Congo : Photos

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Radio Okapi posted a photo:

Travels of My GPs (formerly GranPa BC) posted a photo:

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Travels of My GPs (formerly GranPa BC) posted a photo:

Travels of My GPs (formerly GranPa BC) posted a photo:

Location provided by pgkivu, who says:

"The photo was taken near Kalehe and shows Tshofu Island, on the left, and in the far background, the big Idjwi Island."

Although the photo is not particularly representative of these islands, you might be interested to know that Idjwi Island is the ninth world largest lake island. See WorldIslandInfo and also this.

From pgkivu's collection, here's a particularly nice photo of Tshofu Island, apparently taken a few meters from here by Bouchonville.

Geotagging only approximate.

Travels of My GPs (formerly GranPa BC) posted a photo:

Travels of My GPs (formerly GranPa BC) posted a photo:

Location for this photo provided by pgkivu. Here's a summary of his comment:

"The photo was taken from the Nguba peninsula. Jutting out on the left: the tip of the Nyalukemba peninsula. Then, on the same axis, the small Rabbits Island. In the distance, on the left: the Kahuzi volcano, partially covered with clouds."

Thank you, pgkivu!

André Boucher says that the area surrounding the volcano is a nature reservation named Kahuzi-Biega, home in particular of the mountain gorillas.

Thank you André!

Travels of My GPs (formerly GranPa BC) posted a photo:

Location for this photo provided by pgkivu. Here's a summary of his comments:

"The photo was taken from the Nguba peninsula. In the foreground: part of the Ruzizi Hotel. In 1947, the hotel and surrounding area were converted into a boarding school—Athénée Royal de Costermansville (the name Costermansville changed to its original Bukavu in 1953). My father was the college's headmaster, and I lived there for a couple of years. I was 7 or 8 years old. Jutting out on the left: the Nyalukemba peninsula. In the middle: Rabbits Island [Îles aux Lapins]. In the foreground, if you follow the road toward the right for about 500 meters, you get to the Ruzizi Bridge and Rwanda beyond that."

Thank you, pgkivu!

For an aerial view of the road and the bridge in question, see this photo in pgkivu's collection.

Location for this photo provided by pgkivu and confirmed by philKin. The photo was taken from Cyangugu, in Rwanda. Jutting out on the left, the tip of the Nyalukemba peninsula, in the Congo. In the middle, Rabbits Island. And in the distance, the Virunga Mountains.

Thank you, guys!

Geotagging only approximate.

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Location for this photo provided by pgkivu. You can see the Congo on the horizon. Here's another beautiful view from pgkivu's collection.

Travels of My GPs (formerly GranPa BC) posted a photo:

Location for this photo provided by pgkivu, who made also this engaging comment:

"View of the Ruzizi Hotel seen from Rwanda. Between the trees, at the tip of the Nguba peninsula... I can see the small pier from which I used to jump in the lake! It was in 1947-48, and I was 8 years old. Wonderful memories... Thanks to your grandfather who immortalized this place, in space and time."

Thank you, pgkivu!

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