Blogs from Sudan, Africa - page 9

I think we have seen all the temples we can possibly handle at this point, hence, Temple Overload!! We took the various 'token' photos, but also tried to have some fun with it. These are mostly random photos from the temples at Naqa and Muskwarat. ... read more

We went and saw Jebel Barkal and we had so much fun we ended up taking 90 photos in 2 hours time. We climbed on top of a huge hill to take some photos, then jolopped down the sandy side. It was fun! This temple is the sister site to Karnak in Egypt. Look, no tourists!... read more

Upon arriving in Wadi Halfa we were immediately reminded that we were not in Egypt anymore when people stopped to greet us without trying to sell us something - how refreshing! After finishing laundry and exporing the town, there's not much else to do here in Wadi Halfa. So we climbed the hill behind the hotel and had a picnic lunch and took some photos. We are here until the Dragoman truck arrives, which ended up arriving almost 2 days after we arrived in Wadi Halfa. Interesting tidbit about this town: it was actually quite the place until its residents were told to relocate due to the flooding of Lake Nasser. Most of the original town is now under water.... read more

I would like to congratulate some of Ms Cords students for posting their thoughts on rebuilding a country that has been through a lot of conflict. Many people identified a lot of issues with the majority seeing a change in government, and an increase in education as being key to a solid foundation for a state. At close second, health care, housing, and the military were mentioned. Once again, there were some ridiculous responses, but for the most part, people had some great things to say. Speaking for myself, I had no idea how complex the issues were with re-forming a functional society that includes, education, infrastrucutre, health care, trade and commerce, security, etc could be until I arrived here and saw it for myself. For instance, with education you can improve the youth so that ... read more

3rd - 4th November The authorities in Khartoum had changed the venue of the major bus station. Result? Total traffic chaos! Ian and Jeremy took their cars off first thing to the Toyota agent who was extremely helpful. They sorted out Jeremy’s car’s electrics which have been giving endless trouble. A new battery was part of the equation. Ian’s car was put on the ramp only to find that the extra fuel tank had just about broken free. It took a little longer to fix this - two days - as the tank had be removed completely and brackets replaced and/or strengthened. However, in the end all was well. Except that it took about an hour and a half to do the journey to and from the garage when normally it would be a matter of ... read more