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Republic of the Congo Slideshow
Congo
Travel Blogs from Congo
Arrival in the Congo
... "the Democratic Republic of the Congo" which is a mouthful, people here usually say "Congo - Kinshasa" and for the other: "Congo - Brazzaville." The cities face each other on opposite banks of the Congo River. The respective armies have sometimes shot at ...
Transfer op 1 maart: theorie en praktijk
We hebben de datum van 1 maart gehaald. Proficiat ! Alle mensen zijn door een beslissing van beide directies en door toepassing van een soort "CAO32 bis" naar ons bedrijf getransfereerd, alleen... beseffen ze dat nog niet, meer nog, aanvaarden ze dat nog ...
Last full day in DRC
... why, he said "because he is Tutsi." Since Obama's father is from Kenya, and Tutsis are found in Rwanda, Eastern Congo and Burundi, I asked for clarification. "Well, he's Nilotic, same as the Tutsis" Jacob said. There are two large tribal groups ...
Congo and Cabinda
... found out our route asked us if we would be safe in Egypt - this was quite surreal as you consider we were in Congo! - how time changes... After leaving Pointe noir, we drove towards Cabinda, bush camping on the way. After entering Cabinda (an ...
Op kantoor - het secretariaat brengt kleur !
Omdat sommige foto's een vakantiegevoel kunnen overbrengen, wil ik toch even ons kantoor tonen. Zoals je merkt, is ons bedrijf hier nog maar net opgericht. Wellicht daarom dat we in de superlatief van een kaal bureau werken. En ook al heb ik me ...
Reussite
Ik had het eigenlijk meteen gevoeld. Al van toen ik me aanmeldde aan de hotelbalie, merkte ik "de stress" bij het personeel. Twee Congolese dames die de gasten inschrijven, en twee lichter getinte heren die... hen op de vingers kijken. Bij de ingang, in ...
Next to lake Kivu
Next to lake kivu lies Bukavu, or as the UN Canadian pilot called it, "bookvoo". We stayed at the orchids hotel which lied directly next to the lake. Kayaks are available for rent to paddle around the beautiful lake. The hotel restaurant was very good ...
Arrival in Kinshasa
... bit as we waited. He filled me in on the local news: the situation is calm in Kinshasa, there is still trouble in eastern Congo around Goma, the economy is not improving, and the manager of the Grand Hotel just died of sorcery. My suitcase was ...
First day in Kinshasa
... to learn we'd be meeting tomorrow. He has helped hold together a small group of church members in Kinshasa and in the Bas Congo region of the country, apparently near Matadi. I look forward to having a group discussion with all the local leaders ...
Sprinten op een hobbelige piste
Helemààl zijn we er nog niet, maar we hebben op het nippertje een uitstel naar 1 april vermeden. Op de beslissende maandagse "conference call" stond het licht nog op rood, wegens “niet klaar” en “te hoog risico”. Maar de ...
The prep before Bukavu
... folks walk each ought on a path. It seemed safe to me. We had the opportuni to visit with my collegues friend, Harriet, who was retiring from the UN in the Congo after 7 years of service. A great group of people who really want to make a ...
Can-Go!
... my photo payments, and it was here that I suddenly remembered how I got here and realised my situation. Here I was leaving the Congo without a stamp, a visa or even a passport! Suddenly all of the permutations ran through my head. Who were these two men ...
A service and Q&A in Kinshasa
... and discussed the situation once again. We talked not only of the international church situation, but also particular needs in the Congo. The economy is so poor, and the government so poorly at present run that civil servants like the three men before me ...
DRC...and gorillas
... on our way up to Kisoro. Kisoro is a smallish town in Uganda very close to the borders of both DRC (democratic republic of Congo) and Rwanda. You can go to see mountain gorillas in either country and we were headed early the next day to DRC. The roads ...
"This is it !"
... , waar de lokale bevolking haar eigen taal nog cultiveert, waar ook tweetalige kranten te vinden zijn (Frans/Malagasch), vind ik Congo-Brazzaville heel sterk op het Frans (en op Frankrijk gericht). De lokale talen worden niet op school onderwezen, nergens ...
Bonjour Patron !
Bonjour Monsieur ! Bonjour Patron ! Dit patroon herhaalt zich nu iedere morgen. Wat een verschil met het vorige (maar ook veel grotere) hotel. En bij de receptie staan twee erg nette heren die ons bij onze naam noemen. "Ons", inderdaad, want ...
Seminars in Kinshasa
This morning I felt quite a bit better when I woke, but I determined to take it very easy on food during the day just to be safe. I was waiting in the lobby as we agreed, ready to go at 08:30. Justin didn't arrive until 9:30. Transportation is rather ...
Seminars and Caterpillars
This morning I was again ready again and in the lobby at 08:30. There were groups of foreigners waiting for their transportation and ready for the adventure of Africa. One group of Chinese caught my eye. There were about 10 of them, obviously new to the ...
Democratic Republic of Congo!
Having headed out of Cabinda, we arrived at the DRC border right at last minute, so it was quite a rush to get through the necessary immigration procedures before closing (all the while having to fend off some over enthusiastic locals trying to sell or ...
Sabbath in Kinshasa
This morning, Jacob arrived at 10:00. He'd been slowed by traffic. He had a taxi this time, which is how we traveled the twenty minutes to his house. There were about thirty five people there of which fifteen were children. ...
Into the Congo
... other. The DRC is a former Belgian colony that under Mobutu used to be known as Zaire. The Republic of the Congo is a former French colony, quickly arranged by the French to prevent the Belgians from completely dominating central Africa. The stories of ...
Travel to the Congo (RDC)
... I was supposed to have only fifty minutes between my arrival at Charles de Gaulle and the departure of my flight to the Congo. With all the current expansion and construction at Roissy (what the French often call CDG airport - because that's the town ...
Girolla Trek in Congo
... at 4am to get to the border etc.Now when we got to the border, we had to walk across no man's land to get into Congo. The difference between the poverty in Uganda and Conga was unbelievable - you won't believe me when i tell you that there was WOODEN ...
Visits around Kinshasa
... this year. To try to escape the heavy traffic on the main road to the airport, we took a road that paralleled the Congo River. Even though we were barely a hundred meters from the river, I never saw it, because the river banks are completely full of ...
A bear I see a bear
Hi all Not got round to the English Visit part 2, but this weekend we saw a bear whilst mountain biking at Silver Star. ...
Korea Features - laver
I remember the first time to eat Korean barbecue, I am in love with the laver, it is very suitable working meals with rice. Vegetables, meat, rice, everything is ready for ...