Windhoek
With 15 000 inhabitants, Namibia's
capital of Windhoek is the biggest city in the country. The attractive
town lies at an altitude of 1650 metres in a beautiful valley bordered
by the Eros Mountains in the north and the Auas mountains in the
south. Towards the west, stretches the Khomas Highland to the Namib
and the coast. Windhoek combines the modern city architectural style
with that of the German colonial era.
The city is - for an African town -
still very clean and a bit provincial, although the atmosphere does
have cosmopolitan flare as well.
The influence of the German language
and culture is, in many ways, still present. There are German restaurants
where one can have traditional German dishes, bread and beer, and
even celebrate the German carnival. Although English is the official
language, one can use German just about anywhere.
The city centre of Windhoek lies
on both sides of the Independence Avenue, and can be explored by
foot. The busy main road ( formerly known as the "Kaiserstrasse")
starts at the Ausspannplatz in the south and stretches up to the
former township Katutura in the north.
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