New Year, Rwanda
on Jambo Uganda (Uganda), 07/Jan/2009 14:52, 34 days ago
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Hopped over the border to see in 2009, starting in the capital, Kigali& then heading to another lake (Kivu) to see how the VSO Rwanda gang do it... I thought Rwanda was absolutely stunning. Kigali is sophisticated, safe& clean; boda-boda drivers (they call them 'moto') actually own& wear their helmets, food is good& people are cool. The scenery& the countryside live up to the description 'Le Pays des Mille Collines' - land of a thousand hills& I can see why it's known as the Switzerland of Africa. There's still lots of talk about what went on, but I guess that's not too surprising -& there are memorials everywhere. I had a drink in the original 'Hotel Rwanda' which was actually a bit spooky... Great place to practice your French as well - though they're trying to phase that out of course!
