Rwanda - les singes de la forêt de Nyungwe

Dans la forêt de Nyungwe, il y a beaucoup d'activité. Au premier abords, elle semble étrangement calme car on quitte la zone d'agriculture avec sa population relativement dense pour le parc national de Nyungwe. L'ambiance change d'une seconde à l'autre. La route se libère, il n'y a presque plus personne. À peine un camion qui traîne en montée. La chaussée est parfois découpée, comme pour entreprendre des réparations, mais depuis combien de temps est-ce que c'est comme ça, et pour combien de temps cela va-t-il rester comme ça ?

Croisière "all inclusive" sur le Nil - Partie 3

Au fur et à mesure que les rives du Nil défilait sous nos yeux, nous étions gavés d'Histoire de l'Égypte ancienne. Nous avons vogués sur les eaux calmes, limite stagnantes d'un Nil contenu et contrôlé grâce à ses écluses et barrages. Le lac Nasser, au sud de la Haute Égypte, se trouve être le dernier sanctuaire des crocodile du Nil. Les barrages ont aussi causé plusieurs délocalisations de temples, dû à la montée des eaux, tels que le temple d'Abu Simbel et le temple de Philaë à Aswan.

La mascotte pas encore terminée, comme le pont en arrière-plan

Road trip in the Balkans - part 4

As soon as I left the port town of Igoumenitsa behind me, I started feeling that my adventure had begun. I was driving in a northeastly direction towards the hills, and finally, the border town of Kakavijë.

In northewestern Greece

Lost in translation

Mirjam (pointing at a picture of a beefsteak with fries and salad): I would like this please.

Waitress: ok

Waitress starts walking away.

Marcel: Please, can I also order something? (not in these words, much simpler).

Waitress comes back and looks at the item pointed out by Marcel.

Waitress nods and walks away.

So then we wonder what we will finally get.

Results:

1. Two plates with a battered and fried fish, chips and salad. Close, but not really.
2. One plate with the Lao beef salad. At least she got this right.

It was good, funny and quite expensive for Laotian rates.

Rouleaux de printemps en kit

Bon, laissez-moi vous prendre quelques minutes pour vous montrer comment on mange des rouleaux de printemps au Vietnam.

Avec Mirjam, nous avons dégusté les rouleaux de printemps au poisson pour vous. Dont voici l'acteur principal.

Coconut candies

So I didn't follow it all exactly. I was kind of still half asleep. No wonder after having slept only 3 hours. We had a nice time last night with Mirjam who joined me in Vietnam. I met Mirjam in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, where she had long term plans that didn't work out. A little like mine. In short I recommended Speak-Easy Cafe Homestay to her and her brother and her friend when they reached Bangkok. They went there and later I also went there. Mirjam had moved on, but had stayed in touch with the owners, Niddy and Aaron. As she was also going to Vietnam, we decided to join forces.

Anyway, that's not the point of this story.

Tha Din Daeng food market

Every Thursday and Monday, there is a market where half the vendors sell food just opposite of my homestay place where I stay. It is the Tha Din Daeng market. I visited it for the second time with Aaron (and another guest each time). Every time, I try and discover new things. It is awesome, although everything is not always looking very appetizing and yummy.