Maxi on Track

My trip to my home country Nigeria in earlier this year was incredible! Typically, my time in Lagos, Nigeria is spent attending parties, weddings, and meeting up with friends. This time, I wanted to experience Lagos! I wanted to soak in the vibe and truly enjoy the beauty of the city that bred me. So, before I left the US, I made a list of places I wanted to visit, and Jaekel House Museum at the Nigerian Railway Compound topped my list. The reason this tourist site rated high on my list is personal. My mom grew up on this compound and my grandfather (I never met him) worked for the Railway Corporation.

Unfortunately, the Jaekel House museum which showcases the history and artifacts of the Nigerian Railway Corporation was closed for the holidays. This was a a tad disappointing, as I was looking forward to soaking myself in the 112 year history of the railway system. However, the railway compound offered an amazing backdrop for picture taking. As you can see below, the scenery was dope and my blue taffeta maxi skirt and white tshirt fit right in with the beautifully rugged ambiance.

On the railway track

In front of the Jaekel House Museum

Saw this pile of old tires and thought they'd make great props for a photoshoot

Took this before I left home

Bag is on sale and available at www.thechictherapy.com


What do you guys think of the Nigerian Railway Compound? Dope, right? Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Have a great week chicas.

Lagos tales in a red lace top and navy linen pants

Started out the day in Lekki, after a sleepover at my friend's, Knicksomatic. 
I love Nigerian literature, so I headed to the bookstores at Ojuelegba to pick up some new books, as well as old time favorites. From Ojuelegba I made my way to the newly renovated Tejuosho market

My friend, Mo met up with me at Tejuosho market at 12pm. We spent most of our time in this African artifact store

How cool is this wooden sculpture? 

A drum with pink strings! Sign me up already

Drum fun

I wasn't planning to buy fabrics here, as I had bought some at Balogun market the day before, but this store had so many gorgeous prints, I just had to cop a few. Mo on the other hand, bought the entire store!Lol

When we were done at the market, I headed back to Lekki to meet up with a friend at a froyo place called Sweet Kiwi

I hadn't seen E in over 9 years, so it was great catching up

All smiles after my cocoyam froyo

Of course I had to pose for a few shots

When we were done, Mo and I headed to TerraKulture in VI to meet up with some other friends for lunch

Mrs G whom I hadn't seen in 15 years joined us here. We had kept her waiting for over an hour and she wanted us to get to lunch immediately

Started with fish pepper soup
...and then I had REAL pounded yam! Am I the only one that gets annoyed when people call those packaged yam flour things pounded yam? Pounded yam, is exactly what it is-- yam that's been pounded!

Vee just became a published author, and it was nice seeing her book on the shelf at Terrakulture's bookstore

Girls just wanna have fun

At about 6:30 PM, Mo and I left the group and headed to Hans and Rene. Here we met up with my friend, Tboy. Hans and Rene is an ice cream shop, and despite my refusal, Tboy insisted I had some ice cream. At this point, I was extremely stuffed, but my friend was intent on punishing me with tiramisu gelato :-(

After the ice cream, we drove down to Churrasco to have drinks. Dang! Nigerian cocktails are potent! 

That glass full of alcohol definitely got me tired!

Soon after, I parted ways with Mo and Tboy, and went off to yet another meet up. 

I headed to Oniru to catch up with my cousin, and at about 11pm we decided we wanted suya (meat that's been grilled on an open fire). If you have never had suya, you have not lived! 

Glover Court in Ikoyi has the bestest suya, so we drove down there to indulge in some grilled goodness. Even though I was stuffed up from all that I had eaten all day, I made sure to create some space for the suya. I had been longing for suya for over 5 years, and there was no way I was not going to satisfy my craving.

It was a great day, and it was awesome catching up with everyone. However, the highlight of my day was the suya (sorry friends and cousin).

Thanks for stopping by my blog guys, and taking the time to read about my Lagos adventure. Here's hoping you have a fantastic day.