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Published: February 11th 2007
Sheraton in Kampala
I used to work for a Sheraton property in Florida, so I was excited to see a familiar landmark. :)Faith and I went shopping in Kampala today...we took public transportation - a taxi. While taking a taxi is not something I've done very often at home, it is very much a way of life for the locals. Taxis are like mini vans which hold approximately 20 people - I was grateful that we got to sit in the front. So, after about an 45 minutes of stopping every couple of blocks, we finally made it to Kampala. However, the taxi driver dropped us off further than we actually wanted to go, so we walked back through Kampala in search of "African Village" so I could do some souvenir shopping. We only had a couple of hours to go shopping, so it was frustrating that it took us 30 minutes to make our way back to where we actually wanted to go.
After we finished shopping, we starting making our way back to the taxi park (on the other side of the city) and we saw one of Shannon's vehicles parked on a side street...we called a couple of people to find out who had the car to see if we could get a ride back, instead of taking another
A Casino???
Huh...who knew? taxi. Fortunately for us, David (one of the wokers from the orphanage) was in Kampala for the day and gave us a ride back. Because there was traffic on the usual route back to Mukono, we took a back road, which gave me an opportunity to capture more pictures of how the locals lived. I have enjoyed seeing how locals live; while it gives me an appreciation for all I have access to in America, it has also taught me what one needs to live at a basic level.
After dinner, some friends came over for game night, which usually consisted of either Hearts or UNO...this time it was lots of UNO that lasted well into the night! 😊
Denial has set it...my time here cannot be over so soon...
I MUST come back...soon!
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