nigeria)

The Abeokuta North area specifically Oke-Ona are ancient parts of the city which still preserves the cultural heritage of the town.

Fun Fact : Oke means mountain in Yoruba

More fun facts: A word can mean several things in Yoruba language though it has the same spelling but different pronunciation and different meanings.

I hope you enjoyed this photography travel blog. Remember to stay tuned to my adventure to Olumo-Rock.

Stay tuned...