Zimbabwe
Harare

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    • Day 11

      Seminar, Gava's, Einkauf, Salongespräch

      February 18 in Zimbabwe ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C

      Das Programm sollte am ersten Tag etwas entspannt sein. Nach dem Frühstück führten wir am Pool eine kurze Seminarsession durch: Was ist in den nächsten Tagen geplant? Welche organisatorischen Fragen gibt es noch? Wie waren die letzten 36 Stunden? etc.
      Zum Lunch ging es dann ins Gavas, ein für traditionelles Essen und musikalische Begleitung bekanntes Restaurant. Dort gab es die ersten Malawi Shandys (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMes6tvFhsg).
      Zum Abschluss des Nachmittags waren wir in einer Shopping Mall, damit sich alle noch mal mit dem Notwendigsten versorgen konnten.
      Nach dem Abendessen luden wir Gerd und Bigi Eggert zu einem Salongespräch ein. Beide berichteten den sehr aufmerksamen Zuhörer:innen über ihr Leben und ihre Erfahrungen als Lehrer:in und Investor:in in Zimbabwe. Es wurde eindruckvoll deutlich, wie ihre ersten Reisen ins südliche Afrika ihr ganzes weiteres Leben beeinflussten.
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    • Day 10

      Videoclip 01 - Anreise der Studierenden

      February 17 in Zimbabwe ⋅ 🌙 22 °C

      Ab jetzt werden wir im Laufe der nächsten drei Wochen alle ein bis drei Tage kurze Videoclips von unserem Studienprojekt hochladen.
      Für die professionelle Unterstützung bei der Erzeugung der Videoclips gehen unsere Special Thanks an Gerd Antepohl und Julia Krämer!Read more

    • Day 10

      Ankunftstag der Studierenden in Harare

      February 17 in Zimbabwe ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

      Heute Vormittag erledigten wir noch ein paar organisatorische und schöne Dinge. So kauften wir eine eSim und ließen die aktivieren, wir besorgten ein paar Kleinigkeiten für unsere Exkursionsgruppe und waren dann (wie im letzten Jahr) auf dem Pld Stables Market. Der wäre auch für unsere Studi-Gruppe schön gewesen, der Markt ist aber nur am Samstag.
      Nachmittags besprachen wir dann mit den Mitarbeiter:innen von Daisys Guesthouse die Verpflegung für die nächsten Tage.
      Der Flieger unserer Studierenden landete pünktlich in Harare. Leider verspätete sich aber unser Busfahrer wegen eines Unfalls auf der Hauptstraße um fast zwei Stunden. Also gab es erst um 20.45 Essen, was alle auch dringend nötig hatten. Tapfer durchgehalten, die Gruppe, von Freitagmittag bis Samstagabend!!
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    • Day 8

      In Harare angekommen

      February 15 in Zimbabwe ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

      Heute sind wir die letzte Etappe von Bulawayo nach Harare gefahren. Die 450 km lange Strecke ist viel befahren, aber die Straße ist in einem sehr gutem Zustand. Durch Harare hat es etwas länger gedauert, weil gerade der Feierabendverkehr einsetzte und die Ampeln in der Innenstadt ausgefallen waren. Am Nachmittag gab es dann ein herzliches Wiedersehen mit Gerd, Bigi und Faye und abends einen leckeren Braai!!Read more

    • Day 12

      MyTrees

      February 19 in Zimbabwe ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

      Heute hatten wir unseren ersten "richtigen" Arbeitstag, und der hatte es in sich. Vormittags bekamen wir ab 8.30 Uhr einen Einblick über die Arbeit von MyTrees, der NGO bei der Faye arbeitet (http://mytreestrust.org/). Die NGO unterstützt Kleinbauern bei der Wiederanpflanzung von einheimischen Bäumen, um etwas gegen die massive Entwaldung von Zimbabwe u. a. aufgrund des Tabakanbaus zu unternehmen. Am Nachmittag besuchten wir eine Baumschule für Setzlinge.Read more

    • Day 76

      Driving to Harare

      July 21, 2023 in Zimbabwe ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

      It rained all night – the first rain we’ve had since first getting to Namibia. I woke up at 1.30am and just couldn’t get back to sleep. I got up to have a shower just after 4.30am!

      We had to be ready for breakfast with our tents down and correctly stowed by 6am. Henry had cooked porridge, as well as fried eggs, toast, and baked beans. As I suspected, the newbies hadn’t listened to Laban last night, and put their large packs under the truck where the chairs should go. Laban asked anyone who had done this to move them and stow them in their lockers. Nobody responded, so he took matters into his own hands and moved them into the truck! This caused uproar! The newbies complained that their packs wouldn’t fit, that they were fed up of being treated like children, that this wasn’t a holiday, it was a bootcamp, etc, etc. They got no sympathy from us!!

      Despite the issues, we managed to get packed up and were on the road by 6.45am, heading for Harare. The roads weren’t too bad, but we did have several diversions around road building or improvement projects happening ahead of Zimbabwean elections next month! We stopped twice in service stations to use the toilets. The second time, I bought a couple of very large packets of plain biscuits from a lady in the car park for the princely sum of US$1!!

