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Bulawayo<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe and was founded in 1893 by Cecil John Rhodes after the British victory over the Matabele king <\/strong>.<\/strong> Ironically, Rhodes founded the modern city on the site of the kraal of the Matabele king Lobengula. It was connected to the rail network just three years later<\/strong>. The name Bulawayo<\/strong> comes from the Ndebele language and means place of slaughter<\/strong>. The town lies at around 1340 m above sea level.<\/p>\n

The municipal “caravan park” is very well maintained. However, the toilet facilities are very outdated, but we don’t need to use them in connection with our own infrastructure.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Sightseeing is no problem even with a truck. So that the teams of oxen could turn around in the streets, they were made so wide that many streets had parking spaces in the middle.
\nAs you can’t go unnoticed as a “white man on foot”, you make some nice contacts while taking photos<\/strong>. For example, we meet a pastor’s family and two friends want to take a picture with me so that I can take one too. The security guard at the town hall organizes a permit for me, as public buildings may not be photographed without this permit<\/strong>.
\nBulawayo is known as the city with the most“colonial charm<\/strong>” – but there is not much of this charm left. Nevertheless, Bulawayo appears tidy and clean in the city center, as we have seen with few exceptions throughout the country.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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