This part of town
was packed, dirty, and busy with locals walking around and j-walking to the
point that traffic was jammed and horns sounding off. We ducked inside a Foot
Locker, which made us throw away our drinks before entering 😒.
We decided to hang out there for a while for we felt the stop we were told to
stop on would have absolutely nothing out there to do. After about 15 minutes
inside the store it too became too packed, so we decided to head back to the
train and head to the museum.
The museum wasn't
that far from the train but we were still way too early. We went to a local
grocery store to wait. While there I remembered I needed to document another
store so I started searching for the price of eggs, milk, and meat. When we
finished we went back to the museum and waited for the rest of the group. When
they arrived we then rang the doorbell and gained access.
The museum was cool
and filled with clothes, electronics, household goods, and luxury items. Our
tour guide was named Antoine and he used to be a medical student but decided to
switch careers. He spoke very passionately about why we shouldn't participate
in the purchasing of counterfeited items. Some items are easy to detect while
others were harder. What's shocking is that fact that Bic is the most
counterfeited brand in the world...let that sink in. After the museum we were
free to go and most wanted to go sightseeing, eating, and/or shopping. I, on the
other hand, still haven't gotten any interviews so I had to go search for some.
Oh the joys of independent research. 