Victoria falls - Bulawayo

 Victoria Falls as seen from the Zambian side (Livingstone)...It is the dry season in September so there is little water on the Zambian side.

I was in Victoria falls on Monday 26th September. Life in Zimbambwe is all about dollars (US). The falls from the Zim side are spectacular. Amazingly the gate personnel to the park believed it when i told them that Kenya was part of SADC and therefore i paid only 10US dollar to access this wonder of the world. I don't remember if i had mentioned this ealier but, Zambia side of the falls is sham. Dont be conned. Just cross over to Zim and access the falls from that side.


While in Victoria falls, i met prince( I doubt whether thats his real name) whoo initially tried convincing me to trade my adidas jogging shoes for his handicrafts. Prince effectively became my tour guide in Vic falls.


Vic Falls is a small but ver decent town.Its a tourist town and most of the activity is tourism. After doing one loop around town, Prince took me to the village, where he and other local people stay. Life there is simple but currency is dollars. Sadza(Ugali) and chicken goes for 2 US. 4 beers cost US3. Zambezi is the Zimbambwean larger but i noticed most young guys preffered carling black label.I had lots of fun at the pub and mixed freely with the local people who are quite hospitable.


I left Vic Falls in the evening using train which leaves daily at 7PM. First class is US12 and the train is very cormfortable but very slow. We arrived in Bulawayo at 1100hrs in the morning and i effectively got into the streets looking for accomodation. Accomodation in Bulawayo was had to come by but luckiliy i ended upp at Bulawayo Polytechnic school of Hospitality and tourism. They got decent flats and again i managed to get a flat for myself at US20.

I hanged out at Sporty bar on 6th Street. I met Charles a guy in his 50's but have lived in the UK and SA. He had a radical opinion of politics but overall was a good drinking buddy.He recommended pub la Gondola and Safari Lounge on Robert Mugabe way.
I left Bulawayo on Wednesday at 1400hrs North-East bound to Harare.

The City of Bulawayo as seen from the Train when arriving from Vic Falls