This lion was laying in the shade since it was the hottest time of the day (even though it only got up to about 80 while we were there since it's their winter right now). It was literally 10 feet from our jeep. It's a weird feeling being that close to a lion without any protection of any kind.
After the safari we were able to go to the market for the second time. It was just down the street from our hotel, so we walked there a couple times. As you can kind of see, it was just a row little wooden shack things. They all pretty much had the same things, so they were pretty aggressive in trying to get you into their shop. They were all really nice, though.
The last shop we went to we met this little Swazi lady who was reading the Ensign (our church's magazine).
We were excited to talk to her and ask her about the LDS church in Swaziland. From what we could get out of her, she was a member of the "nice church" and she said that people criticized her for having the Book of Mormon, which she pulled out of her bag to show us. She asked Britta if people where we live criticize us, too. I love to see people who live what they believe, even though it's not accepted. I hope that I would be that strong.And, here's a picture of the typical "feast meal" in Swaziland. Veggies, rice, various cold salads, breads, fried potatoes, and some kind of meat in a sauce -- this was chicken and beef but some of the nights they had Ox tail and impala. I was fully prepared to eat the interesting cuisine of the country, but when it came time I just couldn't do it -- not the ox tail or impala, anyway.
This was the buffet every night, so by the end of the week we were pretty sick of it. One day we decided to get a cheese burger from the bar instead. It was better than the buffet, but still not the same as our burgers. It came with green chili and a fried egg. Also, the "tomato sauce" was way sweeter than our ketchup, but still pretty good.
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