It turns out what I thought was a rainstorm was much worse. Since we didn't know better, we thought the street flooding and the runoff plus the waterfalls were normal. The local paper ran a story about how bad this last storm was and schools had to close early. Now this being Samoa, many of the schools are not inside but outside buildings that resemble a family picnic structure more than a school. Today the mosquitoes were out in full force and additional geckos are stalking my room. One is enough unless they are going to get busy eating bugs.
Dusseldorf - continued
The sun slowly gave way to clouds then rain. This is not a city for walking in the rain. Before it was time to shelter and stay dry, I did one last walk around the area. The business district and surrounding areas are clean and little graffiti or murals. Found this flamingo? near the old city. While the leaves probably congest the waterways, they do look cool floating on the water. Ornate door entrance. Soon after this was taken, the clouds and mist lowered and the top of tower stayed obscured for the rest of my stay. I decided to pass on paying to go to the top when there was no visibility. Back in my hotel room I saw this rainbow emerge right before the rain started pelting down.
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