First Impressions
Arrival We arrived in Brazzaville on Friday, July 26th, 2019, with Nala the golden retriever and two kitties. The embassy staff picked us up from the airport, facilitating all parts of our arrival. What I mean by that is, we were pretty spoiled, we came out of the airplane and went straight into the VIP lounge to relax for a bit while the staff retrieved our luggage and our dog. Once we had it all, we drove to the house accompanied by barking Nala who protested being in the cage on the way home. On Saturday, we were invited to the ambassador’s house for dinner. Very private affair, just the four of us. Dinner began at 7 p.m. with welcome drinks on a balcony overlooking the swimming pool. Since the sun sets at 6 p.m. we were not able to see anything else but were amused by the bats flying around the property. After drinks, we proceeded to a downstairs, outdoors area, where we started with crab salad and then had salmon with roasted potatoes and avocado salad. We must have drunk fi