This is what's happening in Swaziland! "What's Happening" is a monthly entertainment guide (targeted mostly towards the tourist crowd) analagous to the Gambit Weekly or Where Y'at in New Orleans. It gives suggestions of places to visit and special events going on around the country.
Some of these are quite similar to the web images we found for the previous post, but here are some of the pics we took during our first weekend of sight-seeing with Mac and Nancy.
Kate's beautiful bedroom at Mac and Nancy's house outside Matsapha:
Ngwenya Mountain - It really doesn't take that much imagination to see the crocodile (though Mac swears we're all crazy and that it's really not there!). The tail is to the left & the head (and the bumps that are the eyes) to the right, just past the power pole. There is a mountain in the background as well that somewhat obscures the profile of the back & tail:
Hand-blown glass elephants at Ngwenya Glass Factory:
Cool lamp(shade) at Quazi Designs, a shop next to the glass factory where everything they sell is made from recycled magazines. They sell beautiful jewelry (earrings, bracelets, & necklaces of several varieties) as well as funky home decor:
The lake created by Maguga Dam in northeastern Swaziland. We enjoyed delicious "cold drinks" on the patio of a restaurant with this view. It was especially nice because the day was so warm, nearly 90 degrees - - a pretty significant change from our normal weather in the mountains of Mbabane (where we're staying):
the mighty Maguga Dam:
Glamour shot in the 90 degree heat!
The now famous Mac and Nancy, our Swazi godparents & supreme tour guides:
Elephant candles at the Swazi Candle Factory:
Enjoying the first try of miele (corn roasted in the husk & sold on the side of road). It tastes like a cross between traditional corn on the cob & popcorn. You'll notice that where the corn kernels aren't darkened (near the ends), it's white kernel corn. Apparently in Swaziland, yellow corn is only for livestock!
Freshly Ground, the South African group, entertaining a lively crowd at House on Fire:
Demonstration of the Swazi Baby Bjorn with the an additional toddler on the left hip!
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