Hotel El Kenz
Travel Blogs from Setif
The Atlas meets the Sea
... out on a walking tour, past the harbor and then up the slopes, along the edge of the cliff. I get higher and higher, here more monkeys, by now of course no longer a surprising view.
First I follow a quiet road, it ends at a small rest stop with refreshments and a water spigot that comes out of a rock. The water runs, and people with buckets and cups come to get (and drink) the water. I observe several people fill up 5 ...
Local Customs
... in. The driver kept saying something about "every time" and the lady officer insisted that seatbelt use was "obligatory". They kept at it for a while, then we continued, no fine, no charge, no nothing. Very interesting experience.
This really is a beautiful country, on the road to Bejaia, I see a monkey walking on the side of the road. A monkey? Ahh, right, I am in Africa. The whole place has a decidedly European feel to it, that's why the monkey surprised me.
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La Grand Plage
... it's all greek to me, I cannot tell the difference between Kabylie (Berber language) and Arabic ... Anytime I have to talk to someone I get along fine with French; and sometimes English. But still it's surprising to me how few people speak English, and even if they do, it's not very good.
Finally I arrive, it's afternoon now. I had lunch in Tizi Ouzou between busses, now I'm ready to explore this charming little town.
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John L. Gray and HMT Rohna - my Grandfather
... you, your crew and staff as I'm having a wonderful experience on my first Atlantic crossing thanks to the outstanding service and your magnificent ship.
I had the pleasure of chatting with you while in port at Ponta Delgada; I’m the one who inquired about our course regarding the location of the ship my grandfather went down with in the Mediterranean. Thank you for your offer of sending this communication to you.
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Storm chasers
... to tire and went through the arm motions that went along with the song. This would not be the end of it.
Approaching the amphietheatre, a few kids wanted to take photos of us. One group after another came up to us, and moment later each of us were surrounded by our own group of kids wanting to talk to us and take photos of us. The teachers were both happy with their fortutious encounter, but also concerned about the lack of attention the ruins were getting. The ...