DEDZA AND TWO NIGHTS IN ZOMBA
Along the 150 mile route from Zomba - before heading onward to Liwonde National Park -
is Dedza
with its pottery
and its excellent restaurant
(including the melt-in-the-mouth goat shank)
Through the beautiful countryside, coincidentally the border with Mozambique - more of which, later)
for two nights at our next stop: Zomba, the capital of Nyasaland Protectorate (before the establishment of Malawi in 1964) and of Malawi itself until 1974 (though the Parliament remained there until 1994).
Casa Rossa B&B
is on the hill towards the Zomba Plateau
Mandala Falls cascaded near to a picnic site
where, happily, local folk touted a range of excellent locally-grown soft fruits
Down in Zomba itself, British colonial past is reflected in its architecture. The Zomba Gymkhana Club
was once the focus for social activity in the expat. community (but is rather in decline these days). Next to the old parliament building is the British-established botanical garden and, at the southern entrance, is the King's African Rifles' memorial
and, lastly, the Comonwealth War Graves cemetary told its own stories of the past
Next stop - Liwonde National Park...
is Dedza
with its pottery
and its excellent restaurant
(including the melt-in-the-mouth goat shank)
Through the beautiful countryside, coincidentally the border with Mozambique - more of which, later)
for two nights at our next stop: Zomba, the capital of Nyasaland Protectorate (before the establishment of Malawi in 1964) and of Malawi itself until 1974 (though the Parliament remained there until 1994).
Casa Rossa B&B
is on the hill towards the Zomba Plateau
Mandala Falls cascaded near to a picnic site
where, happily, local folk touted a range of excellent locally-grown soft fruits
Down in Zomba itself, British colonial past is reflected in its architecture. The Zomba Gymkhana Club
was once the focus for social activity in the expat. community (but is rather in decline these days). Next to the old parliament building is the British-established botanical garden and, at the southern entrance, is the King's African Rifles' memorial
and, lastly, the Comonwealth War Graves cemetary told its own stories of the past
Next stop - Liwonde National Park...
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