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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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I planned to spend just a few minutes, but wound up
staying a good two hours.
After walking through Omaruru's residential streets, I decided to have a
look at Franke's Tower (erected in 1908 to commemorate a German victory over
the native Heroro forces). You can obtain a key for the gate from the Hotel
Stebe, but to get to the tower, you must walk across a wide, dry riverbed.
In my mind, I kept wondering how people get across this riverbed during the
rainy season (there seemed to be no other way across other than to walk --
and though above me was a wire that stretched from one bank to the other,
there was no bridge of any kind attached to it). The dry riverbed was
filled with footprints, and the locals I passed while walking towards the
tower were all friendly, and smiled. I really like this town.
Having stopped off for the key at the Hotel Stebe, I was soon checking
out Franke's Tower. It's really nothing special, but you can open the door
and walk up the stairs inside to the top, where you have a nice view of the
area. While I was there, a German couple came by to look around, and joined
me on top. Walking back to the car, I noticed a sign in the Omaruru Post
Office: "Fast Mail" to certain South African cities (Pretoria, Cape Town,
Kimberly, etc.) took six business days!
After a few hours, I left Omaruru and stopped in the town of Otjiwarongo
for lunch. Otjiwarongo is a large town, and a nice place to look around.
When I returned here later in my trip, it was a bustling, major city, but
today, most places were closed, and the streets quiet. I did find one store
with a lunch counter open though, so I ordered some toasted sandwiches and
picked up a much-needed newspaper.
Because of the heat, I had been wearing shorts everyday, but driving in
the car, I'd constantly have sun beating down on my
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Tanzania Gallery
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Zambia Gallery
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Susan J, 2008-01-28 14:00:20