Back in Djenne after a cram packed week in Bamako. After the humble beginnings in the Catholic Mission, the week progressed rapidly in an upward direction and I swiftly found myself in increasingly splendid surroundings, culminating at a dinner at the Danish Ambassador’s palatial residence on the Niger in the company of various Malian and Danish luminaries to do with Culture. I sat next to Cheik Oumar Sissoko, the distinguished Malian film maker and ex Minister of Culture under ATT. He was fun and we talked about our favourite films, predictably… it became clear that he had not seen Babette’s Feast, which we all decided was the best Danish Film of all time… The lady to the right of me is Vibeke,who was also at the dinner. We are standing outside Sylvie’s shop ‘Ethnic Women’ and as MaliMali aficionados will immediately notice, Vibeke has just bought herself a ‘Parka Dress’, which suits her very well I think, while I am wearing the ‘Sophie Dress’.