Brazza Congo Golf Club

So here is a pastime to get one out of town, The Brazza Golf Club is a lovely course beside the Congo River, the only difficulty is getting there, a long way on a bad road. I went today with friend Oi for nine holes. She is shown above lining up with the pro and taking a swing. Below is a picture of the road to get there. Thinking of joining for me and Leroy the dog, he is afraid of walking in this hectic traffic in town, and it's OK for a dog to come along on weekdays!

Bats (Chauvres-Souris) for Sale

I continue to explore the world of retail for the greater part of my entertainment here in Brazzaville. While Mark was still here we went to Marche' Total, our local outdoor market to look over the bats which are sold for meat.

Here is Mark being entertained at a CD stand while he was looking for music. The vendor decided to show us his moves to the latest Congolese music.

Days of DeGaulle

Tile monuments commemorating DeGaulle's participation in the Brazzaville Conference...

DeGaulle depicted with Gov. Felix Eboue'..

Memorial to Gen. Charles DeGaulle located just beside the River Congo and the residence of the French Ambassador, now appears to be a popular place to hang out.

Gen. DeGaulle is honored here in many memorials because of his history here in Brazzaville. In 1908, France organized French Equatorial Africa (AEF), comprising its colonies of Middle Congo (modern Congo), Gabon, Chad, and Oubangui-Chari (modern Central African Republic). Brazzaville was selected as the federal capital.

During World War II, the AEF administration sided with Charles DeGaulle, and Brazzaville became the symbolic capital of Free France during 1940-43. The Brazzaville Conference of 1944 heralded a period of major reform in French colonial policy, including the abolition of forced labor, granting of French citizenship to colonial subjects, decentralization of certain powers, and election of local advisory assemblies. Congo benefited from the postwar expansion of colonial administrative and infrastructure spending as a result of its central geographic location within AEF and the federal capital at Brazzaville.
Source: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2825.htm

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