I know I just came back from my relaxing trip in Malawi, but I want to see as many African countries as I can while I'm still in Mozambique. So my friend Tram (also an education volunteer in Mozambique) and I decided to explore the small but beautiful country, Swaziland. Our adventure lasted from August 29th- September 1st.
Take a look at some pictures of our fabulous trip:
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| Sibebe is the national beer. It was good. |
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| Mexican food? Well, not quite. More like Cali-Mex and it was delicious! |
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| Cheese Enchiladas |
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| Dancing Marionettes |
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| While we waited for our Safari adventure, we met some friends |
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| Tram with the kids |
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| They wanted you to see their cute faces |
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| My new friends and me |
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| Tram gearing up to see some animals |
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| Tram and I entering the park |
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| Meet our guide named Africa |
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| Complimentary passion fruit juice and water before the ride |
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| African Fish Eagle |
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| Warthog. We found Pumba! |
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| Mother and son white rhinos. Apparently, the black rhinos are almost extinct and white rhinos are endangered because of poaching. So sad. |
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| Antelope |
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| I love the way giraffe drink water |
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| Hippos taking their afternoon nap |
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| Our lunch that was included in our day tour |
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| Dessert time! |
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| I had two bites of the mousse and later had a headache. It was delicious but too rich. |
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| I love this photo of the mother and her son/daughter |
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| Failed attempt at trying to take a picture of the rhino behind us |
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| The king of Swaziland is on all of the bills |
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| Sushi dinner and wine with Swaziland volunteers after the safari |
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| And then a bonfire |
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| Rise and Shine! Tram and I go for a walk |
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| Can you see the huts? This is a beautiful village near the backpacker's we were staying at called Legends |
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| Can you see the little waterfall in the background? Probably not. |
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| The first time I've been in a mall in a long time. It was a little bit overwhelming, I'm not gonna lie. |
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| When was the last time I was in a Pharmacy like this? This is too fancy! They had medicine for acne. I'm done! |
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| Wait, am I already in the U.S.? |
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| We bought ingredients while we were at the grocery store to make avocado sandwiches. That was the first time in two years that I ate multi grain bread. Yummy! |
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| Here are young women getting ready to dance for the king in the annual Umhlanga or reed ceremony |
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| The unmarried and childless girls from all over the country shave their heads and dress in traditional attire |
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| It's a full house at the stadium. The ceremony was supposed to begin at 12pm and it was already 4pm and we couldn't stay for the event because we needed to catch a bus back to Mozambique. The king still hadn't showed up by the time we left |
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| We were sad that we couldn't witness the event. |
Although we didn't get to see the reed ceremony, Tram and I were able to talk to some of the young women about their part in the event and about their culture. I think that was just as valuable as seeing the event.
We really enjoyed our trip to Swaziland. It would be great to return in the future.
Also, I added some more pictures to my Malawi blog. If you're interested, click here to see them: http://mozampaz.blogspot.com/2014/08/maisuri-masala-and-mancala-in-malawi.html
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