Where it really starts... Murphy's Law - Take II !
Trip Start
Aug 19, 2006
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Trip End
Nov 20, 2006
Antananarivo,
Madagascar
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
S 18°54'42.2"
E 047°31'18.2"
Temperature: 15.5 °C
Humidity: 64.9 %
Pressure: 88.1 kPa
Altitude: 1293 m
Hi! All,
I kinda admit that I am becoming a little bit addicted to this travel blogging business!
After a few misfortunes things fell into place at the last minute. I hope Murphy won't show up again anytime soon...
I upgraded all my entries with some "GEEKY!" content, such as GPS coordinates, temperature, etc... Just for FUN! I also added some of my best pictures...
Downtown Antananarivo
I took a walking tour of Antananarivo ("TANA" for the locals). It is nothing out of the ordinary but some aspects are interesting. Expectedly, it is poor and dirty but there is a distinctive line between the rich and poor in certain areas. The smells and the pollution coming from old generation Diesel engines (aka Lots of black smoke!) that seem to be in every car / truck, is very pervasive.
"Tana" Cathedral at Sunset
I arranged a 7-day tour of rural Madagascar with a specialized company. It will surely not save me some money but will save me some time and hassles! (e.g. no unreliable and slow taxi-brousse to take and all hotel bookings pre-made). I will be travelling the next few days (see following entries...) with a driver / guide and car on my personally decided itinerary.
First stop: ANTSIRABE
See you soon!
Martin
PS: Updating my log and responding to emails is hard here in "Tana" because they use a French keyboard that's configured a little different than the normal QWERTY! (See pics)
Holy Crazy Keyboard...Batman!!
Comments
Sigh of relief
Happy to hear you got your luggage and safely arrived in Madagascar. Family sure pleased to not have to send $$ for replacements, ahahaha. TS/Jo
Sur la route
Salut Martin, j'espère que tout continue d'aller *relativement* bien. Perdre ses valises, ça fait partie du fun!
-- Phil G.
Les joies de la découverte des autres cultures
Salut Martin ! Ne désespère pas va, on s'y fait aux claviers français... Je me suis bien faite aux vôtres moi ! (Mais ça m'a appris à sacrer aussi ... double bénéfice de la culture québécoise ? ;o)
Vivement la suite de tes aventures. Take Care !
Virginie