Sunset Saturday XXXXXII

Last week we walked over the Brooklyn Bridge to Dumbo and enjoyed the beautiful views of the Manhattan skyline! New York is such as fantastic place and we were lucky to get some sunny (and even mild) days in the middle of February...

walk the line

 I really wanted to see the Highline in New York and so we went there for a walk followed by lunch at the Standard Grill. 

The views of the city from this perspective are just great and I love how the former train tracks have been converted into such a cool urban space. 

It must be so great to come here in summer and spent an evening there just sitting and enjoying the atmosphere....

around the bush

The nearby Mokolodi Nature Reserve is a great place to take visitors for a first impression of wildlife and bush in Botswana, and we tend to go there every other month.
This Saturday, we drove around the lake,
saw a waterbuck looking for young leaves,
watched a tortoise crossing the road,
and came across an ostrich, who was taking a dust bath on the tracks.
Then we went up the hill and watched the panoramic views from the top before heading to dinner. As always, it was a nice afternoon there and every time we are amazed how close we are to the wilderness and the bush.

Panoramas from Tuscany

1, View over Firenze
2, River Arno
3, Uffizi in Firenze
4 +5, City of Pitigliano

dog on top

Yesterday we took the dog with us and climbed Kgale Hill, overlooking Gaborone.
She went up with us over all the rocks and through the herd of cows without any problems, and I was really proud.
Only the last bit was difficult, but Björn decided to simply carry her over the large stones so that we could all be on the top together and enjoy the view.

rooftop rally

We spent a lot of time in Stonetown climbing stairs in various buildings to enjoy the stunning views on the many open rooftop spaces the city has to offer.

For breakfast at our hotel, we sat down to this view.
The House of Wonders offered these fantastic views over the city and the water.
From the tower-like space on top of another house you could clearly see all the patched, corrugated iron roofs as well as the spread out city.
Sundowners were enjoyed on this rooftop and so the days in Stonetown went by quite fast.
I am still dreaming of living in one of these houses so I could enjoy these views every day. Imagine what a great party space these rooftops would make....