The World’s Capitals
Mexico City, Lagos and Johannesburg spring to mind immediately as three cities that have fearsome reputations: high crime, chaotic infrastructure, overpopulation and general lawlessness. In reality, they are so much more: full of culture and art, creativity and brilliant ideas and anchored by a concrete history.
Highly praised Nigerian writer Chris Abani has a fascinating essay on the many things the capitals of the world, from Los Angeles to Istanbul, have in common for their traveling inhabitants — and how those commonalities unite us all.
Thanks for the link to that essay. And is that photo yours? It’s beautiful.
Julie
April 8, 2010 at 10:47 am
Thanks for reading! I procured the image from a secondhand source on Google, will try to hunt down the original source.
okeowo
April 8, 2010 at 10:58 am
Thanks for the link to Chris Abani’s Lagos story. Great.
(I agree with Julie – good choice of pic – but what about a Lagosian one too?)
blackwatertown
April 9, 2010 at 5:07 am