Lusaka, Zambia (by the kids)

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On the 27th we were still in India, we were going to go on a train to Delhi, and at Delhi we were going to take a plane to Ethiopia, then take another flight to Zambia, not all in the same day though. So we started the day by going to a nice breakfast place then we went back to the hotel to rest and because we had a long night ahead of us. We stayed there for a while at the hotel and around 3pm we got a tuktuk to go to the train station. We waited there a bit then twenty minutes before it was supposed arrive they announced it was arriving at a different platform. So we got our bags and went over to that platform, we weren’t rushing because on the website it said I was 48 minutes late. No surprise, im not sure we’ve ever had a train that was on time, they’ve all been late. When the train did finally arrive we got on, put our bags down then started reading our kindle, we were going to stay on the train for 4 hours. When we were pretty close the train station the train stopped, it was stopped there for an hour, I still don’t know why, but it ended up being 5 hours. When the train started moving again it took about five minutes to get to the train station, when we got off we went to get a taxi to go to the airport, the plane was leaving at 9pm (mum edit: we left around 2am!), and it was 7pm. So first we went to baggage check, then when we finish that we went to security check, then after that we just had to wait. We waited for a while then when the plane arrived we went on, I wanted to stay up till take of but I was too tired so I went to sleep. Night night.
On the 28th it was 1am (mum’s edit= 6am) and we were very close to landing, landing is my favourite bit on a plane after take-off, I’m happy that I was awake for this bit. When we landed we were in Ethiopia, we were only going to stay there for a few hours then catch a plane to Zambia. When we found our gate that we would board our plane on, we went and found a restaurant near it, we had a plate that had pastries muffins and croissants, it was yummy, when we finished it we went back to the gate a started waiting. When it arrived we went to find our seats then started watching the tv on the plane. When it started taking off I was very excited. The flight lasted a few hours, at the end of the flight we got off then went to get a taxi driving to drive us to our hotel. When we got there we figured out that someone else was using the room we had so we got a refund and got a smaller room. When it was dinner time went out and had some dinner then went home and slept.
On the 29th we went to the museum, it name was the Lusak national museum, classic. Wait, I forgot bout breakfast, we had it at the hotel, they gave us bread and omelette. When we got to the museum we saw a big statue of someone out the front, we weren’t sure who it was, I did some research and figured out that it is 8 meters tall and weighs 2000 kg. But behind the statue there’s a meaning, the statue is made out of old hospice beds on which thousands of people have died of AIDS. When we went in the museum there was this exhibition on the first president of Zambia, he was in charge from 1964 to 1991, 26 years (or 27). When we went in we read a bit about him and that he was a sports person, musician and a vegetarian. He was the first president because the country just got out from British colonisation. Pretty much all of Africa was colonised at one point, the only two that weren’t colonised, were Ethiopia and Liberia. After that exhibition, the rest of the museum was about Africa in the past, like long back, not like parents old, cave people old. It was pretty cool, my favourite bit was where they had a model of an old rock furnace it looked like a big thick pillar but it worked. When we left the museum we went and looked at a statue called the statue of freedom it symbolises Zambia’s freedom. After that we went home and slept.
On the 30th we started our day by going to a restaurant that had nshima, it’s pronounced shee-ma, it looks like it’s spelt wrong because it’s spelt the way the Zambians do. Whatever, the nshima came in two ways T-bone on the side or fish, I chose T-bone, mum chose fish, we had one of each, and the T-bone was good. I ate most of the T-bone, it was so good, absolutely delicious, I could have eaten 10 times more then what I had, it was that good. After that we went home did a bit of blog and schoolwork, at one point we wanted to go to a salsa class to pass time and have fun. But when we tried to get a taxi over there we coulden’t, so we didn’t do it but this is what we did do. We all sat on the bed and watched a movie then when it went flat we played card games then went to sleep. Night night.
On the 1st we started our day by walking around looking for breakfast, well no, we just went back to the place that we went to yesterday, and the day before that and the day before that etc. etc. When we got there we got a nshima, then we went to a cinema, we decided to watch snow white (well I agreed because tomorrow were going to watch the Minecraft movie). When we went there to buy our tickets they were all empty no one had bought a ticket, we could sit anywhere. The movie was going to start soon so I went over to the popcorn place and decided to get large for both me and Emma to share together. We went over but they didn’t have a large they had medium and small, so I chose medium, and when it came out it was huge. Like if the cinema in Townsville had an extra-large, wait no, make it extra-extra-large, and it made me think, how big would the large be? When we went into the movie we watched the movie, it wasn’t my favourite, when we left we started walking home we saw a massage place. We went in had a nice long massage, it lasted one hour, the funny bit is that we all got a different massage. After that we went home and slept. Sleepy sleepy.
On the 2nd this is the last day I’m writing about, today were going to the Minecraft movie, then when it’s done we’re going to go home and pack, and tomorrow were going to the safaris.
Andrew David Bridson, leader of the Emma annoyers and TRALOA (the right and laws of Andrew), 42 time nobble peace prize holder, 95 times Olympics gold medal holder, most beloved human on earth.
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The end
Andrew (10 years old)

Hello party people. Guess what. WE ARE IN AFRICA.
On the 28th. We took a tuktuk from our hotel to the train station. then took a train to new Delhi. Then a tuktuk to the airport. Then took a plane to Ethiopia. Then we took another flight to Lusaka in Zambia.
On the 29th we did a museum. It was called the Lusaka national museum. We saw big pictures, we saw skulls, we saw small fake villages, we read information about the first president in Zambia whose name is Kenneth Kaunda. He was president from 1964 to 1991. It’s cool.
On the 30th. We had breakfast then went home did blog and schoolwork. For breakfast we had fish Nshima and T-bone Nshima. Nshima is spinach with a red sauce that has onion in it. it is bloody good. Next day.
On the 1st. We went to a movie about Snow white. There was only two people there besides us. It was a good movie. We are going to go see another movie tomorrow. After that we had A MASSAGE. It was amazing. I got the hot cloth, and it lasted for an hour. I loved it so much that I wished it never ended. Then we went out for dinner.
On the 2nd. We are going to another movie. Then we are going to pack and get ready for our car trip. We are getting a car for ten days and we are going to go to the safari. Hope we are going to like it.
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