Wednesday, March 28, 2012

A QUICK GUIDE TO KUMASI


Kumasi is the second capital city in Ghana. It is located in the Ashanti Region. It is also known as the Garden City of Ghana. This name came up during colonial days because abundances of trees and flowers found there, whiles the atmosphere there was so cool.

Kumasi is becoming one of the fastest tourist attraction areas in the world, because of its historic nature. It has so many tourist attraction centers such as the Komfo Anokye sword, Manhyia Museum, Yaa Asantewaah Museum, Culture Center, Kumasi Fort and others.

Many people from other regions like spending weekends in Kumasi because it is known for its cheap items as compared to the others. Foodstuffs and other commodities sells at lower prices in Kumasi. Spending good time with your love one in Kumasi is recommended because of cool hotel accommodation rate.

Live band lovers do not miss weekends in Kumasi, because it is known for it's live band performances. No matter what your favorite category of music is, you can hear it being played live.

Talk about food, whatever your favorite food is, trust me you can find them anytime. Emo tuo special is not left out. There are good joints for chicken, guinea fowl and mutton barbeques.

For those who loves culture, you are not left out, you can witness the process of installing a King and the merry - making that comes after. You can pay homage to the Great King during Adae, which comes every forty days in the Akan Calender.

Lastly, Kente lovers do comes to Kumasi for original weaving ones. It is closer to Bonwire, home of original Kente. You can find Kente Weavers and request for a customized Kente cloth of your choice.

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