Category: travel

• Hotel Metropole in Matadi

  

  The Hotel Metropole in Matadi was built between 1925 and 1930. It seems to have officially opened in 1930 according to Wikipedia. It is a gothic revival styled building (Wikipedia) and apparently designed by architect Ernest Callebout.

  K Emilio Noorani

  October 7, 2022

  Congo, Hotel, Matadi, Photography, photos, travel

  Bas-Congo, Belgium, Closed, DRC, Hotel Metropole, Kongo Central, Matadi, photos

• Mama Lufuma, a single mother and child shelter in Matadi

  

  I recently went to Matadi to visit a non profit organisation helping young mothers and their children called Mama Lufuma (Website is in Flemish. A translation to English is in progress). There are 15 or so kids that are between 6 months old and 10 years old. Their mothers also live in the shelter. There […]

  K Emilio Noorani

  October 6, 2022

  aid, Congo, Matadi, non profit, photos, thoughts, travel

  Belgium, children, Congo, Flemish, Kongo Central, mama lufuma, Matadi, mothers, women

• Israel (Tel Aviv and Kfar Hanokdim)

  

  A complicated place but worth a visit if you can stand the questioning at arrival and departure.

  K Emilio Noorani

  September 25, 2022

  beach, Israel, Photography, photos, travel

  Israel, Kfar Hanokdim, Photography, photos, Tel Aviv, tourism, travel

• Sunsets from around the world

  

  Sunset pictures from the DRC, South Africa, Nicaragua and Egypt

  K Emilio Noorani

  September 5, 2022

  Congo, Kinshasa, Nicaragua, photos, south africa, Sunsets, thoughts, travel

  Cairo, Congo, Egypt, Kinshasa, photos, south africa, sunset

• Egypt

  

  There is now a direct flight from Kinshasa to Cairo with Egyptair! The flight is around 600 USD. It leaves at midnight and takes 5 hours and 50 minutes. The plane is a Boeing 737. It’s a bit old and there is no inflight entertainment. You can watch the overhead movies 😀 The food is simple. There are obviously no alcoholic drinks served. You can have a Pepsi or some juices.

  K Emilio Noorani

  July 30, 2022

  Egypt, thoughts, tourism, travel

  Al Azhar park, Cairo, Egypt, egyptair, pictures, pyramids, sunset, travel

• Emilio in Italy

  

  Sometimes it’s nice to get away. Living in Kinshasa is a bit intense. Getting out here and there, if you can, is a good thing to reset your mind. The madness of the city and country can get you down and narrow your mind.

  K Emilio Noorani

  July 8, 2022

  italy, thoughts, travel

  Congo, Europe, italy, palinuro, pizza, Rome, tourism, travel