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The local flavor

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August 6th 2011
Today Pam dropped us off downtown so that we could do some shopping. We started at a craft market where they had lots of handmade jewelry, bowls, clothing and carvings. We got some great stuff for ourselves and souvenirs too. One store had beautiful furniture that is really cheap but it will be too expensive to ship home so that was sad for us. We also went to an area with street vendors sellin ... read more

Africa » Namibia » Windhoek

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South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla gr... ... read more