The Heart of Africa

This sketch of the Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre, Kigali wins this week`s Guestagram contest. Congrats wndrlustr!

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#RadissonBlu #Kigali ...

Kwanza River, Angola 📍 - south of #luanda and just north of #kissama national park, the #kwanza river lodge is a peaceful, relaxing retreat from the city for expats and locals alike 🇦🇴 ...

Luanda, Angola 📍 - the elegant palacio de ferro has an interesting and mysterious history - no record of the building actually exists, and it is believed to have been designed and pre-built in france by gustav #eiffel🗼or one of his associates!  it was shipped from france to madagascar, where it was to be placed, but strong currents forced its path to the coast of #angola, where the portuguese took control of the ship, and erected the palace in #luanda instead. it was used as an art center under portuguese rule, fell into neglect during the angolan civil war, and was recently renovated to make way for a new diamond museum 💎 🇦🇴 ...

Cabinda, Cabinda 📍 - the catholic #church on #cabinda city`s main plaza, surrounded by angels and other statues and monuments 🇦🇴 ...

Bangui, Central African Republic 📍 -  enjoying a cold, refreshing #mocaf #beer at the ledger plaza hotel #bangui, after a long day of driving and exploring! 🍺 🇨🇫 ...

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea 📍 - the #beautiful cathedral of #malabo, capital of equatorial guinea, my 140th united nations country! 🇬🇶 ...

Batete, Equatorial Guinea 📍 - the quaint, colorful little town of #batete, just to the east of bioko island`s southern capital of #luba... and nowhere be found on google maps! 🇬🇶 ...

The Heart of Africa! 🌍 - and I`m off to #africa again!  this time to #centralafrica, with visits to #angola, #cabinda, republic of #congo, the #drc, #rwanda, #uganda, #centralafricanrepublic, #equatorialguinea, #gabon, and the `chocolate islands` 🍫 of #saotome and principe! 🌴  one highlight will be gorilla trekking 🦍 in d.r. congo and rwanda!  follow me on my new #adventure through some of the most beautiful and least traveled countries in the world! 😉🛫 ...

Lândana, Cabinda 📍 - my next #sketch is of the pretty #church in #landana, also called cacongo, in the north of the angolan exclave of #cabinda 🇦🇴 ...

Pointe-Noire, Congo 📍 - the sunnat #mosque in pointe-noire, in the middle of the busy central #market area 🇨🇬 ...