I was heading to Great Zimbabwe ruin, a UNESCO sight.
It will be one of the highlights in Zimbabwe, so I was looking forward to visiting it.
This over thousand years old ruin is very rare in Africa because there are not any history of civilization left where Black African created in Africa.


ハラレを出てからグレートジンバブエ遺跡に向かっていた。黒人が残した唯一の文明の痕跡。これを見たくてジンバブエに来たのもある。

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I have been cycling quite in a while in Africa now and started more understand the people here.
African is generally very individualists and don't have patriotic spirit for their country. Their behavior are pretty much depended on their family and tribe.
By that reason, Black African had not left any history of civilization. But it was exceptional for Zimbabwe.
Great Zimbabwe ruin is the trace of the history and people worked together for the nation.
This tradition has been passed down from generation to generation. Many people in Zimbabwe is proud of this country.

これまでブラックアフリカに入って5ヶ月、アフリカが少しずつ見えて来て、この文明の痕跡がいかにすごい物なのか考えていた。アフリカ人は基本愛国心が無い、超個人主義で家族や村単位で物事を考える。そんな彼等、唯一ジンバブエの人達が文明を痕跡を残せたのは、彼等には愛国心があって国の為に共同作業をこなす事が出来たからだ。それが今のジンバブエにも受け継がれている。黒人主導でここまで豊かな国を作り上げられたのはこの辺りのアフリカ諸国では思い当たらない。





I was thinking those things while riding to south. Then, after 4 days, I arrived to the ruin. In couple of nights on my way, people in the villages let me stay their home. The scenery became more like savanna.

そんな事をポツポツ考えながら4日走って遺跡にたどり着いた。道中はいつものように農家の家に泊めてもらった。そのうち2回は部屋まで用意してくれて本当ありがたかった。この辺りまで来ると、景色がだんだんとサバンナになって来て夕日がすごく綺麗。




The Ruins were made simply without mortar. They used many many rocks cut into similar shape.

遺跡はというと均等に切り取った岩を積み上げて作ったシンプルな構造で、かなり広範囲に散らばっていた。











In generally, Africans are lazy and work very slowly as long as I've seen so far. I couldn't imagine how long it took to be completed, and how difficult people supervised workers to get things done properly for such a big ruin. It was very impressive monument for me.

自分の知るアフリカ人は基本仕事をあまりしないし、やっても長続きしない。昼間からビールを飲んでビリヤードをしながらくっちゃべっている人ばかり。そんな彼等がこれだけの作業をこなす事が出来たのはすごい事だと思う。遺跡に感動するというよりは、彼等がこれだけの作業をやってのけた事に感心しながら見て周っていた。




Zimbabwe is impressive country.
This is one of the most successful countries in Africa where Black African held main leadership.
Country is created by people. Those people have to be hard workers to make their country better, so I think Zimbabwean is more hard workers than other African nations.
They still have unique culture left such as music and traditional ceremony as well.
I like this country a lot.


やはりジンバブエの人、ショナ族は働き物が多いのだと思う。
音楽も独特な物を残しているし、黒人主導でこれだけ豊かな国を作り上げられた。やっぱりジンバブエは素晴らしい。