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Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by celemel(m): 10:28am On Dec 26, 2007 |
Hello all, This thread is open for pictures, narrations and experiences of the christmas celebration in Calabar. I have so far witnessed the Calabar Carnival Queen (photos here attached), the musical jives, and today is the Carnival for kids. December 27, (tomorrow) is slated for the full Calabar Carnival. The town is full, every hotel space has been taken over, Calabar is bubbling with plenty of life. Please share your experience here. |
Re: Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by darfur(m): 8:21pm On Dec 26, 2007 |
i no see any picture wey you attach o |
Re: Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by celemel(m): 5:05am On Dec 28, 2007 |
check one out. Carnival 27/12/07 |
Re: Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by celemel(m): 5:06am On Dec 28, 2007 |
Check this out
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Re: Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by celemel(m): 5:32am On Dec 28, 2007 |
More
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Re: Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by celemel(m): 6:04am On Dec 28, 2007 |
Bayside Royalty and a Gunner Supporter
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Re: Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by celemel(m): 6:30am On Dec 28, 2007 |
Even ghosts ressurected
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Re: Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by celemel(m): 6:43am On Dec 28, 2007 |
More to go
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Re: Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by celemel(m): 6:58am On Dec 28, 2007 |
Carnival
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Re: Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by celemel(m): 7:12am On Dec 28, 2007 |
The ugly
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Re: Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by celemel(m): 7:23am On Dec 28, 2007 |
variety
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Re: Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by babasin(m): 10:33am On Dec 28, 2007 |
very nice. can I use some of these pictures? whats name of this carnival? any website? they should promote it more |
Re: Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by zexyworm: 5:07pm On Dec 28, 2007 |
Forgive my ignorance but is the whole point of a carnival not fun and entertainment? Why are most people on the street |
Re: Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by toshmann(m): 8:02pm On Dec 28, 2007 |
I am impressed. Did the BBC/CNN see this? i guess not. |
Re: Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by celemel(m): 1:43pm On Jan 01, 2008 |
Poster, Akon and Faze
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Re: Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by anusule(m): 1:48pm On Jan 01, 2008 |
hmm nice pic, i mean the akon and faze. is that truly calabar?, with street lights? |
Re: Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by celemel(m): 1:57pm On Jan 01, 2008 |
Akon, Faze, 50 Cent, Tuface, Alpha Blondie, Styl Plus, P-Square, Sunny nneji, Awilo logomba, among several other musicians played in the stadium for fun-seekers, free of charge. All the pics here were taken by me, with a Camera phone. It was so much fun while it lasted. |
Re: Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by bodsibobo(m): 2:35pm On Jan 01, 2008 |
hmm nice pic, i mean the akon and faze. What were you expecting? people running about naked in the rainforests? Of course that is Calabar!! |
Re: Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by ell77(f): 2:56pm On Jan 01, 2008 |
As God is my witness, before the end of this ney year I must enter Calabar! It is a crime if I don't! See my country oh!!!! lol. toshmann: Promote something positive? Of course not, mind you bbc might put it on their website but broadcast it live it is not possible! |
Re: Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by dafman(m): 4:35pm On Jan 01, 2008 |
Calabar seems to be really progressing, Donald Duke deserves some real praise |
Re: Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by iice(f): 5:23pm On Jan 01, 2008 |
Cool pix |
Re: Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by Nobody: 7:38pm On Jan 01, 2008 |
Nice, very nice. |
Re: Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by vikiviko(m): 2:02pm On Jan 02, 2008 |
Wonderful pics. |
Re: Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by senetee(m): 4:30pm On Jan 02, 2008 |
@Poster, nice of you to remind us of the need to visit with those pics. Could you give an estimate of what it would cost to to take a trip from lagos to calabar for a weekend, thats three nights by flight? Please factor in transportation costs around the city for sight-seeing All projections welcome |
Re: Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by ell77(f): 4:35pm On Jan 02, 2008 |
senetee: please answer him I need to know this too! |
Re: Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by darkroll(m): 7:00pm On Jan 02, 2008 |
Wow , the pics are so nice , i must visit Nigeria 2008 with my freinds , so i can show them what calabar has to offer . I miss home |
Re: Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by Busta(f): 7:10pm On Jan 02, 2008 |
That is really kool Didn't know they had such a carnival in Nigeria. Looks like the carribean (caribana) carnival they have here every year. Nice Pics. |
Re: Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by mrpataki(m): 7:18pm On Jan 02, 2008 |
Nice pictures. Like them girls there. Miss my naija gurls. |
Re: Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by Democrat(m): 8:13pm On Jan 02, 2008 |
Celemel I was there last two years (2006) and it was better than this pass one. Donald held it down better than Liyel did. But regardless, Calabar is absolutely the best city in Nigeria. CALABAR= "Come and Live and be at Rest" I love that town a lot. I wish it was not in Nigeria though! I wish I could fly there straight from the US. |
Re: Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by DisGuy: 5:09am On Jan 03, 2008 |
cool pix celemel thanks was there any event at Tinapa? cant belive you are the only one from nairaland that attended seems people from other parts of Nigeria couldn't be bothered we have to promote domestic tourism before wasting money on cnn adverts |
Re: Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by celemel(m): 8:12am On Jan 03, 2008 |
Time to post replies. @Senetee, ell77 Arik, Virgin Nigeria and Aero ply the Lagos-Calabar-Lagos route. The fare ranges from N10,000 to N15,000 (one-way) depending on the airline. Aero charges N12,500. Hotels range from the 4-star Metrpolitan (the most expensive with lowest rate of N34,000 per night), to smaller hotels that u can get executive double for as low as N13,500 per night. Transport within town is available through car-hire. A typical 12 hour car-hire can be got for N25,000. You may alternatively use the public commuter system (buses and taxis that pick and drop) or the ever-popular Okada. (Mind you, okadas in Calabar are organized. They operate with helmets for passangers and are generally polite in their dealings with people) If you intend to visit the ranch at Obudu, that is a different kettle of fish altogether. You may need to go by road (very tedious as Obudu is 5 hrs from Calabar by road) or fly from the Margaret Ekpo Airport Calabar to the Bebbi Airstrip near the ranch. One way costs N10,000. Accomodation at the ranch is a bit expensive. The minimum being N12,000 single-room. But, there are hotels within the periphery of the ranch that one can check-in for as low as N7000/night. The cable car at the ranch charges a return fare of N1500. I hope you can do the estimate by yourself. @Dis Guy The Miss Calabar Carnival Queen finale event was held in Emporium A of the Tinapa complex. |
Re: Memories of 2007 Calabar Christmas Season/ Carnival (In Picures) by DisGuy: 8:19am On Jan 03, 2008 |
So basically shoppers pay 250k to get it load onto the interswitch card which can only be used in tinapa? or they load their 'Tinapa card' 250k max? what if people buy two cards? will the cards be available in Calabar only or at all Nigerian banks? I still think most Nigerians don't know anything about Calabar/Tinapa I found this on the state website just wondering what Nigerian language it is http://www.crossriverstate.com/hotels_0.htm |
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