Friday, November 16, 2012

A mysterious country

Namibia is a mysterious country - cruel colonial (German) history, German architecture that could have come from the Effie Briest-era Baltic coast (plus some Rhineland-style castles), the enigmatic Reheboth people and the tragic Herero people, deserts with diamonds lying around any old how, the odd enclave of Walvis Bay and the Caprivi Strip, most fascinating of all the Welwitschia mirabilis.

If I had the time and the money I would go there.

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