Big 5 from Tanzania!

Have you ever heard about Tanzania? Below you can see some general information.

Location: East Africa

Capital: Dodoma

Population: 41,892,895

Official languages: Swahili and English

National anthem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsZ5YtXn4C8 (Tanzania shares it national anthem with South Africa and Zimbabwe. It’s titled “Mungu Ibariki Afrika” (God Bless Africa))

Wildlife, beaches, islands, ruins, Mt Kilimanjaro (the highest point of Africa), friendly people, fascinating cultures – in Tanzania you will find all these. Tanzania has the largest concentration of wildlife animals per square kilometer, with more than 4 million wild animals and representatives of 430 species and subspecies.

I received this postcard from a friendly person Roland. Roland lives in Cologne but due to his job, he is working very often overseas, even for a longer period. At the moment of writing there was winter in Tanzania, but not a winter like in Europe. 28-32 degrees, sometimes a little bit of rain.

This wonderful postcard shows the so-called "Big Five". Leopard, lion, buffalo, elephant and rhino are among the most deadly mammals in Africa. The term was invented by big game hunters because each animal was so difficult to catch.

Thanks a lot for the postcard, Roland!

2 wonderful postcards from Botswana!

Botswana is a country in Southern Africa. The capital is Gaborone. The population is about 2,029,307 habitants. Official languages are English and Setswana. Botswana is the world's biggest diamond producer. Botswana's major tourist attractions are its game reserves, with hunting and photographic safaris. Other attractions include the Okavango Delta region, which during the rainy season is a maze of waterways, islands, and lakes. Botswana protects some of Africa's largest areas of wilderness. Kalahari Game Reserve is an extensive national park in the Kalahari desert of Botswana. It is the second largest game reserve in the world. The Kalahari desert makes up much of the territory (about 70 %). Bostwana's national parks contain wildlife such as as giraffe, brown hyena, warthog, cheetah, wild dog, leopard, lion, blue wildebeest, eland, gemsbok, kudu and red hartebeest. The Tsodilo Hills are a UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS), consisting of rock art, rock shelters, depressions, and caves. It is unique record of human settlement over many millennia.

Enjoy a hymn:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxlhfFIUB3o

Thanks a lot, Brenda!