{"id":5301,"date":"2018-04-24T20:19:15","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T18:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/?p=5301"},"modified":"2018-04-24T20:19:15","modified_gmt":"2018-04-24T18:19:15","slug":"a-stroll-through-government-enclave-and-central-business-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/index.php\/2018\/04\/a-stroll-through-government-enclave-and-central-business-district\/","title":{"rendered":"A stroll through Government Enclave and Central Business District"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Zombie post brought back to life after a few months of abandonment.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This morning I found myself at the bottom end of Main Mall, Gaborone without any wheels (that&#8217;s another story) and, since the weather was favourable, decided to walk home.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/1250931632\/embed\/cf8dbf707fe605e520d7d68a5159d707488f0acf\" width=\"590\" height=\"405\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gaborone\">Gaborone<\/a> is a relatively young capital city, with almost none of it having been built before the 1960s.&nbsp; I didn&#8217;t take any pictures in Main Mall as it was all a bit grey, in fact everything was a bit grey and a battered phone camera lens gives everything a dodgy soft-focus effect.<\/p>\n<p>Government Enclave was pretty much deserted, except one hawker with a set of scales and an assortment of chest-expanders, I need to go back and see what his unique selling point is.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5300\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5300\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_124423.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_124423-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_124423-300x180.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_124423-768x461.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_124423-1024x614.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_124423-150x90.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_124423-400x240.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parliament Building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Continuing towards the new Central Business District you pass the Ministry of Health and Attorney General&#8217;s Chambers.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5301 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/ministry-of-health-the-rear-view\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_124924-e1509222384263-180x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5299\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_124924-e1509222384263-180x300.jpg 180w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_124924-e1509222384263-768x1280.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_124924-e1509222384263-615x1024.jpg 615w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_124924-e1509222384263-90x150.jpg 90w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_124924-e1509222384263-400x666.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_124924-e1509222384263.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 85vw, 180px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5299'>\n\t\t\t\tMinistry of Health, the rear view.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/ministry-of-health\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125006-e1509222883486-180x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5297\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125006-e1509222883486-180x300.jpg 180w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125006-e1509222883486-768x1280.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125006-e1509222883486-615x1024.jpg 615w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125006-e1509222883486-90x150.jpg 90w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125006-e1509222883486-400x666.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125006-e1509222883486.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 85vw, 180px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5297'>\n\t\t\t\tMinistry of Health\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/ministry-of-health-entrance\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125057-e1509222851148-180x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5296\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125057-e1509222851148-180x300.jpg 180w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125057-e1509222851148-768x1280.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125057-e1509222851148-615x1024.jpg 615w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125057-e1509222851148-90x150.jpg 90w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125057-e1509222851148-400x666.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125057-e1509222851148.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 85vw, 180px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5296'>\n\t\t\t\tMinistry of Health entrance.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/ministry-of-health-and-ag-chambers\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125236-300x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5293\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125236-300x180.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125236-768x461.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125236-1024x614.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125236-150x90.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125236-400x240.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5293'>\n\t\t\t\tMinistry of Health and AG Chambers.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/ministry-of-health-and-attorney-generals-chambers\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_124947-300x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5298\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_124947-300x180.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_124947-768x461.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_124947-1024x614.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_124947-150x90.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_124947-400x240.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5298'>\n\t\t\t\tMinistry of Health and Attorney General&#8217;s Chambers.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/attorney-generals-chambers-entrance\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125104-e1509222948938-180x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5295\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125104-e1509222948938-180x300.jpg 180w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125104-e1509222948938-768x1280.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125104-e1509222948938-615x1024.jpg 615w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125104-e1509222948938-90x150.jpg 90w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125104-e1509222948938-400x666.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125104-e1509222948938.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 85vw, 180px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5295'>\n\t\t\t\tAttorney General&#8217;s Chambers&#8217; entrance.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/glass\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125202-e1509222749901-180x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5294\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125202-e1509222749901-180x300.jpg 180w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125202-e1509222749901-768x1280.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125202-e1509222749901-615x1024.jpg 615w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125202-e1509222749901-90x150.jpg 90w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125202-e1509222749901-400x666.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_125202-e1509222749901.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 85vw, 180px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5294'>\n\t\t\t\tGlass.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I then crossed Nelson Mandela Drive and the railway into the New Central Business District, home to more architectural wonders complete and incomplete.&nbsp; Some of them have been incomplete for years.&nbsp; I can&#8217;t bring myself to comment on the architectural, urban planning and construction achievements&#8230; draw your own conclusions.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-5301 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/the-back-of-a-new-office-development\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_130108-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5292\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5292'>\n\t\t\t\tThe back of a new office development.