9:15 a.m. Discover calm in a cathedral
In case you get up early sufficient, go to the gorgeous Cathedral Church of Christ within the Lagos Island neighborhood for the early morning service. Bold, maybe, after an enormous evening out, however you gained’t be alone: A reality of Lagos life is that each its dance flooring and church buildings are full, and with lots of the identical individuals. The journey is price it alone to see the cathedral’s grand exterior up shut, proper within the coronary heart of Lagos Island’s bustling enterprise district, which options a few of the metropolis’s Afro-Brazilian structure. As a outstanding church, it’s used to welcoming friends, however solely go in case you’re planning to remain for the entire service, normally about two hours.
12 p.m. Unwind by the ocean
Get better out of your evening out with a day on the seaside. Earlier than you go, seize an area favourite snack: a subtly seasoned meat pie with fried minced beef or rooster, potatoes and greens, encased in flaky, buttery pastry. Head to your nearest Milk and Honey cafe (there may be one in Lekki and one in Ikoyi) and fill a bag with meat or rooster pies (3,520 naira), sausage rolls (2,530 naira), and little doughnut-style bites referred to as puff puff (1,430 naira). Together with your goodies, head to Tarkwa Bay Beach, accessible through a 15-minute boat trip (9,000 naira) from various jetty locations in Victoria Island and Ikoyi. Stretch out, catch the solar and skim the ebook you got at Jazzhole whereas having fun with the huge Lagos shoreline.
