{"id":1128,"date":"2012-10-23T19:48:01","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T18:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/?p=1128"},"modified":"2018-07-22T10:43:07","modified_gmt":"2018-07-22T09:43:07","slug":"more-ovamboland-bars-shebeens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/?p=1128","title":{"rendered":"More Ovamboland bars (shebeens)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I posted some time back about driving through Ovamboland &#8211; which is in north-central Namibia, and about the bars, or &#8220;shebeens&#8221; you see along all the major roads, and the creative names people paint on them. \u00a0Here are some more examples:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01902.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1129\" title=\"DSC01902\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01902.jpg?resize=600%2C382&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01902.jpg?resize=1024%2C653&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01902.jpg?resize=300%2C191&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01902.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01902.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThis one is for the well-read who would recognize that Nimrod is the biblical king who started the tower of Babel (I had to google it)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01959.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1135\" title=\"DSC01959\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01959.jpg?resize=600%2C376&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01959.jpg?resize=1024%2C642&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01959.jpg?resize=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01959.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01959.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThis one is really popular every 4 years or so.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01956.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1134\" title=\"DSC01956\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01956.jpg?resize=600%2C353&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01956.jpg?resize=1024%2C604&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01956.jpg?resize=300%2C177&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01956.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01956.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAt what point does it become the &#8220;old location&#8221; bar?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01943.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1133\" title=\"DSC01943\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01943.jpg?resize=600%2C366&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01943.jpg?resize=1024%2C626&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01943.jpg?resize=300%2C183&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01943.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01943.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;Honey &#8211; I&#8217;m going out for taco shells, be back in an hour!&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01942.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1132\" title=\"DSC01942\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01942.jpg?resize=600%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01942.jpg?resize=1024%2C616&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01942.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01942.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01942.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nfree wireless internet!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01937.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1131\" title=\"DSC01937\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01937.jpg?resize=600%2C370&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01937.jpg?resize=1024%2C633&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01937.jpg?resize=300%2C185&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01937.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC01937.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHave a drink while you get your hair done.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC019611.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1137\" title=\"DSC01961\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC019611.jpg?resize=600%2C368&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC019611.jpg?resize=1024%2C629&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC019611.jpg?resize=300%2C184&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC019611.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC019611.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I posted some time back about driving through Ovamboland &#8211; which is in north-central Namibia, and about the bars, or &#8220;shebeens&#8221; you see along all the major roads, and the creative names people paint on them. \u00a0Here are some more examples: This one is for the well-read who would recognize that Nimrod is the biblical [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[339,70],"tags":[579,1794,581,580],"class_list":["post-1128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-namibia","category-random-musings","tag-bars","tag-namibia","tag-ovamboland","tag-shebeens"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1128"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4778,"href":"https:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1128\/revisions\/4778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}