We took for a few hours the other day and went into the city of Djibouti. I've included a few pics of our trip...
The Djibouti Palace Kempinski of the well known Kempinski Hotels throughout Europe and parts of Asia. I'd never heard of them before, but there supposed to be quite swanky and for the upper class. For $25 you can come and swim in the pool and use their facilities for the day. The hotel is in one of the nicer parts of town. The rest of the town is in one of many states of decay.
They created this jetty out into the Gulf of Tadjourah, the main inlet and port for Djibouti.
A view of the backside of the Hotel from the jetty.
A look inside the hotel. We sat in here and had a refreshing beverage and some French pastries.
Another shot if the inside.
The fountain out in front of the hotel.
The pool behind the hotel filled with druken guests. Oh, the trill of it all.
We drove around the outskirts of Djibouti around where the base is located and notice a few camels that were just out for a stroll. You might have to look real close. I tried to get a closer shot, but they took off as we rolled closer. Notice the trash along the side of the road. Unfortunately, this is what a lot of the surrounding area looks like. It's quite sad.
This is actually on our way back from town, but this is at the front gate to Camp Lemonier...
I had to stop taking pictures at this point. Beyond this point is several checkpoints one must cross to actually get on the base. No pics allowed :(
The Djibouti Palace Kempinski of the well known Kempinski Hotels throughout Europe and parts of Asia. I'd never heard of them before, but there supposed to be quite swanky and for the upper class. For $25 you can come and swim in the pool and use their facilities for the day. The hotel is in one of the nicer parts of town. The rest of the town is in one of many states of decay.
They created this jetty out into the Gulf of Tadjourah, the main inlet and port for Djibouti.
A view of the backside of the Hotel from the jetty.
A look inside the hotel. We sat in here and had a refreshing beverage and some French pastries.
Another shot if the inside.
The fountain out in front of the hotel.
The pool behind the hotel filled with druken guests. Oh, the trill of it all.
We drove around the outskirts of Djibouti around where the base is located and notice a few camels that were just out for a stroll. You might have to look real close. I tried to get a closer shot, but they took off as we rolled closer. Notice the trash along the side of the road. Unfortunately, this is what a lot of the surrounding area looks like. It's quite sad.
This is actually on our way back from town, but this is at the front gate to Camp Lemonier... 
I had to stop taking pictures at this point. Beyond this point is several checkpoints one must cross to actually get on the base. No pics allowed :(
1 comment:
WOW! I must say your photo shopping skills are out of this world!!! AHAHAHAHAAAA!!!
Looks like you are having quite the adventure in this "magical" place. That is if you are really there! hahahaaa!!
Glad to see you are taking lots of pictures. Be safe and hurry home!
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