Namibia (1)

Last fall I went to a meeting about agriculture and carbon
in Namibia,which is in southwestern Africa.

We flew into Windhoek, which is very modern and nice.

Then we drove west to Swakopmund on the sea coast.

It is a tourist town with beaches and nice shopping and restaurants
and they say there is a huge sand dune, but I didn't see it.

And lots of interesting European architecture...we stopped
for an hour, then went out to the research station where
we were actually working.

Hello again!

My heavens! I haven't posted since before Christmas!

Sorry, things were very busy at the end of last year.


Speaking of Christmas, I went through Schiphol
Airport in Amsterdam just before Christmas.


It was well decorated for the holiday.


This airport has everything;

a library


a family area and playroom


and a museum.
in addition to everything
that most airports have.


It was a pleasant contrast to what was going on
outside.I hear that just after I passed through,
airports in Europe and the US were
snowed in and closed.