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| Climbing the hilarious cow sculpture. |
Madagascar doesn't have malls. It has one coffee shop and no movie theatres. The DVDs that one rents are all pirated. Clothing stores and sport shops exist, but few people buy from them. Illegal street markets thrive.
Good restaurants are few and far between. More common are street vendors, preparing kebabs on rinky dink barbecues or batter-smothered fried eats in oil long past its expiry date.
But I'm in South Africa and making good use of the many malls. My favourite, and closest to my dad's home, is Irene Village Mall - open-plan, inviting and more creative (with its cow theme) than most of the other generic shopping centres around here. Kids can be found playing in the fountains, or relaxing on the udder of the upturned-cow sculpture in its central square.
It's a fun place. Laughter can be heard. And there's place to sit and just enjoy the setting of the day to the calming sound of flowing water.
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| Children having fun in the fountains while their parents relax with a cappuccino in one of the restaurants lining the square. |
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| Just relaxing at the end of the day |
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| At the Movies. With comfortable seats. And high-quality screens and sound ... Amazing what brings enjoyment when it's not the norm. |
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| Relaxing on the udder. Bizarre, but hey, why not? |
All I got from showing the family your picture above: "Odd!" "Awkward!" LOL
ReplyDeleteI think that's hilarious to see the cow upside-down but ya, why not? I absolutely adore your photos of the girls playing in the fountain, it's so crystal clear but what makes the photo so special is the look on their faces!
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