April 2, Mozambique
Today we are in Maputo,
Mozambique. This is a country in
Africa. It is just South West of
Madagascar and North of South Africa.
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| local lady |
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| Eiffel's train station |
We went on a highlight tour of the city. We saw the Railroad Station that was built
in 1910 by Gustav Eiffel. This is the
same man who built the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
It is in great shape. There were
2 old train engines to look at.
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| central market vegetables |
After this stop, we went to the Central Market. They were selling lots of fresh fruits and
vegetables. They were also selling fish,
shrimp and crabs. I bought lemons here. They look different than home because they
are green and bumpy. Grandpa bought hot
chili peppers for the guys on the ship.
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| mr Eiffel's Iron building |
After this we went to a building made out of Iron. It was also built by Mr. Eiffel. It wasn’t such a good choice of materials for
a hot climate. It was warm inside.
The biggest stop was at the Natural History museum. We saw lots of animals from here. They also had stuff from their history to
look at.
Next we went to a big market where they sold
handicrafts. I got a crane that balances
on a pole. It comes apart into pieces.
Our last stop was at the beach. Mom bought some painted bowls there and we
saw that the tide was way out. This
beach area is a resort that they are building.
