West family

Warthogs in front of hotel

High Tea - colonial style

We made it to Victoria Falls! And due to the fact that hotel prices in this country are all surreal and not based on reality we decided to head straight to the finest and fanciest hotel. The Grand Victoria Falls Hotel; an iconic 1909 colonial hotel that is as famous as the falls themselves. The hotel.com price was $USD 600 a night per room (times two for us with two kids).  I told the reception to take a good look at my tired old Audi outside and that I have had enough of the ridiculous Zimbabwean prices. I really want to stay but I need a fair price. After a little discussion they offered me a $800 discount. Good deal! Anyway – the place is awesome, the veranda looks out over the falls and everything, the whole atmosphere is from a bygone era – of the British Colonial bigshots living the good life in the middle of Africa.

Today we saw a dead hippo floating downstream, they often venture too close to the edge of the falls and fall off. Tomorrow we visit the falls on Isaac’s 8th birthday.

I love this hotel – we have Internet!!!!!!!

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