Zambia national holiday ni hnih leh weekend inzawm remchangah hmangin July 4 - 6, 2010 khan kan hmun tlawh chak em em thin Livingstone chu kan tlawh ve ta hlawl mai! Kan thawhpui Watsons chhungkua leh Hans te nupa nen, keini telin chhungkaw thum chu phur takin he Zambia tourists' capital lam pan hian kan inkhalh chhuak a. Livingstone hi, Chikankata bialtu Southern Province headquarters a nih avang leh, kawng tha taka kal kan nih avangin hahdam takin darkar nga chhungin kan thleng a ni. Kan thleng chu a hmun a lo nuam khawp mai. Livingstone hmingthanna thenkhatte chu Scottish explorer, doctor, scientist leh missionary Dr David Livingstone-a lo chettlatna hmun leh ama hming chawia he khua hi din a nih avang te, khawvela tuikhawhthla mawi leh ropui Victoria Falls awmna a nih vang te, Mosi-O-Tunya Game Park awmna a nih avangte hi a ni ber awm e. Vanneihthlak takin, tlawh kan duh em em Livingstone Museum tih loh chu, hmun hmingthang leh pawimawh zualte te hi kan tlawh kim thei a. Thlalak thenkhat ka han pholang e.
Thlen In Green Tree Lodge:
Kan thlenna hmun 'Green Tree Lodge'. Chhungkua te tein chalet hran theuh kan nei a. Khawsak mamawh chikim tunlai tak tak a awm ve. A neitupa hi Kristian tha tak a nih avangin 'missionary discount' in min thleng zui a, kan vannei khawp mai.
Kan chhungkua chalet hi 'Bee-eater Chalet' tiin a hming an vuah a, sava chikhat hming chawia an phuah a ni e. Tihian hlo bet hmuna kan fate infiam kan nupain kan thlir thin.
Tuallaiah hian tuichenna a awm a. Mahse thlasik khawvawh lai a nih avangin, kan fate pawhin tui chen chak hle mahse, kan khap ta mai. A kam velah erawh hlim takin nilum an ai a, an inkawm hlim thei a ni.
Marcus-a hian thawmhnaw lum haa nilum ai chungin swimming pool hi a thlir doh doh thin.
Tu nghawng nge sei zawk tiin kan fapa hian a nghawng a tisei ve a nih hi!
Kan thlenna hmuna Ei-inna hmun. Nu berin breakfast a ei lai.
Victorial Falls hi a bul hnai hmun tam takah thlirna hmun an siam a. Chumi hmun pakhat atanga a lan dan chu hei hi a ni e.
Thlasik thal khawro lai pawhin tui hi a tam em em tho mai a. A khawhthlakna kham hi a zauin a sang bawk nen, force na taka tui khawhtla lo let chho leh si per hi sang takah invawr chho lehin a rawn tla leh lam chu ruah ang maiin a rawn sur ta a. He ruahsur a siam hi a kham ko lehlam atangin huh hnapin a do theih a ni. Chhum leh chhimbal mawi em em a siam bawk thin.
Victorial Falls siamtu hi Zambezi River a ni a. Hetia Victoria Falls a thlen hma chhak maiah hi chuan lui tui hi dam leh nem takin a luang a. Khualzinte pawh hetiang hian ralmuang takin lawngah an tualchai a, tlai ni tla tur mawi em em mai chu an thlir thin a ni. He thlalak hi zanriah kan eihona Waterfront Restaurant atanga ka lak a ni e.
Waterfront Restaurant-ah hian keini chhungkaw thum bakah, Peter (Chikankata volunteer from Australia), Adam & Ross (Chikankata attached medical students from UK) te nen hlim takin zanriah kan kil ho a ni.
Victoria Falls hmuchhuaktu Dr. David Livingstone-a chuan he tuikhawhthla mawi em em mai a hmuh hian khatih hun laia ram ni tla seng loa roreltu ni mek Queen Victoria chawimawi nan 'Victoria Falls' tiin a phuah a. Mahni chu intheihnghilhin a hming puttir lo mahse, a khawpui mawi leh thangduang em em chu amah chawimawi let ve nan 'Livingstone' tih puttir a ni ve ta thung a ni. Kham lehlam atang hian a lang chiangin a mawi khawp mai.
