Blogs from Gisenyi, Province de L'Ouest, Rwanda, Africa - page 2

It's just a short taxi ride to the border with Rwanda and, after a delay due to Ugandan immigration being on a tea break, I'm soon in my sixth country of this trip. The first time in my life I heard of Rwanda was due to the horrific genocide that took place in 1994, but everything I've heard in the last few months has been indicative of a country with an eye to the future. Travellers have told of tarmac roads, scheduled buses with only one person per seat, and a ban on plastic bags. There have also been tales of massive interference in the affairs of DRC, in a bid to control some of the mineral wealth there. So it certainly seems as though Rwanda isn't mired in its tragic recent past. A cramped matatu ... read more

Dwa dni nie pisalam, wiec bedzie dlugo; ale a teraz mam francuska klawiature, na ktorej sa pomieszane literki, wiec tez nie jest latwo. Jest wigilia i zamiast lepic uszka albo smazyc karpia, wlasnie skonczylam sie opalac nad jeziorem kivu - na drugi, brzegu widac kongo, dokola palmy, przejrzysta woda,moznaby pomyslec, ze to lago di garda, gdyby nie to, ze nikt po wlosku nie mowi… Obiecalam sobie, ze dzis o Rwandzie bede pisac tylko dobrze. Bo i trudno pisac inaczej - sa bajkowe krajobrazy, mili ludzie, dobre jedzenie. Jest tez straszna bieda i pomniki ludobojstwa co krok. Przedwczoraj byl track w parku narodowym w poszukiwaniu malp colobus. Trak oznaczal godzine slizgania po blocie i zjezdzania na tylku wsrod lian, pokrzyw i innej klujacej dzunglowej roslinnosci. W sumie jak sie pogodzilam sie z mysla, ze bede cala w ... read more