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1995
Mozambique - Cairo to Capetown
Bec2004-09-20 15:43:19
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Maputo
I arrived around 11 AM, found a room at the Pensăo Central for 12 US$ and went sightseeing. The center of Maputo is small enough that it can be visited on foot.
When I was there, it was safe enough to walk around in the daytime but I was advised to stay off the streets after dark.
I visited the Museum of the Revolution but could understand only part of the captions which were all in Portuguese. The Art Museum and the Botanical Gardens were also worth visiting.
I had been warned not to photograph the police or anything military but I took a chance with this old Portuguese fortress defending the port.
The Railway Station was designed and built at the turn of the century by the remarkable Gustave Eiffel who has left traces of his handiwork in the oddest places all over the world. He must have had a lot of junior architects working for him!
This is what a black taxi station looks like. A lot of people milling around few mini buses that leave only when they have been filled up. And I do mean filled up!
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