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/20171028_130253\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_130253-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5291\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5291'>\n\t\t\t\tWhen somebody has been working on a building so long there are trees growing out of the foundations&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/excellent-concrete-work\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_130342-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5290\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5290'>\n\t\t\t\tExcellent concrete work.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/gaborone-central-business-district-premium-property-developments\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_130419-e1509222677733-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5289\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5289'>\n\t\t\t\tGaborone Central Business District: premium property developments.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/20171028_130430\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_130430-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/20171028_130459\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_130459-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5287\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5287'>\n\t\t\t\tThe security booth door is a nice piece of architectural detailing, in among the crisp modern offices.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/commemoration-of-bots50\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_130637-e1509222622198-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5286\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5286'>\n\t\t\t\tCommemoration of Bots50.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/the-commemoration-is-over-a-year-old-now\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_130654-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5285\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5285'>\n\t\t\t\tThe commemoration was over a year before the picture was taken.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/united-and-proud\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_130751-e1509222561233-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5284\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5284'>\n\t\t\t\tUnited And Proud.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/the-beauty-of-gaborones-central-business-district\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_130758-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5283\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5283'>\n\t\t\t\tThe beauty of Gaborone&#8217;s Central Business District.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/itowers-in-gaborones-central-business-district\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_130819-e1509222526145-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5282\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5282'>\n\t\t\t\tiTowers in Gaborone&#8217;s Central Business District.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/botswana-unified-revenue-services-headquarters-another-architectural-marvel\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_130923-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5281\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5281'>\n\t\t\t\tBotswana Unified Revenue Services headquarters, another architectural marvel.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/scaffolding-seems-to-have-got-stuck-to-the-facade\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_131059-e1509223151624-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5280\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5280'>\n\t\t\t\tScaffolding seems to have got stuck to the facade.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/20171028_131310\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_131310-e1509223224993-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5279\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5279'>\n\t\t\t\tNothing stirs the patriotic spirit like wonky flagpoles and intrusive manhole covers.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/20171028_131357\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_131357-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5278\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5278'>\n\t\t\t\tMinistry of Investment, Trade and Industry and Botswana Unified Revenue Service offices on a lovely street in Gaborone&#8217;s Central Business District.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/gaborone-central-business-district-typical-streetscape\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_131455-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5277\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5277'>\n\t\t\t\tGaborone Central Business District typical streetscape.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Eventually you get to the northern end with the High Court and Three Dikgosi (Chiefs) Monument.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5276\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5276\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_131606.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5276 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_131606-300x25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"25\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_131606-300x25.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_131606-768x64.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_131606-1024x85.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_131606-150x13.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_131606-400x33.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gaborone Central Business District panorama at the eastern end.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There was a wedding group taking pictures at the Three Dikgosi Monument, and having had my eye caught by a BMW in a used car showroom the cars associated with the group caught my eye (mainly for the wrong reasons&#8230;).<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-5301 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wedding-at-the-three-dikgosi-monument\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_131953-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-5274\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-5274'>\n\t\t\t\tWedding at the Three Dikgosi Monument.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/sadly-as-far-as-i-can-tell-alpina-never-did-anything-with-the-518-e12\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_132017-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-5273\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-5273'>\n\t\t\t\tSadly, as far as I can tell, Alpina never did anything with the 518 E12.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/20171028_132034\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_132034-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-5272\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-5272'>\n\t\t\t\tBMW 518 (E12) with terrible wheel and tyre combination. Great condition otherwise inside and out.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/dodgy-badging\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171028_131937-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-5275\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-5275'>\n\t\t\t\tMore dodgy badging.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>From CBD I strolled out onto Willie Seboni (a road) and up hill past the Mass Media Complex (Botswana&#8217;s equivalent to Broadcasting House), across the Western Bypass and home.<\/p>\n<p>A pleasant stroll through parts of central Gaborone showing that you don&#8217;t need to drive everywhere: the slow lane can be just as interesting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zombie post brought back to life after a few months of abandonment. This morning I found myself at the bottom end of Main Mall, Gaborone without any wheels (that&#8217;s another story) and, since the weather was favourable, decided to walk home. Gaborone is a relatively young capital city, with almost none of it having been &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/index.php\/2018\/04\/a-stroll-through-government-enclave-and-central-business-district\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;A stroll through Government Enclave and Central Business District&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,9,32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5301"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5301"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5359,"href":"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5301\/revisions\/5359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}