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Most visitors are mislead by this maze of streets and the worst of it is that the words “left and right” are no more used to indicate the way you should take, neither in Antananarivo nor in Madagascar. Anyway, light from electric pole is not enough to handle this dense darkness. Worse, nobody would seriously pretend to find his or her way with a map: the town is built on three levels and the people of Antananarivo completely ignore the names of roads. We just know places, and boundaries are established in such a way that only Malagasy people could understand them. Streets cross at three or four places, hiding other, more hidden streets and paths. Thus, the Antananarivo is dominated by three main areas: Andohalo, Antaninarenina and Analakely. And if you get to know the city well you will realize that the way different sections of the city are built is an indicator as to what kind of nocturnal activities take place there. Andohalo, the
highest point of the town is over crowned by the “Queen’s Palace”. A magnificent
sight seeing tour can be obtained from here as the Palace overlooks the
entire town, especially at night.
Antaninarenina, is a section of city that les below the Palace, this is a good place to meet people and go to the market, where fruits and vegetables and small household items can be bought. Beginning 1960s, it became the beloved place for night movers of Tanà, with its nightclubs, its poolrooms, its karaoke-houses, its money machine, etc. One the last places that people go to in Tanà’s at night is “the pool.” Teenagers are playing pool more often than ever. With 25.000 fmg for one hour, some of them even rent the pool table for a non stop four hour session. There is a lot of talking and discussing about how to make different shots and what angles to use in order to win the game. If you’re not at the pool table than you are in the nightclub listening to techno, rock, whatever. Malagasy teenagers dance with a diabolic rhythm, until totally fatigued Youngsters are completely drunk with tropical music. Using the overcrowded
roads from Antaninarenina, we keep on going down. Now to Tsaralalàna,
a very special “in” place, because of its cozy atmosphere,; this part of
the city is famous for its fierce rhythms; it is also home to the most
famous nightclub in Tanà: “Indra”.
What else about Tanà? A city diving inside harmony, and shinning a thousands lights. A town that isn’t envious of other artificial places. And what about Tanà’s people? They combine their natural spirit of good humor with ability to get along with anyone. Eternally festive, they are joyous to live, behind a sincere smile And just one more word to finish or, to begin: “Ankafizo Tanà”!! (Enjoy Tanà) To contact
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