{"id":299148,"date":"2017-03-05T17:50:01","date_gmt":"2017-03-05T17:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=299148"},"modified":"2017-03-05T17:50:01","modified_gmt":"2017-03-05T17:50:01","slug":"heritage-caravan-crew-treated-to-accras-sights-on-day-1-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=299148","title":{"rendered":"Heritage Caravan crew treated to Accra&#8217;s sights on day 1 [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The second edition of Citi FM\u2019s Heritage Caravan started today [Sunday], March 5, with a breakfast and was capped off with a tour of some heritage sites in the Greater Accra regional capital, Accra.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-299185 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/6e7f41a2-11f2-44f0-90cc-335f8fe50741-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"6e7f41a2-11f2-44f0-90cc-335f8fe50741\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-299184 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/44da899c-ca39-4525-9773-3b87705c8d60-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"44da899c-ca39-4525-9773-3b87705c8d60\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The convoy\u00a0<span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/03\/05\/citi-fms-heritage-caravan-sets-off-photos\/\"> began the seven-day journey<\/a><\/strong><\/span> from the premises of Citi FM, drove onto the Kojo Thompson, castle boundary roads, before starting giving mean to the\u00a0itinerary.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-299192 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/88194938-19a9-4a2c-b669-d4ad78536546-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Heritage caravan\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-299190 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/070fa925-e209-45e2-a5b0-a8068eb9a483-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"070fa925-e209-45e2-a5b0-a8068eb9a483\" width=\"620\" height=\"388\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The caravan&#8217; s first stop in the capital was the Black Star Square, and from there, the team\u00a0toured Ga Mashie, Jamestown, and east of the Korle Lagoon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-299192 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/88194938-19a9-4a2c-b669-d4ad78536546-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Heritage caravan\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-299186 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/d8a94527-84e2-401d-83e0-159f9f737a2b-1024x818.jpg\" alt=\"Heritage caravan, james town light house\" width=\"620\" height=\"495\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jamestown\u00a0and\u00a0Usshertown\u00a0are the oldest districts in the city of\u00a0Accra,\u00a0Ghana, which emerged as communities around the 17th century around the British\u00a0James Fort\u00a0and\u00a0Ussher Fort\u00a0on the\u00a0Gulf of Guinea\u00a0coast.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-299188 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ed267c25-490d-4976-8e77-188562865863-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Heritage caravan, james town light house\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-299189 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/6ce35964-a69d-45e7-af25-1193bd485604-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Heritage caravan, james town light house\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Participants had the opportunity of climbing up to the top of the Lighthouse at James Town, to be treated to a magnificent view of the capital.<\/p>\n<p>One could easily locate the Christianborg Castle, Ghana&#8217;s Parliament house, Korle Bu teaching hospital, the trust towers and other edifice in the capital.<\/p>\n<p>Along the shore is also the fishing harbour at James town.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-299187 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1cce1164-1db0-4adf-be50-51cbccd54e10-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Heritage caravan, james town light house\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The participants, after touring these sites, departed for Kumasi, the Ashanti Region capital.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a02017 trip, which has Vodafone Cash, HFC Susu Plus Account and Top Oil as sponsors, has been packaged to give patrons an experience of a lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>The moments on the buses will be characterized by storytelling, live music and partying\u00a0with drinks sponsored by Hunters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Kojo Agyeman\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second edition of Citi FM\u2019s Heritage Caravan started today [Sunday], March 5, with a breakfast and was capped off with a tour of some heritage sites in the Greater Accra regional capital, Accra. 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