The three families with Peter (red shirt). From your left to right are Erin, Dr Deryn, Anthony, Emely, Mapuii, Marcus, Melissa, Peter, and myself. Chris (Erin's husband) is the cameraman.
Tuallaiah hian tuichenna a awm a. Mahse thlasik khawvawh lai a nih avangin, kan fate pawhin tui chen chak hle mahse, kan khap ta mai. A kam velah erawh hlim takin nilum an ai a, an inkawm hlim thei a ni.
Marcus-a hian thawmhnaw lum haa nilum ai chungin swimming pool hi a thlir doh doh thin.
Tu nghawng nge sei zawk tiin kan fapa hian a nghawng a tisei ve a nih hi!
Kan thlenna hmuna Ei-inna hmun. Nu berin breakfast a ei lai.
Victoria Falls:
Missionary ropui Dr. David Livingstone-a sulhnu te chhuiin a lim bulah chhungkuain thla te kan la ve thei a, Pathian hnenah lawmthu kan sawi.Victorial Falls hi a bul hnai hmun tam takah thlirna hmun an siam a. Chumi hmun pakhat atanga a lan dan chu hei hi a ni e.
Thlasik thal khawro lai pawhin tui hi a tam em em tho mai a. A khawhthlakna kham hi a zauin a sang bawk nen, force na taka tui khawhtla lo let chho leh si per hi sang takah invawr chho lehin a rawn tla leh lam chu ruah ang maiin a rawn sur ta a. He ruahsur a siam hi a kham ko lehlam atangin huh hnapin a do theih a ni. Chhum leh chhimbal mawi em em a siam bawk thin.
Victorial Falls siamtu hi Zambezi River a ni a. Hetia Victoria Falls a thlen hma chhak maiah hi chuan lui tui hi dam leh nem takin a luang a. Khualzinte pawh hetiang hian ralmuang takin lawngah an tualchai a, tlai ni tla tur mawi em em mai chu an thlir thin a ni. He thlalak hi zanriah kan eihona Waterfront Restaurant atanga ka lak a ni e.
Waterfront Restaurant-ah hian keini chhungkaw thum bakah, Peter (Chikankata volunteer from Australia), Adam & Ross (Chikankata attached medical students from UK) te nen hlim takin zanriah kan kil ho a ni.
Victoria Falls hmuchhuaktu Dr. David Livingstone-a chuan he tuikhawhthla mawi em em mai a hmuh hian khatih hun laia ram ni tla seng loa roreltu ni mek Queen Victoria chawimawi nan 'Victoria Falls' tiin a phuah a. Mahni chu intheihnghilhin a hming puttir lo mahse, a khawpui mawi leh thangduang em em chu amah chawimawi let ve nan 'Livingstone' tih puttir a ni ve ta thung a ni. Kham lehlam atang hian a lang chiangin a mawi khawp mai.
The three families with Peter (red shirt). From your left to right are Erin, Dr Deryn, Anthony, Emely, Mapuii, Marcus, Melissa, Peter, and myself. Chris (Erin's husband) is the cameraman.
Tuikhawhthla si per rawn let chho leh hi chhum mawi takah insiamin ral lehlamah he chhum ruah hi a do theih a ni. Hetianga tuikhawhthla thawm hi a rin em avanga leh meikhu ang maia chhum a insiam avang hian a ram mite chuan hming hran an neih tir a, 'Mosi-O-Tunya' an ti. 'The Smoke that Thunders' tihna a ni e. Ral lehlam mai hi Zimbabwe ram chhung a ni tawh a, lung vawm phak hleka hla a ni tawh.
Ka fanu nen pawh huaisen chhuahin kham koah kalin he ruah hi kan va do ve zuai a, a nu'n thla min lo laksak hman a nih hi. Tihian helai hmunah hi chuan kumtluanin ruah a sur tihna a nih chu.
