Naua Naua Game Lodge and Safaris Etosha National Park

... spotter. Unless the elephants are standing next to the road, I probably wouldn’t see it. I do try though. On this game drive I was doing some reading I must admit. We arrived at our next camp in the afternoon and since it was my day to help prepare veggies for dinner, I asked my cook group partner to come help out but she told me she couldn’t do it because she wasn’t feeling well. Her stomach hurt her. Funny thing is ...

... t hear me and so once again I lay awake listening. At 4:30am the alarm went off and I bolted upright as if I’d been waiting for it all night.

But Gabe sleepily rolled back over and once again the thought of dressing and walking out to the waterhole in the dead of night alone wasn’t all that appealing. This time though I couldn’t shake off the desire to go down, and so I ...

... watering hole for sunset. The watering hole is set up on the edge of the camp with an electric fence and then a stone wall cutting people off from the wildlife but so close and well lit that you have this amazing view of the animals as they come to drink. On the one hand it feels contrived with the floodlights and benches set up, on the other hand you watch as the animals approach slowly, cautiously and you ...

... for the land in the 19th century. The stunning thing about Etosha is its size and that there are watering holes dotted around the park where the animals come to drink. At todays watering hole we drove right beside it to witness numerous animals coming in for a drink. It was here we saw giraffe, zebra, kudu, oryx ( with their straight long antlers and beautiful grey fur ...

... the grounds as well. It takes us a good two hours to walk through the grounds; jeeze it'd be nice to live close to a palace. Having the option to lounge and relax on royal lawns whenever you choose to. We decide to head back into town, because apparently we had missed three or four blocks of amazing architecture...this city is great. I spend my last few euros on my meal for the day, a delicious wurst. One thing this trip is definitely going ...

... tables away. All of the waiters were really good looking - but then so are a lot of the Austrians... I had "Gerolltes Pitabrot mit Lammspiess, Humus and Salat"... a pita with lamb meat, humus and salad... and a tall Griesskirchner bier. It's probably a good thing we're doing a lot of walking :) We went to the Nutcracker, but by that time we were all so tired that we didn't ...

... the city, the exterior marble is pinned into place with steel nails and it's an early example of Aluminum being used in construction. Across the Square from it by way of contrast is the old War ministry from the same time which is all bronze double headed eagles and cherubs wearing soldiers helmets and manning canon!?! 3 The Karlkirshe, its meant to be the finest example of baroque interiors in the city, although I preferred the the Dominican, less tourists and scaffolding and the smaller ...

... this is a smaller opera there are generally empty seats that you can take as soon as the lights go down and the show starts. There were plenty of open seats that night, so we all were able to sit. The show was quite impressive. Even though I didn't always know what was going on, I was still able to follow the plot. I guess the main point was just to see an opera in a city famous for its music. Plus, it was only 1.50 euro. Although I enjoyed this opera, I think the next time I ...

Friedensreich Hundertwasser is incredible. I'd never heard of him before coming here, but apparently his work is considered one of the greatest contributions to Viennese architecture. I stopped by the "Hundertwasser Haus", a naturally-designed, unevenly-floored public housing project that he didn't even take payment for. There's a souvenir-filled little "village" just across the ...