The Atlantic

Atlantic view, originally uploaded by nobodaddy69.

The Hill Station area of Freetown near Country Lodge Hotel and the President's compound has a cluster of houses that were built in the 19th century, when Freetown was the capital of British West Africa. Most of them are on stilts. There is a heavy pall of memory and time about the area. Empire feels like a very long time ago and slightly sinister. But the fact that the buildings are still standing and in use also suggests that the time of Empire still lingers. Many in Sa Lone still yearn for the Colonial Masters, no matter how uncomfortable that might make the visitor feel...