Mak tak mai chu tui khawhthlakna lengkir sang tak ko maiah hian li lian tak mihring pawh chen theihna 'Dead Pool' an tih chu a awm a. He lia mihring chengte hi tui hian a len thlak daih duh hmel nain a len thla ngai tlat lo. Huaisen deuh te chu an cheng fo. Keini chu hetia pafa zaa a him tawk china dai hi kan duh tawk mai e. Mawng tiza tham chu a ni tho mai.
Waterfront Restaurant leihkapuiah kan chhungkuain thla kan la. Tlai nitla thlir chunga zanriah kan kil chu!
Mosi-O-Tunya National Game Park:
This is Kirsten Watters (on your left hand side) and her twin siter Dr Deryn Watson, who happens to be my colleague. Kirsten Watters, who is both South African and British citizen, also a PhD student in University of Kent and her friend Claire Luscombe, London (sorry not in the photo) both sponsor our family trip to the Game Park. Kirsten and Claire thank you so much. You make such a lovely family day for us.
On our drive to the Game Park, we were together on three open game vehicles with a group of American students. Stop for drinks on the banks of the mighty Zambezi River.
Motor hi sang hle mahse a pa thingkung lawn theih an chhun a, hnehsawh takin an lawn kai zung zung mai. Kan bul vela zawng te pawhin tluk lo inti takin an lo thlir dauh dauh. Ha ha ha!
He mi ni hian damsam mang lo chung pawhin kan fapa hian a changtupa nih a hauh ran tho mai a ni.
Hei hi chu Reptile Park a ni a. A him chin atangin tihian kan chhungkaw thum chhangchhe bawr tak chu nuam ti takin kan vak kual vel a ni.
Emely pawh a pa Anthony an a pawm lai chuan a huaisen khawp mai, crocrodile naute chu a hlau miah lo. Hemi ni hian Zambia rama rul an neih chu a chikimin kan hmu. Thenkhatin an hlauh takin thlalak ka dah lo mai.
Hauuuu!! Lei (tongue) a lo nei reng reng hlei nem mawle crocrodile hian! Crocrodile hi ransaah chuan an thianghlim lo ber ang, an awm duhna tui a bal a, an thil ei duhzawng pawh a tawp. Puar el euha chaw vawi khat an ei hian thla khat an daih. Tichuan nilumah inpho er er chungin an chawei kha an pumpui an digest tir mai tawh thin a ni. Ei leh nilum ai der der bak hnathawh an nei lo. Chuti chung chuan mihring dam chen aia rei mah an dam thung. An lifestyle ang hi ti ve ngawt ila, thisen sang, lung na leh zunthluma kan thih thuai ka ring! Hei vang hi a ni a, African ho chuan crocrodile sa, a bikin a thau hi immune system tihchakna damdawiah a tha an tih chu. A cure for AIDS!? A sa hi kan zanriah eina Waterfront Restaurant-ah pawh an serve a, white meat a ni a, a hmelah leh a taste-ah pawh arsa a ang khawp mai, an ti a ei te'n!
He crocrodile hi ka pu rual kum 80-a upa a nih hi! A ha te hi a bal (thlawn) ve lo. Crocrodile sa ei hi tourist hausa tak takin an intihmuh a. Kei chuan Uisa ka thlang zawk fe. Uisa ei hi zahthlak a lo ni love. Taste bud a inang lo mai a ni e.
Hei hi Impala a ni a, Mizo tawngin enge a nih ka hre tlat lo, Saza? Sazuk? Kan hmuh lai hian a sa tui dan tur ringawt kan lo hisap pek a nih chu, keini Mizo nu leh pa chuan!
Zebra tla lai. Kan guide chuan an zingah hian rai lai a awmin a sawi a, a eng ber hi nge ka hre ta lo. Zebra rawng hi engtin nge sawi ila dik zawk ang? A varah a dumin a tial nge a dumah a varin a tial? Han inrinsiak ila!
Giraffe. An nghawng hi a sei viau nain mihring ring ruh neih zat pasarih tho an nei asin!
Giraffe hi a zaidam a, thla pawh tihian kan lakpui ngam a ni.