Yesterday afternoon I flew down from Aweil Town to Juba, on my way to Kenya for three weeks of R&R. Today I flew from Juba to Nairobi. Soon after take-off my plane flew over the northwest part of Juba and I had a great view.
In the forefront of the picture is part of "Juba Town," the downtown (and oldest, I think) part of the city. As you can see, it has quite a few trees and lots of unpaved roads. (Some of the main roads in the city are paved, but most roads are not.)
The water you see in the top left part of the picture is the Bahr al Jabal (Mountain Nile), more commonly known as the White Nile, although some say that technically it doesn't become the White Nile until further north.
Here's the view as my plane began to fly over the river, looking towards the south. There are quite a few hotels and restaurants along the river on in the green, treed areas on what is the right side in the picture.
The White Nile flows north from Uganda, past Juba, through South Sudan and on into Sudan. At Khartoum it meets up with the Blue Nile, which comes from Ethiopia, to form the Nile.
I'll be taking a break from blogging until I return to South Sudan just before Christmas.
In the forefront of the picture is part of "Juba Town," the downtown (and oldest, I think) part of the city. As you can see, it has quite a few trees and lots of unpaved roads. (Some of the main roads in the city are paved, but most roads are not.)
The water you see in the top left part of the picture is the Bahr al Jabal (Mountain Nile), more commonly known as the White Nile, although some say that technically it doesn't become the White Nile until further north.
Here's the view as my plane began to fly over the river, looking towards the south. There are quite a few hotels and restaurants along the river on in the green, treed areas on what is the right side in the picture.
The White Nile flows north from Uganda, past Juba, through South Sudan and on into Sudan. At Khartoum it meets up with the Blue Nile, which comes from Ethiopia, to form the Nile.
I'll be taking a break from blogging until I return to South Sudan just before Christmas.
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