Until recently, in the city of Antananarivo, there was not a single structure built of stone.
One stone building built till the 19th century was the palace of Rueva, which is depicted in the photo. Other buildings from the stone were simply banned by the local Queen Ranavalun I.
Now most of the buildings, though low-rise, but brick.
And here is “brick factory”. In this process, everyone is involved, even children.
On the outskirts, in the city slums, there is no that French charm as in the downtown. There is even a cart transport.
But there are a lot of beautiful places here as well. In Madagascar, which is located in the southern hemisphere, in summer beautiful trees Jacaranda blossom.
The island for many years belonged to the French colony. Therefore, French notes are still felt everywhere.
The houses of the slum dwellers are old rusty sheds, in which it is very hot in the summer, and cold in the winter.
By the way, there is no electricity and running water, and never was. Wash and drink the inhabitants of Antananarivo from one source – a local dirty river.
Local people drive such crazy vehicles. One wrong move – and you’re under a ton of iron. By the way, there are also French cars here.
In some streets there are spontaneous markets – the local ones decided to earn a little money on tourists.
Merchants are laying out the goods right on the sidewalks, although there are many different shops here.
The inhabitants of the city live among the terrible dirt and unsanitary conditions.
And this is a photograph from the local state kindergarten.
In schools, the situation is slightly better: charitable organizations supply computer equipment to children.
A typical house of the inhabitants of Antananarivo.
By the way, bananas serve as second bread here. From them, in fact, local bread – banana cakes – is baked.
Local cuisine deserves special words, because it combines the notes of French Provence, as well as Asian and African culinary traditions.
Traditional dishes are made of rice. Also in their preparation is used corn, seafood, meat and a huge amount of spicy spices.
Food in Madagascar, by the way, is very spicy – local chefs add chilli and garlic almost to all dishes.