      The photos 📸 attached to this footprint 👣 were taken from the truck on the way to Harare.
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    • Day 76

      Overnight camp, Harare

      July 21, 2023 in Zimbabwe ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      Back at the truck, Laban explained that, even though it was only 3pm, Harare’s Friday rush hour would start soon and, if we didn’t leave now, we could be stuck in traffic for about three hours! So, we headed for the campsite, a thirty-minute drive away. When we got there, Laban told us that we’re on for a 5.30am breakfast and a 6.30am departure tomorrow. This, coupled with the fact that there is only one toilet and shower for the women to use, and one for the men, made us decide to upgrade to an ensuite room for the cost of US$50. So, we took off what we needed from the truck, and went to settle in. Soon, as a member of the cook group today, I found myself chopping a mountain of kale with Michele!

      When the veg were all chopped, we had an hour or so to relax before dinner. We caught up on the internet and chatted to a few people. For dinner, Henry had prepared soup followed by chicken stir fry with rice and vegetables. We had the luxury of eating at tables indoors! We went to bed early in readiness for our early start.

      The photos 📸 attached to this footprint 👣 were taken during the drive to our camp.
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    • Day 15

      Harare & Chimonyi Caves

      May 21, 2023 in Zimbabwe ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C

      Harare is a city full of surprises. Bustling and busy you can find anything and everything here as long as you know where to go. We are amazed at the number of new modern style shopping centres some to rival any Parisian town complete with French patisseries selling almond croissants , strawberry tartlets, chocolate eclairs ( we found 4 in one shopping centre ! ) and a Chocolaterie with a full range of delectable truffles. We indulge ourselves with poke bowls at the trendy Three Monkeys Restaurant for lunch and enjoy a delicious gelato from an ice cream shop. We also browse boutique style clothing stores, linen and candle stores and more on our way to buy vegan products from a specialised shop we find online.

      All stocked up again with supplies from Foodlovers Market and ready to go we leave Harare after 2 days and head to Chimonyi where we plan to stay for 1 night and visit the nearby sacred Chimonyi Caves.

      A visit to these caves is well worth our time. We pay our entrance fee and after a short walk downhill we see the dark entrance with stone stairway leading down with a patch of dark tanzanite blue water fringed by green trees way below. It’s a steady slow climb down with stops along the way to appreciate the ever approaching breathtaking views of the pool.

      As we get to the pool’s edge we stop and take time to sit and contemplate, imagining the first people who lived here and how precious this fresh water pool must have been to them. The peacefulness and deep sense of tranquility lives on in this sacred cave. When we exit the cave we find a baboon troop quietly browsing all around. There are lots of mothers with tiny babies. This must now be their special place where the sacred spirit of Chimonyi lives on.
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    • Day 114

      Leaving Harare

      January 7, 2020 in Zimbabwe ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

      Woke up early to sort the car out before returning it. We drove around the neighbourhood trying to find fuel at the petrol stations. They’re all empty, and at the last one we visit, the attendant informs us that there is no petrol in the whole of Harare. Another staff member at the hostel has a contact, who we could call, and offer to buy him a drink in exchange for petrol.

      Eventually the woman from the car hire company came to collect the car, and just takes the cost of fuel from our deposit, no dramas after all.

      When we headed back into town for breakfast, we see a giant queue of cars, snaking its way around the neighbourhood. They are queuing for Engen, which must just have received a shipment of fuel.

      In the evening, we boarded the overnight bus from Harare to Vic Falls. It is maybe one of the worst bus seats I have sat in so far- no seatbelt, broken armrest, it’s stuck in the reclined position and the window keeps opening until I tie it closed with a shoelace.
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    • Day 76

      Lunch at the Beer Engine, Harare

      July 21, 2023 in Zimbabwe

      We arrived in Harare at 12.40pm. It was strange being in a city of 2.6 million people! We were given two hours to get some lunch and have a walk around. Laban recommended a place to go, but we didn’t like the look of it, so we went round the corner with Mona to the Beer Engine, a craft brewery and pub. The barman gave us samples of each of the beers they brew on the premises. We all agreed that their IPA, brewed using imported hops from the USA, was the best and ordered a glass each. We also ordered a platter to share. This comprised of samosas, chicken legs, ribs, sausages, chips, and salad.

      While we were waiting for the food to arrive, we met the owner of the place, a British guy who is married to a Zimbabwean and who has lived in the city since 1984. He explained to us that the government are planning to increase the excise duty on his product by 40%, meaning that it will cost him more to produce than he can charge for it, potentially putting him out of business! We complimented him on the quality of his IPA. He realised that our drinks had been poured from a new barrel that hadn’t had time to settle so, even though we’d nearly finished them, he gave us refills on the house. These came from an older barrel and were even better than the first ones. When the food came, it was delicious. We were joined by Ian, who agreed that the IPA was very good. By the time we’d paid our bill, we just had time to nip to the supermarket to stock up for tomorrow’s long driving day.
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    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Harare, ሀራሬ, هراري, هارارى, Горад Харарэ, Хараре, ཧ་ར་རི།, ھەرارێ, Χαράρε, Harareo, هراره, הארארה, हरारे, Arare, Հարարե, HRE, ハラレ, ჰარარე, 하라레, Hararensis Urbs, Hararė, ହାରାରେ, ਹਰਾਰੇ, ہرارے, ஹராரே, ฮาราเร, ھارارې, 哈拉雷

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