Dear
followers!
After our experiences in Libya, we needed to cross Chad to get to the Central African Republic. Because of the tropical climate, we decided to reach our destination by jeep, which was much more fun than travelling by plane!
After our experiences in Libya, we needed to cross Chad to get to the Central African Republic. Because of the tropical climate, we decided to reach our destination by jeep, which was much more fun than travelling by plane!
When we arrived
at our hotel ‘the national hotel’, located in the capital Bangui, we needed to
ask all our information in French. The Central African Republic used to be a
colony of France, that’s why they still use French as one of their main
languages.
The hotel wasn’t
luxurious at all, we’ve made the best of it, but the whole hotel can definitely
use some renovations! There weren’t any towel racks, we couldn’t get clean
towels, the air-conditioning didn’t work and the ventilation in the bathroom
was also broke. Despite of the bad experiences with the hotel, we continued our
trip, because we didn’t want to screw up our trip because of that.
For the first
day here in the Central African Republic, we decided to discover Bangui. The
capital rests beside the River Ubangi. On the bank of the river, we had a nice picnic
in the sun. By walking through the city, we discovered the university of Bangui
and the international university, which are the two institutions of higher
education in the Central African Republic. We found out that the country is one
of the world’s least developed countries, that’s why half of the adult
population are illiterate, despite the free and compulsory public education
from ages 6 to 14.
In the evening we haven’t done a lot of activities, because we were a bit afraid. We stayed in our hotel rooms and we played some old-school games, which was really very amusing!
See you next time! Greetings,
Taika De Volder.
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