We started with a very nice breakfast at sunrise at the wonderful Canyon Lodge. When Shelly really hit the metal to the pedal and was flying over the gravel road back to Seeheim (!) and than an the tar road she was going up to 125 KM, our internal speedlimit, before a warning sound starts beeping. And she made it 350KM in 4h to Kolmanskoop, just before they close.
This German city was build 100 years ago, when they found diamonds there. So they started to build a German Town about 10KM from Luederitz IN the desert. After 40 years they abounded the town and the desert was taking over. As there is very little rain and low humidity the buildings are surprisingly in a good condition.
It is really amazing to see Jugendstil elements (like our house!) in the desert. There is still the old casino with an old gym, as well as Schule, Eisfabrik, Baeckerei, Schlachterei, houses for the Buchhalter, Architekt, etc. Every house has a little wooden sign, indicating the function.
Truly a highlight of old architecture fans (Joern) and I would recommend to visit it. Attention: the area closes at 13:00.
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