The Real Hotel Rwanda
The hotel used in the film was actually in South Africa
From: Africa » Rwanda
In 1959, three years before independence from Belgium, the majority ethnic group, the Hutus, overthrew the ruling Tutsi king. Over the next several years, thousands of Tutsis were killed, and some 150,000 driven into exile in neighboring countries. ... [read more]
In 1959, three years before independence from Belgium, the majority ethnic group, the Hutus, overthrew the ruling Tutsi king. Over the next several years, thousands of Tutsis were killed, and some 150,000 driven into exile in neighboring countries. ... [read more] Blog: Scratching The Surface
Date: January 28th 2007
Interesting country Rwanda. If you didn't know what had happened here in very recent history you would think that it was the most developed and contented country in East Africa. The roads don't have a single pothole, there are roundabouts full of flowers, modern glass buildings beside broad, tree lined avenues, and everyone is smiling. For those of you that don't remember here is a very sho ... read more
Date: January 28th 2007
Interesting country Rwanda. If you didn't know what had happened here in very recent history you would think that it was the most developed and contented country in East Africa. The roads don't have a single pothole, there are roundabouts full of flowers, modern glass buildings beside broad, tree lined avenues, and everyone is smiling. For those of you that don't remember here is a very sho ... read more
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More of a highlights package than a proper journal. Hopefully it will be more readable than "I went here it was ace, then I went there it was mega, then I did this it was cool, etc".
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