The National Museum has a combination of history and natural history displays. All the couples found it very interesting to learn more about Botswana. For a small country it was really quite well done with a surprising amount of interesting information such as Otsi Mountain which we drive by each time we drive to Lobatse and has nest sites for some rare vultures.
After touring the museum we ate a picnic lunch under a thatched roof on the grounds of the museum. We also got to watch workers re-thatching one of the roofs. A surprising number of building still have thatched roofs in Botswana. We provided the fixings for hoagie sandwiches and everyone brought something to add to the sandwiches and something to share. We bought fresh rolls at the bakery that morning. We also brought ginger lemonade. Ginger drinks are common in Botswana.
After lunch we walked a block to the Main Mall which is an open plaza surrounded by stores. Local vendors put up their tables or lay goods on the cement and sell their wares in the plaza. It is a fun place to see local crafts such as baskets, wood carvings, leather sandals, traditional clothes, etc. People also sell unique locally grown foods such as beans, peanuts, traditional grapes, mopani worms, bean leaves, fruits, etc. Vendors also set up booths and sell hot traditional foods to the office workers and shoppers. There are also a lot of vendors selling all types of goods local people would like. This all makes for an interesting Botswana experience and we had a great time. We bought an eland to add to our wooden menagerie of Botswana animals.
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