Driving to Ansirabe - Impressions

This morning we woke up early and had our pre-ordered breakfast that arrived as fast as if we wouldn't have pre-ordered. The Malagasy service at the Lodge is very mura mura (slowly). When finally everyone had eaten, we jumped into the bus for our longest busride yet. 5hrs from Andasibe back to Tana (for 150km), where we had lunch. And then another 4hrs for the 175km to Ansirabe. Ansirabe means "lots of salt", as the city has lots of salt. You could see the richness in the people there. All children wore school uniforms, nobody was begging. And you could see the poshness when we arrived at our hotel that night. We had nice bedrooms and the hotel had some pool tables and a bar designed in a very westernised US style. Seb and I agreed that it was a good hotel, but not authentic. Anyway, we'd have the authentic Malagasy lifestyle tomorrow with our Local Living Moment.Read more