Saturday, 10 August 2013

Nampula to Cuamba, Mozambique

Nampula, Banana's Place: Probably the worst guest house (brothel) i've ever stayed in... whole in wall behind curtain, a dent nail as a lock for the door, toilet that was comparable to the one in 'trainspotting'. dirty sheets etc and the thought that you could rent the room by the hour made my wonder what else could be on the sheets... our and a rat that ran across the ceiling... and stayed two nights cheapest place in town right by the train station.
Mr Banana himself! a smooth criminal i ever i saw one... turns out to be great guy shows me round asks for nothing, wants to improve his english to become and english teacher...

one the other end of the spectrum, hotel hilton massive! or something like that... air con units little the facade, accentuate the poor climatic design using excessive expense and energy to create sealed little modern boxes...errgh! 


Nampula's greatest tourist attraction... social history exhibition downstairs... demonstrating the contrast between before and after colonial impact and industrialisation...

External window shading devises for to protect interior form solar gain


External window shading devises for to protect interior form solar gain from inside and for indirect lighting

fixed timber louvered panels for solar shading and indirect lighting


Typical street in Nampula concrete medium rise apartments over hang the wide shopping street, there must have been a half decent town planner here at some point... i particularly like the ornate patterns of bars on balconies as you can see.

Hitching a lift with the mute Truck driver and his son from namiola to nampula at dusk, slowly slowly as the night rolls in over rocky outcrops and red earth.

Nema Foundation, Mucojo Rural Hospital, Mozambique - DRAFT ONE


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Sunday, 28 July 2013

Guludo Beach Lodge, near Mucojo, Mozambique


Shop, office and restaurant

Bridge from restaurant to bar

Typical banda

Dorm banda, max 5 beds, adjoins to double room

Front of restaurant

Inside restaurant 180 degree panorama


Composting toilet or 'loo with a view'


Composting toilet or 'loo with a view', pot of ash and toilet seat can be swapped when one side is full


tile floor made by local artisans






Saturday, 27 July 2013

Ilha de Moçambique, Mozambique - 'Zanzibar of the Southern Africa'

Hospital back street, where rooms are still in use
Portugese built Hospital, grandest two story build on the island, could be 5 story build!

Hospital Main Entrance

three wings of hospital much of it in ruin and not being used
Amakini Guest House, super friendly family beautiful roof top and courtyard

Typical colonial Portuguese street north end of island

Church

Weathered street corner north end of island

Wednesday, 10 July 2013

Ibo Island, Mozambique

Man fixing his sail, mysterious lady in background

sunset over the mangrove and dhows

sunset 2 over mangrove and dhows

Castle wall northern side of Ibo Island

Courtyard with central tree, providing shade and cool
Old rusty Dhow boat outside Maritime Museum

Ibo beach panorama, low tide, to mangroves

portuguese ruin build, buttressed, with goats

courtyard portugese ruin villa on waters edge

ruin over grown

trees clime and overgrow old ruined colonial Portuguese buildings



Red ribbon symbol mark is for HIV awareness

front elevation to castle

castle in centre of Ibo looking across entire island

first floor of castle
view from top of castle over all of Ibo island


Colonial Portuguese Buildings, Street Ruin

Colonial Portuguese Buildings, Street Ruin

Ibo Island Lodge, Alley way, Dwor

Sunset, old boat, northern beach, Ibo

Local house, thatch roof, mangrove wood, stone and local mud cement