Sunday, February 27, 2011

Jinja


Andrew and Yasmine asked me if I I said to Jinja with you for the day to come, so nothing else wanted to do so!
We have down bus station, where we get a minibus taxi in Jinja Bodas (motorcycle taxi thing)! The thing with minibus's are only leave if you are full! and its very close!
Again suburbs/slums in lush green landscape soon changed as with the drive to Murchison the landscape from the city!
As we the landscape nor environmentally friendly as was approached, Jinja of included Nile large amounts of water on farms! Again the journey was dotted with small villages and towns and markets sell the usual array of local food, fruit and vegetables! The freshly prepared food smelled amazing! but the still hesitate to try it!

Once in Kampala City itself, we have surrounded we taxi on a busy street by the bustle of a busy busy African city! (that it sure is…)
We wandered around for a bit and found us at the bottom of the market of that sells anything and everything of spare car parts to American sports team baseball caps! as well as the usual food and things! Around when we went landed some more we stand outside an elementary school where the children seemed shocked/surprised to see us! They were screaming, trying to get our attention and a boy called us "This is Africa".

After 5 minutes we decided where we wanted and went for more boda's to get us there! After a little negotiation we devised a price! and we have taken for a little direction of Andrew, Gateley on the Nile! a small hotel and restaurant has supposedly the best food in town! We had lunch and some beers are, then went back into town and wandered around the shops!
After a short shopping tour we went back and searched for a minibus to us back to Kampala, we found a larger more comfortable bus!
We missed then stop we were meant to get out! and ended up half way through Kampala! We decided for food, a restaurant on our way back, rather than at the hostel! We ended up at the Speke hotel, which was very nice! then we went way must on the street, one of the more interesting walks I've ever taken! over to a group of prostitutes and all (who down the street follow, until you finally give up!) we have back Boda's to red chili that not the greatest experience, was because the drivers really knew where the hostel was, and the ID that got back safely only the journey into the light and its much different at night done, but we!
We had a few beers at the bar and then to bed went!

My first new Word learned! "Mzungo" means the white man in Swahili! and what everyone call us!

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