Goodbye Malawi.

One mini missionary’s flight was Sunday at 3AM, mine wasn’t until Monday at 1 PM, so the Renners, Annie and I took a road trip down to the capital of Malawi, Lilongwe. Just a short five hour drive. So the Renners and I spent two nights in the capital. Did a little exploring…

Check-out the first real African animal I saw. On the drive to Lilongwe we saw monkeys fall out of a tree! We stopped by the road and I took this photo from the other side of the car.

Finally got a photo of a typical scene on the road in Malawi. People pile on high loads on their head or on their bikes.

Everything looked familiar until I noticed it, right between the milk scones and queens cake, the zitumbuwa. Say what?

Above, this is our hotel in Lilongwe, The Sunbird Capital Lilongwe

And across the street is this new, inexplicably ultra modern five-star hotel, The President Walmont. Just what one of the poorest nations in the world needs!

above: Here’s a photo of the Chinese built legislative building in one of the poorest nations in the world.

While visiting the open-air mausoleum of Malawi’s first president, this random guy insistent that his friend take our photo. He bowed to the grave- I smiled uncomfortably.

Above: Love these overly polite English-style signs

Enjoyed a lovely time with the Renners- Here at Mama Mia’s Italian restaurant

This is the plane from LLW to JNB- Rather than us just walking over to it, we had to take a 45 second bus ride.

And now, for my artsy friends, an artsy photo taken from an open window on the top floor of the President Walmont Hotel, Lilongwe.