February 3rd, 2016
David Livingstone, the Scottish missionary and explorer, is believed to be the first European to view Victoria Falls on 16 November 1855. He named it in honour of Queen Victoria. Local tribes and Voortrekker hunters may have known of the Falls and it's believed that the Arabs knew of its location as well, better known to them as "the end of the earth."
The number of tourists visiting the Zimbabwe side has declined through the years due to political unrest. Zambia has profited from this with an increase in tourism and hotels nearing its full capacity.
After renaming Salisbury to Harare and Rhodesia to Zimbabwe, the government is considering changing Victoria Falls back to its original name of “Mosi-oa-Tunya.”
The village of Victoria Falls remained a small village, with few remnants of its British Colonial past. I found a red iron post box, an image of its past glory when tourists were plentiful and the old postbox filled to its rim with postcards.
Walking along the road I came across two women, one carrying a large sack on her head, the other accompanying her in the African sun. Even today women in Africa still do most of the work.
Zimbabwe received independence from the UK on 18 April 1980
Looking down at the old flagstone pathways reminded me of the old British colonial days as these walkways were found all throughout Africa. Along with this, you would find red polished cement floors and patios and occasionally you would run into old cement roads. These were only paved where the tracks were and formed two strips on a one lane road.
This is a reversed selfie
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