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    The unique blend of town and desert

    Posted by udann 20 February 2008

    The former German town of Swakopmund is bordered by the cold Atlantic Ocean on one side and the hot Namib Desert on the other. Its architecture is reminiscent of Germany in the 1930s, restaurants feature German meals and even the language is invariably German.

    On the Atlantic coast of Namibia

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