Deep inside the desert of Namibia, you find Pomona, the deserted and ghost-like diamond mining town… (yes, of 1912)
This used to be a ten-pin bowling alley. At Kolmans Kop, a few miles away, they preserved a similar one:
Still, the ghosts of yesterday remain…
The hospital only remembers the hushed voices still echoing there:
And once upon a time, the generator provided light..
Now, only a few graves (mostly nameless) remain to tell the story of incredible riches and desperate hope..
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You’ve caught it well. Definitely on my list for this upcoming visit. I hope the ghosts shared some stories with you.
They sure did!
Photos filled with history!
+Indeed…when I stood there, I had a sense of the hardship, tears and joy those men must have felt…
Picture number 5 vibrates very strong. Thought provoking pictures.
*hugs*
Thanks Huggs..that place has so many stories, lurking in the shadows, hoping somebody would hear them…
Welcome back. Hope you enjoyed the get away.
I still want to get to Kolmanskop or similar ghost towns and take some pics.
It’s sooo worth it. You have to go…
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