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Lynne & I have walked around Swakopmund for the past 3 weeks and admired the town. Today, 22nd Nov, we took a leisurely 5.4km walk, with many opportunities to stop for refreshments, to take some photos. Many of the old buildings date back to 1900 to 1910. My photography skills are poor and I cannot get the right angle to do this wonderful town and it’s old buildings justice, but here goes:
The old part of town have very wide roads - To enable Toyota Land Cruisers to turn around without having to do a 5 point turn (actually for Ox Wagons to turn around).
The walk down beach road is lined with Palm Trees where Guinea Fowl forage in the garden:
There is a Flea Market that sells local craft
1) The Swakopmund Prison:
2) The Barracks - 1905:
3) Woermannhause - 1905
4) Built in approximately 1910
5) Another old building
6) Hanfa Hotel - 1905
7) State House - 1901
8) The Lighthouse
9) Statue of fallen German soldiers - 1905
10) Altes Amtsgericht - 1906
11) Another old building
12) Tug Restaurant - This was built from an Steam Tug that was commissioned in the early 1900.
13) The 5.4km route we walked to take the photos:
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