Victor Paereli
Annaberg, Ludwigsdorf
Ludwigsdorf is a wealthy and conservative Windhoek East suburb, popular with business owners, professionals, farmers, diplomats and retirees. Bearing no relationship to the Ludwigsdorf village in Saxony, this area was named after John Ludwig, a German restaurateur, regarded as the founder of the former colonial town and now neighbouring suburb of Klein Windhoek in 1892. Life in Ludwigsdorf is very private with residents keeping mostly to themselves, family and friends and socialising at braai (barbecue) parties inside their homes. In the absence of sidewalks and public venues, street life is nonexistent and the only people who can be seen outside of houses and cars are out-of-area workers and joggers. Most streets in Ludwigsdorf have female first names. For example, we live on Cathy Street, and surrounding us are Anna, Dorothy and Franciska Streets. I'm not sure if this is true, but I was once told that at the time when Ludwisdorf was planned in the 1960s, City Council members (all men indeed) ran our of ideas for street names and decided to name them after their wives.
A popular and visually dominant feature of Ludwigsdorf are the surrounding hills. The hills are criss crossed by paths laid by hikers and wildlife, providing great evening walking opportunities. Security incidents have taken place there, but not to us, and my main concern in the hills was usually keeping away from the resident baboons, as these powerful animals can be extremely hostile towards dogs. Other than baboons, the hills are populated by kudus, springbock and other antilopes. I heard rumors of the occasional leopard coming to prey on the herbivores, but large cats are nearly impossible to spot. This is an evening view of Annaberg, a hill next to our house between August 2006 and February 2013.
Annaberg, Ludwigsdorf
Ludwigsdorf is a wealthy and conservative Windhoek East suburb, popular with business owners, professionals, farmers, diplomats and retirees. Bearing no relationship to the Ludwigsdorf village in Saxony, this area was named after John Ludwig, a German restaurateur, regarded as the founder of the former colonial town and now neighbouring suburb of Klein Windhoek in 1892. Life in Ludwigsdorf is very private with residents keeping mostly to themselves, family and friends and socialising at braai (barbecue) parties inside their homes. In the absence of sidewalks and public venues, street life is nonexistent and the only people who can be seen outside of houses and cars are out-of-area workers and joggers. Most streets in Ludwigsdorf have female first names. For example, we live on Cathy Street, and surrounding us are Anna, Dorothy and Franciska Streets. I'm not sure if this is true, but I was once told that at the time when Ludwisdorf was planned in the 1960s, City Council members (all men indeed) ran our of ideas for street names and decided to name them after their wives.
A popular and visually dominant feature of Ludwigsdorf are the surrounding hills. The hills are criss crossed by paths laid by hikers and wildlife, providing great evening walking opportunities. Security incidents have taken place there, but not to us, and my main concern in the hills was usually keeping away from the resident baboons, as these powerful animals can be extremely hostile towards dogs. Other than baboons, the hills are populated by kudus, springbock and other antilopes. I heard rumors of the occasional leopard coming to prey on the herbivores, but large cats are nearly impossible to spot. This is an evening view of Annaberg, a hill next to our house between August 2006 and February 2013.