Back to reality

We arrived in Bulawayo, the 2nd largest city in Zim, where I normally fly for my previous work trips. We will be here for a week. Lest you think we are on a 6 week holiday, Kyusik and I returned to work today. We are staying at the Bulawayo Club, a former members only club established in 1895. With its white columns, large rooms, high ceilings, and old furniture, it is a throwback to the colonial period. It still serves as a club but is also used for large events and has a decent restaurant with reasonable prices by Zim standards and some great fish and chips. I typically stay at the Holiday Inn when I come here, so it’s a treat to be able to soak in the ambiance. The boys reluctantly started on their math, history, and activity workbooks. Acadian also has his summer Cantonese homework to do. Unfortunately there isn’t a pool here so they went somewhat stir crazy until I took them out in the evening to get a pepperoni, mushroom, and onion pie from Pizza Inn for dinner. We will at some point also try the other restaurants that are part of the chain, including Creamy Inn for ice cream, Chicken Inn for fried chicken, and Baker's Inn for doughnuts, meat pies, and other baked goods.