Ghana introduced new money two years ago. One new cedi (the notes are quite dirty alredy :)) is worth 10000 old cedis and worth 1.23 USD.
It is confusing because the people still in their minds use the old currency units. So, they will tell you thet the papaya at the street vendor costs 4000. You have to convert it – it is 0.40 new cedi or 40 pesoes. Nine years ago when I was here for the first time I did not heat abous pesoes. Now I have to know that bottle of coke costs 40 pesoes, one banana 10 pesoes, the pineapple – 50 pesoes.
In the centre of Accra there is nice park with the mausoleum of well – known politician – Kwame Nkrumah. Can you imagine that they charge 6 cedis for the entry to the park? An it is forbidden to take the pictures through the fence…
I got my second visa! It will open my way to Sierra Leone!
