Saturday, November 27, 2010

Photos from Ihla de Mocambique


Here are the long promised photos - just a few of my favourites - from Ihla de Mocambique, the capital of the Portuguese colony of Mozambique until it was moved to what is now Maputo a century ago.


A narrow alley









Water carriers


A warehouse, and a formerly grand home now inhabited by "renters" (note the laundry drying on the railings).

The governor's palace, now the museum. The grand, white hospital, in ruins but still in use.

The original fortress.