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Very detailed Africa travelogue with lots of information for anyone planning a trip. Indexed for easy reference. 11 Countries over 3 months.
3 months in Africa -- detailed travelogue, travel tips, indexed
Larry2006-05-27 03:11:54
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town with an old church, though I didn't
spend much time in the area.
There is very little but desert before arriving into Luderitz, with much
of the area consisting of protected diamond mines. A few kms. before the
city limits, you pass the ghost town of Kolmanskop (a popular tourist
destination), but I opted not to stop, as you can't see much if you just
"show up" (you must book a guided tour in town, but the following morning, I
decided to go on a seal cruise instead).
Luderitz is a town where you can see Namibia's German past alive and well
even today. Everyone here speaks and understands German, and the town has a
definite European flavor to it. As in Europe, the shops all close for a few
hours during lunch (when everyone empties out onto the streets to talk and
eat with friends), and businesses are all closed by 5:00pm or 6:00pm. Many
blacks live in the poorer areas higher up on the hills, though many also
live in the town itself.
I checked myself into the Hotel Zum Sperrgebiet for N$305 including
breakfast (just look for the light pink building up on the hill), a nice,
new hotel with almost all its guests being German (note that the Lonely
Planet mentions it has a pool -- it doesn't). I then walked into town,
first reserving a spot for myself on the following morning's boat trip,
before buying a telephone card at the post office and looking through some
of the town's stores...
Namibia has many of the large South African chain stores (including PEP
and Ackerman's), as well as South African supermarket chains such as Sentra,
Spar, KwikSpar and ShopRite. PEP is an interesting store -- they're like an
old "five and dime," selling clothes, shoes, umbrellas, and other everyday
items for a good price. Most items probably come from China, but the chain
is huge -- there are 940 PEP
...
See photographs from:
Botswana Gallery
,
Cape Verde Gallery
,
Kenya Gallery
,
Lesotho Gallery
,
Malawi Gallery
,
Mauritius Gallery
,
Swaziland Gallery
,
Tanzania Gallery
,
Zambia Gallery
,
Zimbabwe Gallery
I just thought it might be helpful for you to know how i am finding your system.
Thank you
Susan J, 2008-01-28 14:00:20