Hotel Heinitzburg Windhoek

... und Toilette (WC, nicht Plumpsklo!) mit Aussicht und unter freiem Himmel. <br> Weiter südlich trafen wir auf die Köcherbäume, welche eine einzigartige Form haben und besonders im schönen Abendlicht genial wirken. Ganz in der Nähe war der Fish River Canyon, welcher durch seine Grösse dem Grand Canyon nicht ganz das Wasser reichen kann, aber seine Schönheit hat uns mehr als fasziniert. Es war uns sogar möglich unsere private Apérostelle (ja auch das muss sein auf Reisen!) zu ...

... was formally colonized by German and Dutch settlers in the late 19th century. After WWI South Africa claimed Namibia as a territory. In 1948, the all-white Nationalist Party which dominated South Africa implemented Apartheid Legislation. Apartheid Law was basically like Jim Crowe Laws of The United States, with more exteme consequences for breaking the laws. Namibia ...

... I decided to not say anything yet. We all planned what we should do for the next day but it turned out that the boys wanted to have a lie in... Row, Beatina and I decided that we wanted to do more exploring around Swakopmund - so we booked our trip to explore the village. We went out for a meal and enjoyed it very much. Afterwards, guess what.... BED! <br><br>The next morning, I decided to reveal what was wrong with me to Row and Beatina... I told them that I wanted to ...

November 2009 As our plane is now booked, we need to secure our itinerary... And let be honest a few seconds, I'm not ready for a non-planned adventure... Africa yes - Hitch-hiking no! I'm more a well-organized woman (some of my friends would even say I'm too organized...). As we have only 2 weeks, we need to make choices, so we won't go to Caprivi and Opuwo... But ...

... learned from school but little practiced as tourists are shy to visit this community, and we chat about their hopes and ambitions. I leave feeling a little humbled by these people with so little who are so friendly, happy and welcoming. Circling around north of Windhoek, I am in the rocky rugged interiuor away from the sandy Namib Desert and camping under a million stars under the shadow of the Spitzcoppe, a collection of boulders the size of a seven storyy block of ...

... for a while before moving on, however, on our way out we spotted 3 more cheetahs. One of the cheetah's jumped onto a termite mound, to which the guide said "Thats odd, unless..." and sure enough, the cat choose that moment to empty his bowels right in front of us. It stank a lot. Apparently it was an IAMS day, its official, IAMS is bad for your cheetah. Despite the smell, and for reasons unknown to me we watched them for a little longer before heading back for dinner.

... And the answer is - not quite Vegas. There were a few tables for blackjack etc and we managed to get a few free drinks and end up in profit. Sammy had advised us to get a taxi back to the hostel and we had the name and the address but none of the taxi drivers the casino could summon knew where it was so we ended up getting a cab and taking the duty manager from the casino with us as he was the only person who knew where it was. Totally bizarre !

... now). He does these one on one semi- organized tour in his car for about $25 Cdn and he said we would be gone for the afternoon. Keep in mind, he advised me not taking too many pictures, especially of people as it could be seen as offensive. For the long drive out of the city he explained to me what happened in Windhoek's recent past. In the 1950's the South African Government ruled Namibia and they wanted to develop a world-class city ...

... her at 7 yrs! It was great to catch up. During the days, we walked around town and visited some parks and museums. Our last night, we ate at Joe's Beer House. This place is like a hidden hideaway that when you enter it, you can get lost in the "inside" trees. We stuffed ourselves with wild game and then sat by the after dinner bonfire and enjoyed a beer under the stars.